The Woman King Has Held The Record at #1 for A Week

Sony Picture Releasing released an action-packed historical epic film, The Woman King, Last Friday, September 16. Since its screening, this new historical action movie has received positive reviews and provoked countless audiences and critics to engage in discussions about the Abolition Movement, Woman's Rights, sex discrimination, and more social hot spots.

It tells a slave-saving story set in the mid-1820s based on true events in West African history. A woman fighting for equality and justice, Nanisca, General of Dahomey, leads her All-female warrior band to a victory against their enemies Oyo Empire and its alliances, the European slave traders.

Why The Woman King Can Get A High Score On Rotten Tomatoes?

Its Positive reviews from audiences and critics on Rotten Tomatoes represent a good sign of its massive success. Among 43 top critics' reviews, only 2 top critics give poor reviews. A high rating from audiences also shows its popularity all around the globe. All audiences score stables at 84% on average for nearly a week. With more than 150 good reviews from audiences and critics, The Woman King emerged as one of the top American historical movies in 2022.

What Are The Differences Between The Woman King's Agojie & Black Panther's Dora Milaje?

Both Black Panther and (starred by Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, etc.)The Woman King unfold their plots in the center of an all-women warrior group, but are there any differences between those two warriors' bands?

It is easy to find that the costumes of Agojie and Dora Milaje's all-woman royal guards are different in aesthetics. Fighters in Black Panther are in flash and colorful clothes while outfits of women fighters in The Woman King are more realistic and record what women in 1823 wear in their daily life. The weaponry they take reveals different features between historical and fictional films. Agojies' weapons are in various types, for example, swords, spears, broad swords, etc. In the Women King, weapons designed for those brave women fighters are less diversified. The spear is the only weapon they use in battle.

In response to the enthusiastic MCU lovers, the director spent a large sum of money on the outfits of the fictional warriors of Wakanda. Its success indeed relies on its eye-popping warrior shirts in some way. On the contrary, the unique native art clothing of Agojie warriors truly reflects the social customs at that time.

Is There Any Connection Between Black Panther's Success And The Woman King?

Given their stereotyped ideas about people of color, Hollywood directors used to neglect black actors and actresses, Viola Davis (stars as Nanisca in the movie) implied in an interview. She also said that "the Woman King would not have been made without Balck Panther." Over 1.9 billion box office of The Woman King attributes to the big success of Black Panther, one of the highest rating Marvel Comics films. Receiving good feedback from Black Panther, Hollywood got the inspiration to publish an action-historical film based on the West African people's lives in the 1820s. Obviously, it's a wise decision. The Woman King comes to the #2 grossing film behind Avengers: Infinity War released in 2018.