S4E03 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever The Kingsmen

The Kingsmen take on the hit film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). By watching extraordinary heroes and villains grapple with grief and the threat of destruction, we learn something about what it means to be human, to lament, to be merciful, to forgive, and to find peace.

[00:00:07] Intro 

[00:00:38] Honoring Chadwick Boseman

[00:03:12] Railing Against Death 

[00:04:52] Processing Grief Through the Characters

[00:07:03] Helpless in the Face of Death

[00:07:53] Missing the Mark

[00:10:05] The Suffering of Being Silenced

[00:11:37] Biblical Lament

[00:13:41] Why is More Important than How

[00:17:40] The Domain of Science versus Metaphysics

[00:20:29] Modern Understanding of Religion

[00:23:19] Judging Moral Superiority 

[00:26:04] Is it Moral to Sacrifice Someone Else? 

[00:28:06] Queen Ramonda as a Type of Mary

[00:32:34] Breaking the Cycle of Violence through Mercy

[00:35:48] Hopeful Intercession of the Saints

[00:38:24] Shuri's Core Identity

[00:39:38] Mother Mary, Child of God

[00:41:26] Envisioning the Enemy as Our Brother

[00:44:14] Comparing the Conflicts Between the Two Movies

[00:45:36] The Stupidity and Futility of Evil

[00:47:17] The Gift of Wise Counsel

[00:48:08] The Life-Saving Restraints of Religion

[00:49:53] Resurrection Makes Forgiveness Possible

[00:52:36] Deification as Becoming Something More Than Human

[00:54:54] Communion: Participating in God's Humility

[00:59:18] Ignoring Our Loss and Grief Through Tech 

[01:03:20] Conclusion