In a good or even passable movie, the "mind-control" aspect would have been the eighth most important part of the storyline. I felt like even earlier Marvel movies would introduce mind-control, hand-wave it away, and then move on as a small part of a larger issue. Somehow, they chopped away enough of this movie that the mind-control element got thrust to the top of the narrative, where you have long scenes of multiple characters seeing actual mind-control CAPTURED BY SECURITY FOOTAGE and they're like, WOW! Captain America, you fought Thanos. Transparently obvious mind-control should NOT be a shocker to you.
This was a great read, it’s fascinating to see how these Marvel films are treated more like pieces in a boardroom puzzle than unique works of art. I wonder if this superhero craze will ever end or if needing to watch so many movies to understand the latest release will ever be too much of an ask to moviegoers.
Thanks Matt!! I don't think it'll ever end but the relevance is definitely dying down when fans like me who loved a lot of marvel and nerd shit are starting to op out
It was like loose ends the movie. Sam Wilson Captain America was one of my favorite Captain America runs in recent times. There is so much you can do with this version of the character. Focus on the politics of him being a black man now representing America. Focus on a Cap without the super soldier serum. Hell, you could even go classic and give him an actual Falcon as Redwing and lead his telepathic connection into some sort of mutant commentary. But no, we decide to focus on multiple Hulk villains and turn the serpent's society into more run-of-the-mill bounty hunters. So Strange, underwhelming, and basic. I like it when comic book movies are not afraid to embrace the comic book's weirdness while also trying to balance the serious tones. This could have been done if they had more focus on Sam instead of the Hulk's rouges gallery for some reason.
I read further. Re: “Protect the President,” reminds me of the Kyle Kinane but about how “the President is kidnapped!” plot has really lost its stakes over recent years. “Okay. Let me know what the kidnappers do with him I guess.”
In a good or even passable movie, the "mind-control" aspect would have been the eighth most important part of the storyline. I felt like even earlier Marvel movies would introduce mind-control, hand-wave it away, and then move on as a small part of a larger issue. Somehow, they chopped away enough of this movie that the mind-control element got thrust to the top of the narrative, where you have long scenes of multiple characters seeing actual mind-control CAPTURED BY SECURITY FOOTAGE and they're like, WOW! Captain America, you fought Thanos. Transparently obvious mind-control should NOT be a shocker to you.
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Exactlyyyy like they have dealt with cosmic threats and they are hung up on mind control?! What are we doing?!
This was a great read, it’s fascinating to see how these Marvel films are treated more like pieces in a boardroom puzzle than unique works of art. I wonder if this superhero craze will ever end or if needing to watch so many movies to understand the latest release will ever be too much of an ask to moviegoers.
Thanks Matt!! I don't think it'll ever end but the relevance is definitely dying down when fans like me who loved a lot of marvel and nerd shit are starting to op out
It was like loose ends the movie. Sam Wilson Captain America was one of my favorite Captain America runs in recent times. There is so much you can do with this version of the character. Focus on the politics of him being a black man now representing America. Focus on a Cap without the super soldier serum. Hell, you could even go classic and give him an actual Falcon as Redwing and lead his telepathic connection into some sort of mutant commentary. But no, we decide to focus on multiple Hulk villains and turn the serpent's society into more run-of-the-mill bounty hunters. So Strange, underwhelming, and basic. I like it when comic book movies are not afraid to embrace the comic book's weirdness while also trying to balance the serious tones. This could have been done if they had more focus on Sam instead of the Hulk's rouges gallery for some reason.
That's spot on! It just seems to be doing too much while doing nothing!
Captain America: Brave New World could have been an email.
Is… is it okay if I just don’t read past this point?
I read further. Re: “Protect the President,” reminds me of the Kyle Kinane but about how “the President is kidnapped!” plot has really lost its stakes over recent years. “Okay. Let me know what the kidnappers do with him I guess.”
I'm so tired of American propaganda in entertainment that it's easy for me to give this a miss.