"The only man I envy is the one who has not yet been to Africa - For he has so much to look forward to”…Richard Mullin
Even The Movies Get It!
Do you
love movies? I bet you do, although as for me, I don’t just love movies, my
obsession is in another level, and that’s probably why I’m a MARVEL Studios’
fan (wink).
MARVEL has been able to bring our childhood cartoon memories and
fantasies to life, and smiling to the bank in the process. MARVEL has succeeded in building an entertainment empire, creating lucid make-believes that are so
surreal.
Only recently, they are taking a new direction, which has caught the
whole world’s attention, they are fully bringing Africa into the picture.
“The darkest thing about Africa has been our
ignorance of it ”…George Kimble
The African Image!
The
“Black Panther” movie is one of the most anticipated action / superheroes’
movies of all time, and it won’t be surprising if it crashes box offices due to
its almost perfect reviews. The amazing thing about it however is not just that
the movie boasts of an all black (dark skinned) casting (Black lives
matter-ish), it also puts Africa in the spotlight, a rare and risky move.
Spoiler
Alert! The Black Panther movie comes in a critical time when Africa has
apparently lost her way, especially in the wake of waves of corruption,
blindness to the value of leadership, thirst for power and poor management in
the midst of massive resources that can totally change the world. No doubt
there are enemies and obstacles, but the movie teaches us that with love,
inner-strength, courage, faith, heart, destiny and allies, we shall surely
overcome.
“Africa has her mysteries, and even the wise
man cannot understand them. But a wise man respects them ”…Miriam Makeba
Africa’s True Potential
If
Africa weren’t truly blessed, the western world and even shrewd China wouldn’t
be pitching their tents there in. Ghana has gold, Nigeria has oil, Liberia has
got diamonds, Egypt has the Nile and other African countries have enormous
resources that can keep the world going round for light-years to come, and
that’s why Africa is relevant to the rest of the world even if the western
world try to blur her possibilities, cheapen her artifacts, disrespect her
culture, expel her heritage and detest her colour.
“Africa is poor because her investors and
creditors are unspeakably rich”…Naomi Klein
Perhaps
Black Panther movie was infused into the MARVEL cinematic universe for the sake
of inclusion of the African people and their cultures, but maybe all that
doesn’t really matter so far the message has been apparently and inadvertently
passed unto the hearts of the remainder of the planet, that Africa is not only
full of massive prospects, she is also self-sufficient and Africans carry good
hearts in their chests, another valuable resource the world desperately needs.
The
time for Africa is now, well it has always been known that Africans are a
unique people, but perhaps Africans think they need a confirmation and constant
reminders before ignoring stereotypes and breaking off the trance of a blinding
dogma.
God
bless Nigeria, Africa, and the world!
Thank
you, and be awesome because you
truly are.
Akin
Abimbola.
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Sources: Answers Africa, BBC, Brainy Quote, Google, Good
reads, Marvel Studios, Wikipedia, Youtube
This article is an
original piece, which was reasonably researched, contains considerable opinion
and is composed in a unique style of the author.
The names in actual
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people’s names appearing are purely co-incidental, except for quotes and news
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