Black Panther story
In Black Panther, T'Challa is crowned king of Wakanda following his father's death, but he is challenged by Killmonger who plans to abandon the country's isolationist policies and begin a global revolution. It is the 18th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
25 total · 6 major · 19 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| leadership | major | T'Challa stepped up to the task of leading the Wakandan people in the wake of the death of his father, King T'Chaka. |
| revolution in society | major | Erik, upon ascending to the throne of Wakanda, planned to share Wakandan technology with people of African descent around the world to help them conquer their oppressors. |
| social ethical dilemma | major | The Wakandans were split over how to go about helping people of African descent get a leg up in the world: Should they follow Erik's plan to use Wakandan technology to overthrow their oppressors or work quietly on the sidelines within an international framework? |
| social oppression | major | Erik, upon ascending to the throne of Wakanda, planned to share Wakandan technology with people of African descent around the world to help them conquer their oppressors. |
| speculative full body outfit | major | The Black Panther suit endowed its wearer with super strength by absorbing kinetic energy from objects that struck it, like bullets, that could be later released in energetic bursts. |
| utopia | major | Wakanda was a peaceful, technologically advanced, African civilization that posing as a Third World country to keep its technology secret from the world. |
| archaeological looting | minor | Erik accused the museum director's ancestors of having stolen what was presumed to be a 7th century Fula tribe mining tool that was on display at the museum. |
| arms trade | minor | The black-market arms dealer Ulysses Klaue stole a powerful vibranium artifact with intentions of selling it to the highest bidder. |
| becoming like what you oppose | minor | T'Challa accused Erik of having become like the colonizers whom Erik hated so. |
| brother and brother | minor | King T'Chaka visited his brother N'Jobu, who was working undercover in Oakland, California. |