Four General Mise-en-Scene Areas

For this blog post, I am going to be commenting on the different mise-en-scene areas of film in the movie "Black Panther."

Setting: The setting in the movie Black Panther is very mixed on where different scenes take place. In the beginning of the film, the setting is in urban Oakland, California, while other parts of the movie show the jungle of Africa and the city of Wakanda. The setting of Wakanda describes how technologically advanced the civilization is and that they are thriving. 

Lighting: There a various forms of lighting used in this movie. One form of lighting used in the scene where the king is rescuing the girl is low-key lighting. This is a form of low-key lighting because the scene is taking place at night in the jungle with the moonlight shining down on the characters as the only source of light. Right before this scene, the Black Panther is in his ship and is about to jump out and rescue the girl, but he is planning out the strategy. High-key lighting is used in the ship with the indoor ship lights shining down on him. 

Costume: In all marvel/superhero movies, the costumes of each and every character are very unique to what traditional everyday humans where during the day. Superheros typically have special made costumes that give them a brand and have viewers understand exactly who they are viewing even in a costume. In Black Panther, King T'Challa (Black Panther) is given the black suit to give the main character a specific costume that the hero is supposed to wear. While various movies are different, the sci-fi and fantasy genre of Black Panther gives the King his specific costume.

Staging: The various characters in the movie present extremely well acting in the movie. Watching different characters use forms of mood and different actions they present describes each and every character perfectly. For example, King T'Challa uses humor in his acting to show his soft and caring side presenting him as a "good guy". However, the so called villain, Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan) presents himself as vengeful in his acting styles.