"Black Panther" Bosman Death is not the end

Chief Commentator Zhang Jinghui

Do not sell people, do not sell misery, and build their own "kingdom" in a down-to-earth manner, which is the real filmmaker.

I believe that this weekend, friends who like to watch movies are shocked by a piece of news: the actor of the movie "Black Panther" Chadwick Bosman died of colon cancer at the age of 43. Bosman was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016 and has struggled with the disease for the past 4 years before progressing to stage IV. During this period, he filmed films such as "Black Panther", "Marshall", "Blood Five", "Avengers 3 and 4" and so on. These films were shot during countless surgeries and chemotherapy.

After Making Marvel's "Black Panther," Bosman not only grossed $1.3 billion worldwide, but also became the embodiment of the "King of Wakanda." Wakanda is Marvel's fictional mysterious country in northeastern Africa, ostensibly indistinguishable from other African countries, but is actually the most developed country on Earth. Bosman played Black Panther, king of Wakanda, and his wonderful performance in it won 7 Oscar nominations for "Black Panther", becoming a peak in superhero movies.

Bosman's death came as a surprise because he had not heard anything about his cancer before that. Several of his films, starting with Black Panther, were done with a diagnosis of colon cancer, whether it was mental state or body management, and it was completely invisible in the film that he was a patient with cancer. The saddest thing is a video of Bosman being interviewed after the release of "Black Panther", in which the reporter asked him about the spoilers of the plot afterwards, and he just smiled and said, "I'm dead, sisters." The reporter continued to lament, "We're not ready for your character to die." Bosman just smiled and shook his head and said, "But I did die." "At the time, everyone must have thought he was just talking about the role, but looking back at this video now, we see that Bosman has lost a lot of weight, and maybe what he really wants to say is: I really want to play, but I'm sorry, I'm going to die with my character."

Fans know that in order to prevent the plot of the new film from being revealed in advance, Marvel and the characters have signed confidentiality agreements. It may be that too much attention is paid to the promise of spoilers, or it may be that it is to prevent the illness from affecting the integrity of his work, even if Bosman reaches the end of his life, his illness is kept secret until the end.

Coincidentally, in 2018, the host Li Yong died in the United States due to illness. Before that, he went to the United States for treatment due to cancer, disappeared from the public eye, and only occasionally reported photos of his life in the United States, and there were many rumors on the Internet, saying that Li Yong had earned enough money to immigrate to the United States. As a result, when the news of the death on the other side of the ocean came, people were shocked as much as the news of Bosman's death.

Li Yong, like Bosman, also hid his illness. This may make their fans and fans a little dissatisfied, because it makes us not even have the opportunity to say goodbye.

But I can understand them deeply. Because until the end, Bosman left me with the impression of the handsome King Wakanda in "Black Panther", and Li Yong left me with the impression of the radiant host who could dominate the stage.

Why wouldn't they want to say goodbye to the fans they've been following for years in the last moments of their lives? They simply chose to die with dignity, leaving us with the highlights of their lives.

I believe that What happened to Bosman can reshape many people's perceptions of celebrities. Stardom is a special profession, a profession that dooms them to live in the spotlight, to embark on a life without freedom, to bear the overload of filming rhythms. Once there is negative news, it also has to bear huge entertainment pressure and even internet storms... What happened to Bosman and Li Yong tells us that they are not completely free even in the face of their own death.

If you want to wear a crown, you will bear its weight. I respect Bosman's choice. Legend has it that when elephants are close to death, they will leave the herd, walk alone to the elephant cemetery, and then die alone. In my opinion, Bosman is a panther on the screen and an elephant in reality, and I respect such a star. Perhaps Bosman can finally meet the souls of the people he loves in the ancestral land as in the movie.