The book picks up, and we continue to talk about the new MCU episode "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier".
As we all know, this series has a total of 6 episodes, and 5 episodes have been broadcast so far, and the finale is about to be ushered in. Next door, "Wanda's Vision", at this time, we can already see the WestView Town built by Wanda collapsing step by step, the truth of the matter gradually surfaced, and the brainwashing divine song "Agatha All Along" has also been launched. On the set of "Falcon and winter soldier", we can also see that the story is about to reach its climax.
Last time we said that this time the episode seems to have no grand theme of the superhero series in the plot, and the small details that are explicitly implied are telling the plight of superheroes returning to ordinary people, and the two titles have encountered racism and PTSD, which are not uncommon in beautiful countries. It can be said that even if the background is not based on the Falcon and the Winter Soldier, but happens to ordinary black stars with a certain reputation and ordinary soldiers who have participated in unjust wars, there is not much sense of violation.
And the encounter between the flag breaker and the black super soldier Isaiah, although it seems to be evil and righteous, but also have a tragic experience, it is inevitable to make people think of reality...
Of course, at present, it seems that the most interesting thing in this game is the blackening of the new American team. In fact, as early as the previous article, I mentioned that this new American team does not seem to be a generous, gentle and tolerant person like the original American team, coupled with the setting of the "American secret agent" in the comic, in the subsequent plot, this character may be blackened. And in the latest episode, he did comply with this speculation, and the blackening was crisp.
For the hostility of the two superheroes of Hunting and Winter, the new American team John Walker knows it. In fact, as long as it is not Steve and steve's personal designators, whoever sits in this position will probably be treated like this. The indifference of the veteran superhero, the fighting power of the Wakanda heroine, John attributed all the unhappiness to the fact that his strength was not strong enough, so when he got the serum, the choice he would make can be imagined.
The difference between John and Zemo is obvious. I have to say that the Zemo in this series is indeed very fanatic, the two merchants are online, and some new money ability settings like Batman next door have been added, and from beginning to end, they are adhering to their original intention of hating superheroes, facing the serum of everyone's hearts, one foot is broken, completely uncared for, put next door to the "Lord of the Rings" crew, absolutely a fierce horn who can resist the temptation of the Lord of the Rings, compared to Gollum does not know where to go.
However, John was no one like Zemo, who injected the serum in order to gain strength. We all know that as early as "American Team 1", it has been repeatedly mentioned that serum can not only strengthen people's physical fitness, but also amplify people's personality, make good people more kind, evil people become more evil, and for John, who was originally impulsive and arrogant, serum plus the accidental killing of his friend "Battlestar" made his original violent side reach its peak in an instant, and even under the watchful eyes of passers-by, the star shield representing "Captain America" cruelly tortured and killed unarmed foreigners who were already begging for forgiveness...
I have to say that even if there is a psychological preparation for the blackening of the new American team, but in the face of a close-up of a multi-angle, all-round blood-stained shield, as a small editor of MCU shield fans, it is still a bit unbearable...
In the face of John's blackening, Hunter and Winter regained the captain's shield, and after a conversation with Isaiah, the Falcon decided to inherit the shield despite being told that "as a dignified black man should not take the shield"; the U.S. government chose to stand up for the first time and deprive John of his qualification as "Captain America" - seriously, in the MCU worldview, the flag breaker's resistance, although radical, is reasonable; the blackening of the new American team is understandable, after all, the United States originally needed a political mascot to push him to this position But he did not give him more help, but instead got rid of this back cooker as soon as there was a problem; only the US government seems to have always been more like a garbage villain... And the two captains may also reflect the different positions of the United States in World War II and the Afghan war...
Confronted with the lost John, a new character, Valentina Aliguela de Fontaine, appears. The name is really long, and she has repeated it more than once, which makes people can't help but care. The character is played by Julia, who has been nominated 25 times and won two Emmy Awards. MCU is certainly not about finding a big name to play an unimportant role for no reason. In fact, this elegant lady with a long name and full of aura, who has been mixed up in the three major organizations of S.H.I.E.L.D., Hydra, and Leviathan in the comics, is the girlfriend of Nick Fury, is a viper, and is also the Hydra Lady - in "Wolverine 2", there was also a viper, but perhaps because there were copyright problems in the first place, the X-Men did not mention any news about Mrs. Hydra.
