Eyes of Wakanda

A miniseries that expands the lore of Wakanda, adding interesting details and leaving room for certain debates. It has attractive concept art.

"Eyes of Wakanda" is an entertaining, simple, and very acceptable proposal due to the addition of narrative aspects that in a way promote the entire environment of Wakanda, its beginnings, or stages at various points in time. It can be very entertaining depending on your expectations or very mediocre in what it aims to convey, however, it has merit in terms of all its elaboration and the work behind the final result.

It's one of those Marvel productions that tries a twist on animation, and it's fine; all that visual aspect is reflected on screen and it has pleasant moments. I can highlight the overall concept art, which has a level of detail, creativity, and ingenuity that dazzles at all times. The ability to encompass that original style and the designs in the stories deserves a great point. Each of the environments seen in the episodes is striking and full of energy.

There are 4 episodes that cover different stories, themes, objectives, and reflections that come together to somewhat complement the ideals of a resource-rich country in different eras, all with the aim of creating a coherent link with characters already seen in the 2018 movie "Black Panther." Being able to see certain small details, references, stories, and the introduction of new characters, I believe, fulfills in some way.

It should be noted that it is not an animated miniseries that will revolutionize the Marvel universe, but it can entertain true fans. In addition, from my perspective, it is not the best of all Marvel Animation productions either; works like "X-Men 97" or "Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man" are better, emphasizing plot, impactful moments, animation, and story. Even so, "Eyes of Wakanda" can be enjoyed.

The animation seems well-crafted to me, it has nuances, colors, designs, sequences, and attractive designs, its goal is well-deserved. Despite that, there's a small detail about the characters' gaze or facial features that doesn't quite convince me. The environments, locations, and so on are very well done. The musical score carries weight within the plot.

Now then, each episode has questionable details, whether due to conventions, the strength of the script, better execution of the development, more engaging plots, or exploiting the potential they had. It is evident that there are one or two episodes that leave much to be desired, whether due to the narrative argument or character development. In my experience, the second episode is the best due to the connection established in various parts through the protagonists' goals, covering real historical themes and certain creative details.

"Eyes of Wakanda" serves as another window to provide stories that can be entertaining for many viewers, fulfilling in certain details, but dividing the critics considerably. Ryan Coogler's work and his love for the culture are evident.

The essence of the comics is present and appreciated. It's a product that could have been much better, but it works. The added characters have their importance, and especially those connections with the live-action movies. Iron Fist is back in the house.

Eyes of Wakanda is visually stunning, with beautiful animation that really brings the world of Wakanda to life. The storytelling is creative, and the music adds to the experience. I also appreciated the tie-ins to the larger Marvel universe-those moments were a treat for longtime fans.

That said, while the show had a strong foundation, it felt like it didn't quite go the distance. The story was engaging, but something was missing-perhaps a deeper emotional core or more time to let the characters breathe. The short runtime didn't help; just as things got interesting, the episode(s) seemed to end.

Overall, I liked Eyes of Wakanda, but I wanted more-more depth, more time, and maybe just a little more of that Marvel magic.

This is only 4 episodes of roughly 1/2 hour each.

It's a perspective on how Wakanda kept itself hidden for so long.

The stories are perfectly watchable and interesting enough although, as per another review, Predator Badlands is a better offshoot of its source material.

There are some interesting themes explored, such as stolen goods (who do they belong to if centuries have passed), inclusivity versus exclusivity and family versus country.

It's perfectly watchable, as I said, but nothing you could say, yeah oh I see that's a different angle to the original stories.

So something like clone wars, bad batch or (as mentioned) Predator badlands show the original stories from a different perspective, Eyes of Wakanda sort of feels like a contextual filler. Nothing new you could say oh wow to but still serves to add to the original story.

For 1/2 hour episodes, it's a reasonable way to kill time.

I was far from being impressed with this one. The stories felt unimportant and sometimes not particularly enjoyable, mostly due to unpleasant main characters. The heroes are so focused on coming back with the stolen artifact from Wakanda, but it's hard to care about this kind of mission, and sometimes the "enemies" feel more right and easy to relate.

I don't think they were successful in their way to include Wakanda heroes into real historical events, or at least popular myth, like the Trojan horse. It feels out of place and they don't take advantage of them to make impactful arguments about our history.

The art was not that great either, not a big fan of how they made the faces, they all look like they have too much makeup on. There are some beautiful moments there, but the overreliance on "yellow rays of light" makes everything too dull when it could have had a brighter contrast.

The action scenes were as good as you can expect from Marvel, with very well-choreographed fights.

Marvel Studios' Eyes Of Wakanda is a four-part anthology series, with each episode following a different Wakandan War Dog during different time periods. With the nice animation, good action, well thought-through stories and interesting characters, it's a moderately entertaining mini-series that expands nicely on the lore of the Wakanda in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

It may not necessarily be a good series, but it's definitely enjoyable. Unfortunately, there are way better ways to pass a couple of hours, and the contents of this series could quite easily be summarised in a 60-second video on YouTube or TikTok. Because of this, I wouldn't recommend it to casual fans. I'd only suggest that you watch it if you're a hardcore fan of the MCU, or you're a fan of Marvel Comics (because Episode 3 made me very happy as someone that's been a life-long fan of a particular mystical character).