Black Panther Review: 9 Ups & 1 Down

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9. It's Got The MCU's Best World-Building To Date

If you were worried that Black Panther would offer only a surface-deep exploration of Wakanda, fear not, because the African nation is given its full, firm due here, effectively becoming a character in of itself.

The script does a splendid job delving into the country's tribal social structure, the benefits their technological advances grant them and how they choose to hide this from the rest of the world, and above all else, what it means to be Wakandan.

This wouldn't amount to a whole lot without some fantastic visuals, though, and thanks to outstanding production design, visual effects and costume work, Wakanda truly feels like a living, breathing nation put on screen, rather than some fictional land cobbled together in a computer.

There's a real sense of wonder and fascination that's going to undeniably have fans desperate to see more in the inevitable sequels that will follow, not to mention Avengers: Infinity War.