Preview: Black Panther & Thor: Ragnarok
April 20, 2018
By: Naomi Bower
Black Panther preview
The Black Panther has reclaimed his throne in the box office ranking as the highest grossing February release of all time*. Just a week before the movie hit theaters, Black Panther debuted a personal album instantly reaching its status as number one on the Billboard Top 200**. Kendrick Lamar, producer of the movie’s soundtrack, has a prominent voice in the music scene as his most recent album released just a year prior to Black Panther. Lamar was highly involved in the making of the album everywhere from the production to the features. It is not a surprise that Lamar played such a major role within the album as the movie centers around issues that he is passionate about***.
This film encompasses a variety of issues from the complexity of family dynamics to the overwhelming responsibility that follows power. While the movie itself is fictitious, the underlying themes resonate with many people today. Black Panther is a story of resilience as the main character T’Challa struggles to balance the challenges of the world while maintaining the overall best interest of his people. In his fight for the kingdom, T’Challa must determine what he values in attempts to achieve his place on the throne.
Come watch how T’Challa leads the people of Wakanda at our April 28 movie night on the Commons Lawn! Black Panther will begin at 10:45pm.
By: Trae Christian
Thor: Ragnarok preview
If you’re a fan of Marvel movies, then you know that ever since Thor: Ragnarok came out on November 3, 2017, it has changed the game for the superhero franchise. Thor: Ragnarok, the third movie in the Thor series, offers viewers the perfect amount of humor and action, something that Marvel seems to be including in more of their movies.
This movie follows Thor as he tries to save his home planet Asgard from Ragnarok, which is the end of civilization in Asgard. Thor must fight against Hela, the goddess of death in order to save his home planet from destruction. From the beginning of the movie, Thor finds himself in challenging situations such as being enslaved, not having his hammer, and fighting against the Hulk. Seeing Thor fight so hard to save Asgard throughout the movie kept me on my feet the whole time.
If you are like me and haven’t seen the first two Thor movies, you can still enjoy this one because it is fairly easy to follow and very entertaining. Marvel did a great job of using humor to make the plot easy to follow and the characters more relatable. Overall, this was a great movie filled with humor, adventure, and action. It got me really excited to see Thor in the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War.
*http://www.businessinsider.com/marvel-cinematic-universe-movies-ranked-by-box-office-list-2018-2
***https://www.spin.com/2018/02/review-the-black-panther-soundtrack-the-album/