Please note, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is rated PG-13. As is probably obvious already, Namor is one of my least favorite Marvel characters. He is the kind of person who needs to change, yet frustratingly stubbornly refuses to even recognize that need. It’s what keeps him squarely in the villain category and out of the “hero” category as a classic anti-hero in my book. Wakanda Forever got real close to changing my mind though. This version of Namor possess haughtiness derived less from royalty and more from the desire to protect his people. It makes him more sympathetic as a whole. More importantly, when his back is to the wall with Shuri, he does something his comic counterpart would die before doing. He yields. This made me think that maybe this Namor can change, and in doing so become better. Then the final scene with him and one of his people came up. In that scene, one of his warriors is confused and asks why Namor gave in. Namor doesn’t talk about how Shuri convinced him. He doesn’t talk about seeing the error of his ways. While he admits he was defeated, he says that Shuri spared him only because she know she needs him and that together they and the Wakandans will eventually have to conquer the surface world. If you stubbornly hold on to being right all the time, you are wrong. That is what our Faith teaches. We are ones who are at fault, and God in our Lord Jesus Christ is the one who corrects us. As it is written in 1 John 1:8, “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” Namor was so close and just missed the prize. Hopefully the same will not be true for us. Disclaimer: unless otherwise stated, the majority of images produced here are not owned or created by me. Commenting is encouraged. Please use discretion leaving comments below, letting the love of God guide you.
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