Mainstream Film - Black Panther
Black Panther is defined as a mainstream movie since it is also part of the Marvel franchise which is the leading superhero, escapist universe for film. However this film incorporates an element from independent film by using a less known of actor as the star of the movie. “Black Panther” pushes the Marvel Cinematic Universe into exciting new territory — specifically the vibranium-rich African nation of Wakanda, whose existence was first hinted at way back in ”Iron Man 2,” but which it hasn't spent extensive time in until now. The budget for Black Panther was 200M USD this was used to pay for Chadwick Boseman's role in the film earning approx 2M USD.
The genres that the movie covers is a action, superhero, adventure style film as expected from marvel studios but would be classed as
niche.
TEXT
Genre and genre conventions
Technical codes
Narrative
Representations
afro-futurism
ethnical representations
AUDIENCE
Size
Active/Passive
younger
white
INDUSTRY
PRODUCTION- Disney owns most of of the companies and resources needed to make films so its simple
MARKETING- small budget of $160M for all advertising, also Hasbro toys and Lexus car
RECEPTION-critics praising both its adventure and its portrayal of a majestic Africa. IndieWire called it “the best Marvel movie so far, by far.”
CULTURAL CONTEXTS
Black panthers party in 1960's California
industry hate for Oscars #OscarsSoWhite because of the minimal niche recognition black targeted movies received
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