Karli sucked, the action felt kind of bland, Falcon was way too understanding towards Karli. Bucky Barnes felt like a side character even though he’s supposed to be a main character. I think it’s a solid 6/10
The final episode was unsatisfying when it came to Bucky, Walker, Karli, and even Carter, but with Sam (Captain America), it was amazing and there was very great emotional moment between him and Isaiah Bradley. Too bad the moment between Bucky and the old man wasn’t given enough time for a true heart to heart, which was a disappointment.
@Mathew Sakwa that’s not my point. He seems TOO on her side, way more than anyone else would be (including Steve Rogers) He’s allowed to understand her, but it feels like he fully agrees with her cause. We are supposed to feel bad when she dies, but why?
There is one thing I noticed about the show and that is the improved colour grading. The colours actually popped in this rendition of footage and it looks so much better than all of those movies from 2012 - present.
@@HiTopFilms 100 percent. I’ve been so annoyed by the lack of black levels in the color grading of recent marvel films. It makes it feel like it’s being filmed in an empty parking garage. Having the black levels be there gives the colors a sense of depth and grounded ness.
I never understood why the color grading was such a big deal. As long as the costumes and action work and the narrative makes sense and is compelling, who cares what shade it is? I didn't watch Endgame and say "I'm taken out of this because of the shade of the backlighting."
@@jordansweet8054 when it looks like your actors are being shot in front of a blurry grey background filled into a green screen with very minimal depth and uninspired lighting it doesn’t feel like they’re really there and it makes the whole world feel small and not real. Location should tell a story, it should be a character itself in the story you’re trying to tell.
@@BrettAlanActor Maybe. For me, it looks like the place the battle was taking place and I'm supposed to be watching several payoffs to a decade of story telling, not looking for depth of visuals and lighting. Personally, TFAWS looked like every other action show of the last decade to me, nothing special. In both cases, it didnt affect my enjoyment.The Netflix Daredevil under lit hallway thing actually bothers me more. I like to see the dudes fight. Seriously, it feels like we're looking for these issues sometimes.
I thought it was fine, but I feel like it could have been cut down to 3 hrs without ruining any of its best parts. The aspect ratio was fine but I wish there was a version that was in 16:9.
What I liked about this show is how grounded it really is. No magic or aliens for once, while that was great in the other films, this was definitely a change of pace.
I think that was the strongest and weakest point of their plot. You know, while many marvel movies deal openly with heavy topics such as morality, what being a superhero means, the dangers of good people that just can't control their powers and many more interesting topics, we always had this kind of escape, you know, we'd go climbing and climbing for a deeper emotional climax while we were fighting with "the big three" and jokes, so it allowed us to not feel so pressured by their emotional stuff, but now, it only had the supersoldiers, and now they were motivated by deep human needs and complaints, not some crazy hydra shit or nationalism (the series touches it a lot though) so it was interesting because we had someone kind of new at the table, but we also had the possibility to overwhelm viewers with too much human drama (for example, 13rw was too overwhelming and charged of drama, it barely allowed us to breath) so I think they kind of did justice - I wouldn't say they nailed it, but they somehow found a somehow balance between the drama of us human beings and letting us breath properly
Wyatt Russell killed it as John Walker. I really hope he gets a US Agent series in the future, he deserves it and he was my favourite character in the series aside from Sam, Zemo, and Bucky.
@Boba fett at home Holy shit I just had an amazing idea. Thunderbolts vs. Young Avengers. Similar to how FATWS addresses the legacy of Captain America, a movie focusing on the clashing of two superhero teams over the legacy of the Avengers. With most of the original roster dead, retired, or focused on other adventures Thunderbolt Ross could potentially view the lack of avengers as not only a threat but an opportunity to envision the team as he always wanted. Meanwhile, the young avengers struggle with being taken seriously by the world, denied their place due to being younger and inexperienced. I mean all of the Young Avengers have pretty much been established already so I wouldn't be surprised if a movie or series isn't far off. Thunderbolts wouldn't be hard either. We have Ross, we have Goliath, and we have Zemo. U.S. Agent would probably make a nice fit, possibly Loki and more.
@@ManlyPelican I’d say anti-hero. He definitely leans more on the side of evil but he’s essentially captain America, if captain America was a jingoistic nationalist.
The benefit of a 6 hour movie section explains why season 3 of daredevil is the best thing we've been given by the MCU. Imagine that season being condensed into 2 hours, dex wouldn't be a character he'd just be plot.
It's also the reason why I loved the Snydr Cut way more than the 2017 version. The 4 hour runtime gave the movie more time to flesh out the characters. Also yeah, I agree. Daredevil Season 3 is the best thing in the MCU, and also my favorite season of any TV show EVER
I really don't get this reasoning. Are all movies ever just garbage because they are 90-140 minutes long? No, the problem is the writers. They need to be more efficient.
@@user-wx8mi1pd6g i think the point is in this genre which is character based it can definitely benefit from more run time especially when the writer can effectively use the time to give the characters life
@@keving5004 idk films like there will be blood have much better and thought out characters than anything in MCU. TV shows are nice and some stories take seasons to be told but more time doesn't make anything better, it's just more time. Plus I don't think FATWS needed to be 6 hours to tell this story effectively.
@@user-wx8mi1pd6g I think many stories benefit from it even if you don't think so for TFAWS. It means that under valued characters from films can shine
The part were Isaiah Bradley was finally credited for what he did and got his own place in the museum and the falcon said "now nobody will forgot what you did for this country" and they shook hands and hugged as Isaiah was about to cry, I was about to cry to. It was so well-done, so short but had all the emotion in it. Definitely deserved.
@@fangsabre Nah, you're just easy to manipulate. Some blood on the shield and ominous music was enough to make you feel what the show wanted you to feel despite it making literally no sense at all. That bullshit distinction you made to protect your sensitive ass ain't getting a pass from me, sorry. Get better standards and relate to better media. "Greatest imagery" my ass.
Superhero stories will always go sour when the heroes stop being human. The fact that so much humanity was represented in Falcon & Winter Soldier is what solidified its quality. Truly marvellous!
Can we all just agree that seeing Sam embrace his role as Captain America was so satisfying! Made me so proud for my man, the new Captain America, Sam Wilson
Its truly inspiring to finally have a good african American superhero in an important role like this. As much as I wish i could say that black panther did this it didnt. T'challa is a king of a mythical technologically advanced secret nation. He doesnt really embody the strugglw of African americans or black people worldwide. Sam wilson however does. Hes an ordinary man FROM THE AMERICAN SOUTH who became captain america. And then we have bucky there to detail a realistic case of someone struggling to overcome mental illness as well. This show gave us a lot of what we needed from the mcu for it to feel genuine.
@@kenny4957 I think the purpose of Sam embracing the role is to make the role his own. Steve embodied what America thought it was, Walker embodied what America truly is... whereas Sam embodies what America needs to be, and can do that by taking up the mantle in order to make it his own and to make it better, thus not only establishing himself as his own hero, but as a symbol of how *we can do better*
And, that is how, after running through this show for one week, Sam Wilson became my favorite character in the whole MCU. (Also, I think that The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is the best thing that the MCU has ever done.)
The shot where Walker is leaning on the shield with the star upside down is one of the most beautiful shots in the entire MCU. Can't wait for more US Agent
I find that odd. I liked his portrayal, but I by no means want to see more of Walker. That's the point. I don't understand this fascination with broken, questionable characters. Do you relate to him on a personal level because of his exploitation by the government and military? That I could understand... wanting to see someone like that redeem themselves.
@@DRACOCHIEF they kind of did ruin the tragic nature of his character though. They made him the cliche Marvel villain turned good guy where he started acting all cheery and making jokes when he literally went psycho a day ago after his best friend was murdered in front of him.
@@jonathanafowork2388 but thats what u dont understand, walker is not a villain! i mean for god’s sake he went to war served for his country accept to take the shield and be captain america, but he never trusted himself always compared to steve’s captain america, felt always unnecessary in every battle cuz he has no super powers, saw his partner and best friend die in front of him, being manipulated by the government when all he wanted to do is try to be a good guy and a good cap. he’s not a villain nor a hero and he didnt turned to be a good guy at the end, you’ll see what he’ll do as US Agent. The genius behind John Walker’s character is that even tho he’s not the perfect soldier or as good as sam or steve, he’s the most human, with him things aren’t always black or white, he’s a grey character, he’s someone with good intentions but can sometimes make the worst decisions
I personally loved Endgame and I love how these TV series kind of bring us back down to earth. I feel like we needed this after the conclusion that was Endgame. I loved both of these shows and I'm excited for more.
He’s easily the most complex character they’ve written.. I just hope he keeps doing irrational, Violent things so he doesn’t fall into the typical “Hero” type and keep him an Anti-hero with flaws
@Anurag Lamba Not only is that not true but it has nothing to do with a moment that was setup from the first episode but then isn't even given a minute to process.
@Anurag Lamba Stop talking about other scenes. They could've easily given that scene with Bucky and Yuri, 1 minute and a half and it would've been fine.
I wholeheartedly agree, all the best parts of the series are of Sam and Bucky just talking to each other, Sam trying to get a loan, fixing his familiy's boat, Bucky talking to his psychiatrist, trying to amend with people he has affected as the Winter Soldier. all the human elements that make this superhero show feel real.
Same, it definitely felt more... real? Idk how to explain it. The scenes where Sam is victim of racism feel so weird because in-universe, you wouldn't think he'd be treated like a nobody, you'd think he'd be treated like Barack Obama or something. He saved the world, there's no way people can't recognize him or he can't get money anywhere. I bet any company would love to sponsor a close friend of Steve Rogers and a member of the Avengers. With Bucky, it definitely felt more in line with the universe they're in, although I still have no clue how no one recognizes him either. He was an internationally wanted fugitive for years and he's Cap's best friend, it's all so strange.
