Consider yourself warned!
A guide for those who think they want children.
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I know I usually blog about my kids. But today, I can’t. Movie wise, this past weekend was one for the history books. This, was a Black Panther weekend!
Now, my kids and I enjoy seeing Marvel and DC Comic movies. Usually my son and I will go together. My daughter may grace us with her presence if its a Thor movie, or Thor is in it. However, with Black Panther, I couldn’t wait for the weekend to see it. To the dismay of both my kids, I had to see Black Panther on opening day. Unfortunately for them, opening day was on a school night (my son saw the movie with his friends Friday afternoon. My daughter and I saw it together on Sunday). One of the things I love about living in New York City is the availability of the midnight show. Some movies are so highly anticipated that you just can’t wait for opening day. Black Panther was one of them. Now, mind you, my girlfriends and I had already planned on going to the midnight show for this movie. I mean with all that delicious chocolatey eye candy, why wait? Imagine our surprise and joy when we found out that earlier shows were available! That meant that not only did we get to see the movie before midnight, we would make it home at a halfway decent hour. After all, some people had to work the next day (I took the day off. I didn’t want to miss the chance to have a four day weekend). Anyway, my girlfriends and I went to the 10:30 pm showing Thursday night in Manhattan. We went to one of those theaters where you can pick your seats. Luckily for us, I got online early enough where I was able to reserve four seats in the last row, dead center. I felt as if I had hit the lottery. We met up at the theater, sat in our seats, and watched about three hours of previews. I’m only joking. It was probably closer to thirty minutes, but it damn sure felt like three hours. Then, the movie started. There was a hush over the theater. Now, I don’t know about your usual movie theater experience, but when you see a popular movie in certain neighborhoods, you can expect some audience interaction. Black Panther was one of those movies where I expected so much audience participation that I had already had it in my head that I would have to see the movie at least two more times so I can see what I missed the first time. But shockingly, the audience was strangely quiet throughout this movie. Everyone was so engrossed that you could actually hear the conversations on the screen! That is a testament to the greatness of this movie. This was a movie where young boys of color did not see themselves portrayed as hustlers, drug dealers, and thugs. In this movie, they saw themselves as honorable men, working with and respecting women, while caring about the welfare of their people. This was a movie where young girls of color didn’t see themselves as welfare moms, hookers, or drug addicts, but as scientists and warriors, fighting besides, and not against the men in their community. This was a movie with positive role models of color. Even the so called villain in this movie had a noble cause. He wanted to help raise his people out of their oppression and give them a chance to overthrow their oppressors. He just envisioned a different means to the end. Overall, this movie was all I expected it to be and more. The acting was awesome, the scenery was spectacular, and the story was powerful. This is one of the times when I wished my kids were still little. I would love to dress them up as the Black Panther and a Dora Milaje for Halloween. In fact, this Halloween, don’t be surprised to see your block lined with mini Black Panthers and Dora Milaje. Just make sure you have your candy ready. And … Consider Yourself Warned!
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SassyGirlTye lives with her two wonderful teenagers in Brooklyn, New York. No matter what she says in her posts, she truly loves her children with all her heart.
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