Falcon and Winter Soldier review

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+title = "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)"
+date = 2021-08-18
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+tags = ["reviews", "series", "series:2021", "stars:4"]
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+[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.
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+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.