Trivia

Tenoch Huerta, who plays the ruler of an underwater kingdom, didn't know how to
swim. When Ryan Coogler offered him the role and asked about his swimming skills,
Huerta simply replied, "I've never drowned before." He took swimming lessons
afterwards in preparation for the role.

Goofs
Despite Namor introducing himself with his name accented on the second syllable
(and the 'a' short), nearly every time a Wakandan character references him they
accent the first syllable (and turn the 'a' long).

Quotes
Ramonda: I am Queen of the most powerful nation in the world! And my entire family
is gone! Have I not given everything?

Crazy credits
The Marvel Studios logo animation features quotes/images/clips of T'Challa
(Chadwick Boseman) and is shaded purple, the royal color of Wakanda. The animation
also has the music muted.

Alternate versions
UK theatrical version is slightly cut for violence to secure the 12A rating from
the BBFC.

Connections
Featured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: D23 Expo 2019 Extravaganza (2019)

Soundtracks
Lift Me Up
Written by Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna and Ryan Coogler
Performed by Rihanna

Bad editing ruined it; the stellar score and wardrobe couldn't save it
This film and its prequel both had exceptional visual design, particularly in the
diverse wardrobe styles displayed, and throught-provoking instrumentation in the
score. The score was particularly captivating this time around. But none of this
could save the film from its pacing, clarity and consistency issues.

Even if we forget the outright errors (where the audio didn't match the visuals),
the film just had a lot of awkward silence, like the actors were expecting quick
cuts and were just waiting for direction. There were hundreds of places I would
have cut a second here, two seconds there, enough not only to bring some energy
into the pacing, but also to buy more time to understand Namor's people. Little
time is spent really getting to empathize with them. Even Namor's story lacked
clarity and fleshing out.

More than 90 minutes in, the story finally started to get interesting, with
noteworthily well-done action sequences. But even then, it was painfully obvious
that some sequences where done by entirely different teams, with completely
inconsistent tonality. So it was hard to enjoy the good parts, with how different
they were from the rest.

I admit I had high hopes for the final film of Phase 4, but this just didn't
deliver.

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