Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has been one of the most anticipated films of the year since its release date was first announced. Now that it’s here, many people are wondering how the film deals with Chadwick Boseman’s legacy, even as it tries to move the story of Wakanda forward.
The sequel’s long running time, not to mention a large cast of characters from the comics that includes Shuri, Queen Ramonda, Namor, and a few surprising allies and antagonists, leaves plenty of time for a variety of different plots and intense battle scenes, but here’s where each one ultimately leaves off. our characters.
Warning: spoilers for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever under.
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Shuri takes on the role of Black Panther
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In its earliest scenes, the film introduces us to Namor, a powerful Marvel character and leader of an underwater civilization blessed with vibranium, just like Wakanda is. Although Namor (who explicitly states that he is a “mutant”) initially approaches the Wakandans as a stubborn potential ally, he eventually reveals that he wants revenge on the surface world for the way they drove his people underwater and now threatens them with his desire for vibranium.
This brings him into conflict with the elegant Shuri, who wants to find a peaceful way forward and stop Namor from killing Riri Williams, the genius who invented the only machine capable of detecting vibranium. After Namor invades Wakanda and kills Queen Ramonda to avenge the murder Nakia committed to save Shuri from Namor, Shuri vows to get revenge on him.
Thanks to a gift she received from Namor, Shuri is able to recreate the heart-shaped plant that infuses the Black Panther’s power. She takes the herb, only to find Erik Killmonger waiting for her on the ancestral level. Inspired by his hatred rather than her family’s heroism, she seeks to avenge her mother’s death by destroying Namor once and for all.
Namor’s fate and the future of Wakanda are revealed
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With Shuri now in possession of Black Panther’s powers, she uses them to lure Namor into a trap. As the Wakandans engage in an epic battle across the sea with Namor’s army, Shuri manages to lure Namor to a nearby desert island, convinced of the revenge she seeks. Their fight is brutal and bloody, with Shuri cutting off one of Namor’s winged feet (preventing him from flying) and Namor stabbing Shuri in the stomach with his spear.
Shuri recovers and detonates a bomb near Namor, incapacitating him and bringing the great lord of the sea to his knees. Yet when the time comes for Namor to deliver the fatal blow, she hesitates and sees her mother, who reminds her to do the right thing: do not kill. She instead shows Namor mercy and vows that Wakanda will come to the aid of its people if they ever need it.
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After sparing the evil Namor’s life, Shuri returns Riri to the US and Okoye breaks Everett Ross out of prison for helping the Wakandans. Shuri then travels to Haiti to see Nakia. While there, she has the opportunity to repeat the ceremony she performed with her mother at the beginning of the film, and we see flashes of King T’Challa running through her mind.
In that moment, it’s clear that Shuri is finally fully mourning the loss of her brother and has a new understanding of what her mother told her. Her brother may no longer be on this earth, but he is still with her. It’s a poignant, touching tribute to Chadwick Boseman’s legacy as a character and Letitia Wright’s wonderful acting.
Is there a check-out?
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You can bet! Remember, this is a Marvel movie after all. After Rihanna’s sad ballad “Lift Me Up” plays over the closing credits, the film returns to a beach in Haiti.
In a long scene in the middle of the closing credits, we learn even more about the legacy T’Challa left behind. Nakia brings the young man to the beach and introduces him as her son with T’Challa. She left Wakanda in part to raise him away from the pressures of being king. Shuri learns that Nakia’s son’s Wakandan name is also T’Challa and that he was raised in the traditions of her people.
While her brother and mother may be gone, Shuri can look forward to a bright future, with herself as the current Black Panther and a possible successor, her nephew, seemingly ready to honor the memory and spirit of his family’s heroic legacy.
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