How ‘Black Panther’ Got Its Gorgeous Afrocentric Hair

as informed in In "Black Panther," the audience first gets to know King T'Challa's mother, Ramonda, played by Angela Bassett, when her hair is covered in a series of headdresses, the height and stateliness of which are befitting to a queen mother. After the film's climax, in a moment of both existential and emotional vulnerability, the queen's hair emerges. "That was intentional," said Camille Friend, the head of the "Black Panther" hair department. "In her day-to-day, Ramonda was regal." And Ryan Coogler, the film's director, she said, "really wanted to show a transition. He wanted her to be more regular looking to show that they were going through a hard time."Much of "Black Panther" occurs in the fictional, incomprehensibly wealthy and technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda.

The women of 'Black Panther' are empowered not just in politics and war, but also in love

"Black Panther" spoilers ahead. Black Panther" enjoyed a record-setting four-day opening weekend, earning a whopping $235 million at the box office. Even the harshest critics of the film commend "Black Panther" for its gender politics. They are strategic opponents in battle, saving the life of Black Panther T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) several times over. "Black Panther" contains powerful messages about gender roles based on how Wakandan women navigate life and love.

See 'Black Panther' on the Big Screen Tonight for Free

according to 0Today is Giving Tuesday, a way to balance out our rapacious consumerism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday with some charity. With that in mind, Marvel Studios in partnership with Film Comment and Art House Convergence will be holding one-night-only free screenings of Black Panther tonight. The event will also feature a post-screening live-streamed Q&A with director Ryan Coogler. Check out the Black Panther Giving Tuesday trailer below, and click here to see if there's a screening tonight near you. Here's the synopsis for Black Panther: