The Woman King Insists a Different World Is Worth Fighting For
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In many ways, Gina Prince-Bythewood’s
The Woman King
is a fairly standard action blockbuster epic.
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It has a young hero who learns about a unique heritage. There are (wonderfully staged) battles. Characters include brave underdogs overcoming.
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It has revenge and empowerment. There is spectacle, melodrama, and romance. If you are looking for Hollywood, this gives you Hollywood.
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FIGHTING FOR DAHOMEY
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As the film opens, Dahomey is at a crisis point. A neighboring empire obtained horses and guns from European traders
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Its leader Oba Ade (Jimmy Odukoya), hungry for more enslaved people to enrich his kingdom, has started encroaching on Dahomey.
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MORE WAKANDA THAN WAKANDA
The success of
Black Panther
—a film celebrating an African nation with an elite female fighting force—probably paved the way for
The Woman King
.
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Black Panther
was careful to include a token good white person—a CIA agent played by the earnestly pure-hearted Martin Freeman. It also took pains to reject revolutionary violence.
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