Black Panther (2018)

We finally get around to seeing this movie and seeing what all the excitement is about.  First, let's put this in the appropriate light, which is that it is not a civil rights movie, per se, but rather a part of the Marvel empire of movies made from comic books.  It is not supposed to be ground breaking work in that it's primary goal is to entertain, not more not less.
But that is where it leaves you.  First and foremost it a blockbuster that is almost entirely cast with people of color.  It takes place in an idyllic  African nation of Wakanda, the most advanced nation on earth, never colonized by white people and all in all who would want to leave such a place?  While there are numerous battle sequences that are staples of the genre,  they float on the surface of a deep ocean of character development and attention to details both grandiose and minute. Wakanda is a fully fleshed-out, unapologetically Black universe, a world woven into a tapestry of the richest, sharpest colors and textures.  So Marvel is not avoiding offending those who would not be so down with such a notion (bravo to them, and truly they have enough money to offend a few people and get away with it), and this is really very good.