19 Clever Details You Might've Missed From "Black Panther" That Prove It's Still One Of The Best Marvel Movies In Existence
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We finally got our first look at Black Panther: Wakanda Forever at San Diego Comic-Con, and I'm feeling emotional already. The movie will focus significantly on the loss of T'Challa as Nakia, Shuri, Okoye, Ramonda, and others deal with the tragic loss of their king.
It'll also introduce us to new characters (!!!), and you can spot a mysterious person (???) wearing the Black Panther suit at the end of the trailer.
In honor of the trailer dropping, let's check out some of the genius details that appeared in Black Panther and other Marvel movies that you might've missed. We're sure the next one will be chock-full of them too!
1. Cap's shield is impenetrable...except for Black Panther's claws:
At the end of Captain America: Civil War, the only marks on Cap's shield are from Black Panther's claws, since both are made of vibranium. from MovieDetails
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2. Nakia, Okoye, and T'Challa's casino oufits were picked with purpose:
In "Black Panther" (2018), the outfits of T'Challa, Nakia, and Okoye while they travel to Korea represent the colors of the Pan-African flag. from MovieDetails
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3. Shuri put even more thought into the design of T'Challa's sneakers than we thought:
Hidden pun in Wakandan in Black Panther (2018) when T'Challa's sister Shuri shows him her new invention: "Sneakers" from MovieDetails
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4. This neat little detail about Wakandan technology:
In Black Panther, the hologram projector technology has been replaced by nano technology in the present day, shows the technology advancement of Wakanda throughout the years from MovieDetails
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5. The original comic book villain was literally made of sound. In the movie, he jokes about having a SoundCloud:
In Black Panther, Klaue considers himself a musician and tries to give Agent Ross his mixtape. This is because the original comic book villain Klaw is a being made of living sound. from MovieDetails
6. There's some details hidden in plain sight, like this ship that looks just like T'Challa's mask:
In the movie "black panther" at 1:43:07, the underside of the ship going above is the shape of the black panther mask from MovieDetails
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7. The glowing highlights of Black Panther's costume appears in this credit tag at the end of Spider-Man: Far From Home:
This credit tag at the end of Spider-Man Far From Home (2019) shows how Mysterio modeled his costume after aspects of Thor, Doctor strange, and Black Panther. (Specifically the texture, the magic, and the glowing highlights, respectively.) from MovieDetails
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8. In Iron Man 2, you can see Wakanda circled on Nick Fury's map. Perhaps Nick Fury was considering inviting Black Panther to join the Avengers Initiative. You can also see Norway circled with a blurry image of Thor!
In Iron Man 2 (2010), we can see that Director Fury was considering Black Panther for the Avengers Initiative because of the circle over Wakanda, his homeland, in Africa. from MovieDetails
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9. The scales on Cap's Endgame suit are taken straight out of Shuri's lab:
The scales on Captain America’s Endgame (2019) suit were first seen in Black Panther (2018). from MovieDetails
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10. This heartwarming message hidden in Black Panther's Habit suit:
In Black Panther, when T’Challa strikes the new Panther Habit suit to test its kinetic energy storage, some glowing Wakandan text appears on the torso. If you translate one chunk of this text, it actually says, “I Love You Mom.” from MovieDetails
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You can see a full translation guide here!
11. This change in jewelry placement that I never noticed before:
In Black Panther, after Killmonger takes the throne, he begins to wear his father's ring on his right hand rather than on the necklace. from MovieDetails
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12. The moment where Black Panther's suit exploded with kinetic energy:
In Avengers Infinity War, the Black Panther wears a suit that stores up kinetic energy in the Form of a purple glow, Thanos hits him soo hard that the suit can't store it and it explodes under him when he hits the ground... from MovieDetails
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13. The fact that the metal detector failed to, well, detect vibranium:
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14. If you look closely, you can actually see the crater beside the mining facility right at the beginning of the movie:
In Black Panther, right by the Vibranium mining facility, you can see the crater made by the meteorite mentioned in the beginning of the film. from MovieDetails
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15. Killmonger attacks three locations (London, New York, and Hong Kong), which just so happen to be exactly where the three sanctums in Doctor Strange are:
In Black Panther, the first three locations Killmonger decides to attack are also where the three sanctums from Doctor Strange are located from MovieDetails
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16. Maybe an obvious one to some, but Shuri took direct inspiration from Back to the Future: Part II:
In Black Panther (2018) Shuri says that the shoes are “fully automated like the old American movie baba used to watch” she is referring to the automatic laces from Back to the future part 2 from MovieDetails
Baba has good taste in movies!
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17. This foreshadowing you might've missed:
In Black Panther, when Killmonger takes the throne he says “The sun will never set on the Wakandan Empire. The end of the movie shows them watching the sunset, signifying the end of his rule. from MovieDetails
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18. The vibranium in Black Panther's suit has the ability to absorb all sound, so in some scenes, he actually makes zero noise.
In Capitan America Civil War whenever Black Panther falls to the ground he doesn't make any sound from MovieDetails
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And finally...
19. In Avengers: Age of Ultron, Bruce Banner was scrolling on Wakanda's Wikipedia page:
In ‘Avengers : Age of Ultron’, when Bruce Banner is investigating Wakanda on his computer, the text on the screen is actually the first two paragraphs of Wakanda’s Wikipedia page from MovieDetails
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