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I found out that the knife flip in the Shang Chi trailer was practical which made me excited. Also the person that won best picture at the Oscars is directing the Eternals
US Agent’s always been back and forth between a hero and an anti-hero. I’m not too bugged by his progression, in fact it’s far more interesting to have him where he is now than if they had just made him into an Uber-Patriot villain.
I agree but there should have been more time spent on him near the end, also he may end up being apart of the dark avengers at some point which is pretty interesting
@@eaglebearer Killing a guy who was also a terrorist, his vengeance quest on Karli the last episode before deciding the people in the truck mattered more, trying to work with Sam and Bucky before telling them to stay out of his way when they refuse.
@@cretinouscretin9677 I think it kind of depends on what you mean by anti hero. First, almost every hero in the mcu has had anti hero moments. Killing terrorists isn't a bad thing since it's in the service of protecting others, however, the way it was done by US Agent in my opinion would be anti-hero in terms of his motivation for doing so. Also telling them to stay out of their way isn't anti hero, it's just not being a team player. The avengers have also had this going on yet there still hero's. Obviously US Agent is displayed as a flawed and corrupt character that is trying to be a hero, but, I think it's more so his motivations that really define his type of character in this show.
I’m excited for Cap 4 too! And, y’know, I’m noticing that at the end of these shows, every superhero get’s one of the rad comic costumes... just a cool trend I noticed.
@@pawaratharva6371 I mean, there’s a pretty fly Jacket/Asgardian costume where Loki was generally on the side of good in the comics, so maaaaayyyyybbbbbeeee we’ll get that. I dunno, someone get me an expert in comics so they can educate us in the possible outfits, because since we already got the mainline one, we need a new “Good Guy Loki” look...
@@ronburgundy4717 It is if I try to think about what would happen if I attempted it. I don’t have any real experience but writing a script and editing a video sound real time consuming to me. I respect anyone that can get it done in lsss than a week
That’s what I love about the Cap franchise. They take most things seriously without depriving them of actual normal human traits, humor being one of them, and they insert jokes as natural as possible while sticking with the more serious tone they’re going for. The airport scene in CW fell flat on this partly due to the inclusion of the more lighthearted characters like Spidey and Ant-Man, the tone suddenly lost its footing from the rest of the movie. But yea overall Cap’s franchise is arguably the most grounded and human collection of stories ever to be told in the MCU
@@rhetiq9989 Pfft, John Walker being quippy at the end when he was side by side with Bucky, with the Flag Smashers trapped and cops surrounding them was so stupid.
@@hilmanic28 I can let that slide after looking at the bigger picture of what they did with Walker throughout the show. Giving him bits of lighthearted moments makes him human so long as they don’t overstay its welcome and thankfully they didn’t
@@rhetiq9989 To me all this little moments of inconsistencies throw me off the whole show completely. It fks with my immersion. If a scene makes me goes "wtf why would he do/say that!? It's so out of character/weird moment and doesn't make sense", then It really diminishes my enjoyment. Same thing with Infinity Wars, but that's a whole other rant.
@@hilmanic28 How is it so out of character when you only saw him when he's in a state of pressure most of the time? Inconsistent? Have you never seen his sarcastic nature and joke-y side when he bailed Bucky out of the jail? It's like you're bitching for the sake of bitching here.
Seriously i see you have great taste as a member of jordan peterson love that guy. I feel this show was just a cheap way to bank on politics it was pretty heavy handed only its ok here because of" representation" lol
I just wish this show wouldve actually been about sam and buckys journey and struggle wo steve. Bucky being a murderer with a haunted past and sam stepping up as his new friend especially since sam is a ptsd counsler. Bucky could spiral even want the shield after sam gave up on it. The two coukdbe clashed in the end bucky sees in sam how he is a good fit as the new captain. Politics wasnt needed especially with characters so rich with story.
@@juangooseman did u not see episode 5? What you just described is a huge part of every single episode, especially episode 5. That is why this show is so good, it has some of the best character work in the mcu, and it is the most political marvel has been
@@InTheEnd75 For example, the Amazing suit looks great, but it was a bit too different and put some people off. (Myself included) The Raimi Suit did it better, as did the Spider-Man PS4 suit, and the MCU Spidey suits.
I also think this show was catered to adults. As children, we wanted to be super powered. As adults you know that isn't possible but you have the strength and self identity to face everyday trauma and battles
Actually as a 22 yo I do think super powers would come in handy in my daily life, though with an added burden of the responsibility that comes with it which rings true to the old Spidey saying. Yea it’s impossible obviously but the idea of having your work being eased by its existence always comes to my mind, as well as its many consequences
As a Hispanic I couldnt honestly careless if I see other Hispanics in roles or not. I care more about the acting. Ya know I'm not like "oh my god" when someone speaks Spanish or "looks like me" in a movie. Idk call me crazy but a race doesn't determine my connection to a character.
@@kingkong9892 as a comic fan I do hold comic accuracy as one of the most important factors because I like to see my heros up there, not myself. So I mean yeah, but if she was honest to god the best performer for the role then no
@@ryanscoffeehour6404 thank you! Ive hear so many people say hispanic supergirl is fine but then say sam being cap is wrong cause he's black. Its a double standard
@@ryanscoffeehour6404 yeah. So would I. Just like how they're making clark black in this superman reboot. Why! But my point is people are mad about making some characters black but dont seem to care about hispanic super girl. I cant find out why.
Falcon & Winter Soldier felt like a TV show I would've watched without the MCU connection. The helmet comment from John mad me think of Steve and Tony's exchange in Avengers about crawling over a wire and that he'd just cut the wire. John wasn't thinking of the sacrificial point of of Bucky's question. A reach, maybe.
Yeah, but I mean, to be fair, you can’t really blame the guy by not thinking of some emotional point. It’s kind of like asking, “You ever eat meat?” and the responder saying “Sure” without thinking of the emotional symbolism that he’s eating creatures that were killed to feed him when he could’ve eaten veggies or something. I don’t think that it proved that he wasn’t fit to being Cap- all the other stuff did, at least for me.
