VIDEO : 'Black Panther' Feels Like A Cultural Watershed

Black superheroes have reached the screen before, but seeing the collective weight of Marvel/Disney thrown behind a blockbuster like "Black Panther" still feels like a cultural watershed, one that the movie exuberantly embraces. Boasting perhaps the strongest supporting characters yet among Marvel titles, director Ryan Coogler's visually dynamic film should transform a lesser-known comic-book hero into a household name. Coogler has taken the source material -- and a character introduced in 1966 -- and delivered an unexpectedly relevant and timely movie, one with something to say woven into its fantastic trappings.