After an opening weekend for the ages, it seems likely that we’ll be examining Black Panther for long time to come. However, director Ryan Coogler is getting a jump on everybody else by breaking down one of Black Panther‘s signature action sequences. In this extended video, Coogler explains nearly everything that went into the casino scene from the film’s second act, from the colors worn by the lead performers to some unexpectedly complicated fight choreography.
Coogler made this video for Vanity Fair‘s “Notes on a Scene” series, and he began by explaining the costume choices he made for Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, and Chadwick Boseman. As noted by Coogler, Nyong’o’s Nakia and Gurira’s Okoye are the only characters in the scene wearing green and red, respectively. Taken together with the black suit worn by Boseman’s T’Challa, Coogler intentionally invoked the colors of the Pan-African Flag.
Additionally, Coogler dived into the different fighting styles of Okoye and Nakia while also revealing why Okoye was so offended at the notion of wearing a wig for this undercover assignment. While the scene plays out fairly quickly onscreen, Coogler demonstrated that every move in the fight had a purpose. Nakia and Okoye’s weapons of choice also provided a contrast between a modern Wakandan warrior and a traditional fighter.
Perhaps the most impressive part of this sequence is the way that Coogler moved the camera from the first floor of the casino to the second while following the action on both levels. According to Coogler, pulling that off proved to be a technical challenge, but the end result was one of the most memorable shots of the film.
What did you think about Coogler’s breakdown of this Black Panther scene?
Trump is eliminating Affordable Housing in his bill while rents are rising at a rate average people can’t afford. People are being evicted and having to move because they can’t afford the high rent. Here in California one bedroom rent for $1,805 and up,two bedrooms rent for $2,494 and up, and three bedrooms rent for $3,000 and up.
The homeless population is growing out of control. I’ve passed elderly, children, and disabled people living under freeway underpasses. It’s sad, heartbreaking, but mainly it is disgusting. This shouldn’t be happening in a country like ours.
Not only that, he’s eliminating so many programs that needed assistance to the poor, elderly, and disabled. The man is insane, cold-hearted, and shouldn’t even be sitting in the oval office.
Mueller needs to hurry up and send his crazy ass to prison. That sign the woman held up on Saturday Night Live might be a little prophetic when it’s all said and done.
Did you ladies see this?: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/prophet-kat-kerr-says-god-has-already-told-her-the-results-of-the-next-five-presidential-elections/
She’s crazier than a road lizard. Another false prophetess who doesn’t know God because if she did she’d know what God says about leaders: Hosea 8:4 They have set up kings, but not by me; they have made princes, and I knew it not; of their silver and gold have they made them idols that they may be cut off.
Btw, when I read the article about the so-called prophetess Kat Kerr, my thoughts were this: Begone witch, you have no powers here!
I’m going to see Black Panther tomorrow. Taking my daughter and two granddaughters.
I can’t wait to see it.
Yay!
‘..Lord, I beseech thee – give me the overconfidence of a mediocre white man…’
Tee hee!!
That’s too funny.
All the ‘best’ people.. Extreme vetting strikes again..
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Extreme vetting .. All the best people..
LOL..
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Hope this keeps..
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Just as we foresaw fam… This is the workings of the lazy, dumb, chest-puffing, perpetually whinging and winging it, incurious, non-existent mind of a very, very small, soulless, hollow, thin-skinned, insecure, desperate, megalomaniac buffoon – surrounded by his puppet masters who chew up words and ‘ideas’ and spit in his mouth …new words he repeats endlessly as he fundamentally mistakes the awesome set-up, resources and structure of the Federal government for yet another punishment tool in his douche toolbox …to be wielded at will when he doesn’t feel sufficiently praised and kowtowed to..
He’s in for not just a serious wake-up call, but several surprises..
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Just read a profound statement “the Trump Administration is a Golden Age for Corporate Crime” (nymag,com) via Joy Reid on twitter.
https://twitter.com/DanRather/status/966802444196888578
Very upsetting, but needs to told so that all decent people will demand that the AR-15 be banned.
The radiologist wrote:
Jesus!
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/966841062617739265
Wonderful!
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/966800757562392576
I wonder were the doors locked?
He was scared. He heard the fire power and didn’t engage. So much for a ‘good guy’ with a gun, NRA.
Poor fella opted to resign/retire..
And that’s a guy who’s trained to use guns, and whose job essentially revolves around guns..
Guy opted to resign/retire..
Imagine poor teachers being forced into this gun-wielding farce …that even gun ‘professionals’ a.k.a sheriff deputies are selectively opting out of..