This is like the strangest thing to hold against the man. The Bucky whose life he save recently, childishly asks if he ever jumped on a grenade. Which by the way Steve never did, but was willing too. Keep that in mind because, he responds yes he has four times. Every single time he selflessly putting his life on the line to save his fellow soldiers, risky a horrible death by shrapnel ripping through his skin, bones and organs. And people twist that against him. Are you kidding me? If you are wondering if this is a reach, it isn´t just a reach your letting the show and browntable trick you. Don´t let them manipulate you "Do better" - Sam Wilson. Walker was absolutely willing to make the sacrafice four times and only his helmet saved him, if the thing hadn´t held or he messed up the jump in the few seconds he had, his body would have take the shrapnel. And the first time he did it he would have had no idea if the helmet could really stop a grenade, reinforcements or not. Also he didn´t drop 3 aircraftcarriers on a city, how about that? It interesting how Steve is celebrate for being willing to jump on a grenade (which is heroic and he should be respected for, don´t get me wrong) then when Walker does it *four time* people say he is an asshole and then they ignore the horrible thing Steve did. Watch the show instead of just looking at it. Don´t let these people get away with failing at their craft and telling you they did a fine job. PS: Sry if I come over agressive but when you see a character do everything right and trying their best and the audience still twists that against them, it makes me want to puke blood. And I fear that if they can´t do this with a fake person where they have objective information, I doubt they can do this in real life.
to me the social comentary was too much im our faces, it was too caricaturized, politic agendas were represented as too simplyfied. The way they portrayed the villian wasnt the best, zemo was just fanservice, they wasted a lot of potential with the characters, etc. Plus for all of us not americans, all the black discrimination thing is extremely boring and overdone, not to mention irrelevant for obvious reasons
The flag smashers were boring, sloppy, very underwhelming, poor writing and whenever they had scenes of their own felt like they were in a completely different show. Everything else was enjoyable. Good vibes. Loved bucky's Wakanda scene the most. Also making a black , non super soldier cap
I really liked so much of this show, but I also didn't like so much of it too. The highs were incredibly high, but the lows were really low for me too. While I would definitely say I liked the show, it made me feel frustrated more than anything else. But it's always nice to hear a different take without starting a warzone on twitter.
I feel the same. I enjoyed it and looked forward to every episode but idk why I just wasn't satisfied with the ending. The ending felt rushed and left a lot to be desired. While the final speech by Sam was nice I really don't see how it was gonna help solve the problem - It just felt like pure optimism. And the flag smashers were terrorists by the definition of that word so I don't know why Sam would say they're just putting labels on them. I didn't really sympathize with anyone from the flag smashers despite the show trying to make me but I did find the cause they fought for to be quite interesting and a natural direction the world building would go in after the blip (but they didn't have a concrete plan till the last episode which is another qualm I have). Also i preferred the old suit he had, it felt more grounded in reality. I find this one to look really silly.
@@zemics4906 Think of the speech as something similar to the preamble of the US Constitution. "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." The consitution has 27 amendments which shows Americans struggling to "form a more perfect Union". I'm glad Captain America set a high goal for the politicians. The preamble of the Constitution also sets a high ideal. It left the nitty gritty work of fulfilling what that meant to the people in charge.
I think it makes sense that John walker saved the ppl in the bus, but then he should have gone and killed karli. This way he hasn’t fully turned to good and is still a vengeful anti-hero
He probably would have, but Bucky was there to keep him in check. Also, considering he’s now kinda working with an organization whose name I won’t spoil, he’s not fully redeemed by a longshot.
I like how you talked about representation whilst alluding to miles morales. Some people might not understand it but it really touches you when you see characters that look like you on screen doing cool shit. Fantastic video man🙏🏾. Loving it all the way from Ghana 🇬🇭
I think my problem with the idea of someone like Miles isn't that he's Latino, or black, or whatever, it's that when they had the opportunity to make a new superhero they copy/pasted from someone who's already done the hard work of becoming popular. Spiderman (Peter) has had decades of struggle where he basically got known for have the worst luck and through sheer grit came through in the end. Then Spiderman (Miles) comes along and because he's taking over the name skipping that growing step. Just the fact that I have to delineate which Spiderman I'm talking about takes away from the potential greatness Miles could have had. I feel that same way with Falcon. He was perfectly fine as Falcon, but now he's Captain America (Sam) as opposed to Captain America (Steve). Sure the shield brings with it the mantle, but even so they could have come up with another name. Or just kept him as Falcon. I guess I'm just looking to deeply at the dark and seeing things that aren't there. As he's black I should just be glad he didn't get running or lightning powers.
There’s a difference between “not pulling any punches” and just saying something in a poorly written way. If I say to you, “just write better,” that’s not me “not pulling any punches;” that’s me giving bad criticism. Regardless of whether or not I agree with the message, I think the “how” something is written matters almost as much as the content. As someone who likes to write and think about how people communicate with each other, I recognize the importance of conveying a message in a way that eliminates as much confusion as possible. And one other thing. The show wants to make a commentary on how the world treats immigrants and refugees, but I feel like it ignores the four billion people suddenly reappearing after five years. I can empathize with her not feeling wanted anymore, but then she should face the reality that she’s essentially saying to four billion people, “I wish you didn’t exist.” The show doesn’t address that issue, the fact that the people are only being displaced because billions of people are now alive again, which is an insanely complex situation.
I actually think John walker in the last episode makes sense. He’s a soldier carrying out orders and doing what he’s told. Tho he is violent and has loose morals walker does what he thinks is right and would obviously put aside his anger and come to aid during the final battle
I like the detail of John Walker's costume having that shoulder strap that completes the A, representing how he's so manufactured and controlled that if his costume isn't put on 100% correctly, it doesn't even look right.
There's really nothing failed about it. Bucky made the right choice by giving what the old guy wanted to know and move on. Staying any longer would only make things worse for both of them on the emotional level and that's not what Bucky wanted as it would bring up his worse memories again. Something that you clearly don't understand because you never experience that kind of situation before.
@@zeroskaterz92 I'm not talking about the situation, you are absolutely correct about how Bucky dealt with that scene, I'm talking about how it was shot, they wrapped the scene with just a couple of rapidly cut shots. Felt like that scene should have been a slow paced one.
@@robertobuenafe Dude, no one cares about what you think is cringe, and no one wants anyone dissing their favorite TH-camrs. Keep it to yourself unless you got something nice to say or something useful to offer.
The fact that Marvel wants Spellman to write Cap4 indicates how Marvel is easing the reins & letting them tell the stories we need. It paid to let them explore these difficult but prevalent topics. I'd like the next entry to show the struggles of trying to help everyone, even when there are people in this country that hate him just because he is a Black man & would refuse his help. There's SO much more to explore now & I love that Marvel is letting them tackle these things.
