First Marvel film I've seen since Doctor Strange (and overall I think I've just seen Iron Man 1 & 2, GotG1, Doctor Strange, and now Black Panther [Well, and a bunch of youtube videos on the extended universe {particularly infinity stones} because I'm really into the concept of interconnected films but not the content of these particular films]).
Anyway. I basically will see a Marvel film when I have an external excuse to see a particular one, like how Doctor Strange's visuals looked promising (and they were, I greatly enjoyed that the visual aspect was useful within the film, they were actually disorienting and overwhelming which is exactly what I was supposed to feel). I wanted to see this one based on the soundtrack and the promise of intentional political tones.
So first off, I'm a bit underwhelmed by the use of the soundtrack in the film. I think I let my expectations get a little high because I knew beforehand that the movie was filmed before the soundtrack was integrated (that and I enjoyed the RTJ trailer), so I went in hoping the film would kind of acknowledge the uniquely well-fit and talented soundtrack, but it never quite reached the impact I was expecting (honestly, I noticed the score more than the soundtrack).
With the politics, sure, they were a bit more integrated, but to me (one who sees the other films as pretty damn political) it wasn't that much more political (though it was more spread, it touched on a lot of political themes rather than variations on the same political theme).
And I'm a bit mixed on the story arc, which was VERY typical feeling to me. That may be a good thing overall, a sort of "meet them where they are" approach, but I was hoping the form would be a bit different.
That said, it's also the only marvel film so far where I'm still thinking about it more than a week after seeing it.
Anyway. I basically will see a Marvel film when I have an external excuse to see a particular one, like how Doctor Strange's visuals looked promising (and they were, I greatly enjoyed that the visual aspect was useful within the film, they were actually disorienting and overwhelming which is exactly what I was supposed to feel). I wanted to see this one based on the soundtrack and the promise of intentional political tones.
So first off, I'm a bit underwhelmed by the use of the soundtrack in the film. I think I let my expectations get a little high because I knew beforehand that the movie was filmed before the soundtrack was integrated (that and I enjoyed the RTJ trailer), so I went in hoping the film would kind of acknowledge the uniquely well-fit and talented soundtrack, but it never quite reached the impact I was expecting (honestly, I noticed the score more than the soundtrack).
With the politics, sure, they were a bit more integrated, but to me (one who sees the other films as pretty damn political) it wasn't that much more political (though it was more spread, it touched on a lot of political themes rather than variations on the same political theme).
And I'm a bit mixed on the story arc, which was VERY typical feeling to me. That may be a good thing overall, a sort of "meet them where they are" approach, but I was hoping the form would be a bit different.
That said, it's also the only marvel film so far where I'm still thinking about it more than a week after seeing it.