Black Panther and the success of the Franchise

For too long as African American storytellers, we have witnessed overused tropes for far too long. The same themes with the same overused characters with just about the same plot lines and proverbial predictions of an outcome. ( Thanks Tyler Perry) just kidding. I don't want to discredit storytellers of their successful written work. Still, the same tropes are constantly in rotation for so long that they begin to get stale and leave audiences wanting fresh entertainment ( Thank you, YouTube). It's time we move from the same overused romance plot lines, the same rags to riches, black comical characters, survival settings, and drug/gang-related entertainment. Black Panther has birthed a new revolution of storytelling for 'US'. Our people are shown as royalty, living in a powerful nation- Wakanda. Everything about Black Panther emanates sheer excellence, from the fashion designed by Ruth Carter to an all-female army to the precious resource called Vibranium. Everything about Black Panther beholds us in a light that resonates with dignity, authority, and royalty. It is beautiful to see African Americans as superhumans with strength versus weakness and royalty versus subservience. It is essential to continue to share stories that uplift African American people, take us out of our norms, and expand our mindsets to the world around us. We are more than cheap laughs, more than enslaved people, more than the definition of our color, more than gangstas, and more than...Black Panther has emulated such. Let's continue to take the realm of Black Panther through narratives with omnipotence. Black Panther will always be a massive hit as it expands the culture forward with fashion, music, characters, entire worlds, and storylines. I won't give any spoilers to those who have not seen it, but it is a powerful story beyond human imagination—five stars to the cast and crew of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.