Yeah! Marvel isn’t the perfect organization- They made some “Studio” choices that kept these two shows from reaching their full potential, but they’re getting better at letting creators create, and letting artistic visions go while still making sure that their MCU isn’t just a bunch of indie projects that aren’t connected at all. They’re not at their best, but slowly and steady, they’re improving. I really think that this era is just Marvel improving their craft, and even though I always knew that the MCU would do great, it’s good to know that they’re getting better. Also, it’s great that the MCU is covering more topics. They covered some stuff, but with WandaVision and The Falcon and The Winter soldier, they really get to say a lot. Not all stories need to cover everything, but it’s nice that we are getting more content covering things that are difficult to talk about. So if I were give this era a title, it would be “The Era Where Marvel goes from Great to Amazing.”
To paraphrase a Japanese video game review: “Falcon and the Winter Soldier is a story about right and wrongs told by people who think they are right.” That is what I adamantly dislike about this show. To it’s lack of understanding on how the world works economically, one example “With one phone call you can feed the world.” Just how naïve are you to think it is that simple? Assassination of characters like Sharon. Alongside its blurred morals like how there is an attempt on Walkers life by the wakandans and he still tries talks it out but the show wants you to believe he is the villain? Even with Sam telling Walker “Good job” sarcastically like he is the one that started the fight. Don’t even get me started on Karli. Miss “I’ll burn people alive along with a father of two and not feel a hint of regret and do it all again while calling them roadblocks” because she is in the right. The show never shows she feels guilty whatsoever about what she is doing even if what she is doing is monstrous. This show ultimately fails at what it is trying to say. It’s themes are half baked and window dressing. It tells a story about racism without showing actual racism in it. At least Zemo came out of this unscathed.
I think you missed the point. In so many ways, a lot of politicians do drag their feet and their bank accounts can assist multiple cities on their own. They choose to find if difficult because they want power and the ability to decide what’s right for everyone else. Also, though I don’t think Karli should have died, making her believe she was right through all of that is pretty standard for murderers and dictators and such. You have to remember, the awful people in this world do not think of themselves as terrible at all. A person who sees their vision alone without accepting any nuance becomes a Karli. I think if it wasn’t a superhero show, the ending would have been a lot different and more honest. But the fact that so many people can’t form an overall consensus on it means they made us think and did something right.
@@dvdscds9539 You argue that she sees it from an "the ends justify the means" but the end they're hoping for is not a reasonable one, it makes no sense and her doing horrible things with no remorse makes it increasingly difficult for us to relate to her and sympathize with her position In summary, we don't understand what it is they hope to gain because their actions all seem contradictory to that goal
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
12:29 I'm black And Seeing myself on the big screen still does mean nothing to me I don't care wither the charachter is black or white or freakin blue I didnt care at all or felt any difference seeing "black represention" The idea didn't even hit me untill i saw people talking about how happy they are with the "represention" I don't see colours , i see hearts The ideals and struggles is still everything to me I related to a freakin anime Japanese character more than I have ever related to Nick Fury , a black man with one functional eye , just like me I don't have to see people who looks like me to feel represented! I need to see people who feels like me , cries like me , struggle like me
If you identify with someone based solely on their skin color, then that's racism. It doesn't make a difference which color it is. MLK would be spinning in his grave if he saw how far our nation has backslid on racial matters. Browntable openly stating that he identifies with people based on race instead of character, and considering it an evolution in his thinking, is just an example of the rot that has pervaded our culture.
I feel u but it’s still koo to see a Latino character like Miles Morales (for me) so ya I get what y’all sayin but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t happy bout that.. 🤷🏽♀️ n yes Ik he’s half
Well the beautiful thing about your comment is that you don’t speak for all black people since we’re not a monolith. Also if you actually are black, and exist in the same systemic societies the rest of us do, the characters you’ll relate to easier are probably going to be..... But keep being a ‘pick me’ I guess. I probably helps you stay on that high horse.
@@dvdscds9539 Why'd you call them a pick me for disagreeing with you, mf? How much self control did it take to not use a slur? Do black people only matter to you when they aggree with you?
The HOW was going to be Karli wanting to release a pandemic that would effectively Thanos half the population again. Kinda obvious why they changed it. However, if they did THAT and Sam still said "stop calling them terrorists" that would have been a pretty big BRUH moment
I can kind of understand Karli doing terrorist bombings and stuff to stop the GRC, and Sam going “Karli is bad. But the GRC has to recognize that Karlis are the inevitable result of people in power leaving the downtrodden behind” ... if she got into acts of mass destruction.... yeah ... bruh
@@grinko1222 Yeah, sad they took it out. Come on, Spider-Man PS4 did it and now it’s more relevant today. The audience would’ve understood the consequences of what would’ve happened- it’s a real darn shame that they wrote it out. 😞
Did anyone else watch Static Shock as a kid? I'm just curious. Everyone talks about representation in superhero media, but nobody ever seems to talk about Static Shock. I thought he was so cool and had great enemies. Like Rubber Band Man.
I think the stories comics try to tell lend themselves better to the series format than to movies. The movies feel a lot more compressed and incomplete.
Some movies do work really well though. The First Avenger, Avengers, The Winter Soldier, Infinity War, and Endgame work fine. Hell, the original Spider-Man movie worked perfectly in a good pace and told a coherent story.
That's all well and good but I thought the show was overall just kinda boring. Honestly I stopped watching halfway thru. The only character that they get you to feel for or care about is Bucky and he feels like a sidekick sadly.
I liked it, didn’t Love it though. I felt like: The Flag Smashers didn’t really cut it for me. What’s with that Powebroker and Flag Smashers stuff even though Sarah was fine, that Plot Point was Messy. And Bucky was a Bit Overshadowed by Sam. (Maybe Not). Ah….. IDK. But Zemo and John!!! Mwah. Next Level stuff.
But can't we all agree that Flagsmashers plot was kind of dumb? I don't ike Karley Morgentau as a villian of the story. The best thing of this show was John Walker aand some Zemo scenes. Of coaure the score from Henry Jackman was briliian, some visual elements but everything else... Was kind of a bad thing. Especially some writing elements.
The “DEATH OF A TEEN, POG??” meme killed me, but memes aside your section where you talked about representation really hit home man. I related and agreed with every word you spoke. Great vid dude :))
I loved this show. It had something to say, it had its characters go through an emotional journey that forced them to grow. I don't really care about its being messy, because just the feeling of a story being told with so much passion is enough for me
2:12 "Can I, like, carry your books to school? For the rest of my life?" Thanks for doing that scene, btw. It's one of my absolute favorites from one of my absolute favorite writers.
