- A man proposed to his girlfriend right before a screening of Marvel's "Black Panther" Thursday night.
- He couldn't stick around, though, because he didn't have a ticket.
- The proposal shows that audiences don't just see "Black Panther" as another movie. It's a celebration.
Right before a screening of "Black Panther" Thursday night at Brooklyn's Alamo Drafthouse theater, someone donned a Black Panther costume, took out a ring, and proposed to his girlfriend.
The theater erupted in applause. Then he had to leave.
The man didn't have a ticket, according to Twitter reports, and surprised his girlfriend, who he knew would be at the screening with other friends. But he's still being honored on Twitter.
So this couple just got engaged in my #BlackPanther viewing!
— PRE-KARDASHIAN KANYE (@CushKobain) February 16, 2018
We still had to get our popped corn in order tho... 😬 pic.twitter.com/79coV63xpi
Proposal at 10:15 Black Panther showing at Alamo Drafthouse in Brooklyn, man dressed up as Black Panther proposed to his fiancé (she said yes) who he knew would be here with her girlfriends. He didn't have tickets so left shortly after. #BlackPantherSoLit
— Rob Pratt (@Rob_Pratt) February 16, 2018
Omg a guy next to us in a Black Panther outfit just proposed & she said yes & the theatre exploded in applause pic.twitter.com/fYHZekxtGM
— Cory Schmitz (@CorySchmitz) February 16, 2018
Someone just proposed in my #BlackPanther screening wearing a black panther suit. She said yes. Y’all it’s live out here.
— Trey Williams (@Trey3Williams) February 16, 2018
Need me a man who loves me enough to propose before I watch Black Panther even though he ain’t got no tickets for the movie himself 😆
— Katerina Torres (@katerinatorres) February 17, 2018
anyway if my future spouse doesnt propose to me in a black panther suit (or killmonger) like that guy in brooklyn then it’s useless
— niya 🖐✨ (@kappasuit) February 17, 2018
Step your game up, gentlemen. https://t.co/WIxa4OGOxe
— Alamo Drafthouse (@alamodrafthouse) February 16, 2018
America has been treating the release of "Black Panther" like a celebration, as Teen Vogue pointed out, and the Alamo Drafthouse threw a party worthy of it. Before the screening, it hosted a drum performance and had a special menu inspired by pan-African cuisine.
Oh man, the @drafthouse#BlackPanther menu looks way too tempting. pic.twitter.com/QyBLbiaCXB
— Thomas 🚀 SFF180 (@SFF180) February 14, 2018
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