Black Panther: The Effects Of Black Panther On Pop Culture

The Effects of Black Panther on Pop Culture

Black Panther not only breaks box office records but also breaks down cultural barriers by showcasing the beauty and power of an often marginalized community on a global stage. Black Panther is a critically acclaimed superhero film directed by Ryan Coogler and produced by Marvel Studios. The film was released in 2018 and quickly became a cultural phenomenon for its groundbreaking portrayal of an African superhero and the fictional African country of Wakanda. The film features an all-star cast of predominantly black actors and showcases the richness and diversity of African culture, from its fashion and music to its rituals and traditions. The film's success not only shattered box office records but

The film Black Panther's impact on pop culture, helped to normalize African culture, by promoting the different cultures and traditions of Africans in similar films. For example, during the interview between Larry Madowo, who is a Kenyan journalist, and Karen Attiah, an American writer for the Washington Post., Karen gives her point of view about the question that she asked Larry,” What were parts of the film that did bother you as a Kenyan, and she follows up his answer with,” I was excited because I’m not used to seeing African elements on the big screen. Even African Americans here do not know that history or those cultural elements”(Attiah). When Attiah gave her opinion about Madowo’s statement, she exclaimed that she wasn’t used to seeing films with the main cast being African-American, and not seeing as many white people in the film. In

For example, when Karen Attiah, who is an American journalist for the Washington Post, was interviewing Larry Madowo who is a journalist from Kenya, Karen states,” It was like, “Try to find your culture somewhere!” It was like I was in African history class. I could hear the Nigerian accent. As a Ghanaian, I was like, “There’s kente cloth,” or, “Look, Shuri is wearing aggrey beads!”(Attiah). When Karen was giving her point of view about the film back to Larry, she had given a sense of pleasure, with the film, due to it establishing many different cultures throughout the film. Since, Karen is feeling this way about this film, and what the producers of it, had done, she seems to believe that, since there was so much African-American culture and people being represented in this film, other African-Americans in this film would have a sense of empowerment, since they are not being marginalized in films. In addition, during the interview between Larry Madowo, who is a Kenyan journalist, and Karen Attiah, an American writer for the Washington Post., Karen gives her point of view about the question that she had asked Larry,” What were parts of the film that did bother you as a Kenyan, and she follows up his answer with,” But it would have been a huge symbolic thing for a movie that unashamedly elevates blackness. I have