I didn’t have a problem with this show tackling hard themes; I did have a problem with how nonsensical some of the conclusions certain characters drew from their experiences, specifically how they don’t make sense from the current world and character progression we’ve already seen established. You’re honestly going to tell me that the whole world just fought the most terrifying alien threat anyone has ever seen; and after losing we see the 5 year gap has changed people, in a lot of ways for the better in terms of camaraderie and unity, only for the falcon to get denied a bank loan for his boat? Really? Not only that, but he also started to fall in line with the narratives that Isaiah more understandably believed in, even though previously he was only ever seen and observed as believing that people are more than one thing, and therefore certainly more than their least interesting defining trait. This show fell flat, and fell hard for me. Definitely some good moments, which were unfortunately smothered by blatant and pervasive woke culture and hindered by an intellectually dishonest narrative from an out of touch perspective. Those politicians at the end were right, the situation was way too complicated for the falcon (captain America) to understand, and “do better” isn’t helpful. Hopefully a more realistic version of his character is developed over time, because this was bad. Liked zemo quite a bit, like US agent’s beginning; I’m aware Covid screwed a lot of pacing things up, so I don’t blame anyone for that really. Also, the wakandans sure aren’t helping anymore or less than they were at the ending of black panther. Wasn’t that the conclusion to the belief of the wakandans at the end, and also T’chalas mandate to his people as king? Maybe I misunderstood that, not sure. Anyway, I’m sure I’ll get flak. Hopefully people can understand where I’m coming from. :) Have a blessed day y’all!
Yeah I honestly found this show extremely freakin good. Such poignant character work, coupled with real emotion, excellent cinematography and also really good action. Honestly makes WV look like Thor 2 for me.
I agree they wrote Isaiah Bradley’s character beautifully, and showed the dark side of being a superhero. The speech falcon gave was very Captain America-esq. I honestly don’t think they should’ve made a teen the leader of a global terror group if he/she doesn’t have the intimidating/philosophical depth and understanding like Zemo.
Yes, such a clever show. What do people have to do with complex social and economic issues. Just dress with the US colours and say "do better". What a great message!!
@@joshphillips3171 That instead of judging or identifying with people based on their character, he now does so based on their race. In other words, he literally outed himself as a racist and somehow thinks it's a good thing.
@@daryltor7608 12:28 He stated that he once believed that he needed to see himself in the personality and character of a character to relate, but then realized that he should relate to the superficial aspects, like race.
7:00 Would've been a good nod to what Red Skull said in First Avenger. "I have seen the future Captain, there are no flags." Then Cap responds "Not my future" That line hits a bit deeper when you realize Cap could be mentioning Sam, his succecors' future. Despite, them not actually nodding to that, at the time.
It’s ambitious and spectacular. The ending is a bit wonky but that big speech at the end rocks and thematically I found it engaging and thought provoking
Hard disagree on the ending speech. Rule 101 - Show, not tell. The series never actually shows what Karli does for... anyone. They get helped, but they themselves only kill, blow up, mostly innocent people.
Overall I liked it, but the lows of the show kind of made me feel a bit weird at the end. Some part were underdeveloped and rushed and I remember thinking like "Am I supposed to feel bad for Carli", her death scene felt like it just passed by. Obviously the show deals with politics and I would say it deals with it much better than other shows, however, there was a scene that was a bit much. I would give it 7/10 but I personally think Wanda vision is better since it's more unique.
You mean the cop scene in episode 2. Yeah that seemed way too forced. I have been on 3 police ride-alongs, and that is not how they would act in that situation. Seeing two dudes with their stature they would be like "Sirs, will you please step away from each other."
@@SourRobo8364 it was kind of obvious what they were going for and if they wanted to tell a story about racism I feel like they could have done much better with Sam in that aspect. Not all cops are bad. I think one good example would be Isaiah Bradley, he’s dealt with racism and it makes sense for his character. My liking for the show just fell apart since it went into people of color being treated differently or not having representation when that’s actually the opposite. I thinks sams speech was pretty good but him talking about the labels like “terroist” was weird since karli was a terroist.
It wasn't a redemption arc, it's a reminder that Walker has good in him and "makes the right decisions in the heat of battle." He's always been a good person and we've only seen him at his lowest points. Him dropping the shield represents his refusal of the CA mantle and returning to being himself, a soldier that just wants to save lives. I really like the direction they went with his character and didn't turn him into "captain america but evil" it makes his character as the Everyman that much more compelling
The Isaiah Bradley scenes were hard to watch I was holding back tears every time. That scene with the cops outside his house reminded me of the current state of the world and how they were making a commentary about it. Gotta say I didnt care much for Falcon before this show and now he's my favorite in the MCU. Anthony Mackie has so much talent and charisma.
The show had a terrible attitude, in how it fabricated racism everywhere. Hearing it from half of the cast, how they don't think the stars and stripes represent anything good... or "we built this country", or Sam saying he doesn't have the blonde hair and blue eyes. Give it a rest, Disney... we get it, you're woke.
@@kingkong9892 It wasn't Sam who said it, I thought it was Isaiah? Whoever said it was unambiguously talking about slaves. It's a common talking point and it always refers to ancestry, not the current generation. If he would have said "we fought for this country", it would be more personal and not race-baity. Being of a certain race doesn't imbue you with inherent philosophical characteristics... Don't really care which race you or the characters are, it doesn't change the fact that the show was blatantly racist.
You would however agree that if he _WAS_ talking about "we" as a race of people, it would be an inherently racist and factually dubious claim... right???
@@kingkong9892 who was talking about it, and how do you KNOW that he didn't mean the traditional trope of trying to attribute the entire founding of the nation to a bit of cotton/sugar cane being harvested by unskilled/unpaid laborers? Was it perhaps a very bitter black man who lectures everyone about imaginary racism? Because if it was, it would likely soften your argument a bit.
I'm still mad so many people who are blatantly ignorant or will just listen to other people's opinions instead of trying to form their own. We'll literally look at this show and say it's bad. I'm honestly mad that it doesn't have the same respect as wandavision or even Loki?
the representation bit made me tear up ngl, you explained really perfectly how having a character that feels specialized towards people affects them and I loved it.
Avengers Endgame is the PERFECT FINALE! However, I'm very glad that the MCU is continuing to evolve by the use of Disney + series (WandaVision, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier).