I mean WandaVision was all about grief, it was based around a lot of Sci-Fi and upcoming movie stuff but Wanda dealing with her grief over Vision and choosing to let him go again losing her children as well was the main thing, I thought grief was pretty relatable. Especially with asking the question if you’d bring your loved ones back if you had the power like with Monica and her mother
Yeah, he didn't get to that part of the story before dropping it though. It's perfectly fine if it wasn't for him, WandaVision's format is *extremely* different
@@disconsolate3235 The curious thing is he says he was actually interested in the sitcom stuff and fell out as it transitioned to the normal world stuff. Which is messed up as he missed Agatha's fantastic therapy session.
The problem with WandaVision is that the only characters you care about in WandaVision are Wanda and Vision, Monica Rambeau was a good character until she became a Wanda's simp. I liked that show, but i think i understand why he didn't like it.
@@jamesbuchananbarnesss I mean other mcu stuff only have 2 or 3 characters as lead look at loki it's all based on loki which is fine but the other characters are forgotten easily while they try to do it emotionally which doesnt fits same goes to wanda vision it was fine but still was never full and I hate the finale it went all mcu they could have done so much with loki and wanda magic rather than throwing colorful magic balls or wave at each other
This is the kind of human stuff I wanna see in this marvel universe filled with gods and cosmic level beings. I want superhero shows and movies like this, that actually care about us. That care about the hero and not the super.
Watch the Sam Raimi trilogy of Spider Man. It was a movie trilogy that really focused on Peter as a character and his inner turmoil of trying to be both Peter and Spider Man. That kind of character driven Super Hero movie is what I really love the most.
It’s fucking rough to watch the life Peter is having in Rami trilogy but I feel that that’s the point showing him having trouble balancing his superhero and normal life, another is Netflix Daredevil which doesn’t have much action yet so damn engaging
The most human and emotional Marvel property that I've watched in years. As a person that belongs to a family that struggled with debts, loans, and trying to get a business started, this show resonated with me on a personal level.
But they were just pandering to... hold on, I just got a notification from my new, excessively expensive iPhone that I'll upgrade next year... pandering to the woke crowd.
Funny, as someone in the same situation it kinda rang hollow. Like, this dude is recognised *on the streets* as a veteran of, you know, saving the world. If he opened a goFundMe, he'd rake in enough for a whole fleet of boats :P I get it, they're trying to portray him as the everyman, but like.. He's not. He's the elite. It's indicative of marvel's worldbuilding problem as much it is a consequence of "pAnDeRiNg"
@@tahunuva4254 "pandering," aka "virtue signaling"? The point is that Sam wouldn't open a fucking GoFundMe just as Steve, or any other self-respecting person wouldn't. It's something you do in an emergency, if you do it at all, not to save a boat. I don't think I could bring myself to open a goFundMe regardless of the circumstances. It's like using a cheat code in life. Boring as hell. Sam and Steve didn't choose the easy path. They chose a more noble one. That's why he can pick up the hammer.
Bucky was my most favorite character. Whether it was delivering wonderful dialogue, his fight scenes, or his emotional breakdown back in Wakanda, I think Sebastian Stan did a great job as one of the main characters.
My only real gripe is that Sam danced around the question "What are we going to do about the displaced citzens?". He replied to it with just "Do better lol"
@sidd bi I agree. The government didn't take account for everyone's well-being and as Sam pointed out, they have the ability too. They came up with a half-assed solution when then they can..........do better.
To be quite honest, Isaiah Bradley, the other unnamed super soldiers that were mentioned by Isaiah Bradley, Karli, the other Flag Smashers with powers, kind of killed the idea of Steve Rogers being unique to me. I still think the show is pretty decent though.
This show had everything I wanted it to be. We got to see Bucky be a person and not a plot device for the first time since The First Avenger. We got to see Sam’s personal life and I loved to see it. We got to see John Walker’s descent into mania and his realization that he was wrong. Most importantly, we got to hear the story of Isaiah Bradley, which was as beautiful as it was heart shattering, and how that story helped shape Sam into Captain America. Sure, this show had a few problems, but it still got so much right. Another thing, Captain America as a character has ALWAYS been political. So, of course they would talk about race, the way the United States treats our veterans, and the erasing of black, brown, and asian history in this country. It makes me sad to see people say things like, “They took a character that had nothing to do with race and made race one of the defining things about him.” Yes. That’s the point of this show. To see the significance in that transfer of the shield from Steve to Sam. America hasn’t treated the black, brown, asian, and so many more communities with the same respect as a white man. That’s just a fact. THAT is why Sam becoming Captain America is so important, and I’m so happy that this show exists.
To quote Quentin Tarantino. U don't go to Metallica and then ask the fuckers to turn the music down. Captain America stories are political by nature. You summed it up very well.
Maybe I misunderstand, but honestly dont think Captain America as a character has ever been meant to be Political. If anything I find the name Captain America brings to mind a very apolitical "brand" for lack of better term. It's what makes Sam taking up the moniker so interesting is that he as a black man has been let down in a lot of ways by the US. And for him to wrap himself in those stars and stripes is symbolic that Captain America is for ALL Americans. Captain America is a Soldier and Soldiers fight for everyone and dont fight for their own political beliefs or interests. Just my two cents.
@@jaycue7641 he was political, heck, he was the face of the nation in ww2, the kind of America, America himself tried to be. Steve Rogers was the political embodiment because he was "perfect, with morals and everything America aspires to be" hence the shock in the next movies about the real America and the world they must defend/represent, that's why we don't see any major black characters given so much superpower in the captain America first movie, and then we learn that it did in fact happened, but it was a monstrosity in regardless of basic human rights and all that. Captain America was a soldier, and honestly, aren't soldier political figures?
@@victoriadealba5558 Soldiers are not supposed to represent any Political affiliation whatsoever. In fact we're prohibited from doing so in uniform. Captain America was supposed represent all Americans not pushing for any political agenda whatsoever. I think you're thinking of politics in a different meaning than usual.
I love how the show didn't just say John or the Flagsmashers were the bad guys.The show actually presented them as humans who want to do good even if it pushes them too far.
@@neotwo8786 John wasn't a good or bad guy. He was definitely not evil but he cannot be Captain America. Power makes you more yourself this show reminded us and you saw how corrupt he became.
@@adeelshahid2001 I would counter that with saying that he can’t be captain America right now. He’s still figuring himself out after coming back from war. At some point in the future, if he keeps on working on himself he very well could be. It was bad timing for him, but he was too much of a patriot to turn it down
@@Victor-vx2hl mate he did not recently come back from war. lol if he has two medals of honours and can’t defend himself in that encounter either he’s a shit soldier or the american military ranking system is shit. imo it’s both
I absolutely loved it. Sam's arc was fantastic. Isaiah's arc was filled with sweet sorrow. Walker's arc was relatable to me and I loved it. I especially loved the scene of Walker visiting Lemar's parents. Touching, poignant and it showed his humanity.
@@theflash9735 it really was. Lemar was good guy and a good soldier. Both he and his family deserved better. And when walker said something along the lines of "it meant the world to me too." To Lemar's mother, that really hit me in the feels.
Walker letting his best friend's murderer get away so he could help people was...just great, and perfectly shows how despite his PTSD, despite him not being "a good man", he is trying, he is really trying to be as good as he can be, and as close as he can to be "Captain America". John Walker showed that you dont need to try to bePERFECT, you just have to try to be BETTER.
I absolutely loved this show. It was very inspiring and did a great job handling the topics it chose to tackle, at least in my opinion. As a black guy a lot of this hit me hard, especially with Isaiah.
Isaiah was definitely one of the best parts of this show along many other things. Really happy how they incorporated prevalent social issues in such an excellent way through his character.
When I watched this series, I also had the thought that I could watch a full series of Sam and Bucky just doing things and being people together. The character writing for them is beautiful to me, and I would love to see more of them just being good human beings.
The reason why a lot of Carly's motivations for the flag smashers are kind of messed up is actually because the show had to do a lot of reshoots when covered struck. The original plan for the flag smashers was to have a chemical virus infect America and after March of 2020 disney went..... "Yeahhhhhh 😬 reshoots? Reshoots 😌"
You know, it's awesome to see someone who's compassionate about this and see him be optimistic about this series for once! The series did have its flaws, but I liked it a lot And I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who has a positive outlook on this series, rather than a wholely negative one!
This show made me adore Anthony Mackie even more as an actor. Not just for the action, but for just presentation alone. He can really be the next Robert Downey Jr. This show is astonishing!!
@@colonel.halberstern5893 Bruh, I wouldn’t call it a 180 but im pretty sure he was always like this, He Saved a Veterans Legacy, From a Forgotten Soldier to a Remember Hero, Just Like Sam Said We dont Call Them a Terrorist, Im Pretty on board with Carli being meh since the Virus plot line got remove so they had to change it last minute, but it just my opinion and you have yours
@@colonel.halberstern5893 tbh I've heard the show is pretty dumb, haven't seen it but I've heard mixed things about it, the only issue is that it isn't intentionally trying to be dumb like most marvel movies mainly gotg and Ragnarok, it's more serious and so these dumb moments actually feel like a terrible decision by the writing team instead of just a fun moment.
Weird comparison, but this series reminded me of Pokemon Chronicles when I was a kid. It was a series about the characters after their time traveling with Ash Ketchum and gave them some much needed development. That came to mind when you mentioned how TFATWS was about Bucky and Sam when Steve wasn't around to hold this unlikely trio together.
