Black Panther-Kids’ Movie Review

African prince turned king! When T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman), a young and handsome prince, hears about his father’s death he immediately returns home to the African nation of Wakanda. His father was the king of Wakanda, so now T’Challa takes his rightful place and becomes the new king – a.k.a. Blank Panther. Luckily, the country’s king is always given the super powers of the panther as part of his title. T’Challa will definitely need to his new powers, especially when he discovers that Wakanda and the entire world are threatened by an evil villain.  Now the young king tries to save his beloved nation and the world.

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: May 15, 2018
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 12+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids Like It? Yes

Talking Points:

• There are wonderful messages highlighted throughout the film. To name a few: loyalty, integrity and and friendship.
• T’Challa is a wonderful leader as he’s patient, thoughtful and kind.

Sexual Content: Mild

• There is some flirting.
• We see character’s passionately kissing.

Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

• Character’s are punched, kicked, stabbed and shot at. We see many bloody wounds as well.
• There are intense battles with fierce weapons such as; blades, spears, knives and super power guns/cannons.
• The bad guys shoot innocent victims.
• There is a a car chase causing a lot of destruction.
• There are two emotional death scenes.
• A character’s throat is cut during a battle.
• A woman is shot in the head and killed.

Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

• We hear “sh-t,” “a–,” “b–ch,” and “h—.”

Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

• Characters are shown drinking in a casino.
• Black Panther drinks a liquid to obtain his powers.

Will Kids Like It? Yes

• I interviewed kids of all ages, and their parents, who all loved the film. One 8-year-old said she had to cover her eyes in one scene, but still loved it.

Overall Black Panther is a great story about a wonderful superhero. Parents need to be aware of the excessive violence throughout the film. Depending on the child I feel this film is appropriate for kids ages 12 and up.

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