Woke up fukked up. Feeling worse about this news than I did last night.
I saw Civil War 8 times in theaters JUST for Black Panther. I saw Black Panther in theater 10 times. It was one of the first movies I made my daughter watch even though she had no clue what the hell was going on. There was some criticism that T’Challa in that movie got upstaged but I always knew that Chadwick MADE that movie. T’Challa was always a quiet, intelligent, Kingly presence and Chadwick brought gravitas to that role for DAYS.
There are only a few people in this world that truly understand what Black Panther means to me as simply a symbol of black male heroism. And Chadwick brought it all to life before my very eyes.
Not mention this summer’s incredible performance in Da Five Bloods. In a lot of ways Chadwick always reminded me of something like how I pictured my father when he was younger. Intense but intelligent. Quiet but charismatic. I lost my father a few years before Black Panther came out so we never got to see it together but I did take him to see Civil War and he loved Chadwick’s portrayal.
This one hurts man. I can’t even put it into words man