@@TheShanicpower This person is using a dead guy to bolster their praise of a show where the main character endorses terrorism while the other character is an afterthought whose main conflict gets resolved in a 2 minute flashback, among many other issues. It wasn't enough with just saying that they liked it, or that they thought it was good, they had to go the extra mile. Have some fucking restraint.
This show was such a breath of fresh air, not just in terms of character development and establishment - but in cinematography as well. It's so nice to see something from Marvel where each shot actually adds to the emotional weight of a scene.
This is what the mcu needs so badly for the next phase, not the same overused formula like we see in the Shang chi trailer or wandavision, just this. I honestly hope we can get more of this, and it will hopefully knock some sense in the mcu fanbase about what cinema or TV is about.
This show floored me. I loved every character moment, without fail. Even Zemo! And as everyone is saying in the comments, the COLORS LOOK LIKE COLORS! NO GREY DEPRESSION FILTER!
I gotta say I loved this show for the same exact reasons, and I think you are speaking the absolute truth when you say that this is the kind of story we needed from the MCU lately.
You just described perfectly why I love this show so much. It's intimate, it's down to earth, and it develops a guy that was mostly just comic relief and another guy that was mostly just a plot point. Great video!
Alex I love how you treat your video essays like short films it keeps me constantly engaged whether the video is 8 minutes or 20 or an hour. Keep it up man
This show feels best when the characters are just having a conversation other than that I think there are some parts that could've been executed better.
I think that the reason why captain america is popular to those who are not even american, is because hes not america's soldier or hero, hes a hero for the people, he teaches us how to be a good person, he teaches us to always fight for whats right, he teaches us how to persevere, he teaches us to question those in power, he teaches us how to be our own hero, and thats a powerful thing for a fictional character to have, to be written so well that everyone regardless of race, gender, or nationality can see themselves in captain america
"Falcon and Winder Solider really make the Falcon and Winter Solider FEEL like Spider-Man." "They also FEEL like Captain America, and that's good too."
This show and the Snyder Cut have saved 2021 for me, this year still sucks but seeing these amazing stories with creators that care about their characters, the stories and the overall relationships between the characters makes me so excited for the future of both of these universes.
As usual Steve was right, even if he was right with some heavy caveats. But he knew better than anyone, that the next Captain America had to be a good man.
Your style is so unique! You go from upbeat to emotional so easily! Your videos keep getting better and better, it’s a joy whenever you upload! Keep being great man!
My favorite character besides Wyatt Russell's US Agent was Baron Zemo + I never understood the importance of Baron Zemo in Civil War but FATWS finally made me understand how that one guy tored the whole Avengers apart and Thanos took advantage of it in Infinity War
I loved this show too. This show made so emotional, and I loved it. Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Wyatt Russell are amazing actors. This show had a great message.
I went into this show expecting an fine experience, and I went out of it with a good shown, entertaining action and two really good remarkable character arcs of two characters whose chemistry is surprisingly good
I love the way the last episode ended with a hope-filled superhero show. A superhero who actually rescues people and get cheers from citizens, gave me so much Sam Raimi spider-man vibes. We barely see those kind of moments in MCU movies. So I’m really glad mcu actually took this route. Hope they will continue to do so in the future.
Wish Bucky wasn’t sidelined as much as he was. The ending especially with Yori should’ve spent more time focusing on the two since the first few episodes were building up to that moment.
What more was there in that scene that we needed? Perhaps there could have been more time before the confession. But once it happened the rest of the conversation... I cannot envision that being portrayed realistically and also being an effective or good sequence.
@@pseudonymousbeing987 Huh? Slow mo and different camera angles of Sebastian Stan don’t emphasize the importance of the scene. It was glossed over, in other words. It’s supposed to be an emotional scene for us, the audience, and Bucky. It didn’t have much weight.
@@Jewce24 ikr? That was supposed to be such a special moment. That reminds me how Bucky ran out of the bar in episode 1 when the bartender talked about Yori. Did he apologize to her later? And I don't think our questions would be answered from Marvel when they're already having a tight schedule.
"it's about this..." *Shows shot of Sams nephew touching the shield with the most innocent kind of hope and admiration in his eyes* I'm not ashamed to say i cried some. Good fuckin video mate.
Daredevil is still the GOAT, but Falcon takes the second spot as the best Marvel show ever. This TV series feels like the fourth Captain America, closing Steve Roger's story, and opening the Sam Wilson story. While Warner is thinking about forcing a black Superman in the most cynical way imaginable, Marvel spent 7 years and a complete TV show to state how a black man became Captain America, and why it was the most logical next step for such an iconic character.
as a black person, sam’s storyline meant so much to me. seeing a black main character face actual struggles of black people, and manage to fight back, seeing the show runners not ignore such a crucial part of sam’s identity, seeing sam call things by their real names and not beat around the bush was so refreshing, ESPECIALLY considering the current racial context. the Isaiah Bradley was amazing, and im so glad they were able to explore and touch upon this
I'm kinda sad every story (so far) in the MCU with a black lead has been about racism in some form tho. Black Panther was about racism with Killmonger's storyline and now this show lol. I really hope Blade will get to be a badass black character that isn't defined by his skin color, idk.
I’m gonna have to disagree with you dude. It brings a lot of interesting themes to the table but it feels like something is missing you know. I felt like the villains had almost no development, and I didn’t at all understand wtf they were doing and why other than “we want to return back to the way it was before the blip.” Idk, I’m just an idiot anyways
Late response: While I love the MCU, and personally I disagree with what you’ve said, (expect for the “we want to truth back to the way it was before the blip” and if you count John walker as a villain, he was pretty good) But you arnt a idiot for having another opinion, don’t think like that.
The overarching plot was that in the five years after the Decimation, there were so many people lost that the world's governments basically unified, kinda like the EU and people were able to move freely around the world. Countries were more than happy to have new people move in as those people could fill in the vacant jobs and help restart or sustain their economy. Then came the blip. Suddenly people are back in the places they were and there are now new people living where they used to live. With the restoration of the decimated, the world's governments were basically trying to restore the world to what it was before the Snap, restore the national borders, the old antagonisms, and most prominently move the citizens who had moved *back* to where they came from, by any means necessary. The FlagSmashers like the way the world was during the Decimation, a world with no borders no imagined divisions between humanity. They also opposed the methods that the GRC the Global Resettlement Council was going to use to restore those old borders. Like the World Security Council before it, the GRC while an official government agency wasn't necessarily operating via global consensus. These people were likely elected to their positions but before the Blip and are now utilizing their authority without really asking the rest of the world what they want, which is why Sam's speech at the end was so important.
Agreed. I find the best comic book films/TV shows are the ones where you could take out the superpowers and recognizable characters and still have a great story, the likes of The Dark Knight, Logan, Captian America: Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Black Panther, Joker, Daredevil, and The Falcon and Winter Soldier are all top tier because they embrace the human element as much as they do the superhuman aspect.
Man, this thing has been getting seriously mixed responses. You're one of the few people who has praised it this highly. I plan on bingeing it next month to make my own opinion.
@@sagarvishe3463 I watched a little then turned it off. Sarcasm can wear thin fast especially if that's the TH-camr's specialty which I'm assuming it is.
@@sagarvishe3463 I enjoy parts of his videos but he's gets way to political and thinks every thing is pushing an agenda and then praises movies like terminator 2 when someone can easily argue that that movie was pushing an agenda too. Any movie with a female protagonist can be said to be pushing an agenda. It's not true but it's easy to say. He gave the worst midsommar review I've ever seen. The entire point of the movie went over his head so that he could try to say that the ending was showing female empowerment when it was clearly showing that the cult has manipulated her into joining them. His reviews will always be biased because as soon as anything that can remotely be considered sjw or left wing shows up he looses his shit. Can't trust his opinion unfortunately I can't even respect it because he can't seperate his politics from his reviews.
Sagar Vishe I am a fan of his channel but I don’t always agree with his opinions and I didn’t agree with his Falcon and the winter soldier review I really enjoyed the show
I finished Falcon and the winter soldier today and I thought to myself "Damn HiTop films is going to LOVE this. This is so human and vulnerable" AND BAM you posted this video TODAY.
Karli is literally my favorite antagonist in the MCU. You can understand her situation. You can sympathize with her, but you understand that her actions cross the line. And throughout the show, there is still a hint of hope, until the end.
When you said cap is about being a good man over a perfect soldier I was really hoping to see the scene from Endgame where Steve calls Sam a good man before time traveling
"I could watch Sam Wilson fix a boat for 6 hours"- HiTop Films Now if that doesn't show how good of a job this show did with its characters i don't know what does.
I love that Episode 5 proved that the story doesn't have to be interrupted every 5 minutes by punchkicking assblasting to be interesting. Usually it's the calmer moments that give more weight to a story.
Though I thought the series was okay, I do see a big difference with opinions. People say the character development was good, but IMO the development for the flagsmashers was minimal at best and busy was underutilized. Felt the series could have been better and with cap 4 having these same development team I’m not confident in their ability
@@Inferno-xe1wt They were actually supposed to have a side story with the flag smashers but they had to cut it because they thought people were going to be mad at them for it being too similar to the pandemic.
@@topgunn9513 I heard that as well but feel that thought the pandemic has had a impact of course it should be easy to write around motives and just think the under development didn’t help
I didn't expect to be crying again during this show, but here we are. My favorite moment was Isiah's statue reveal. Turned me into a blubbering mess and like you said, the show runners were sincere. That was the most important thing to me. They didn't need to undercut it with a dick joke or anything. Something I hope the MCU creators continue going forward. Great work again, can't wait to see what you do next!
I personally loved John walker and deeply understood him. He had the Weight of being the new captain America the weight of being a new hero in a world where people can fly, climb buildings and fckn trime travel.