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https://twitter.com/rxpatrick/status/966795751216091136
DAMN!
https://twitter.com/BryanLowry3/status/966795286252277760
Greitens deserves everything he gets. He’s a smarmy, bullish, b*st*rd who lied to get elected, and after getting elected, used his power as governor to push every politician around who didn’t agree with him, even members of his own party. Greitens could use some GOP backers in the state legislature at this point, but few want anything to do with him, and I can’t blame them for not running to defend him.
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/966794792058392576
https://twitter.com/RVAwonk/status/966790884053352448
uh huh
The tide is turning..
Wayne LaPierre this morning …that was the screeching of a desperate, terrified, money hungry, power intoxicated, paranoid extremist grasping at straws as he senses what’s in the offing..
https://twitter.com/MatthewACherry/status/966704704867614720
So precious!
Love their clothing (esp. the dresses) and their great hairstyles!
OMG, they are so adorable.
Before it’s finished playing around theaters everywhere, it’s gonna gross over a billion dollars and break records. And still we rise!
https://twitter.com/hsu_spencer/status/966786233803341825
https://twitter.com/NBCPolitics/status/966790342753357824
Mueller is turning the screws so hard..
Life as he knows it is now entirely over for Paul Manafort …
If Manafort isn’t soon curled up in a fetal position, sucking his thumb, rocking back and forth and murmuring repeatedly, ‘I want my Mommy’ ..
Rick Gates better give up everything he knows ..
BREAKING…
https://twitter.com/ZoeTillman/status/966786099401166848
These photos are fabulous!
“These Photos Of Black Kids Watching ‘Black Panther’ Highlight Why This Film Was Needed”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/these-photos-of-black-kids-watching-black-panther-highlight-need-for-this-film_us_5a8ee853e4b005bb0fef340e
“Our Invisible Wakandas: A Black Planning Scholar’s Reflections on Black Panther & Saving Historic Black Places”
https://medium.com/@TXFCProject/our-invisible-wakandas-a-black-planning-scholars-reflections-on-black-panther-saving-historic-9aac11ff00be
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This is a tweet from a bewildered Catholic priest wondering out loud what form of ‘Christianity’ the despicable right-wing, dude-bros and those of like mind, practice..
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/966765949457256449
POW! DIRECT HIT! 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯
https://twitter.com/PoliticusSarah/status/966737377506091009
From BJ:
If Bernie runs in 2020 this will be a major issue-when did he know the Russians were interfering on his behalf and why did he say/do nothing? Along with his wife’s FBI bank fraud investigation. And his pro gun votes. And his anti identity politics stances. https://t.co/0kHddO1rtH
— Marcus H. Johnson (@marcushjohnson) February 20, 2018
Bernie is too busy blaming HRC for not informing him about possible Russian interference in the 2016 elections to answer any of the questions Marcus H. Johnson is asking. He’s in deflector mode, so don’t expect him respond to any questions he asked or accept responsibility for anything.
Sanders’ campaign manager Jeff Weaver also said despite what’s in Mueller indictment about Russian support for Sanders, “The factual underpinning of that in the indictment is what? Zero. … I have not seen any evidence of support for Bernie Sanders.”https://t.co/ZqFDzBgWZb
— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) February 21, 2018
For One Night, Wakanda Was Real The Black Panther NYFW show was spectacular.”
https://www.thecut.com/2018/02/black-panther-fashion-show-nyfw.html
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Finally, someone who refuses to glorify the buffoon..
Have to say that John Brennan absolutely handles the buffoon and co. exactly how he ought to be handled and referred to..
No ‘president’ …just straight up first and last name, and a solitary ‘Mr’ thrown in for good measure …LOL..
And he’s one of the few who’s consistently refused to cede any ground in the media’s ‘same-same’ and ‘whataboutism’ and their various attempts to gloss over and elevate the bumbling buffoon with random lies about that time ‘Obama’ failed to do this or that..
LOL. Even without moving The goal post, #45 is still white trash. The Lowest..
He’s despicable..
But Karma is right around the corner..
Trump is lower than white trash. He’s a dried up, decaying POS!!!!
Consciously, insistently and aggressively market and sell guns to evil people and scary bad guys.. and then turn around and insist that the ‘good’ guys a.k.a every other person, needs to buy a gun too, to protect from the guns sold to the bad guys..
NRA greed and ‘capitalist’ gaslighting..
Spot on! “2nd amendment rights!!!!
