THREAD. Reading overall trends in criticism is fascinating to me. To be clear though, overwhelmingly positive reviews are a miracle. I don't want any dialogue to overshadow that or miss what makes a movie like Black Panther so amazing.
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Sure, sometimes that power comes in the form of BIG IMPORTANT DRAMAS, sometimes they come in the form of fun-as-hell popcorn flicks. But never mistake "serious texture" for actual thoughtfulness - and that also gets to the hilarious catch 22 of all this...
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People love to lambast low-art / high-art, but having seen the process that goes into them and pleasing an audience, I can tell you which kind of film is absolutely harder to craft as an artist... There is nothing that is "just a _____."
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Now, on the flipside, what I love is that Black Panther is also producing my favorite kind of response criticism. And that's pieces that take the subject extremely seriously and dive into the larger truths as they see them.
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For instance this piece by @kailanthropie tackles the way the film seems to misunderstand black radicalism and does so beautifullyhttps://thebaffler.com/latest/black-comic-universe-philo …
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Do I still think the core messaging of duality and identity work great in BP? Absolutely. But this is just highlighting a world and scope and perspective beyond the vision of the film itself.
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Which I see less as less direct criticism of a film, and more of inspired reflection. And more importantly, I would LOVE to also see the film the dramatizes the perspective in this piece.
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When it comes to criticism I could hardly care whether someone liked or disliked a given movie. I care what it made them think about. I care if it evolved their thoughts. I care if it inspired a greater notion. Because in the end, there's only what we take away.
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