Yea I always felt like people wer hating on him too much. From the first moment we saw him it's been nonstop hate, even after the second episode where he spends the entire time being actually pretty chill. The way I see it, he's a man with severe PTSD who's been rewarded by the government for doing awful things in foreign countries and who's just been given a chance to do something right, a chance that he won't let go of. With that comes the amount of pressure and expectations the Cap mantle brings, which makes him act even more rashly in trying to stop the Flagsmashers. When he lost Battlestar, he lost a brother, the man who stood by him through thick and thin and the only person able to understand what he had to go through in the military, which made him lose all sense of logic or rationality. I think most people would have acted like him, hell, Tony tried to kill Bucky for a murder that happened drcades ago while Bucky was being mind-controlled. The government chose the best soldier to be Cap, but not necessarily the best man. I don't think he's a terrible person but clearly he was never meant to be Cap. I'm really glad they didn't make him a villain after all.
THANK YOU FOR THIS. I've been trying to explain why I love the show so much and why I adore Bucky and Sam. Now I have a video to just send to justify my obsession. Amazing work, man.
You mate, are something of an idol to me. Your essays have been my inspiration for over a year now and whenever I feel too tired in these times to chase what I love (which is making up stories) I always turn up one of your videos... So keep this great work up!
WandaVision had me in the beginning too. While I do very much understand Scarlet Witch’s grief and how her feelings were portrayed, how the show handled it kinda lost me. But The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was great. It was human. It got us to actually care about our heroes. Very well done.
They should have leaned into the Wanda "villain", in my opinion. The best parts of that series were her and vision clashing - further discarding the marvel formula to tell a tale of a collapsing family (and collapsing reality) would have made for a much stronger narrative.
@@xdarkwolf2255 I was 100% with it until it was Agatha all along. Dropping back into the marvel formula felt like it took unessesary focus away from (what I'd believed to be) the core conflict of the show, that being reality vs Wanda. There were a few nitpicks towards the end, mostly on how underdeveloped the SWORD lady was, and how they kinda glossed over Wanda's mindrąpe. Those criticisms aside, the first three quarters of the show were the best TV I've ever seen from marvel.
@@tahunuva4254 I feel like Agatha wasn't your formulaic villain though. She was causing trouble in Wandas world but wanda still made the world and was trapping those people And my biggest issue with Monica was that she didn't seem as important as they were setting her up to be. She didn't get the chance to talk wanda down iirc
@@xdarkwolf2255 Maybe.. I just think it would have worked better if she hadn't taken away the focus of the emotional core. But then, we might not have got the excellent vision vs vision scene, so idk :P
Man I never get tired of your essays of Daredevil, Spider-Man, Captain America. Hell, this video I had to watch it again and it sparked again the need in me to watch the show again. Thank you for your awesome videos and putting into words what we all feel and experience and maybe don't know how to structurate it. Thank you Alex.
I loved every bit of this show. My only problem would have to be how they did the Flag Smasher storyline dirty in the finale, where they were fighting for no reason, but I loved it overall. And the visuals, they were just beautiful. I swear, I just wanted the screenshot everything.
I heard it was suppose to be about Flag Smasher's plan to create a pandemic that will kill half of human population to recreate Thanos' goal since they agree with him. However, a real pandemic strikes our 2020 so they change it to......meh. I understand that they want to be sensitive about the topic but the potential about Flag Smashers was wasted. Pandemic sucks!
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What did you think of this 6 hour "movie"? Let me know. As always thank you for the support! Much love. ❤
Karli sucked, the action felt kind of bland, Falcon was way too understanding towards Karli. Bucky Barnes felt like a side character even though he’s supposed to be a main character. I think it’s a solid 6/10
I thought it was flawed but still really loved it
The final episode was unsatisfying when it came to Bucky, Walker, Karli, and even Carter, but with Sam (Captain America), it was amazing and there was very great emotional moment between him and Isaiah Bradley. Too bad the moment between Bucky and the old man wasn’t given enough time for a true heart to heart, which was a disappointment.
6th
@Mathew Sakwa that’s not my point. He seems TOO on her side, way more than anyone else would be (including Steve Rogers)
He’s allowed to understand her, but it feels like he fully agrees with her cause. We are supposed to feel bad when she dies, but why?
There is one thing I noticed about the show and that is the improved colour grading. The colours actually popped in this rendition of footage and it looks so much better than all of those movies from 2012 - present.
I think it’s the fact that the grading has harsher blacks, contrast, and more “stylish” lighting.
@@HiTopFilms 100 percent. I’ve been so annoyed by the lack of black levels in the color grading of recent marvel films. It makes it feel like it’s being filmed in an empty parking garage. Having the black levels be there gives the colors a sense of depth and grounded ness.
I never understood why the color grading was such a big deal. As long as the costumes and action work and the narrative makes sense and is compelling, who cares what shade it is? I didn't watch Endgame and say "I'm taken out of this because of the shade of the backlighting."
@@jordansweet8054 when it looks like your actors are being shot in front of a blurry grey background filled into a green screen with very minimal depth and uninspired lighting it doesn’t feel like they’re really there and it makes the whole world feel small and not real. Location should tell a story, it should be a character itself in the story you’re trying to tell.
@@BrettAlanActor Maybe. For me, it looks like the place the battle was taking place and I'm supposed to be watching several payoffs to a decade of story telling, not looking for depth of visuals and lighting. Personally, TFAWS looked like every other action show of the last decade to me, nothing special. In both cases, it didnt affect my enjoyment.The Netflix Daredevil under lit hallway thing actually bothers me more. I like to see the dudes fight. Seriously, it feels like we're looking for these issues sometimes.
"this is the benefit of having a six hour movie instead of a two hour movie"
_Zach Snyder has entered the chat_
Cyborg was the best part of that movie and we would have never gotten it. These types of stories need to be told in long form.
Ew, it's still a terrible movie
@@highdefinition450 opinions my dude. I loved it, but I absolutely can see why people would not like it.
@@highdefinition450 I didn’t like it much, but that doesn’t invalidate anyone else’s opinion
I thought it was fine, but I feel like it could have been cut down to 3 hrs without ruining any of its best parts. The aspect ratio was fine but I wish there was a version that was in 16:9.
What I liked about this show is how grounded it really is. No magic or aliens for once, while that was great in the other films, this was definitely a change of pace.
Exactly , everything felt so real and relatble while still retaining the superhero feel.
Or in Sam's words, the big three.
Super soldiers are still pretty wack
I think that was the strongest and weakest point of their plot. You know, while many marvel movies deal openly with heavy topics such as morality, what being a superhero means, the dangers of good people that just can't control their powers and many more interesting topics, we always had this kind of escape, you know, we'd go climbing and climbing for a deeper emotional climax while we were fighting with "the big three" and jokes, so it allowed us to not feel so pressured by their emotional stuff, but now, it only had the supersoldiers, and now they were motivated by deep human needs and complaints, not some crazy hydra shit or nationalism (the series touches it a lot though) so it was interesting because we had someone kind of new at the table, but we also had the possibility to overwhelm viewers with too much human drama (for example, 13rw was too overwhelming and charged of drama, it barely allowed us to breath) so I think they kind of did justice - I wouldn't say they nailed it, but they somehow found a somehow balance between the drama of us human beings and letting us breath properly
Marvel? Grounded? Lmao
Wyatt Russell killed it as John Walker. I really hope he gets a US Agent series in the future, he deserves it and he was my favourite character in the series aside from Sam, Zemo, and Bucky.
@Boba fett at home maybe thunderbolts more likely
@Boba fett at home Holy shit I just had an amazing idea. Thunderbolts vs. Young Avengers. Similar to how FATWS addresses the legacy of Captain America, a movie focusing on the clashing of two superhero teams over the legacy of the Avengers. With most of the original roster dead, retired, or focused on other adventures Thunderbolt Ross could potentially view the lack of avengers as not only a threat but an opportunity to envision the team as he always wanted. Meanwhile, the young avengers struggle with being taken seriously by the world, denied their place due to being younger and inexperienced. I mean all of the Young Avengers have pretty much been established already so I wouldn't be surprised if a movie or series isn't far off. Thunderbolts wouldn't be hard either. We have Ross, we have Goliath, and we have Zemo. U.S. Agent would probably make a nice fit, possibly Loki and more.
I've tried to find an answer online but its not been made clear. Is US Agent a villain or an antihero
@@ManlyPelican he's typically trying to be a hero but is crazy and falls antihero from time to time.
@@ManlyPelican I’d say anti-hero. He definitely leans more on the side of evil but he’s essentially captain America, if captain America was a jingoistic nationalist.
The benefit of a 6 hour movie section explains why season 3 of daredevil is the best thing we've been given by the MCU. Imagine that season being condensed into 2 hours, dex wouldn't be a character he'd just be plot.
It's also the reason why I loved the Snydr Cut way more than the 2017 version. The 4 hour runtime gave the movie more time to flesh out the characters.
Also yeah, I agree. Daredevil Season 3 is the best thing in the MCU, and also my favorite season of any TV show EVER
I really don't get this reasoning. Are all movies ever just garbage because they are 90-140 minutes long? No, the problem is the writers. They need to be more efficient.
@@user-wx8mi1pd6g i think the point is in this genre which is character based it can definitely benefit from more run time especially when the writer can effectively use the time to give the characters life
@@keving5004 idk films like there will be blood have much better and thought out characters than anything in MCU. TV shows are nice and some stories take seasons to be told but more time doesn't make anything better, it's just more time. Plus I don't think FATWS needed to be 6 hours to tell this story effectively.