At this point, the hunter and winter finally turned from a friend of the unknown friend into a true friend who opened their hearts, and the falcon was obviously more able to heal the guilt-tormented veteran than the government-appointed psychologist; Bucky, who was trying to release himself, finally revealed a smile that did not belong to the winter warrior, but belonged to James Buchanan Barnes; the only designated heir of the MCU captain, Sam, finally decided to inherit the shield as a black man, and also gave his original falcon wings to Torres. That is, the little brother who went to investigate the flag breaker in the first episode, he is also the second-generation falcon in the comic, I don't know if this will be the foreshadowing of the second generation of the MCU falcon...
Zemo is imprisoned in a raft prison at sea, which is not only where Steve in "Us Team 3" once went to rescue his teammates who were imprisoned because of the Sokovia agreement, but also looks like the place where various super-powered criminals are held in the comics, and I wonder if this is paving the way for the appearance of the anti-hero team "Thunder Agents"? People who only watch the movie may not know about this team, but in fact, many of the characters we are familiar with have been part of this team at different times, including Luke Cage, who has had an emotional relationship with Jessica Jones in both comics and episodes, crossbones who first appeared in "American Team 2", as well as the Punisher, Green Devil, Venom, Ant-Man, Deadpool, etc. The impression that the next Black Widow (not Natalie we are familiar with) has also joined this team.
A noteworthy point is that, including the new American team John Walker, many of the anti-heroes mentioned above have more or less some connection with the imitation master, and the imitation master will be the main villain in the movie "Black Widow", if there is no epidemic, "Black Widow" should have been released a long time ago, I don't know if this is also a small linkage between "Falcon and Winter Soldier" and "Black Widow"?
Moreover, we still don't know who the power broker really is...
(Forget it, don't guess, just decide it's you, Mephisto...) ）
Perhaps, in the final act of the last episode, the title will change, the falcon is no longer a falcon, and the Winter Soldier is no longer the Winter Soldier. If this is the case, it will be a good ending.
However, although in the new plot, the new American team John Walker is completely blackened and rebellious, outside the play, he has more support from the audience than when he first appeared, and even many people feel a tear in the Easter egg at the end of the film.
It's an interesting phenomenon – some people seem to be more attracted to anti-heroes who are both good and evil and will stop at nothing to achieve good ends than purely virtuous and decent characters. In recent years, this type of film and television drama, such as "Watchmen" and "Black Pickets", has also been very popular.
Traditional superheroes are often benevolent, even if they are wronged, they always think about the overall situation, and they are perfect in all aspects to be "unkind", and even sometimes give people a feeling of "hypocrisy" and "falsehood" (criticizing the motherland in front of the public by name). Anti-heroes are very different, they are jealous and hateful, but they also have no scruples, so they are more decisive, they are more quick to take revenge, and even take some controversial means to achieve their goals. They not only have heroic abilities, but also have small-character flaws, which also makes them look more "cool" than "boring" in the eyes of some people. In addition, their "flaws", their choices, driven by the plot of the story, often become understandable and even likable. In the MCU, this is like John Walker in this series, we can see the root cause of his blackening step by step, even if you don't agree, it's difficult not to understand; it's also like Loki in the "Thor" series, who obviously appeared as a villain, but finally exited in a heroic way, which is unforgettable, but fortunately has an echo. They are full of loneliness and tragedy, if the superhero is the "partner of justice", then the anti-hero is more like an "enemy of evil", if they are substituted, the audience will naturally have a sense of coolness that surpasses the traditional superhero.
But on the other hand, traditional superheroes do make some people feel more secure, just like in "Avengers 3", the moment Captain America comes out of the darkness, it makes people feel "ah, stable".
So for you, would you prefer superheroes or anti-heroes?