MARTIN: So the White House had billed this speech by the president as an address on democracy. MARTIN: NPR political reporter Deepa Shivaram joins us to talk through all these things. We settle them peaceably at the ballot box. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: We don't settle our differences, America, with a riot, a mob or a bullet or a hammer. The man attacked her husband, Paul Pelosi, and later told police he had a plan to send a message to Democrats. He referred to a man who broke into the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week. The president also talked about political violence. Capitol, Biden said there were about 300 candidates running this year who say that they do not accept the fact that Donald Trump lost the election in 2020. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.In the final days of the midterm election season, President Biden is warning about the state of democracy. MARTÍNEZ: That's Glen Weldon of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour. "Wakanda Forever" knows that and really taps into it. And I think the vision of Wakanda works on people a lot more profoundly than a lot of other superhero stuff does. What if I could fly like Superman? Here, though, the what-if just comes from a deeper place. There is a very simple power in that idea.Īnd if you think about it, all superhero stuff asks, what if? That's its appeal. Here's this advanced Afrofuturist utopia that's been hidden from the world, so it offers a vision of Black experience, of Black excellence that is untouched by colonialism, untouched by slavery. And, A, I do think there is something special about the whole idea of Wakanda as a place. But they're also to let the audience do it as well. WELDON: I mean, that's the real question, right? "Wakanda Forever" is bookended by scenes in which the characters get to grieve and celebrate both T'Challa and Boseman. MARTÍNEZ: So, Glen, do you think this new film captures that same magic without Chadwick Boseman? MARTÍNEZ: I've seen the trailers of him flying around. WELDON: Meanwhile, your little feety wings are going - (imitates fluttering). They look great on the page, but in live action, you have to work a little harder to bring real gravitas when you're standing there hovering, trying to be imposing. He's got these green Speedos and these little wing ankles to let him fly. WELDON: So you know Namor has a very distinctive look. WELDON: Now, A, you know the comics, right? My mother told stories about a place like this, a protected land with people that never have to leave, that never have to change who they were. TENOCH HUERTA: (As Prince Namor) This place is amazing. He is the ruler of this undersea realm that goes to war with Wakanda for reasons it's best not to think too hard about. WELDON: All right, that's Prince Namor, played by Tenoch Huerta. But heroes are really only as good as their villains, so who's the bad guy in this one? I mean, T'Challa took the mantle from T'Chaka, his father. I always knew that that was not going to happen because there's. And you know what? I think there was a lot of emotion when Chadwick Boseman died about recasting the character T'Challa. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER")ĪNGELA BASSETT: (As Queen Ramonda) We know what you whisper. The - divides the action between a lot of the women in Black Panther's life, like his mother, Queen Ramonda, played by Angela Bassett, who gets a lot more to do in this movie, which is great, and she does it fiercely. But it does shift the focus away from T'Challa, played by Boseman, to his sister Shuri, played by Letitia Wright. It drives the plot, actually, because the world now sees Wakanda as defenseless and starts making moves to exploit its resources. You know, his death is dealt with head on. And in this movie, the sequel, the absence of Chadwick Boseman is palpable. Look this film just hit people in a different way. I was already thinking about the sequel and how often sequels disappoint from the original. MARTÍNEZ: You know, Glen, when I saw the original "Black Panther" movie, I was a little concerned when I walked away from it. Glen Weldon from NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast is here to tell us all about it. But the film "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" will attempt to replicate the record-breaking success by telling a new story and honoring Boseman's legacy at the same time. Actor Chadwick Boseman died of colon cancer in 2020. Marvel's Black Panther has returned to the screen, minus the star who originally brought him to life.
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