There may be a group of incensed DC fans out there plotting the downfall of Black Panther's Audience Score on Rotten Tomatoes (because that's really going to make a difference at the box office) but that hasn't phased director Ryan Coogler! Recently, the filmmaker was quizzed on how he feels about the now removed Facebook page "Down with Disney's Treatment of Franchises and Its Fanboys."
"For me, I'm looking forward to everybody seeing the film," the director diplomatically responded. "I'm really looking forward to sharing the film with audiences regardless of what their political views are...that's kind of where I [stand on that]." As for how important a score like that is, Coogler was quick to point out that a percentage is never going to tell the full story when it comes to quality.
"It can be an oversimplification of what critics are saying about a movie," he added "It's quicker to look at the consensus than it is to read the articles. But I'm a person who definitely respects film criticism and draws on it in the filmmaking process." Despite this attempt by trolls to hurt Black Panther, early reactions have been overwhelmingly positive and it looks set to be a huge box office hit.
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