Having lost his father to a brutal end and slaughtering untold hundreds as a black ops soldier, it should come as little surprise that his eyes are focused squarely on Wakanda's arsenal. Storming in from the outside is Erik "Killmonger" Stevens. This is a country that clings tightly to tradition, and there's the certainty that this genie can never again be placed back in its bottle once released. T'Challa's heart tells him to help, but it's not that simple a decision. His son, T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) �" the latest of his bloodline to wear the mantle of Black Panther �" is at a crossroads, uncertain how far back to pull the curtain. The late T'Chaka (John Kani) was taking the first steps towards Wakanda stepping out from the shadows before his reign as king was cut short. In those rare occasions when outsiders have penetrated the nation's defenses, as gun runner and black marketeer Ulysses Klaue (Andy Serkis) had decades earlier, it's ended in theft and bloodshed. The conventional Wakandan wisdom is to remain hidden. There is also the possibility of Wakanda raising arms, distributing their devastating weapons across the globe to at long last release the stranglehold of a racist status quo. There is charity and the pursuit of a greater peace. So, yes, there is continuing to live in isolation.
Even in the best of outcomes, the culture they so treasure cannot help but be transformed.
Fully revealing its resources and technology exposes Wakanda to exploitation and perhaps even war. Should Wakanda's primary responsibility be towards its people and its traditions? With the gifts that Wakanda has to offer an increasingly embattled world, should the long-isolated nation open its arms to help? Embracing refugees means subjecting oneself to their troubles. That's the core of the conflict in Black Panther. Their tech masks the grandeur of their Golden City, and that third world façade doesn't inspire much of anyone to bother digging beneath that deceptively unremarkable surface. Wakanda has hidden in plain sight for centuries. Their incomprehensibly massive stores of vibranium �" the most valuable mineral the world over �" has led to the development of technology that few could dream possible. Wakanda is, in fact, the most advanced civilization on Earth.
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