A good movie

I already saw this movie in the movie theater when it released but since it was already available on Disney+, I thought I might as well check it out again. Well, first of all, even though I did like ‘Black Panther’, to be honest, I didn’t think it was such a revolutionary super-hero flick after all. However, since it was the first genuine black blockbuster, its historical impact was still huge though. Anyway, following the massive commercial and critical success of ‘Black Panther’, I have to admit that I was quite intrigued by this sequel. So, the expectations concerning this sequel were very high and, following the tragic passing of its main actor, it was certainly not an easy task to deliver the goods. Fortunately, the death of Chadwick Boseman, and therefore of his character T'Challa, was handled really gracefully here and it was all quite emotional. It was also a solid transition towards the new Black Panther even though it probably took too long to get there. I also did appreciate how T'Challa’s decision to open Wakanda to the rest of the world in the previous movie had such a ripple effect and it was interesting how the rest of Wakanda struggled with this decision, a decision none of them took, when he was gone. So, there was definitely some good stuff but not everything worked so well, I’m afraid. Indeed, with all of this already going on, did we really need Namor and his aquatic world after all? I’m not surprised that Namor was always supposed to the antagonist, even before Boseman passed away, but the guy came pretty much out of nowhere and started almost immediately to be aggressive with no serious motivations. Another weird thing was that this movie was supposed to conclude Phase 4 but how on Earth did it conclude anything concerning the MCU in general? I mean, during this Phase 4, Marvel gave us a whopping 7 movies and 8 mini-series but, after all this, I was rather disappointed by how little connective narrative tissue there was between all these stories. Finally, this movie was just too long and, to be honest, it tends to be rather sleep-inducing (seriously, both times I saw the damned thing, I actually struggled not to fall asleep). Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, I still think it was a solid sequel though and it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.