Couch Chat: Black Panther Not A Normal Superhero Movie

We can’t wait to see Black Panther! Not even a year after Wonder Woman, Black panther is shaking things up again. It’s the first movie to have a mostly African American cast in a genre that’s been very, very white.

Early reviews are celebrating Black panther for tackling themes about race and identity, head on! Something that affects people today. People who don’t even watch comic book movies are going to go see this. Why is Black Panther not just another superhero movie?