@@SillyBrigadebecause he was literally snapped away for 5 years which the show explained and it was even explained in the video which messed up his financial status because he was presumed dead which is again something they even stayed inside of the show in the first place. How did you miss that? It doesn't matter if he's an avenger or not. He was presumed dead for 5 years and didn't. They also already explain that he really doesn't get paid that much from the Avengers anyway
@@marvelmaniacs1 yeah that the whole issue. There is no way an avenger wouldn’t get paid that well, Sam is essentially a world wide celebrity there is almost no way he wouldn’t make easy money quick. He can make deals to do things on say a tour as falcon, or because as we now from the movie Sam is now a contractor who make bank from that job, and if none of those options work considering he worked so long with captain America and is an Avenger he could easily start a TH-cam channel or podcast to make money.
I think rather than having Walker choose between saving the bus and chasing after Karlie, a better situation would be if he actually caught up to Karlie. He has her in the same position as the other flag smasher he killed, raises his shield to deliver the final blow, but then decides not to kill her. Maybe Sam is there, talking him down or he realizes who he is becoming/realizes that Lamar wouldn't have wanted that. At least it would have given him something to do in the final episode rather than getting his ass kicked by Smashers again, lol.
One thing you didn’t highlight but I think implied: kudos to MCU and Disney+ for attempting to capitalize on the TV series format. While the WV finale and the FATWS unevenness and messiness show they haven’t quite mastered it yet, the way they used the format to explore character depth and show off the acting chops of Anthony, Sebastian, Elizabeth and Paul was stellar. They gave all these secondary characters more emotional heft than anyone else in the MCU.
Is this a bad time to mention I thought this show was a lot of wasted potential despite how great of a message it has. It’s easily in my lower 10 of my mcu ranking
Dc Fandome Announcement, HiTop and Maurico uploading at the same time Must be my lucky day PS: What you said about Miles Morales is true, especially for me. I loved Peter Parker more than Miles (although Miguel O'Hara will always top them both) but after watching Spider-Verse I realized I had more in common with Miles, and not just racially
The story in this show was total butt. Everyone reverted back to exactly where we figured they started after Endgame. Karli is not a believable villain with strong motives, there is nothing making her sympathetic or even sincere. Sam gets demoted to a tokenized Cap, losing his originality.
15:59 This is what I wanna see more of in the MCU. Just scenes of a superhero actually saving people. They can still have their world-saving battle against a supervillain, that's fine, just please throw in more scenes in the first act where a hero saves random people and gets applause for it.
ITSV and FATWS are probably the best superhero media that has the themes of "filling one's shoes". Maybe the reason why FFH felt bland is how characters just do the bare minimum when it comes to the characters.
FFH wasn’t about filling another’s shoes tho it’s more about leaning away from one’s shadows and grow to be a hero of his own. For the most part it worked but instances like Peter still having to depend on Stark tech to craft his new suit took me away from that whole idea
The flagsmashers were lame and a few other scenes felt a bit forced and rushed but other than that, I *REALLY* loved the show. The high points of the show outnumber the low points by a wide margin for me.
Being black in the south or maybe it worldwide, because I've heard black people from the east coast say it to, going somewhere and seeing too many American flags around is uncomfortable. So I've never really liked Captain America as much as i do other heroes because of the uneasiness of it, and Isaiah showing up was such a good representation of some of the reasons ive felt that way.
Thank you. I felt the same way. I love America. This is my home but with how people use the flag especially after a certain day where the capital was stormed it never sits right with me either. But that's why I really love Sam's Captain America cuz he at the end of the day wants to prove that a black woman and can be Captain America because he saw his nephews playing with this shield and they had no fear in the hearts and they had no resentment or hate. They just had admiration and love for the shield and he saw that and decided that he needs to be the representative for not only black people but for America as a whole cuz he has the power in order to do so which is why he's my favorite
12:38 you had it right when you were a "dumb teen" the whole point of spider verse is it doesn't matter what race you are or the circumstances of your upbringing are anyone can be Spiderman im not neither black nor white yet I can relate to Peter Parker and miles in different ways but honestly I find myself feeling closer to mikes do being closer to him in age its really weird to make spider verse about race when what makes miles great isn't hisbrace its his strength of Character and his human weaknesses and family conflicts that most people can identify with and either relate to or empathize with
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NOTE: I say Tony brought back the snapped people at one point in the video lmao, my mistake, Bruce was the one that did that.
Good video
I found out that the knife flip in the Shang Chi trailer was practical which made me excited. Also the person that won best picture at the Oscars is directing the Eternals
This video might be your greatest work
@samuel4603 well said samuel4603
I though Far from Home was great, so don't put it with antman & wasp. but you can have your own opinion
US Agent’s always been back and forth between a hero and an anti-hero. I’m not too bugged by his progression, in fact it’s far more interesting to have him where he is now than if they had just made him into an Uber-Patriot villain.
I agree but there should have been more time spent on him near the end, also he may end up being apart of the dark avengers at some point which is pretty interesting
With Wyatt Russell’s weird weird face.
Can you name a single thing John Walker did that could be described as being an anti hero?
@@eaglebearer
Killing a guy who was also a terrorist, his vengeance quest on Karli the last episode before deciding the people in the truck mattered more, trying to work with Sam and Bucky before telling them to stay out of his way when they refuse.
@@cretinouscretin9677 I think it kind of depends on what you mean by anti hero. First, almost every hero in the mcu has had anti hero moments. Killing terrorists isn't a bad thing since it's in the service of protecting others, however, the way it was done by US Agent in my opinion would be anti-hero in terms of his motivation for doing so. Also telling them to stay out of their way isn't anti hero, it's just not being a team player. The avengers have also had this going on yet there still hero's. Obviously US Agent is displayed as a flawed and corrupt character that is trying to be a hero, but, I think it's more so his motivations that really define his type of character in this show.
4:37 "We have Sam, someone who has been resurrected thanks to Tony Stark"
*sad Hulk noises*
Total blunder lmao, it's also funny cuz I show Bruce's snap later 💀
My man Bruce literally lost an arm for it too 💀
Well, Tony Stark was the one that cracked Time travel.
So not completely wrong tho lol
@@TheXezat and built a second gauntlet
@@mauriciovelazco6792 I mean you weren’t wrong
At this point Mauricio is just flexing how good his animations look.
"Wanna copyright my video? Guess I'll make it 100% original."
Right? Bodes incredibly well for Interstellar Ranger Commence!
The finale just felt like it needed an extra half hour
More like less boat plot
@@yosefsaqer7135 I loved the boat plot.