@@user-wx8mi1pd6g I think many stories benefit from it even if you don't think so for TFAWS. It means that under valued characters from films can shine
The part were Isaiah Bradley was finally credited for what he did and got his own place in the museum and the falcon said "now nobody will forgot what you did for this country" and they shook hands and hugged as Isaiah was about to cry, I was about to cry to. It was so well-done, so short but had all the emotion in it. Definitely deserved.
Huh. . . Sounds like an alternate version of Balto and Togo. But, that's just me.
All the black soldiers that had 2 give up their seats 2 POWs, experimented on & treated less than human by a country they r fighting 4
“Hey babe wake up hitop actually liked something from the mcu!”
Truth.
“Oh, don’t try to fake me out, honey, go back to sleep.”
I didn’t believe my eyes when I saw the title
@@V8cell same
I already know he's gonna hate Spider-Man: No Way Home
I was never the biggest fan of Sam in the other movies, but he really grew on me in this series.
I think this elevate both Sam and Anthony Mackie as an Actor
I think, that's the whole purpose of these series. To make them a reliable character and give them arc.
Same
@Drew the series suck that’s just facts bro they don’t have the classic MCU vibe anymore
@Drew agreed
Seeing Sam in absolute pain and disbelief as he cleans the blood from the shield is some of the greatest imagery Marvel has ever made in cinema
That was emotional even I could feel what he was feeling.
How easy are you to manipulate?
@@VladDascaliuc I'm sorry I enjoy emotionally connecting to the media I consume rather than filtering everything through 16 layers of irony
@@fangsabre Nah, you're just easy to manipulate. Some blood on the shield and ominous music was enough to make you feel what the show wanted you to feel despite it making literally no sense at all.
That bullshit distinction you made to protect your sensitive ass ain't getting a pass from me, sorry. Get better standards and relate to better media. "Greatest imagery" my ass.
@@VladDascaliuc shut up. It’s his opinion and belief on the matter. You can’t change that. Get lost.
Superhero stories will always go sour when the heroes stop being human. The fact that so much humanity was represented in Falcon & Winter Soldier is what solidified its quality. Truly marvellous!
There was a lot of humanity in wandavision, amidst all the magic there were humans
Can we all just agree that seeing Sam embrace his role as Captain America was so satisfying!
Made me so proud for my man, the new Captain America, Sam Wilson
not accept, embrace and make it his own, Sam didn't just accept his fate, he really took the role and made it his
Its truly inspiring to finally have a good african American superhero in an important role like this. As much as I wish i could say that black panther did this it didnt. T'challa is a king of a mythical technologically advanced secret nation. He doesnt really embody the strugglw of African americans or black people worldwide. Sam wilson however does. Hes an ordinary man FROM THE AMERICAN SOUTH who became captain america. And then we have bucky there to detail a realistic case of someone struggling to overcome mental illness as well. This show gave us a lot of what we needed from the mcu for it to feel genuine.
its actually sad imo. The falcon can't be an iconic hero, he had to take a mantle.
@@kenny4957 Torres is gonna make the Falcon mantle iconic.
@@kenny4957 I think the purpose of Sam embracing the role is to make the role his own. Steve embodied what America thought it was, Walker embodied what America truly is... whereas Sam embodies what America needs to be, and can do that by taking up the mantle in order to make it his own and to make it better, thus not only establishing himself as his own hero, but as a symbol of how *we can do better*
And, that is how, after running through this show for one week, Sam Wilson became my favorite character in the whole MCU.
(Also, I think that The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is the best thing that the MCU has ever done.)
Wholeheartedly agree with you dude, my favourite thing from the entire franchise
Eh, best thing mcu has ever done will probably always be Daredevil.
@@DanielLopez-ob9jzThat’s Marvel, not the MCU
The shot where Walker is leaning on the shield with the star upside down is one of the most beautiful shots in the entire MCU. Can't wait for more US Agent
I find that odd. I liked his portrayal, but I by no means want to see more of Walker. That's the point. I don't understand this fascination with broken, questionable characters. Do you relate to him on a personal level because of his exploitation by the government and military? That I could understand... wanting to see someone like that redeem themselves.
I'm so glad they didn't do the clichéd MCU ending where Walker (who was perceived as a villain by the 4th episode) would've died.
@@DRACOCHIEF they kind of did ruin the tragic nature of his character though. They made him the cliche Marvel villain turned good guy where he started acting all cheery and making jokes when he literally went psycho a day ago after his best friend was murdered in front of him.
@@jonathanafowork2388 but thats what u dont understand, walker is not a villain! i mean for god’s sake he went to war served for his country accept to take the shield and be captain america, but he never trusted himself always compared to steve’s captain america, felt always unnecessary in every battle cuz he has no super powers, saw his partner and best friend die in front of him, being manipulated by the government when all he wanted to do is try to be a good guy and a good cap. he’s not a villain nor a hero and he didnt turned to be a good guy at the end, you’ll see what he’ll do as US Agent. The genius behind John Walker’s character is that even tho he’s not the perfect soldier or as good as sam or steve, he’s the most human, with him things aren’t always black or white, he’s a grey character, he’s someone with good intentions but can sometimes make the worst decisions
@@jonathanafowork2388 He never was a bad guy, he just is slightly unstable and that hasn’t left
OHHHHH MAN IT'S BEEN A MINUTE, I'd never miss this...
I personally loved Endgame and I love how these TV series kind of bring us back down to earth. I feel like we needed this after the conclusion that was Endgame. I loved both of these shows and I'm excited for more.
Same here
Imagine loving Endgame...
@@notyournormalguy_45 for Fuck sake let people have there opinions, and no I don't care for endgame but I also don't like toxicity.
@@notyournormalguy_45 imagine having an account named as Endgame is Cancer
@@notyournormalguy_45 If Endgame was a person it will be crying on massively praised billionaire
John Walker has become my favorite mcu character now
He’s easily the most complex character they’ve written.. I just hope he keeps doing irrational, Violent things so he doesn’t fall into the typical “Hero” type and keep him an Anti-hero with flaws
@@mustafaa945 you stupid? thats an image from a comic???
@@seaneyyy i was kidding relax holy shit 😭
@@mustafaa945 it,s an imagine from a comic
Edit: nvm
Idiot
The moment bucky told his friend about what he did to his son was the moment the winter soldier was no more
That moment was rushed though
@Anurag Lamba Not only is that not true but it has nothing to do with a moment that was setup from the first episode but then isn't even given a minute to process.
@Anurag Lamba Stop talking about other scenes. They could've easily given that scene with Bucky and Yuri, 1 minute and a half and it would've been fine.
Amazing moment. Amazing 10 second moment...
Or that he accepted the Winter Soldier to be a part of his life to make up for.
I wholeheartedly agree, all the best parts of the series are of Sam and Bucky just talking to each other, Sam trying to get a loan, fixing his familiy's boat, Bucky talking to his psychiatrist, trying to amend with people he has affected as the Winter Soldier. all the human elements that make this superhero show feel real.
This is what makes episode 5 objectively the best
Honestly speaking, I did love Sam is growth but I feel like Bucky's scenes made me the most emotional
Especially with that man whose son he killed
Same, it definitely felt more... real? Idk how to explain it. The scenes where Sam is victim of racism feel so weird because in-universe, you wouldn't think he'd be treated like a nobody, you'd think he'd be treated like Barack Obama or something.
He saved the world, there's no way people can't recognize him or he can't get money anywhere. I bet any company would love to sponsor a close friend of Steve Rogers and a member of the Avengers.
With Bucky, it definitely felt more in line with the universe they're in, although I still have no clue how no one recognizes him either. He was an internationally wanted fugitive for years and he's Cap's best friend, it's all so strange.
I felt like Bucky didn’t get enough at all
@@shamarstewart4964 That gave my poor heart issues. I was trying to push him to say something, but I was freaking out myself.
Sam's growth into a terrorism apologist was great and nuanced, yes.
I'm glad to see he also loves Falcon and The Snowman.
Snowman bruh
I mean WandaVision was all about grief, it was based around a lot of Sci-Fi and upcoming movie stuff but Wanda dealing with her grief over Vision and choosing to let him go again losing her children as well was the main thing, I thought grief was pretty relatable. Especially with asking the question if you’d bring your loved ones back if you had the power like with Monica and her mother
Yeah, he didn't get to that part of the story before dropping it though. It's perfectly fine if it wasn't for him, WandaVision's format is *extremely* different
@@disconsolate3235 The curious thing is he says he was actually interested in the sitcom stuff and fell out as it transitioned to the normal world stuff. Which is messed up as he missed Agatha's fantastic therapy session.
The problem with WandaVision is that the only characters you care about in WandaVision are Wanda and Vision, Monica Rambeau was a good character until she became a Wanda's simp.
I liked that show, but i think i understand why he didn't like it.
@@jamesbuchananbarnesss I mean other mcu stuff only have 2 or 3 characters as lead look at loki it's all based on loki which is fine but the other characters are forgotten easily while they try to do it emotionally which doesnt fits same goes to wanda vision it was fine but still was never full and I hate the finale it went all mcu they could have done so much with loki and wanda magic rather than throwing colorful magic balls or wave at each other
@@jamesbuchananbarnesss Same. I didn't connect with anyone other than Wanda and Vision.
This is the kind of human stuff I wanna see in this marvel universe filled with gods and cosmic level beings. I want superhero shows and movies like this, that actually care about us. That care about the hero and not the super.
Same here
Watch the Sam Raimi trilogy of Spider Man. It was a movie trilogy that really focused on Peter as a character and his inner turmoil of trying to be both Peter and Spider Man. That kind of character driven Super Hero movie is what I really love the most.
