I’m a bit late to this but I’ve just read the up the thread where someone said that Black Panther had a bit of cultural stereotyping.

I can understand the feeling (felt a bit thrown watching it myself) but thinking about it afterwards (and having a bit of a google) I found that there was a deliberate attempt by the makers to make Wakanda reflect various African traditions, languages, cultures & styles of dress and to celebrate them.

The whole world was carefully designed to bring together bits of African culture, but without being based entirely on any single one.

I think that the fact that its easy to see stereotyping in what should be a celebration might just be because we’re not used to seeing these cultural references in movies made by Africans (or people of African extraction).

It shouldn’t be necessary to think about stuff like that in order to enjoy a movie, but maybe Africa is the exception to that rule?

Do people watching Bollywood or kung fu movies feel uncomfortable with the stereotyping?

You might not like the style, but the stereotypes are at least chosen by people who are from those cultures and choose to emphasise certain aspects, and thats whats happening in BP.

To sum up;
You might not feel comfortable with the way those cultural elements are displayed, but they’re not yours, and your discomfort might say more about the history of films about Africa than it does about this particular movie.

Also, the movie went down very well _in_ Africa :O)

PS, I personally thought it could have been a better movie, but they were trying to do an awful lot in one movie, and did it pretty well. Roll on Black Panther 2, there are a lot of characters I want to see more of (if anyone ever makes it back after Infinity war, which was great by the way).

Took the family to see Christopher Robin last night.

I wasn’t holding out much hope for this – but it was actually really well done and had a nice message.

Ewan McGregor was really good as were Pooh and Tigger…..

Just seen Ocean’s 8. Pleasant enough film that ambled along. Anne Hathaway helped it be watchable but how did they come up with a plot that had zero suspense? Did anyone feel at any moment that bad things could happen?

Very strange but an easy evening on the sofa sharing nachos.

BlacKKKlansman today, really enjoyed it. Spike Lee on form, the last 5 minutes left the cinema deathly silent.

Well I’ll worth a watch

Blackkklansman .. very good film solid 8 out of 10

very much this. Usual Spike Lee half assed cinematography (he’s very much still a 1 take man) but excellent movie, funny and  shocking in equal measure. have to remind yourself that it’s a real story. Slightly over egged message, but not overwhelmed by it. worth the trip to the cine-plex

Finally got to see Skyscraper.
Disclosure: I find Dwayne Johnson a watchable character.

Back to the film. A good enough plot with loads of stupid moments, good action and a few suspenseful moments even though you know he probably isn’t going to die. And when you see he has his left leg missing below the knee (its in the trailers folks!) and then he has a fire axe and duct tape and the bad guys only have shedloads of guns – well the outcome is inevitable. Poor old bad guys…

A pleasant enough evening.

Watched “Beast” last night. From 2017, but a top quality British film. Not many laughs, but worth seeing.

3 most recent for me:

Jurassic World Lost Kingdom

Lost plot more like, story is a mess and sadly they’ve run out of new ideas, absolutely nothing original about it. Ties with JP3 for worst Jurassic film

Solo a Star Wars story.

Actually very good imho, after the horrific Star Wars 8 and all the hassles of 3 directors and a near 100% reshoot it’s more than watchable and no ones childhood get shat on for the sake of it.

Sicario 2

More of a spin-off than a sequel per se. Violent, shady CIA chaps do shady violent things to protect the home of the brave and all that. Not as good as the first, less self aware of how the actions of th characters might be seen out of the US, but still very good.

Den of Thieves last night. enjoyed that very much!! although the twist was easy to spot a mile off…

not normally the type of film id go for reading the blurb, and featuring Gerard Butler! but it came heavily recommended and they were right. makes you think how many other good films we dismiss before even giving them a shot…

TBH, feeling very non-plussed about most Hollywood offerings … as they are all ultra bland.  I hate the endless Marvel / DC comics stuff … they are all the same story just with more characters i them.

Mission Impossible left me cold … I just found it trite with very cliche  in the book … and a wafer thin attaempt at a story.

Lots of bangs and crashes so great for 16 year old boys …

Looked last night, as the Meerkat voucher was in the offing.  BlackKKlansmen not on round here …

This year needs a Three Billboards.

I thought that was this year?

Last film I watched was ‘The Man from Mo Wax’ a documentary about James Lavelle. Was interesting, but could’ve definitely been a bit shorter. Was good watching in the cinema tho.

I tried to hate Rampage but couldn’t.

Bruce Willis in the remake of Death Wish was weird though.

I tried to hate Rampage but couldn’t.

Same for Jumanji for us – even my notoriously fickle wife liked it…and the kids thought it was brilliant!

“Sorry to bother you” – a film for all the family.

Will most probably go and see the Nicolas Cage vehicle Mandy. Pretty patchy lead actor who has been in some absolute stinkers, this one might suit his stilted style!

Saw the new Halloween last night, really enjoyed it. Some good call backs to the original film & a really enjoyable 3rd act.

Watched Black 47 the other night.

good film, quite a brutal tale highlighting the attitude of english landlords at the time of the potato famine in Ireland.

Worth a watch I’d say. A suitably dark film, measured and unpolished.

I really rate Hugo Weaving as an actor, he tends to go for quite interesting roles, outwith LOTR and Matrix..

I watched Bohemian Rhapsody last night, the first non-kids film I’ve watched at the cinema in over 3 years. My parents were Queen fans so their songs were always being played in the house and I still listen to the early stuff so I enjoyed the film. The music was great and the actors playing the member of Queen, especially Freddie, were amazingly convincing. I’m not there was much for non-fans, many things were conveniently changed or added for the film and the partying and Freddies sexuality were glossed over. I can’t help thinking that Brian and Rogers versions suit their agenda.

There was no singing or dancing in the multiplex.

sounds like it’s more for casuals than proper fans, who would surely realise that it’s a load of old shite 😀 It’s a real shame that May/Rogers disappeared up their own arses long ago (and I say that with the greatest of respect as I’m a massive fan of them both!!) Still there are loads of great Queen docs available if you want to see how it really happened.