10 Reasons Black Panther Shouldn't Win Best Picture

2. It Isn't This Year's Get Out

There's already been a lot of discussion online about whether or not Black Panther will "pull a Get Out" and not only be nominated for major Oscars, but actually win something (Get Out shockingly scooped the Best Original Screenplay award).

It feels a little iffy to even compare the two at that level, for outside of their obvious racial contexts, they're vastly different films, and to assume that Black Panther will simply repeat Get Out's success because it's another popular and well-executed movie about the black experience seems a little reductive.

Get Out had tremendous crossover appeal with the Academy in a way that Black Panther probably won't because even in its more outlandish moments, it's relatively subdued compared to a Marvel tentpole. Moreover, unlike Black Panther, the sharpness of Jordan Peele's script never feels in the service of box-ticking action or the demands of a cinematic universe.

Sure, the Academy is plenty prejudiced against superhero cinema as it stands, but when Black Panther doesn't win Best Picture or any "serious" awards, it'll be because it's simply not as good as Get Out.

It doesn't deserve the same level of awards hype or even being mentioned in the same sort of conversation, really, as much as many fans don't want to hear that.