@@TayoEXE Man the Sam Raimi trilogy is the greatest thing comic books have ever helped produce
@Sivaguhan Jegatheeswaran it's the reason Spider-Man is the poster boy of Marvel and one of the biggest characters in the entirety of pop culture
It’s fucking rough to watch the life Peter is having in Rami trilogy but I feel that that’s the point showing him having trouble balancing his superhero and normal life, another is Netflix Daredevil which doesn’t have much action yet so damn engaging
The most human and emotional Marvel property that I've watched in years. As a person that belongs to a family that struggled with debts, loans, and trying to get a business started, this show resonated with me on a personal level.
and sam’s new suit is cool af
Truth.
But they were just pandering to... hold on, I just got a notification from my new, excessively expensive iPhone that I'll upgrade next year... pandering to the woke crowd.
Funny, as someone in the same situation it kinda rang hollow. Like, this dude is recognised *on the streets* as a veteran of, you know, saving the world. If he opened a goFundMe, he'd rake in enough for a whole fleet of boats :P
I get it, they're trying to portray him as the everyman, but like.. He's not. He's the elite. It's indicative of marvel's worldbuilding problem as much it is a consequence of "pAnDeRiNg"
@@tahunuva4254 "pandering," aka "virtue signaling"?
The point is that Sam wouldn't open a fucking GoFundMe just as Steve, or any other self-respecting person wouldn't. It's something you do in an emergency, if you do it at all, not to save a boat.
I don't think I could bring myself to open a goFundMe regardless of the circumstances. It's like using a cheat code in life. Boring as hell.
Sam and Steve didn't choose the easy path. They chose a more noble one. That's why he can pick up the hammer.
Bucky was my most favorite character.
Whether it was delivering wonderful dialogue, his fight scenes, or his emotional breakdown back in Wakanda, I think Sebastian Stan did a great job as one of the main characters.
There conversations while tossing the shield was one of the greater MCU moments in a long time
My only real gripe is that Sam danced around the question "What are we going to do about the displaced citzens?". He replied to it with just "Do better lol"
@sidd bi I agree. The government didn't take account for everyone's well-being and as Sam pointed out, they have the ability too. They came up with a half-assed solution when then they can..........do better.
You’re part of the problem.
@@taegotkash who?
@sidd bi and that's the point.
Lol fr. Rly goes to show that Steve’s tru superpower was the ability to give amazing speeches
Isaiah Bradley’s memorial was the most satisfying scene in this show
Also Walker's redemption.
@@jamesbuchananbarnesss I actually think I would've preferred if he wasn't redeemed yet and was more of a villain.
@@hunterprice3320 He was never a villian though 🤷
To be quite honest, Isaiah Bradley, the other unnamed super soldiers that were mentioned by Isaiah Bradley, Karli, the other Flag Smashers with powers, kind of killed the idea of Steve Rogers being unique to me.
I still think the show is pretty decent though.
@@daoyang223 what about them makes Steve any less special?
This show had everything I wanted it to be. We got to see Bucky be a person and not a plot device for the first time since The First Avenger. We got to see Sam’s personal life and I loved to see it. We got to see John Walker’s descent into mania and his realization that he was wrong. Most importantly, we got to hear the story of Isaiah Bradley, which was as beautiful as it was heart shattering, and how that story helped shape Sam into Captain America. Sure, this show had a few problems, but it still got so much right.
Another thing, Captain America as a character has ALWAYS been political. So, of course they would talk about race, the way the United States treats our veterans, and the erasing of black, brown, and asian history in this country. It makes me sad to see people say things like, “They took a character that had nothing to do with race and made race one of the defining things about him.” Yes. That’s the point of this show. To see the significance in that transfer of the shield from Steve to Sam. America hasn’t treated the black, brown, asian, and so many more communities with the same respect as a white man. That’s just a fact. THAT is why Sam becoming Captain America is so important, and I’m so happy that this show exists.
agreed
To quote Quentin Tarantino.
U don't go to Metallica and then ask the fuckers to turn the music down.
Captain America stories are political by nature. You summed it up very well.
Maybe I misunderstand, but honestly dont think Captain America as a character has ever been meant to be Political. If anything I find the name Captain America brings to mind a very apolitical "brand" for lack of better term. It's what makes Sam taking up the moniker so interesting is that he as a black man has been let down in a lot of ways by the US. And for him to wrap himself in those stars and stripes is symbolic that Captain America is for ALL Americans. Captain America is a Soldier and Soldiers fight for everyone and dont fight for their own political beliefs or interests. Just my two cents.
@@jaycue7641 he was political, heck, he was the face of the nation in ww2, the kind of America, America himself tried to be. Steve Rogers was the political embodiment because he was "perfect, with morals and everything America aspires to be" hence the shock in the next movies about the real America and the world they must defend/represent, that's why we don't see any major black characters given so much superpower in the captain America first movie, and then we learn that it did in fact happened, but it was a monstrosity in regardless of basic human rights and all that. Captain America was a soldier, and honestly, aren't soldier political figures?
@@victoriadealba5558 Soldiers are not supposed to represent any Political affiliation whatsoever. In fact we're prohibited from doing so in uniform. Captain America was supposed represent all Americans not pushing for any political agenda whatsoever. I think you're thinking of politics in a different meaning than usual.
I always appreciate a good GOTHAM shoutout
This video is a masterpiece, Alex. Complete, comprehensive. It captures the Falcon And Winter Soldier experience.
I love how the show didn't just say John or the Flagsmashers were the bad guys.The show actually presented them as humans who want to do good even if it pushes them too far.
I can't, John was the good guy the Flagsmashers were selfish assholes who used violence to get their way
I agree dude. I love the way the "villain" wasn't some big baddy just someone pushed to an extreme due to struggle.
@@neotwo8786 John wasn't a good or bad guy. He was definitely not evil but he cannot be Captain America. Power makes you more yourself this show reminded us and you saw how corrupt he became.
@@adeelshahid2001 I would counter that with saying that he can’t be captain America right now. He’s still figuring himself out after coming back from war. At some point in the future, if he keeps on working on himself he very well could be. It was bad timing for him, but he was too much of a patriot to turn it down
@@Victor-vx2hl mate he did not recently come back from war. lol if he has two medals of honours and can’t defend himself in that encounter either he’s a shit soldier or the american military ranking system is shit. imo it’s both
I absolutely loved it. Sam's arc was fantastic. Isaiah's arc was filled with sweet sorrow. Walker's arc was relatable to me and I loved it. I especially loved the scene of Walker visiting Lemar's parents. Touching, poignant and it showed his humanity.
Plus the first scene from episode 4 was really powerful. Sebastian Stan nailed it.
@@AbstractIntellectus Easily one of the best acting bits in the entire MCU! It was great!
@@theflash9735 it really was. Lemar was good guy and a good soldier. Both he and his family deserved better. And when walker said something along the lines of "it meant the world to me too." To Lemar's mother, that really hit me in the feels.
Wait the one where Walker lied to Lemar's parents? His wife had to remind him to go to them while he was furious of his title being stripped.
Walker letting his best friend's murderer get away so he could help people was...just great, and perfectly shows how despite his PTSD, despite him not being "a good man", he is trying, he is really trying to be as good as he can be, and as close as he can to be "Captain America".
John Walker showed that you dont need to try to bePERFECT, you just have to try to be BETTER.
Its so underrated and im happy that i found someone who likes it instead of calling it mediocre.
“Not a perfect soldier, but a good man.”
This quote fits well when comparing Steve Rogers and John Walker. Steve is a good man, while John is a perfect soldier. It is a parallel.
@@primalvelocity3811 John's a good guy by the end apparently so not sure that quote works anymore
@@bobsandwich3431 I doubt he's a "good guy", as Val officially turned him into U.S Agent.
@@bobsandwich3431 He's always been good
I absolutely loved this show. It was very inspiring and did a great job handling the topics it chose to tackle, at least in my opinion. As a black guy a lot of this hit me hard, especially with Isaiah.
Did u laugh when people are calling this show unamerican or something
Hey ur that guy who posts looney tunes videos. Ur a hero
@@117MasterSpartan Thanks, hope you like em
M8, don’t play with us, you’re not human- you are a king hedgehog named “Blake W.” Just as I am a symbol with some text under it. (I’m joking)
Isaiah was definitely one of the best parts of this show along many other things. Really happy how they incorporated prevalent social issues in such an excellent way through his character.
When I watched this series, I also had the thought that I could watch a full series of Sam and Bucky just doing things and being people together. The character writing for them is beautiful to me, and I would love to see more of them just being good human beings.
The reason why a lot of Carly's motivations for the flag smashers are kind of messed up is actually because the show had to do a lot of reshoots when covered struck. The original plan for the flag smashers was to have a chemical virus infect America and after March of 2020 disney went.....
"Yeahhhhhh 😬 reshoots? Reshoots 😌"
I think that was just a rumor
Would be too obvious just like the rest of their hints in the show..
Show runner has denied it, but they always do in these situations.
Your editing somehow gets better and better with each video and never fails to get me emotional. Keep up the amazing work, Alex!
You know, it's awesome to see someone who's compassionate about this and see him be optimistic about this series for once! The series did have its flaws, but I liked it a lot And I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who has a positive outlook on this series, rather than a wholely negative one!
honestly they had time to make it personal, loved it
This show made me adore Anthony Mackie even more as an actor. Not just for the action, but for just presentation alone. He can really be the next Robert Downey Jr. This show is astonishing!!
@@colonel.halberstern5893 shush lol
@@colonel.halberstern5893 Bruh, I wouldn’t call it a 180 but im pretty sure he was always like this, He Saved a Veterans Legacy, From a Forgotten Soldier to a Remember Hero, Just Like Sam Said We dont Call Them a Terrorist, Im Pretty on board with Carli being meh since the Virus plot line got remove so they had to change it last minute, but it just my opinion and you have yours
He’s definitely not gonna be the next Robert Downey Jr.
