Warm up sketch: Falcon
Added 2021-03-21 00:29:45 +0000 UTCAnthony Mackie in the Falcon’s classic costume.
The show “Falcon and Winter Soldier” started yesterday. One of my main gripes about the MCU is the military presence. The movies and shows are never critical of the government or the military, and many characters (such as the Falcon) have the military to thank for their origins, and continue on as operatives of the war machine. It’s funny that Wikipedia omits the character’s story from after his origins, to the 2000s. But I remember him as a guy who was an altruist, dedicated to mutual aid and community service, despite a rocky adolescence as a street thug after tragedy and disillusionment with the world. He wasn’t a military guy.
They’re bringing in the US Agent, the guy who replaced Captain America when he quit because the government doesn’t represent “American Values” anymore. Will we get Sam at odds with the government? Maybe, but not as much as Cap often was in the comics, I bet.
The Winter Soldier takes his name from an anti-war movement of veterans. I’ve yet to see anything anti-war or military about this Winter Soldier.
There’s so much course correction that needs doing here, but I am not confident that Marvel Studios and Disney are going to do this. I hope to be pleasantly surprised.
Comments
As a big fan of Falcon as a character, I can appreciate and relate with most of your views. However, as a vet, Im enjoying what they're exploring with The Winter Soldier. It feels that his goals at redemption and exhaustion with fighting will put him on the very anti-war path you mention. In regards to Falcon, I am in 80% agreement with you. I really loved that he was working with helping vets when they introduced him but it does feel like he's gone full military again. That said, I think I would to0 if I got to fly around with top notch military tech. The toys are hard to leave behind :)
Jezza Smilez
2021-03-24 20:04:04 +0000 UTCI am not interested in Don Cheadle’s butt
Dave Davenport (dogspunk)
2021-03-21 08:35:20 +0000 UTCYou mentioned war machine but didn’t mention War Machine! 😗
William O. Tyler
2021-03-21 06:51:52 +0000 UTC
