Most film fans should be aware by now: the first votes about a new blockbuster are often a bit more euphoric than the reviews later. Excited when seeing the film – often also at the world premiere with all the stars there – people simply concentrate on the positive aspects. But with a little experience you can read the criticisms in nuances and subordinate clauses…
Marvel fans should be glad, then, that such nuances are virtually absent from the first votes on “Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever” (theatrical release: November 9, 2022). The first reactions to theBlack Panther 2‘ sequels are just full of suspense and really exuberant – Film critic Samuel Leggett Jr. even claims to have seen the best Marvel movie since “Avengers: Endgame”:
We’ve searched through all the voices of movie critics and other premiere attendees to give you the best possible overview of the opinion and highlighted content with exemplary examples.
Less humor, more serious
Emphasizing a lot of the first voices that the level of humor has been significantly lowered compared to other Marvel productions. Especially in the second half of the film there is almost no room for it.
But this should be a good thing: “Black Panther 2” is “heavy and dark as it should be,” it writes of the . The sequel is Marvel’s “most gripping and powerful” film yet:
steven from also promises us that it may lead to tears (and also emphasizes that his enthusiasm has nothing to do with the euphoria of the world premiere):
All of these emotions must, of course, also have something to do with the fact that Chadwick Boseman’s unexpected and untimely death hangs over the film, and is reflected in the death of his character T’Challa. from thereby emphasizing that Black Panther 2 is a movie about “loss, legacy and healing”.
Wild and brutal action
An important aspect for many fans is of course the execution of the action. The author describes it as “wild”. the fight scenes:
The Freelance Writer not only praises the quality of the action, but describes it as “very brutal”:
highlights in particular the new Marvel (anti)hero Namor (played by Tenoch Huerta) who have a “unique and powerful fighting style”:
We always get a lot of praise for the cast. Above all, Angela Bassett, Letitia Wright and the aforementioned newcomer Tenoch Huerta as Namor have been praised time and again:
Special credit for the end credits scene
film journalist want saw “the best end credits scene in Marvel history”. – and makes it clear that no other scene can compete with her for this position.
Oscar expert from meanwhile, even the jaw dropped during this scene:
Above all, the order of the credits is supposed to be very moving, as several critics explain – for example F.
The fact that the film is called “Wakanda Forever” for a reason completes the story from Transparent:
Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever hits theaters on November 9, 2022. Detailed reviews will be published the night before the cinema release after the embargo period has expired.