Where does T'Challas sister learn science from

Where does T'Challas sister learn science from Mar 9, 2018 0:45:35 GMT via mobile charzhino likes this

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Post by Waxer-n-boil on Mar 9, 2018 0:45:35 GMT

Mar 8, 2018 16:23:28 GMT bluerisk said:

Mar 6, 2018 20:02:57 GMT Lord Death Man said:

All of your assumptions are based on the idea that Wakanda somehow has no learning institutions of its own and that all of the best learning institutions are in the West. Within the Marvel Universe, that couldn't be farther from the truth. You wouldn't ask the same question of Tony Stark because the answer would be irrelevant. The real (and frankly obvious) answer for both Tony and Shuri is that they are geniuses who would have likely arrived at their level of knowledge and mastery over multiple fields regardless of where they were educated.

For a deep dive into the Wakandan culture, government, and its education system (which differs radically from its hyper-capitalist western counterparts in structure and pedagogical approach) see Ta-Nehisi Coates' lauded run on Black Panther and Roxane Gay and Yona Harvey's World of Wakanda.

In other words, go read a comic book.

Sincerely,
Death Man

Stanford is real, the MIT is real, Oxford is real - Wakanda is not.

In all due respect, your point is not the biggest problem with the Shuri character. After all, Asgard isn't real and neither is Sokovia. But we accept everything we see onscreen about them. The problem with the Shuri character is that they didn't devote anything to backstory or supposition to give some credibility to her being a genius in science and technology. Not unless you count dropping her into a hi-tech lab where everyone seemed to accept that she knew what she was doing. (Which unfortunately is even more than they did for the Disney SW Rey character).

Even a brief line or scene that covered her education would've helped. Then you add the comment from the actress who played the character, claiming she is even smarter than Tony Stark. And it seems to have gone viral with people who have seen the movie. You have to show some onscreen development to back up a claim like that. Add that all up and it makes her character come off as somewhat of a MarySue.