Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 5
Its director stated on the record that "growing up, you often hear about Africa as if it were one country rather than a continent, with no respect for the size and diversity of the various cultures,…" 1. Its director stated on the record that "what you see in African communities — women tend to hold it down, They tend to be the ones that help further the cause of the community, So, we wanted to highl…" 2. The adaptation scores 82 of 100 for faithfulness to that source 3. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 4. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 15 of 100 5. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for Black and below it for White and Hispanic 6.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "Growing up, you often hear about Africa as if it were one country rather than a continent, with no respect for the size and diversity of the various cultures. So we tried to make Wakanda reflect that…"CBR, February 2018 source ↗
- 2Creator statementdirector: "What you see in African communities — women tend to hold it down. They tend to be the ones that help further the cause of the community. So, we wanted to highlight that."Okayplayer Q&A, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 2018 source ↗
- 3FaithfulnessFaithfulness 82 of 100.WhatSphere faithfulness checklist, score_version 1
- 4Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 5Content balanceAdvocacy 15 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Swaps: 0 race, 0 gender, 0 critical -> 0
- 6RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: Black 100, White 1, Hispanic 28.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Age: 37 — leans younger
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Fandango At HomeAmazon VideoApple TV StoreGoogle Play MoviesYouTubeFandango At HomeSource Material
| Title | Author | Type | Year | Purchase link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Panther (Marvel Comics) | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby | comic | 1966 |
Synopsis
King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne by factions within his own country as well as without.
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Lineage and popularity
Open Library
Faithfulness 82. Copied from title_sphere_scores for display beside source lineage. Joins do not write this value.
What Changed from the Source
The production decisions behind this adaptation, as recorded — original versus on screen.
Source faithfulness: 82/100
Put its audience profile side by side with any other title.
Advocacy Over Time in Action
The average advocacy score of Action titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 3 | 2 |
| 1965 | 4 | 3 |
| 1966 | 0 | 4 |
| 1968 | 2 | 2 |
| 1970 | 0 | 2 |
| 1971 | 0 | 4 |
| 1972 | 3 | 2 |
| 1973 | 2 | 9 |
| 1975 | 0 | 3 |
| 1977 | 4 | 2 |
| 1979 | 2 | 3 |
| 1980 | 4 | 5 |
| 1981 | 4 | 3 |
| 1982 | 1 | 5 |
| 1983 | 3 | 7 |
| 1984 | 4 | 11 |
| 1985 | 2 | 7 |
| 1986 | 2 | 10 |
| 1987 | 2 | 14 |
| 1988 | 1 | 4 |
| 1989 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990 | 1 | 5 |
| 1991 | 1 | 9 |
| 1992 | 2 | 8 |
| 1993 | 2 | 11 |
| 1994 | 2 | 14 |
| 1995 | 3 | 11 |
| 1996 | 1 | 9 |
| 1997 | 4 | 13 |
| 1998 | 2 | 10 |
| 1999 | 3 | 13 |
| 2000 | 1 | 11 |
| 2001 | 2 | 20 |
| 2002 | 3 | 17 |
| 2003 | 4 | 14 |
| 2004 | 3 | 19 |
| 2005 | 4 | 18 |
| 2006 | 3 | 23 |
| 2007 | 3 | 18 |
| 2008 | 3 | 22 |
| 2009 | 4 | 9 |
| 2010 | 7 | 8 |
| 2011 | 5 | 12 |
| 2012 | 9 | 10 |
| 2013 | 7 | 16 |
| 2014 | 10 | 9 |
| 2015 | 10 | 16 |
| 2016 | 20 | 9 |
| 2017 | 14 | 17 |
| 2018 | 15 | 20 |
| 2019 | 16 | 18 |
| 2020 | 14 | 13 |
| 2021 | 14 | 25 |
| 2022 | 20 | 32 |
| 2023 | 17 | 25 |
| 2024 | 12 | 32 |
| 2025 | 5 | 35 |
| 2026 | 5 | 30 |
| This title (2018) | 15 | 1 |
● This title (2018): advocacy 15 · explore Action →
Cast & Crew
Nimoul Nims Bun (director) · Igor Meglic (director)
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