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Early reaction to the first standalone film for Marvel's King of Wakanda was overwhelmingly positive, with great praise in particular from POC critics.

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00:00This is not a drill, people. Black Panther has screened and the Marvel Studios

00:09superhero film is making a powerful first impression. Early reactions are pouring in

00:14from those lucky enough to catch the premiere at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood,

00:17and since no reviews have been published so far, this is the first word fans are getting

00:21as they eagerly await the movie's February 16 release. Ryan Coogler's film, which stars

00:26Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa slash Black Panther, as well as Michael B. Jordan,

00:29Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira and Letitia Wright, has so far enjoyed overwhelmingly

00:35positive reactions. Viewers have been raving about the performances, story, costumes,

00:40direction and the on-screen creation of the African Kingdom of Wakanda.

00:44Black reviewers and geek sites in particular were excited about the positive

00:47representations of Black women. Natasha Alford, an editor at The Griot, made the point

00:51that there will be a generation of kids growing up and seeing superheroes that look

00:55like them. The Los Angeles Times' Travelle Anderson called Black Panther a love letter

01:00about blackness. Rebecca Theodore Vachon, who has written for Forbes and RogerEbert.com,

01:05was one among many who felt that Wright Shuri and Guerrero's Okoye were important and

01:09necessary portraits of black women not seen before in superhero movies. Many black

01:14reviewers praised Coogler's deft handling of issues of identity and imperialism as well.

01:19Meanwhile, Jen Yamato from the Los Angeles Times was also full of enthusiasm about the wider

01:23themes Black Panther tackled, such as representation and identity.

01:27SlashFilm's Peter Saretta dubbed the movie Marvel's most political film and is already calling

01:32for awards recognition, tweeting,

01:34Ryan Coogler knocked it out of the park. Some great sequences presented in a single take

01:39slash shot. If this movie isn't nominated for costume, art and production design awards

01:43next year, I would be seriously shocked.

01:46Uproxx's Mike Ryan also commented on the political nature of the film, noting that

01:49Black Panther is a movie with a lot to say.

01:52Fandango's Eric Davis summed things up like this.

01:55100% African and it's dope AF.

01:58To read more on the first reactions to Marvel's Black Panther, head to THR.com and tell us,

02:03do the reactions so far have you even more excited to see the film?

02:07Let us know in the comments.

02:08For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Lyndsey Rodrigues.

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