Saturday, March 10, 2018

Royal Role Model

We saw Black Panther today, and my favorite character was definitely Shuri, who is King T'Challa's younger sister, and a scientific genius in charge of all the king's technology. With a job kind of like Q's in James Bond, Shuri is also hilariously irreverent and a determined warrior when necessary. My students love this movie-- one of them called it, "the best movie that landed on earth!"-- and how awesome is it for them to see a young, gifted, assertive, successful, black, female character who is just a few years older than they are?

And technically? Since Marvel Entertainment is wholly owned by The Walt Disney Company, she's a Disney Princess, too. 

3 comments:

  1. Awwwwe. You're right - she IS a Disney Princess! I am so thrilled for our kids to see this up on the big screen - to see people who look like them in powerful roles.

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  2. Nice! She is - Loved her character as well!

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  3. Yes, she is awesome! Every lasting image I have of that movie includes Shuri.

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