In an interview with Empire, Black Panther executive producer Nate Moore explained revealed that Black Panther didn’t originally open with the animated sequence explaining Wakanda’s history.
Black Panther‘s opening scene, which explains the history and culture of Wakanda, was added after the film’s initial test screenings.
Black Panther isn’t the first movie to employ an opening sequence that sets up the story and explains the nature of the film’s world.
What’s more, it’s a meritocracy in which its monarch typically acts as the country’s sworn protector – the Black Panther.