Black Panther  (2018) and I, Daniel Blake  (2016) represent the vast spectrum of contemporary cinema, ranging from global blockbusters to independent social realism . Black Panther , produced by Marvel Studios (a Disney subsidiary), is the 17th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . It features the fictional kingdom of Wakanda , which avoided colonization to achieve technological superiority. The film is culturally significant for its Afrofuturist  aesthetic, challenging his