Saw it yesterday.
Movie was good, however there were many occasions that could've catapulted it to epic. Either the dialogue lacked punch or the score was middling.
MBJ really had the opportunity to etch himself in CBM history as an amazing villain. If I'm an actor, I'm salivating over playing a character like Killmonger over any other character in the movie. His moods and motives covered the entire gamut. Beautiful complexity...at least on paper. I didn't appreciate his approach to the role. It wasn't bad. It was just...ok? Idk why they went with the cocky/swagged/talk-out-side-of-mouth approach when he's supposed to be some elite military special operatives soldier, mentally equipped to overtake governments. Also felt like he lacked the chops to knock his dialogue out the park. His throne(?) room, warrior pit, and "vision" scene (as he's obtain BP powers) should have been home runs.
Should've studied Terrence Stamp's and Michael Shannon's approach to General Zod. Classic performances to a character whos archetype is very similar to Killmonger.
I felt the same way about MBJ, but in some ways, he was representative of the stereotypical African American.
"Swag" is part of our culture.After years of feeling displaced/left out, we naturally created our own value system.
For a people with so little, it's normally things anybody can have.Shyt like "Swag", being a tough guy, knowing how to dress...etc
I feel like swag was born to combat hopelessness. MBJ's Killmonger carried some of those elements, but like you said,
he lacked the sophistication to balance it all out(The elite military operative mentally equipped to overthrow governments etc.etc..).
He seemed more like an angry/uncultivated juvenile.like I said, his performance was technically basic, yet metaphorically deep.
While I don't think his delivery was all that great, I was consumed by his anger. There was an inescapable truth in his anger.
To the point of being cathartic.That's the redeeming quality in his performance IMO
fuk
i thought the same
