Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, one of the most anticipated Marvel movies, is finally in theaters and, with it, comes one of the most important antiheroes in the cinematographic universe that the company. Precisely, one of the most important aspects of the film is its representation of the Mesoamerican culture from which said antihero comes from: Namor, played by Tenoch Huerta.
Within this representation the appearance of the underwater city of Talokan is framed, with all the customs that they have there, an aspect that stands out is the salute that Namor makes when his troops are about to go to war with the most powerful fictitious nation. of the world.
What does Namor’s greeting mean in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever?
The hand gesture, which consists of bringing the edges of both palms together and pushing them forward, as if casting a spell, is used by troops from the rival civilization of Wakanda to reinforce their commitment to the defense of their nation before go out to the war that eventually develops.
In an interview with Wake up America (via The universal), Tenoch Huerta, Mabel Cadena and Alex Livinalli, who give life to Namor, Namora and Attuma, revealed the meaning of the sign. This Huerta said:
“It is the greeting that is done with respect. It also has to do with the sun, it has to do with opening things. It goes there.”
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In addition, the greeting is accompanied by the phrase “Líik’ik Talokan!”, which is based on the Mayan language and is, of course, a war cry. Livinalli told CinemaBlend that this phrase was not originally in the script, but that she and her partners convinced the production team to include it:
“It wasn’t part of the original script. It was a consensus thing. We said, you know, Black Panther, they have ‘Wakanda forever’ and it’s so powerful, it means so much. And we think we’re pretty much like Wakandans, you know, we need something. So after a conversation with the language instructor, we came up with ‘Talokan rises’, which is ‘Líik’ik Talokan’, which is like ‘yes, we are here’. This is our mantra, so to speak.”
The Aztec Empire Twitter account shared the following information:
“The hand gesture of Líik’ik Talokan! it is based on those seen in many Mesoamerican codices. Here is my comparison between a detailed Nuttall and Namor codex.”
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever it’s already in theaters.
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