Black Panther is currently the most successful movie in the world, and while much of that hinges on it being a really great movie, a huge portion of its success can be attributed to the fact that at long last we have a fully-formed black superhero to inspire a new generation of black children looking to see themselves represented on the big screen. Even Michelle Obama chimed on on the film's historic importance
One Twitter user wasn't happy that the First Lady seemed to forget about 2004"s Catwoman, which starred Halle Berry in an incredibly bizarre reimagining of Batman's nemesis and sometimes love interest. Apparently a film with a 9% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes should be remembered for having the same level of cultural impact as a film that brings to life an afrofuturist paradise?
But John Rogers, one of the writers on Catwoman, responded to this tweet saying that in no uncertain terms a movie where Sharon Stone plays a supervillain transformed by radioactive face cream is not quite at the same level as Black Panther.
Catwoman may be a terrible film, but it led to one of the greatest moment's in awards show history, when Halle Berry accepted her Razzie for Worst Actress while holding her Oscar.