@@colonel.halberstern5893 tbh I've heard the show is pretty dumb, haven't seen it but I've heard mixed things about it, the only issue is that it isn't intentionally trying to be dumb like most marvel movies mainly gotg and Ragnarok, it's more serious and so these dumb moments actually feel like a terrible decision by the writing team instead of just a fun moment.
@@luke5930 you haven't seen it so wtf are u talking about
I love how this show will take what looks like a typical MCU joke and turns it into a serious moment
Weird comparison, but this series reminded me of Pokemon Chronicles when I was a kid. It was a series about the characters after their time traveling with Ash Ketchum and gave them some much needed development. That came to mind when you mentioned how TFATWS was about Bucky and Sam when Steve wasn't around to hold this unlikely trio together.
Very weird comparison lol. I need to watch that pokemon series; I saw a little bit of it
That seems much better I'm going to check that out THANKS DUDE
Damn I must be old if you were a kid when that came out
@@MasonOfLife LOL How old were you? Or ARE you right now?
@@Gadget-Walkmen I’m 28 but I was mistaken I thought Chronicles was Pokémon Origins and didn’t read their whole comment
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Falcon and the Winter Soldier was honestly amazing.
I honestly hope it would have a season 2.
John Walker was definitely my fav character.
There's most likely not going to be a season 2 especially since Captain America 4 is confirmed in the works rn
No, we need a feature film. Enough of this drawn-out, episodic crap...
@@RealCoolGuy Captain America 4 is confirmed already dawg
@@jimmoyjahns just looked it up... Nice!
Part 2 is going to be captain America 4 prob
I'm just so sure that Stan Lee would have loved this show. It really resonates with his vision of the heroes and the way he used to write them.
This is actually kind of fucking disgusting, you know that, right?
???
Yes, he definitely racebaited his characters.
@@VladDascaliuc And why is that?
@@TheShanicpower This person is using a dead guy to bolster their praise of a show where the main character endorses terrorism while the other character is an afterthought whose main conflict gets resolved in a 2 minute flashback, among many other issues. It wasn't enough with just saying that they liked it, or that they thought it was good, they had to go the extra mile. Have some fucking restraint.
“That’s Black Falcon”
“Nah. That’s Captain America”
😔
Blackton America
That's a hood nigga America
Look this is random but old Steve looks like Joe Biden
“Nah. That’s the Smiling Tiger.”
This show was such a breath of fresh air, not just in terms of character development and establishment - but in cinematography as well. It's so nice to see something from Marvel where each shot actually adds to the emotional weight of a scene.
This is what the mcu needs so badly for the next phase, not the same overused formula like we see in the Shang chi trailer or wandavision, just this. I honestly hope we can get more of this, and it will hopefully knock some sense in the mcu fanbase about what cinema or TV is about.
@@eliasfigarzon9813 Eternals from the shots we saw so far actually look pretty good.
you cant complain about zemo, he's a great villain and we got those dance moves on screen!
This show floored me. I loved every character moment, without fail. Even Zemo!
And as everyone is saying in the comments, the COLORS LOOK LIKE COLORS! NO GREY DEPRESSION FILTER!
"It aint Daredevil, but its a step forward in the right direction". The feeling is mutual!
I gotta say I loved this show for the same exact reasons, and I think you are speaking the absolute truth when you say that this is the kind of story we needed from the MCU lately.
You just described perfectly why I love this show so much. It's intimate, it's down to earth, and it develops a guy that was mostly just comic relief and another guy that was mostly just a plot point. Great video!
Alex I love how you treat your video essays like short films it keeps me constantly engaged whether the video is 8 minutes or 20 or an hour. Keep it up man
This show feels best when the characters are just having a conversation other than that I think there are some parts that could've been executed better.
I love the filmed cinematics in this video
King
@Mathew Sakwa if you support him (HiTop) on Patreon you can get early access to his videos.
How did you comment 7 hours ago???
I think that the reason why captain america is popular to those who are not even american, is because hes not america's soldier or hero, hes a hero for the people, he teaches us how to be a good person, he teaches us to always fight for whats right, he teaches us how to persevere, he teaches us to question those in power, he teaches us how to be our own hero, and thats a powerful thing for a fictional character to have, to be written so well that everyone regardless of race, gender, or nationality can see themselves in captain america
That scene of John with the bloody shield is my favourite of the entire show
Yes
"Falcon and Winder Solider really make the Falcon and Winter Solider FEEL like Spider-Man."
"They also FEEL like Captain America, and that's good too."
-IGN
"I feel things"-ign
@@Alex-ji7fr IGN is shit
"I went back to watch Gotham"
That show is so good. Every season gets better
Agreed. He should also talk about Agents of Shield. That show also got better with every season
It could've been condensed. The seasons are too long
@@nathanieldiaz5254 Need more AOS love!
@@nathanieldiaz5254 The last couple of seasons were borderline experimental.
@@tahunuva4254 I'm sorry, English isn't my first language. What does that mean exactly?
Threw me off at the beginning when you said you didnt like ragnorok, infinity war or endgame but you liked guardians 2
Honestly really liked US Agent. Not as Cap, but as a character. Hope to see more of him and JLD in the future
This show made Sam and Bucky two of my favorite characters in the MCU.
This is one of my favourite videos you've ever done Alex, incredible job and I love the way you wrote this wonderful piece of work
I don't know what to say
Falcon and the Winter Soldier made me cry a couple of times
and this video made me cry a little bit too
I love it
This show and the Snyder Cut have saved 2021 for me, this year still sucks but seeing these amazing stories with creators that care about their characters, the stories and the overall relationships between the characters makes me so excited for the future of both of these universes.
Just wait for Loki
2021 is still better than 2020. it’s still bad but we’re getting loads of content at least
Invincible. Watch it.
"How does it feel?"
"Like it's someone else's..."
"It isn't."
As usual Steve was right, even if he was right with some heavy caveats. But he knew better than anyone, that the next Captain America had to be a good man.
*proceeds to give it to the government
“Well, it ain’t mine!”
Your style is so unique! You go from upbeat to emotional so easily! Your videos keep getting better and better, it’s a joy whenever you upload! Keep being great man!
It's refreshing to here you talk about something you like rather than bashing on everything kinda pretentiously. Thanks. Very entertaining.
something about the way you explain bucky made me cry, he really deserves better and i'm so proud of how far he's come
My favorite character besides Wyatt Russell's US Agent was Baron Zemo + I never understood the importance of Baron Zemo in Civil War but FATWS finally made me understand how that one guy tored the whole Avengers apart and Thanos took advantage of it in Infinity War
I loved this show too. This show made so emotional, and I loved it. Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Wyatt Russell are amazing actors. This show had a great message.
I went into this show expecting an fine experience, and I went out of it with a good shown, entertaining action and two really good remarkable character arcs of two characters whose chemistry is surprisingly good
I love the way the last episode ended with a hope-filled superhero show.
A superhero who actually rescues people and get cheers from citizens, gave me so much Sam Raimi spider-man vibes. We barely see those kind of moments in MCU movies.
So I’m really glad mcu actually took this route. Hope they will continue to do so in the future.
😃 Oh man I totally agree. It was super satisfying
@Meta Man Is this bait?
Wish Bucky wasn’t sidelined as much as he was. The ending especially with Yori should’ve spent more time focusing on the two since the first few episodes were building up to that moment.
What more was there in that scene that we needed? Perhaps there could have been more time before the confession. But once it happened the rest of the conversation... I cannot envision that being portrayed realistically and also being an effective or good sequence.
@@pseudonymousbeing987 Huh? Slow mo and different camera angles of Sebastian Stan don’t emphasize the importance of the scene. It was glossed over, in other words. It’s supposed to be an emotional scene for us, the audience, and Bucky. It didn’t have much weight.
@@Jewce24 Exactly. We didn't get to know if Yori ever forgave him. Bucky just confessed and got out. Felt really unsatisfied with that scene.
@@zyrusvito And then Bucky passes by the bar, which leaves me wondering if the bartender knew about what he did because of Yori. So many questions wtf
@@Jewce24 ikr? That was supposed to be such a special moment. That reminds me how Bucky ran out of the bar in episode 1 when the bartender talked about Yori. Did he apologize to her later? And I don't think our questions would be answered from Marvel when they're already having a tight schedule.
This is definitely one of the MCUs best character work.
Many aspects of this show reminded me of the best elements of Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy
Truth.
"it's about this..."
*Shows shot of Sams nephew touching the shield with the most innocent kind of hope and admiration in his eyes*
I'm not ashamed to say i cried some.
Good fuckin video mate.
Ok but wtf is ur username and pfp
@@RohanJoshi910 all see some, but some like you see all
That part got me to. I hope that hit home for others aswell.
@@RohanJoshi910 It's Michael Jackson's Aborted Son, it's written right there
Little did the kid know, the shield was used to slaughter a minority mere days prior. How epic.
"For a true hero isn't measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his heart." Zeus from Hercules (1997)
Daredevil is still the GOAT, but Falcon takes the second spot as the best Marvel show ever.
This TV series feels like the fourth Captain America, closing Steve Roger's story, and opening the Sam Wilson story.
While Warner is thinking about forcing a black Superman in the most cynical way imaginable, Marvel spent 7 years and a complete TV show to state how a black man became Captain America, and why it was the most logical next step for such an iconic character.
Third spot*
Loki would be the second one.
@@jamesbuchananbarnesss Sorry but no.
He could've become captain america day one but they chose to make him pussy out then get mad about it
as a black person, sam’s storyline meant so much to me. seeing a black main character face actual struggles of black people, and manage to fight back, seeing the show runners not ignore such a crucial part of sam’s identity, seeing sam call things by their real names and not beat around the bush was so refreshing, ESPECIALLY considering the current racial context. the Isaiah Bradley was amazing, and im so glad they were able to explore and touch upon this
Sam really won me over with this show. He's probably in my Top 5 MCU characters as of right now.