@@yosefsaqer7135 made it feel more grounded
I fell asleep watching the finale
lol boat is going to be an avenger, im calling it
I wouldn’t say it’s a “masterpiece,” but I love Anthony Mackie, the new suit looks badass, and I can’t wait for Cap 4
It’s a meme bruh
The suit is very comic accurate than all of the mcu
I’m excited for Cap 4 too! And, y’know, I’m noticing that at the end of these shows, every superhero get’s one of the rad comic costumes... just a cool trend I noticed.
@@master0fthearts894 so loki will get new one too. Or we will rather get a Loki.
@@pawaratharva6371 I mean, there’s a pretty fly Jacket/Asgardian costume where Loki was generally on the side of good in the comics, so maaaaayyyyybbbbbeeee we’ll get that.
I dunno, someone get me an expert in comics so they can educate us in the possible outfits, because since we already got the mainline one, we need a new “Good Guy Loki” look...
Ad placement at 12:03 was so wrongly hilarious
Isaiah asked “What did I get for it?”
Ad: BEEF JERKY
For me-
Isaiah: “What did I get for it?” **lifts shirt**
Ad: “L’OR, a masterpiece.”
After all, what is beef but cow persevering?
@@khango6138 What is ham but pork perservering ?
Yoooo go watch my rant about falcon winter soldier
It's always impressive how you're able to get these videos out so fast
What? Lol. Not that it matters but plenty of people have had videos out for way longer
TFatWS finale came out like 5 days ago, I wouldn’t call that fast lol
@@ronburgundy4717 It is if I try to think about what would happen if I attempted it. I don’t have any real experience but writing a script and editing a video sound real time consuming to me. I respect anyone that can get it done in lsss than a week
Well he doesn't say anything substantive in them, so I'm not surprised
Yoooo go watch my rant about falcon winter soldier
I was already onboard with Sam as Captain America. This series cemented it. Captain America 4 better be good, these characters deserve it.
@@lucaspoon4202Okay
"They aren't quip machines that simulate human emotions"
THANK YOU!! FINALLY SOMEONE ACKNOWLEDGES THIS!!
That’s what I love about the Cap franchise. They take most things seriously without depriving them of actual normal human traits, humor being one of them, and they insert jokes as natural as possible while sticking with the more serious tone they’re going for. The airport scene in CW fell flat on this partly due to the inclusion of the more lighthearted characters like Spidey and Ant-Man, the tone suddenly lost its footing from the rest of the movie. But yea overall Cap’s franchise is arguably the most grounded and human collection of stories ever to be told in the MCU
@@rhetiq9989 Pfft, John Walker being quippy at the end when he was side by side with Bucky, with the Flag Smashers trapped and cops surrounding them was so stupid.
@@hilmanic28 I can let that slide after looking at the bigger picture of what they did with Walker throughout the show. Giving him bits of lighthearted moments makes him human so long as they don’t overstay its welcome and thankfully they didn’t
@@rhetiq9989 To me all this little moments of inconsistencies throw me off the whole show completely. It fks with my immersion.
If a scene makes me goes "wtf why would he do/say that!? It's so out of character/weird moment and doesn't make sense", then It really diminishes my enjoyment. Same thing with Infinity Wars, but that's a whole other rant.
@@hilmanic28 How is it so out of character when you only saw him when he's in a state of pressure most of the time? Inconsistent? Have you never seen his sarcastic nature and joke-y side when he bailed Bucky out of the jail? It's like you're bitching for the sake of bitching here.
Browntable: "It's like the Wonder Woman 1984 speech but it wasn't full of platitudes"
Falcon: "Do better."
You just made a friend!!!
Seriously i see you have great taste as a member of jordan peterson love that guy. I feel this show was just a cheap way to bank on politics it was pretty heavy handed only its ok here because of" representation" lol
@@juangooseman it was HEAVILY RE-WRITTEN. Meaning, there's a lot of things loose in translation.
I just wish this show wouldve actually been about sam and buckys journey and struggle wo steve. Bucky being a murderer with a haunted past and sam stepping up as his new friend especially since sam is a ptsd counsler. Bucky could spiral even want the shield after sam gave up on it. The two coukdbe clashed in the end bucky sees in sam how he is a good fit as the new captain. Politics wasnt needed especially with characters so rich with story.
@@juangooseman did u not see episode 5? What you just described is a huge part of every single episode, especially episode 5. That is why this show is so good, it has some of the best character work in the mcu, and it is the most political marvel has been
I feel like you and HiTop just decide together to talk about the same things at the same time💀
Whoever did the suit designs for Wanda and Sam needs a raise. Literally straight out of the comics
@moamashups true!
@@alexlang5390 copying them isn't the tricky part, but making them look believable is
@@fernandovillar8524 exactly
@@alexlang5390 the point is the designer made them look source accurate as well as appealing as instead of something that is silly or too different
@@InTheEnd75 For example, the Amazing suit looks great, but it was a bit too different and put some people off. (Myself included) The Raimi Suit did it better, as did the Spider-Man PS4 suit, and the MCU Spidey suits.
Anthony Mackie’s spidey impression and his infamous POW POW POW are two of the best things the world has given us. And now he’s our Captain America
I also think this show was catered to adults. As children, we wanted to be super powered. As adults you know that isn't possible but you have the strength and self identity to face everyday trauma and battles
Actually as a 22 yo I do think super powers would come in handy in my daily life, though with an added burden of the responsibility that comes with it which rings true to the old Spidey saying. Yea it’s impossible obviously but the idea of having your work being eased by its existence always comes to my mind, as well as its many consequences
Sam and Bucky fixing the families boat and chillin’ is *”A Masterpiece, Complete, Comprehensive.”*
As a Hispanic I couldnt honestly careless if I see other Hispanics in roles or not. I care more about the acting.
Ya know I'm not like "oh my god" when someone speaks Spanish or "looks like me" in a movie. Idk call me crazy but a race doesn't determine my connection to a character.
So you agree they shouldn't have casted a hispanic girl as supergirl right? They should have casted a blonde
@@kingkong9892 as a comic fan I do hold comic accuracy as one of the most important factors because I like to see my heros up there, not myself. So I mean yeah, but if she was honest to god the best performer for the role then no
@@ryanscoffeehour6404 thank you! Ive hear so many people say hispanic supergirl is fine but then say sam being cap is wrong cause he's black. Its a double standard
@@kingkong9892 idc if falcons cap. But if they made steve black id be a bit pissy ngl
@@ryanscoffeehour6404 yeah. So would I. Just like how they're making clark black in this superman reboot. Why!
