Black Panther Trailer Breakdown: 20 Things You Need To See

14. Lupita Nyong'o As Nakia

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Another strong, powerful woman in T'Challa's inner circle is Nakia, who has a heart-to-heart with T'Challa and tells him, "You get to decide which kind of king you are going to be."

Clearly a good portion of the movie will be devoted to T'Challa's own mixed feelings about how he should reign, especially following his father's death in Civil War.

While this line isn't particularly imaginative, hopefully it'll lead to a more nuanced exploration of what it means to be king, and at least an actress as ridiculously talented as Nyong'o has no problem making it work.

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