Wakanda Forever had a very different tone compared to other MCU movies. Even Black Panther 1 didn't have a generic style compared to rest of the MCU, but Wakanda Forever felt different even when compared to its prequel.
The movie doesn't have many grand action sequences or quippy one liners, which is a staple for MCU movies. Wakanda Forever is more of a slow burn and dramatic film, with not much action or humor. Shuri replaces T'Challa as Black Panther, but she isn't treated like the protagonist of the story up until half an hour is left for the movie to be over.
Due to this, it feels much more obvious that there's lack of a main character in the film. This seems like an artistic choice of Ryan Coogler, since he wanted audience to feel the loss of T'Challa (and Chadwick), by not making Shuri straightaway step in the shoes of her brother. That would've been disrespectful.
Shuri as a character had alot of growth in this movie, to the point it feels unnatural and not earned. In BP 1 she was this snarky but lovable genius, whose purpose was to be more of a comic relief. Now she's the face of the sequel, and a hero who has lost her whole family, forced to grow up and mature beyond her age.
Such a huge character arc would've worked in a trilogy where Shuri was the main protagonist from first to last film. Not where she was a side character in the first film to replacing the main protagonist in the second film, and third movie not even being out yet.
Also while Shuri has taken the mantle of Black Panther, I don't know how sure Marvel is to use her in upcoming films. Would she be given the same importance, that Marvel was going to give to T'Challa in upcoming Avengers movies Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars?
Marvel would definitely make BP 3, but would that be with Shuri or T'Challa son as the titular character? Do you want Shuri to continue as BP, or do you want T'Challa jr to take the mantle? Tell in replies.
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