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    “UVA?Webuiltthat.ChapelHill?Webuiltthat,”theygoon.

    Bianca(Thompson)andAdonis(Jordan)haveamuch-neededheart-to-heartin"CreedII."Frustratingly,though,thefilmdoesn'tdelveintoherfeelingsenough.EliAde©2023Metro-Goldwyn-MayerPicturesInc.Frustratingly,“CreedIII”doesn’tactuallydealwithanyofwhatBiancarevealsaboutherselfinthisscene(akintowhenBethtellsRandallaboutherownmentalhealthstruggleson“ThisisUs,”andhe…barelyacknowledgesthem).ButthemoviedoesdeservecreditfordevelopingBiancaasafullycomplexhuman.

    Theexcitementaroundthereleaseof“BlackPanther”wasall-encompassing.Comicbookfansofvariousdemographicswereexcitedtoseethe“wealthiestfictionalcharacterintheMarvelUniverse”adaptedtofilm.AndtheannouncementthatRyanCooglerwouldbeatthehelmofthefilmhelpedthebuzzextendbeyondthestandardfansofMarvel.CooglerhadestablishedhimselfasatrustedvoiceintheBlackcommunitysincehisdirectorialdebutof“FruitvaleStation.”Hisinvolvementonlyheightenedaudienceexpectations.

    Inaninspiredcastingchoice,it’sMichaelB.Jordan,astudamongheroicstudsafter“FantasticFour”andhispreviousCooglercollaborations(“Creed”andthefantastic2013indie“FruitvaleStation”),whobecomesT’Challa’sfoil.Sportingameanmugandagrittydreadlockedupdo,JordanplaysErikKillmonger,afallenangelwhoreturnstothebirthplacethatexiledhimwithonemissioninmind:overthrowingT’Challaandbandagingtheemotionalscarshardeninghissuperpower-huntingsoul.KillmongerseeksvengeancethatwoulddemolishWakanda’sisolated,technologicallyrichculture―theveryculturethathasavoidedcolonialismandrelieveditsinhabitantsofthesystematicracismblanketingtheglobe.Jordanbringsagrizzledvigortothescreenwithoutlosingwhatmakesgoodvillainssopotent:atangiblesenseoftheinjusticeslifehasbroughtuponthem.

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    “WhataboutTupac’sbirthday?”heasks.“WhataboutMagicJohnson’sStillAliveDay?WhataboutJuneteenth?”

    —Jamie“IsFebruary162018HereYet?”Broadnax(@JamieBroadnax)January30,2018RyanCoogler’s#BlackPantherclawsthrougholdgenreconventions,bringingmorefacesthatliveinthepresentintoafuturewherewecanseemoreinclusionwithintersectionallyrichdrama,action,&incredibleexperiencesthatwillreachanyonenomatterwheretheycomefrom.

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