Captain America: Brave New World does its best to fly high, but the first Marvel movie of 2025 is the titular hero’s worst solo film so far
Anthony Mackie deserves it Miracle spotlight. This fan favorite actor portrays Sam Wilson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) For more than ten years, but in Falcon and winter soldiers ((Fat man) exist Disney Plus Beyond that, he played the second fiddle with other A-Listers in a multi-billion dollar franchise.
This is no longer the case. Captain America: A Brave New Worldsecond to last Marvel Issue 5 The film, which will play McGee’s leadership role over his outstanding role. Unfortunately, his first big screen outing was a nominal hero and wasn’t as brave or new outing as the subtitle suggests.
On the wings and pray
Three years have passed since Sam Wilson (Mackie) adopted it decisively Captain America mantle Fat man‘The last episode. Since then, Steve Rogers’ successor worked with Joaquin Torres (Danny Ramirez), who also replaced Wilson as MCU and conducted covert operations for the U.S. government. Cap 2.0 and his winger’s latest mission see them successfully retrieve a mysterious package, Seth Voelker/Sidewinder (Giancarlo Esposito) and his crime business (aka Snake Society) are trying to sell it to a Mexican unknown A person of name.
Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford are in their best shape
Restoring the above package leads to Wilson and Torres, plus Wilson’s colleagues – not to mention the super soldier and the individual who was wrongly imprisoned at one time – Isaiah Bradley (Carl Lumbly) receiving Thaddeus ‘Thunderbolt’ Ross (Harrison Ross) ford). There, Ross was partly responsible for breaking down the Avengers Captain America: Civil War Now the president of the United States, secretly demanding that Wilson help Ross reform the most powerful hero on Earth. Additionally, Wilson and Torres retrieved packaging contains a sample of metal tins, which is nearly responsible metal, famous metal X-Men Icon Wolverine’s skeleton. Tiamut’s body, huge celestial body Ether word In their 2021 film of the same name, these are covered – all the superpowers in the world claiming to their vast resources.
To prevent a significant geopolitical situation, Ross claimed to be a changeable man after installing the commander-in-chief of the United States, and he invited numerous world leaders to Washington to sign a treaty that would allow all parties to go from Benefits of the Treaty. Unfortunately, things get bad when an unusual song starts playing on the sound system – which leads to a sudden brainwashed Bradley trying to assassinate Rose.
this fall out Very important. Bradley is sent back to prison, Ross withdraws his proposal to work with Wilson due to his friendship with Bradley, while Wilson and Torres Then the rogue tracks down the real threat. Oh, the treaty is unsigned – as a new arms race quickly threatens a spiral out of control, the world’s largest country runs for the Los Angeles race.
This is the first sign here Captain America 4“Non-explored surface”. Before the release of the film, they stressed this painfully when I spoke to director Julius Onah and producer Nate Moore, who were talking to him, director Julius Onah and producer Nate Moore. A brave new world Not just re-hosted like the previous Captain America movie Winter Soldier. However, whether Hat rebels against his boss again, Bradley’s brainwashing can be compared with Bucky Barnes. This movie and Winter Soldier Show, it is difficult to object to the similarities of show. In this sense A brave new world It feels like it’s replaying Winter SoldierAlthough there are different people.
Decision to separate Wilson and Ross from the wide range Captain America 4The story is also very troublesome. Yes, it makes them even more suspenseful to minimize their encounters when the duo verbally and physically lock the angle. But, due to the movie’s core conflict, I would like to see more nervous showdowns between the two, especially when the chemistry on the screen of McGee and Ford is as tantalizing as the hard hits and toxic barbs they throw at each other Fascinated.
Brave New World feels like just replaying the greatest hits of Winter Soldiers
It will be a bigger shame when you realize Mackie and Ford are in their best shape. Ford brought the character William Hurt to charm, real threats and emotional gravity until the latter died in March 2022. Indeed, Ford is fascinating to watch. It’s not a slight slight performance of Hurt as Ross, it’s just Ford in A brave new world Since his own MCU debuted in 2008 Incredible Hulk.
