Black Panther Wakanda Forever

I was happy when Black Panther: Wakanda Forever made its debut on Disney+. I was really looking forward to watching the Black Panther sequel for two reasons: I wanted to see how they would deal with the death of the late, great Chadwick Boseman, and how they would deal with the Sub-Mariner--aka Namor, the King of Atlantis. They wisely deal with Black Panther's death right up front, in the very first scene, which was extremely moving for me to watch (he dies of an undisclosed illness, which is apt). While the movie moves on with its plot of dealing with Namor, it's really nice how T'Challa's spirit is still very much felt throughout the film.

Namor is also very well done. Well-played by Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Namor's background is changed from Atlantis to the leader of Talokan, a sunken empire based on Mesoamerican culture, and it really works very well. I'm curious to know if Marvel changed Namor's background because of the success of 2018's Aquaman, which used the Atlantis legend to great effect. Regardless, I dig this version of Namor, and look forward to seeing him show up again in the MCU.

You should also know that this is a very nice barefoot movie, with plenty of BF scenes with Namora (Mabel Cadena) and the other women from Talokan. I enjoyed Wakanda Forever very much. Imperius Rex!