Variety: “A lot of us were raised to have fear of water,” the 36-year-old filmmaker told Variety, admitting his own trepidation and evoking the various reasons Black people have avoided — or ways they’ve been excluded — from pools and the ocean over the years. “I had to figure out how to swim so I could direct this movie.”
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This truly depicted the dedication that Ryan Coogler has put into the development of Black Panther. I really admire that he understands that in order for him to truly navigate the directions of this movie and properly articulate the way in which he wants his actors to move. Additionally, I am grateful that Coogler included reasonings as to why black people tend to stray away from water such as pools and the ocean. Many individuals fail to realize that the negative stereotype that black people can not swim stems from Americas racist history of not allowing black people the opportunity to learn how to, continuously denying access to pool and beach facilities, consistent racial attacks towards black people when engaging in water based activities, and the fact that black Americans were brought to this country on boats (generational trauma). So the fact that these black individuals within this film were able to put this fear that has been engraved within the community generation after generation in their past. Is highly commendable and is aiding in dismantling racial stereotypes of black individuals.
I think that it is great that filming a movie can have such a personal growth effect on the lives of performers and all that work on the production. The opportunity to gain new skills you may have otherwise never come across is thrilling. With the expectation of making sure people are comfortable and safe in the environment. I saw this movie this weekend and it was beautiful and I really was surprised how much filming in water there was. Sometimes there is a lot of CGI stuff trying to fake underwater scenes but I think it was great that so much of it was real. You could tell. I think it is great that the director took the time to learn what he needed to to be an active participant in the process. I think that great leaders should be willing to do whatever it is that they are asking others to do.
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