But this is the stage for Mackie – he definitely can offer it. It was really fun to see McGee’s Wilson revel in the role of Captain America and show the confidence and skills of Rogers’ successor. Of course, his new Vibranium Super Suit helps make him stand out in the fight—his new costumes and various gadgets can entertain some creative entertainment throughout the process—but, even without them, Wilson (and Proxy, Mackie) is a more guaranteed existence, he directs the screen with firm steps.
This is not to say that Wilson is a complete package. Unlike Rogers, Bucky and Bradley, he is not a super soldier – he is a normal person who bleeds and can be physically and emotionally hurt. The latter is being fully demonstrated Captain America 4Likewise, Wilson proves that he is still working hard to be the responsibility of star-stripes with plans and Rogers’ legacy. Not surprisingly, Mackie’s performances at moments like this usually light up the screen.
Avoid originality
Mackie and Ford aren’t the only ones offering agent masterclasses. In his disappointing moment of appearance, Lumbly offers a powerful performance that can enhance every scene he is in. His lovely friendship with Wilson is also filled with such sequences—this dynamic dynamic and these generational trauma makes these sequences depressing melodic moments without further exploration.
Lumbly offers a powerful performance that enhances every scene he is in
The same is true of Wilson and Torres’ brotherhood. They have a pleasant evolution from a joking and respectful friendship Fat manbut it’s a dynamic that occasionally goes backward when it should be tilted more. Wilson’s interaction with Rose’s security consultant Ruth Bat-Shira Haas and U.S. Secret Service Agent Leila Taylor (Xosha Roquemore) wasn’t that much of a deal either.
Captain America: A Brave New WorldThe biggest problem, though, revolves around surprising MCU interconnectivity and innovation. Of course, where the former involves, its clear relationship and mention Incredible Hulk and Ether word Satisfied. I and many other MCU fans have long been waiting for the narrative rewards of two lowest ranked movies – Best Marvel Movies List – To solve, so I’m glad they’re here. However, there are other Marvel projects, such as popular projects Secret invasion TV series, whose activities are key to setting A brave new world But it was strangely swept under the carpet. Last May, Marvel says fans no longer need to watch Disney and show to see what happens in the movie. In practice, it’s a wise move, but for a studio that takes pride in its shared universe, in my opinion, the characters and storyline overlap and intertwined, I think it’s a particularly big oversight.
For a studio that prides itself on its shared universe…it’s a particularly large oversight
Then there is the above lack of imagination. As a character study and overall narrative, Captain America 4 Too safe and predictable for my preferences. Moore and Ona tell me Marvel’s goal is to always make the best movie possiblebut nothing felt. I’ve seen this story before Winter Soldier and Fat man. I’ve seen a man in a suit or armor (aka, Iron Man) Try with 2015’s gamma-ray radiation, seemingly unstoppable monster (i.e. Bruce Banner’s Hulk) Avengers: Age of Ultron. And, while its two-hour running time means A brave new world Unpopular, I witnessed first-hand the problems Marvel movies were having when moving at a breakthrough speed. Structurally, Upper limit 4 Just like I’ve watched it for a while, it’s an unbalanced MCU movie.
My verdict
After Marvel releases exciting new trailer Captain America 4 and Thunder and lightning In November 2024, I suggest they will help Marvel Phase 5 is going to bomb instead of whimper. Four months before the end of the latest phase of the Multiverse legend, I may have been proven to be wrong because A brave new world Not as good as before.
I want to emphasize that this is not a totally bad movie. There are some pleasing elements that its cast, especially Mackie, Ford and Lumbly, anchor it with a great performance. However, as an independent adventure that should have been brave for the new world of the MCU, it is not narrative or creatively fulfilling as I hoped. Thunder and lightning Delivery is required or I will have a lot of eggs on my face in May.
Captain America: Brave New World will be launched worldwide on Friday, February 14.
