Two babies and a toddler don’t let me go out and see movies very often, so I’m totally spoiled this week where I get to see both Wakanda Forever in a theatre AND Hamilton on tour in back-to-back nights.
This was my first time seeing a proper live Hamilton production, though I’ve seen a few iterations of it, including a high school skirting around licensing limitations by making a play about a school performing Hamilton… and sprinkling in a few Rent songs. It’s a deep enough story that each time different characters and moments stand out. This cast had a real good Angelica, and Dear Theodosia + Nonstop hit different this time around. That tension between being satisfied with life with those you love and wanting to change the world for them like you’re running out of time is real for me.
As for Wakanda Forever… seemed like the impossible sequel to write but never should’ve doubted Ryan Coogler. All the Mesoamerican inspirations and broad inclusions of the diaspora… feels like they’re making superhero flicks for international history nerds like me now.
Hamilton/Wakanda Forever
