The sheer depth of Killmonger's hatred -- the fact that he doesn't even really seem to care if the New Wakandan Empire lasts longer than his lifetime, as long as he gets to watch the world fucking burn -- is something the movie deeply empathizes with but never justifies
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I think Boseman really understood that, that you don't elevate a villain by giving him final redemption, you weaken him and the tragedy he represents Having Killmonger die still unresolved, unreconciled, broken -- there's nothing T'Challa can do to fix him in the time he has
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T'Challa's (and Boseman's) empathy runs deep enough to really understand this man's damage and know *that's why he has to be stopped* The people who think he was redeemable or controllable -- collaborators like W'Kabi -- were the ones who didn't understand him, who just used him
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And it's a sign of respect, even for an enemy and a criminal and a monster, to be *honest* about him in death To cover it all up and pretend there was an N'Jadaku who wasn't also Erik Killmonger would be an insulting lie Covering up his own father's failures and sins
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Seeing people call him "Chad" will never not feel weird to me.
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Then again, say "Chadwick" in a thick New England accent, and you realize how he made that name look cool, instead of one of the snootiest names ever.
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