YAH DAH, YAH DAH, YAH DAH!
We all got rights, MOFOS
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/966689307888144385
Good for them..
How long will it be before the Yam takes to Twitter to attack the GSW? If he remains true to form, it will happen. I love that the GSW are snubbing his *ss BIG TIME.
Russia’s Wayne LaPierre doing his owners bidding – smearing and gaslighting, while faux-indignant about ‘socialist’ ‘smears’..
And the very same complicit media – Chuck Todd, Mika/Scarborough, Dana Bash etc., who’ve all rallied around once again normalize and to rah-rah again for the buffoon …praising him for ‘being presidential’ for a photo-op complete with cheat sheet in hand to remember to empathize and to inject a few ‘I hear yous’..
As Jeffery Goldberg(!) of all people said to Scarborough this morning: ‘The soft bigotry of low expectations.’ Indeed.
So the NRA via Wayne LaPierre, gets to have expensive, prime, uninterrupted airtime …all gratis..
Aware not fooled /dupped Every politician who come forward with some fake cocern for Americans gunned diwn like wild animals have been given the NRA talking points, including orange POS
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You gotta be 21 to drink…but, can get a weapon of war at 18.
Uh huh
Uh huh
https://twitter.com/BlackGirlMagix/status/966466873389932546
Sooo. Do you remember the outfit the museum director woman was wearing in the movie? That’s the main costume for me for Halloween, right? TeeHee.
https://twitter.com/thedreamadream/status/966680869413900288
So fabulous for the kids!
Here is a link to the actors/actresses and their roles:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1825683/fullcredits
https://twitter.com/RawStory/status/966683225430134785
Same young man somehow slipped through the vetting cracks and got to tell a few truths to the buffoon.. with Betsy DeVos looking on with a permanent smirk..
GOP’s Tenney: Many mass murderers ‘end up being Democrats’
02/22/18 08:40 AM
By Steve Benen
For quite a while, the public could see a headline that read something like, “GOP lawmaker says something nutty,” and make certain assumptions about who the Republican was. More often than not, the quotes in question seemed to come from Michele Bachmann, Louie Gohmert, or Paul Broun.
But the torch has now been passed to a ridiculous new generation. Now, “GOP lawmaker says something nutty” can refer to any number of newer members of Congress. Take Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.), for example.
New right-wing Mike Flynn legal theory grasping at straws
Chuck Rosenberg, former U.S. attorney, talks with Rachel Maddow about new developments in Robert Mueller’s Trump Russia investigation and a new right-wing hobby horse about Mike Flynn’s guilty plea.
Feb.21.2018
Sealed document in Manafort Gates case sparks eager speculation
Rachel Maddow describes a new sealed document in the case of Paul Manafort and Rick Gates and what new development it could portend.
Feb.21.2018
Americans rally for gun safety with Trump, GOP the only obstacle
Nicole Hockley, whose 6-year-old son was killed in the Sandy Hook shooting, and who is now the managing director of Sandy Hook Promise, talks with Rachel Maddow about the gun safety ideas that are ready to be implemented if they have a willing partner in Congress.
America’s youth become America’s conscience on gun violence
Rachel Maddow reports on the nationwide student demonstrations for gun safety and the particular pressure on legislators in Florida where students still grieving from the gun massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School rallied in the largest protest Tallahassee has seen in decades.
Feb.21.2018
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I am tired of seeing the NRA feed the gun addition in the U.S.
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I saw him, and cried.
I couldn’t stop crying listening to this kid talking about his friend and his little brother. It pained my soul. It’s a disgrace before God that kids have to beg our government for protection. #ListeningSession
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I feel so deeply the ache and pain.
Sam’s point about Australia’s success is important.
If these people are attacking, smearing and disrespecting white kids who have suffered horrific gun violence, just think how they feel about blacks and people of color being slaughtered? Frightening times, folks.
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You are right, SG2.
We all have to keep supporting these young people and also the Black Lives Matter movement for equal justice.
I want so badly to see POSITIVE CHANGE!
THEY are just evil, SG2.
NO REGARD FOR HUMAN LIVES
FULL STOP
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Look at these terrorist thugs…. how are they any different from ISIS?
https://twitter.com/tizzywoman/status/966474461892546565
We need legislatures with the moral strength and conscience to push back against this.
‘..Their email and phone # is included in the letter. You know what to do.#NoRA…’
LOL..
Good morning, rikyrah.
Good Morning,Everyone 😄😄😄
Good morning, everyone!
Good morning, Everyone.