Not exact matches
He must also safeguard the nation's supply of
Vibranium, a rare metal
ore that's used to power the country.
But T'Challa's boasts about Wakanda's fanciful independence from other nations and its rich deposits of
vibranium (a magical
ore used to make weapons as well as Panther's invincible suit) merely seduce Marvel fans into accepting a new brand of exoticized inanity.
Sitting above a deposit of a powerful and readily weaponizable
ore called
vibranium calls for that kind of security, though.
That stylish introduction is immediately followed by a flashback to Oakland in 1992, where a Wakandan spy embedded in American society is caught trading arms made of
Vibranium, the meteoric
ore on which Wakanda built its superior new world.
In reality, it's a beautiful and technologically advanced place, thanks to its rich reserves of
vibranium: an
ore with energy - manipulating qualities that's very handy in creating superhero suits and other things.
The movie's Wakanda creation scene, done with swirls of
vibranium ore, brought me back to John Huston's sandy vision of God creating Adam in The Bible.