But my point is people are mad about making some characters black but dont seem to care about hispanic super girl. I cant find out why.
Falcon & Winter Soldier felt like a TV show I would've watched without the MCU connection. The helmet comment from John mad me think of Steve and Tony's exchange in Avengers about crawling over a wire and that he'd just cut the wire. John wasn't thinking of the sacrificial point of of Bucky's question. A reach, maybe.
True.
Yeah, but I mean, to be fair, you can’t really blame the guy by not thinking of some emotional point. It’s kind of like asking, “You ever eat meat?” and the responder saying “Sure” without thinking of the emotional symbolism that he’s eating creatures that were killed to feed him when he could’ve eaten veggies or something. I don’t think that it proved that he wasn’t fit to being Cap- all the other stuff did, at least for me.
This is like the strangest thing to hold against the man.
The Bucky whose life he save recently, childishly asks if he ever jumped on a grenade. Which by the way Steve never did, but was willing too. Keep that in mind because, he responds yes he has four times. Every single time he selflessly putting his life on the line to save his fellow soldiers, risky a horrible death by shrapnel ripping through his skin, bones and organs. And people twist that against him. Are you kidding me?
If you are wondering if this is a reach, it isn´t just a reach your letting the show and browntable trick you. Don´t let them manipulate you "Do better" - Sam Wilson. Walker was absolutely willing to make the sacrafice four times and only his helmet saved him, if the thing hadn´t held or he messed up the jump in the few seconds he had, his body would have take the shrapnel. And the first time he did it he would have had no idea if the helmet could really stop a grenade, reinforcements or not. Also he didn´t drop 3 aircraftcarriers on a city, how about that? It interesting how Steve is celebrate for being willing to jump on a grenade (which is heroic and he should be respected for, don´t get me wrong) then when Walker does it *four time* people say he is an asshole and then they ignore the horrible thing Steve did.
Watch the show instead of just looking at it. Don´t let these people get away with failing at their craft and telling you they did a fine job.
PS: Sry if I come over agressive but when you see a character do everything right and trying their best and the audience still twists that against them, it makes me want to puke blood. And I fear that if they can´t do this with a fake person where they have objective information, I doubt they can do this in real life.
to me the social comentary was too much im our faces, it was too caricaturized, politic agendas were represented as too simplyfied. The way they portrayed the villian wasnt the best, zemo was just fanservice, they wasted a lot of potential with the characters, etc. Plus for all of us not americans, all the black discrimination thing is extremely boring and overdone, not to mention irrelevant for obvious reasons
You try jumping on a grenade even with a strong helmet. It just implies he's willing to risk his life and also be smart in a high tension situation
"Daredevil is better than the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe"
I came.
True, but to be fair, based on common consensus, Daredevil is better than pretty much everything else in media.
So true
i miss the show so much
@@master0fthearts894 let's not get ahead of ourselves now
Yoooo go watch my rant about falcon winter soldier
The flag smashers were boring, sloppy, very underwhelming, poor writing and whenever they had scenes of their own felt like they were in a completely different show. Everything else was enjoyable. Good vibes. Loved bucky's Wakanda scene the most. Also making a black , non super soldier cap
L
@@deanshine5201yeah, it was a L show.
I really liked so much of this show, but I also didn't like so much of it too. The highs were incredibly high, but the lows were really low for me too. While I would definitely say I liked the show, it made me feel frustrated more than anything else. But it's always nice to hear a different take without starting a warzone on twitter.
I feel the same. I enjoyed it and looked forward to every episode but idk why I just wasn't satisfied with the ending. The ending felt rushed and left a lot to be desired. While the final speech by Sam was nice I really don't see how it was gonna help solve the problem - It just felt like pure optimism. And the flag smashers were terrorists by the definition of that word so I don't know why Sam would say they're just putting labels on them.
I didn't really sympathize with anyone from the flag smashers despite the show trying to make me but I did find the cause they fought for to be quite interesting and a natural direction the world building would go in after the blip (but they didn't have a concrete plan till the last episode which is another qualm I have).
Also i preferred the old suit he had, it felt more grounded in reality. I find this one to look really silly.
thats why iam confused about it that did i like it or not
@@zemics4906 Think of the speech as something similar to the preamble of the US Constitution. "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
The consitution has 27 amendments which shows Americans struggling to "form a more perfect Union". I'm glad Captain America set a high goal for the politicians. The preamble of the Constitution also sets a high ideal. It left the nitty gritty work of fulfilling what that meant to the people in charge.
If you said this in twitter you would get a minimum of 5 death threats lmao
@@OfficialEdwardNewgate People get death threats for merely existing.
I think it makes sense that John walker saved the ppl in the bus, but then he should have gone and killed karli. This way he hasn’t fully turned to good and is still a vengeful anti-hero
I just wanted a fight between two of them one on one. And maybe US agent will go after the power broker
He probably would have, but Bucky was there to keep him in check. Also, considering he’s now kinda working with an organization whose name I won’t spoil, he’s not fully redeemed by a longshot.
@@Gemnist98 pretty sure he’s going to form the thunderbolts with Madame hydra but not sure about the organization
@@enoo9003 Dude - she’s part of Hydra. Just like his comic counterpart, Walker is not going to be in good company for a while.
@@Gemnist98 didn’t cap take down hydra in the winter soldier?
Zemo dancing is the best thing to come from the mcu ong
I like how you talked about representation whilst alluding to miles morales. Some people might not understand it but it really touches you when you see characters that look like you on screen doing cool shit. Fantastic video man🙏🏾. Loving it all the way from Ghana 🇬🇭
Let's go Ghanaian in Ireland 🇮🇪 🇬🇭
@@finbarndaba5393 Let’s goo bro✌🏾
What does it do for you, exactly? Does it make you feel more important than you really are?
I think my problem with the idea of someone like Miles isn't that he's Latino, or black, or whatever, it's that when they had the opportunity to make a new superhero they copy/pasted from someone who's already done the hard work of becoming popular. Spiderman (Peter) has had decades of struggle where he basically got known for have the worst luck and through sheer grit came through in the end. Then Spiderman (Miles) comes along and because he's taking over the name skipping that growing step. Just the fact that I have to delineate which Spiderman I'm talking about takes away from the potential greatness Miles could have had. I feel that same way with Falcon. He was perfectly fine as Falcon, but now he's Captain America (Sam) as opposed to Captain America (Steve). Sure the shield brings with it the mantle, but even so they could have come up with another name. Or just kept him as Falcon. I guess I'm just looking to deeply at the dark and seeing things that aren't there. As he's black I should just be glad he didn't get running or lightning powers.
