Probably. You don't build up this much hype based on nothing.
Ahem, this seems to happen
every year nowadays... several times a year - especially vis-à-vis Hollywood blockbusters & Disney. Critics have ceased applying
critical thinking & certain movies are now supported by the
entire industry, including the mainstream media (their
defense force against criticism of the latest Star Wars was mind-blowing). I miss the old days when critics - & even industry insiders alike - would unleash hell on flawed blokcbusters. Imagine someone such as Elijah Wood in today's Hollywood calling one of Disney's movies a "piece of shit"?
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/nov/18/lordoftherings.features
Which is not to imply that Wood doesn't love movies. In fact, he applauds Ang Lee's success with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ('That's the kind of movie that should be making massive money - not that fucking Pearl Harbour piece of shit'); bemoans mainstream Hollywood ('Where have all the good movies gone?'); and champions smart films like this year's Memento and 1998's Rushmore ('A perfect movie').
In one month the 'masses' will have moved on from Black Panther, just as they have moved on from Star Wars. Rey for example was (hilariously) supposed to be a breakthrough female character (let's just pretend Ripley & Sarah Connor circa 1970's/80's never existed!), just as we have professional hype merchants pretending Black Panther is a groundbreaking "This will change the world!" movie... with the only net result being a lot of money in the studio's pockets.
Money, money & more money - that's what Hollywood is all about. The rest? (including social commentary & politics) are merely tools cynically wielded to generate buzz &
make the aforementioned money. I mean what if some of us generally feel superhero movies look goofy with awful costumes, shit dialogue & convoluted forgettable plots? We face a childish barrage of name calling from the media & industry itself for
xyz reasons.
Wakey-wakey @ Hollywood: it's
just an effing movie.