I'm kinda sad every story (so far) in the MCU with a black lead has been about racism in some form tho. Black Panther was about racism with Killmonger's storyline and now this show lol. I really hope Blade will get to be a badass black character that isn't defined by his skin color, idk.
@@highdefinition450 I was black panther about racism? It literally never brought it up.
I’m gonna have to disagree with you dude. It brings a lot of interesting themes to the table but it feels like something is missing you know. I felt like the villains had almost no development, and I didn’t at all understand wtf they were doing and why other than “we want to return back to the way it was before the blip.”
Idk, I’m just an idiot anyways
Late response:
While I love the MCU, and personally I disagree with what you’ve said, (expect for the “we want to truth back to the way it was before the blip” and if you count John walker as a villain, he was pretty good)
But you arnt a idiot for having another opinion, don’t think like that.
The overarching plot was that in the five years after the Decimation, there were so many people lost that the world's governments basically unified, kinda like the EU and people were able to move freely around the world. Countries were more than happy to have new people move in as those people could fill in the vacant jobs and help restart or sustain their economy. Then came the blip. Suddenly people are back in the places they were and there are now new people living where they used to live. With the restoration of the decimated, the world's governments were basically trying to restore the world to what it was before the Snap, restore the national borders, the old antagonisms, and most prominently move the citizens who had moved *back* to where they came from, by any means necessary. The FlagSmashers like the way the world was during the Decimation, a world with no borders no imagined divisions between humanity.
They also opposed the methods that the GRC the Global Resettlement Council was going to use to restore those old borders. Like the World Security Council before it, the GRC while an official government agency wasn't necessarily operating via global consensus. These people were likely elected to their positions but before the Blip and are now utilizing their authority without really asking the rest of the world what they want, which is why Sam's speech at the end was so important.
When will you guys stop complaining about stuff that makes up for barely 15% of the show?
Alex Calling Falcon and The Winter Soldier a Movie BROKE ME (A Video Essay)
In my opinion it’s kinda sad how Wandavision feels more like cinematic art and it’s meant to be a tv show based on a tv show
@@Mirrorcomics24 what do you mean
@@victoriadealba5558 I mean what I say
When the Mcu is at its best, it’s a story that just happens to star superheroes, rather than some superheroes that happen to tell a story
Agreed.
I find the best comic book films/TV shows are the ones where you could take out the superpowers and recognizable characters and still have a great story, the likes of The Dark Knight, Logan, Captian America: Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Black Panther, Joker, Daredevil, and The Falcon and Winter Soldier are all top tier because they embrace the human element as much as they do the superhuman aspect.
@@Deathlygunn yessir daredevil will always be my #1
@@Deathlygunn also winter soldier has fucking amazing fights
Man, this thing has been getting seriously mixed responses. You're one of the few people who has praised it this highly. I plan on bingeing it next month to make my own opinion.
Watch critical drinkers video his sarcasm was great
@@sagarvishe3463 I watched a little then turned it off. Sarcasm can wear thin fast especially if that's the TH-camr's specialty which I'm assuming it is.
@@sagarvishe3463 I enjoy parts of his videos but he's gets way to political and thinks every thing is pushing an agenda and then praises movies like terminator 2 when someone can easily argue that that movie was pushing an agenda too. Any movie with a female protagonist can be said to be pushing an agenda. It's not true but it's easy to say. He gave the worst midsommar review I've ever seen. The entire point of the movie went over his head so that he could try to say that the ending was showing female empowerment when it was clearly showing that the cult has manipulated her into joining them. His reviews will always be biased because as soon as anything that can remotely be considered sjw or left wing shows up he looses his shit. Can't trust his opinion unfortunately I can't even respect it because he can't seperate his politics from his reviews.
@@bobsandwich3431 yeah it gets annoying sometimes
Sagar Vishe I am a fan of his channel but I don’t always agree with his opinions and I didn’t agree with his Falcon and the winter soldier review I really enjoyed the show
I finished Falcon and the winter soldier today and I thought to myself "Damn HiTop films is going to LOVE this. This is so human and vulnerable" AND BAM you posted this video TODAY.
Love the fact that you can also understand where the villains are coming from
Karli is literally my favorite antagonist in the MCU. You can understand her situation. You can sympathize with her, but you understand that her actions cross the line. And throughout the show, there is still a hint of hope, until the end.
I feel like hitop likes the bad things and hates the good things
When you said cap is about being a good man over a perfect soldier I was really hoping to see the scene from Endgame where Steve calls Sam a good man before time traveling
"I could watch Sam Wilson fix a boat for 6 hours"- HiTop Films
Now if that doesn't show how good of a job this show did with its characters i don't know what does.
I love that Episode 5 proved that the story doesn't have to be interrupted every 5 minutes by punchkicking assblasting to be interesting. Usually it's the calmer moments that give more weight to a story.
Though I thought the series was okay, I do see a big difference with opinions. People say the character development was good, but IMO the development for the flagsmashers was minimal at best and busy was underutilized. Felt the series could have been better and with cap 4 having these same development team I’m not confident in their ability
@@Inferno-xe1wt They were actually supposed to have a side story with the flag smashers but they had to cut it because they thought people were going to be mad at them for it being too similar to the pandemic.
@@topgunn9513 I heard that as well but feel that thought the pandemic has had a impact of course it should be easy to write around motives and just think the under development didn’t help
@@topgunn9513 That's an explanation, not an excuse.
Legit almost crying at the museum scene in the last episode. So heroic and touching ❤️
I didn't expect to be crying again during this show, but here we are. My favorite moment was Isiah's statue reveal. Turned me into a blubbering mess and like you said, the show runners were sincere. That was the most important thing to me. They didn't need to undercut it with a dick joke or anything. Something I hope the MCU creators continue going forward. Great work again, can't wait to see what you do next!
I personally loved John walker and deeply understood him. He had the Weight of being the new captain America the weight of being a new hero in a world where people can fly, climb buildings and fckn trime travel.
Yea I always felt like people wer hating on him too much. From the first moment we saw him it's been nonstop hate, even after the second episode where he spends the entire time being actually pretty chill.
The way I see it, he's a man with severe PTSD who's been rewarded by the government for doing awful things in foreign countries and who's just been given a chance to do something right, a chance that he won't let go of. With that comes the amount of pressure and expectations the Cap mantle brings, which makes him act even more rashly in trying to stop the Flagsmashers.
When he lost Battlestar, he lost a brother, the man who stood by him through thick and thin and the only person able to understand what he had to go through in the military, which made him lose all sense of logic or rationality. I think most people would have acted like him, hell, Tony tried to kill Bucky for a murder that happened drcades ago while Bucky was being mind-controlled.
The government chose the best soldier to be Cap, but not necessarily the best man. I don't think he's a terrible person but clearly he was never meant to be Cap. I'm really glad they didn't make him a villain after all.
THANK YOU FOR THIS.
I've been trying to explain why I love the show so much and why I adore Bucky and Sam.
Now I have a video to just send to justify my obsession.
Amazing work, man.
You mate, are something of an idol to me. Your essays have been my inspiration for over a year now and whenever I feel too tired in these times to chase what I love (which is making up stories) I always turn up one of your videos... So keep this great work up!
WandaVision had me in the beginning too. While I do very much understand Scarlet Witch’s grief and how her feelings were portrayed, how the show handled it kinda lost me. But The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was great. It was human. It got us to actually care about our heroes. Very well done.
They should have leaned into the Wanda "villain", in my opinion. The best parts of that series were her and vision clashing - further discarding the marvel formula to tell a tale of a collapsing family (and collapsing reality) would have made for a much stronger narrative.
It's weird to hear people didn't like Wandavision. I loved it episode to episode. What in particular did you dislike about it?
@@xdarkwolf2255 I was 100% with it until it was Agatha all along. Dropping back into the marvel formula felt like it took unessesary focus away from (what I'd believed to be) the core conflict of the show, that being reality vs Wanda.
There were a few nitpicks towards the end, mostly on how underdeveloped the SWORD lady was, and how they kinda glossed over Wanda's mindrąpe. Those criticisms aside, the first three quarters of the show were the best TV I've ever seen from marvel.
@@tahunuva4254 I feel like Agatha wasn't your formulaic villain though. She was causing trouble in Wandas world but wanda still made the world and was trapping those people
And my biggest issue with Monica was that she didn't seem as important as they were setting her up to be. She didn't get the chance to talk wanda down iirc
@@xdarkwolf2255 Maybe.. I just think it would have worked better if she hadn't taken away the focus of the emotional core.
But then, we might not have got the excellent vision vs vision scene, so idk :P
Man I never get tired of your essays of Daredevil, Spider-Man, Captain America. Hell, this video I had to watch it again and it sparked again the need in me to watch the show again. Thank you for your awesome videos and putting into words what we all feel and experience and maybe don't know how to structurate it.
Thank you Alex.
HiTop never disappoints
Never.
I loved every bit of this show. My only problem would have to be how they did the Flag Smasher storyline dirty in the finale, where they were fighting for no reason, but I loved it overall. And the visuals, they were just beautiful. I swear, I just wanted the screenshot everything.
I heard it was suppose to be about Flag Smasher's plan to create a pandemic that will kill half of human population to recreate Thanos' goal since they agree with him. However, a real pandemic strikes our 2020 so they change it to......meh. I understand that they want to be sensitive about the topic but the potential about Flag Smashers was wasted. Pandemic sucks!
So getting kicked out of your home because the former owners came back to life is no reason to be pissed?
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