From 1150544fcce599f6932499304ac2eab0d692a36e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Julio Biason Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2021 12:52:19 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] Falcon and Winter Soldier review --- .../the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier.md | 66 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 66 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/reviews/series/the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier.md diff --git a/content/reviews/series/the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier.md b/content/reviews/series/the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a454a99 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/reviews/series/the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier.md @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ ++++ +title = "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)" +date = 2021-08-18 + +[taxonomies] +tags = ["reviews", "series", "series:2021", "stars:4"] ++++ + +[Wikipedia +Summary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Falcon_and_the_Winter_Soldier): The +Falcon and the Winter Soldier[a] is an American television miniseries created by +Malcolm Spellman for the streaming service Disney+, based on Marvel Comics +featuring the characters Sam Wilson / Falcon and Bucky Barnes / Winter +Soldier. It is the second television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe +(MCU) produced by Marvel Studios, sharing continuity with the films of the +franchise and taking place after the events of the film Avengers: Endgame +(2019). Spellman served as head writer with Kari Skogland directing. + + + +After [Avengers: Endgame](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avengers:_Endgame), +there was the expectation that we would see Falcon wielding Captain America's +shield, maybe in a future movie. But they did a series instead. + +And instead of picking the shield, the first thing Falcon does is give it +away. And the constant complaining of Winter Soldier about it. And a dickhead +that wield the shield -- just for the money, I guess. + +Ok, sorry, lots of spoilers there, but... + +Sure, Falcon gives the shield away, but he gives a compelling reason: He worked +alongside Captain and knows what he does and what he represents and just don't +want to step into his friend shoes, out of respect. It's not that he doesn't see +Captain as a symbol, but he sees Steve instead. So you get what he means. + +And yeah, Winter Soldier keeps complaining about Falcon giving the shield away, +but he's actually worried that, as Steve basically ruined his Captain America +image to save him, if giving the shield to Falcon was an error, then saving him +was also an error. But, instead of focusing on helping Falcon to actually assume +the shield and take the mantle of Captain America, he just spends the time +complaining about it. + +And sure, the government decide to make another Captain America and take some +guy and... heck, didn't they do any psychological check if the person won't +break under pressure -- or wasn't a dick beforehand? + +And I didn't mention, but there was a black man that was also a super soldier +and, for some reason, was never mentioned? + +But the whole series is not just about this. + +Falcon's fear is, underneath it, the fear of what people would think of a black +man being America's symbol. And the fact that the black super soldier refuses to +help due the way he was treated (and hidden from everyone) represents the way +black soldiers were treated after returning from World War II. And all that is +hidden in the guise of an adventure and a symbol till, suddenly, in the last +episode, the drop the gloves and all full direct, with Falcon saying things like +"Yeah, I'm here, with the shield, and being Captain America and people will +still rant 'cause I'm black". + +The problem is reaching that point. Things move slowly 'cause hey, you need to +make 8 episodes for a thing that could be directly said in 2. And you can't have +a series based on action heroes without the action. + +It doesn't mean the series is bad, it carries a powerful message for these days, +it just have too much filler.