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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
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Whyyyyyyyeeeeeeee is that a thiiiiiiiiiiing
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. It's been a part of a lot of African cultures, so it's interesting that they are using it in Wakanda, too. It looks like fictional Wakanda is incorporating a lot of real life African customs.
Like the wiki article says it's a hard-to-miss status symbol, like ultra-long fingernails and bound feet in Chinese culture.
And yeah it's pretty Uncanny Valley, especially after reading the part where it says they have to take out your two front teeth for it.
As with most Marvel movies I'm really, really loving the costuming and art design for this movie. It's trickier than previous ones since they're being adapted from real-world artistic traditions that aren't as well known and trying to retain that sense of authenticity while also keeping them fantastical and comic book-y, but it looks like they managed really well. Shuri and Killmonger look especially awesome. Hopefully we'll be seeing some architecture that blends the traditional African and futuristic motifs together in equal amounts.
edited 9th Jun '17 10:13:44 PM by AlleyOop
Let's not get antsy about hypothetical opinions, hmm? People liked Black Panther in Civil War, and this'll be a hit. You Tube comments, Twitter trolling and ridiculous change.org petitions aren't real life.
In terms of piercings, those hoop earrings that distend earlobes freak me out, so these lip ones just make me gag. I won't dwell on it though.
Visit my Tumblr! I may say things. The Bureau Project... how you guys don't know about those lip african things? It's a well known thing about African society... isn't it?
And yeah, the poster is as shitty as it can get.
And I'm sure this movie is going to get a racist debate. Either the left and liberals are going to go apesit because somehow the movie portray's black people inaccurately ("WHY IS WAKANDA IN A JUNGLE, WHY ARE THEY SO ADVANCED YET USE TRIBAL-ISH CLOTHING THAT'S RACIST") or the right/alt-right is going to go with the usual stuff ("NO, YOU'RE RACIST, WHITE PEOPLE ARE PORTRAYED AS KILLERS AND CONQUERORS, THIS IS A WITCH HUNT AGAINST WHITE PEOPLE").
In fact, I can see the likes of Anita Sarkeesian and Gavin Mc Innes going batshit crazy over how somehow this movie offends their sensibilities and their ideological agenda. It's going to happen, I'm willing to bet my right eye.
And if it doesn't, well I can always use an eyepatc, Big Boss style.
edited 10th Jun '17 12:03:35 AM by ExplosiveLion
We live in a world where it seems people are more excited for Wonder Woman, Thor, and Black Panther more than Spider-man
What timeline is this? lol
And by African society you mean.... just the areas primarily around the horn.
edited 10th Jun '17 5:55:24 AM by NoName999
I'm sure Homecoming will still do extremely well by virtue of being Spider-Man. Even the shitty Spider-Man movies make money because he's Spider-Man. Hell, Amazing Spider-Man 2, while a failure by the standards of the past Spider-Man films and a Franchise Killer, still made more money than Iron Man and Iron Man 2, Thor and Thor: The Dark World, Captain America, Ant-Man or Doctor Strange.
Some people are just burnt out by by the saturation of the character.
edited 10th Jun '17 6:51:27 AM by comicwriter
Someone pointed out we do get a brief look at Man-Ape in the trailer
◊. Looks like a nice compromise.
Looks like the people who said they would keep the White Gorilla pelts were correct. I was thinking they might try to erase all connection with them to avoid Unfortunate Implications but I guess as long as they avoid calling him "Man-Ape" to his face it should be OK.
Yay! Sonic Arm Cannon for Klaw confirmed!
