Black Panther is the latest Marvel film, and follows T'challa as he takes the position as king of Wakanda, and continues to protect his kingdom as the Black Panther.
As Marvel films become more monotonous, Black Panther was a breath of fresh air. The majority of recent Marvel films all follow the formula of; quippy hero, sidekick to bounce quips off of, underdeveloped villain, original music that doesn't add or detract to the scenes, the ugly colour correction that drains vibrancy from the colours, end the film with a big cgi fight sequence where there are no stakes as to whether the hero will live or die (because you saw them in the trailer for the next movie 2 hours ago). I still enjoy these films, but the formula has gotten more noticeable recently. Which is why I was glad that Black Panther wasn't what I had expected it to be.
To be fair Thor: Ragnarok had taken steps in the right direction (decent villain, some good music), bit still suffered from the other problems, ignoring the humorous nature of the film of course.
Basically, Black Panther solves most of these problems. The only one it really doesn't is the lack of personal stakes. There is a moment over an hour in where a thing happens, and I knew that within 20 minutes it would somehow be reversed. And, Killmonger's basic plan is too similar to Hela's. This wouldn't be too much of a problem if Ragnarok were not the last Marvel movie, and if Hela had not been a step in the right direction.
In short: It's good.
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