@@chacharealsmooth941 You are already being passive aggressive so I won’t explain it to you. You are hellbent on ridicule
There’s a difference between “not pulling any punches” and just saying something in a poorly written way. If I say to you, “just write better,” that’s not me “not pulling any punches;” that’s me giving bad criticism.
Regardless of whether or not I agree with the message, I think the “how” something is written matters almost as much as the content. As someone who likes to write and think about how people communicate with each other, I recognize the importance of conveying a message in a way that eliminates as much confusion as possible.
And one other thing. The show wants to make a commentary on how the world treats immigrants and refugees, but I feel like it ignores the four billion people suddenly reappearing after five years. I can empathize with her not feeling wanted anymore, but then she should face the reality that she’s essentially saying to four billion people, “I wish you didn’t exist.”
The show doesn’t address that issue, the fact that the people are only being displaced because billions of people are now alive again, which is an insanely complex situation.
I actually think John walker in the last episode makes sense. He’s a soldier carrying out orders and doing what he’s told. Tho he is violent and has loose morals walker does what he thinks is right and would obviously put aside his anger and come to aid during the final battle
That edit with Isiah telling his story and Cap acting it out hit hard man! Love the video
I like the detail of John Walker's costume having that shoulder strap that completes the A, representing how he's so manufactured and controlled that if his costume isn't put on 100% correctly, it doesn't even look right.
The Nakajima subplot pretty much fails at the end as they just brush past the actual confrontation scene
There's really nothing failed about it. Bucky made the right choice by giving what the old guy wanted to know and move on. Staying any longer would only make things worse for both of them on the emotional level and that's not what Bucky wanted as it would bring up his worse memories again. Something that you clearly don't understand because you never experience that kind of situation before.
@@zeroskaterz92 I'm not talking about the situation, you are absolutely correct about how Bucky dealt with that scene, I'm talking about how it was shot, they wrapped the scene with just a couple of rapidly cut shots. Felt like that scene should have been a slow paced one.
@@sandeepsv9804 exactly n Sebastian Stan is a good actor so it would of been an emotional scene but nah like u said they fly thru it 😒
Browntable, HiTop, and Nando uploaded CAATWS videos around the same time 🤔🤔
Plot twist: they are all the same person
@@aarronobsidian5597 what a nice twist
They had to have planned it out
*HiTop is cringe.*
@@robertobuenafe Dude, no one cares about what you think is cringe, and no one wants anyone dissing their favorite TH-camrs. Keep it to yourself unless you got something nice to say or something useful to offer.
The fact that Marvel wants Spellman to write Cap4 indicates how Marvel is easing the reins & letting them tell the stories we need. It paid to let them explore these difficult but prevalent topics. I'd like the next entry to show the struggles of trying to help everyone, even when there are people in this country that hate him just because he is a Black man & would refuse his help. There's SO much more to explore now & I love that Marvel is letting them tackle these things.
Yeah! Marvel isn’t the perfect organization- They made some “Studio” choices that kept these two shows from reaching their full potential, but they’re getting better at letting creators create, and letting artistic visions go while still making sure that their MCU isn’t just a bunch of indie projects that aren’t connected at all. They’re not at their best, but slowly and steady, they’re improving. I really think that this era is just Marvel improving their craft, and even though I always knew that the MCU would do great, it’s good to know that they’re getting better.
Also, it’s great that the MCU is covering more topics. They covered some stuff, but with WandaVision and The Falcon and The Winter soldier, they really get to say a lot. Not all stories need to cover everything, but it’s nice that we are getting more content covering things that are difficult to talk about.
So if I were give this era a title, it would be “The Era Where Marvel goes from Great to Amazing.”
Probably will explore drug use with patriot
Yoooo go watch my rant about falcon winter soldier
you and hitop uploading about TFATWS at the same time? hell yeah
Yessir 🏆
And Nando!
@@bluelie1719 *Mandalorian Theme Plays upon your mention of Nando*
Yoooo go watch my rant about falcon winter soldier
To paraphrase a Japanese video game review: “Falcon and the Winter Soldier is a story about right and wrongs told by people who think they are right.” That is what I adamantly dislike about this show. To it’s lack of understanding on how the world works economically, one example “With one phone call you can feed the world.” Just how naïve are you to think it is that simple? Assassination of characters like Sharon. Alongside its blurred morals like how there is an attempt on Walkers life by the wakandans and he still tries talks it out but the show wants you to believe he is the villain? Even with Sam telling Walker “Good job” sarcastically like he is the one that started the fight.
Don’t even get me started on Karli. Miss “I’ll burn people alive along with a father of two and not feel a hint of regret and do it all again while calling them roadblocks” because she is in the right. The show never shows she feels guilty whatsoever about what she is doing even if what she is doing is monstrous.
This show ultimately fails at what it is trying to say. It’s themes are half baked and window dressing. It tells a story about racism without showing actual racism in it.
At least Zemo came out of this unscathed.
Falcon really went do better. It's like he made it seem like the politicians were purposefully sucking at their jobs.
I think you missed the point. In so many ways, a lot of politicians do drag their feet and their bank accounts can assist multiple cities on their own. They choose to find if difficult because they want power and the ability to decide what’s right for everyone else. Also, though I don’t think Karli should have died, making her believe she was right through all of that is pretty standard for murderers and dictators and such. You have to remember, the awful people in this world do not think of themselves as terrible at all. A person who sees their vision alone without accepting any nuance becomes a Karli. I think if it wasn’t a superhero show, the ending would have been a lot different and more honest. But the fact that so many people can’t form an overall consensus on it means they made us think and did something right.
@@dvdscds9539 You argue that she sees it from an "the ends justify the means" but the end they're hoping for is not a reasonable one, it makes no sense and her doing horrible things with no remorse makes it increasingly difficult for us to relate to her and sympathize with her position
In summary, we don't understand what it is they hope to gain because their actions all seem contradictory to that goal
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
12:29
I'm black
And Seeing myself on the big screen still does mean nothing to me
I don't care wither the charachter is black or white or freakin blue
I didnt care at all or felt any difference seeing "black represention"
The idea didn't even hit me untill i saw people talking about how happy they are with the "represention"
I don't see colours , i see hearts
The ideals and struggles is still everything to me
I related to a freakin anime Japanese character more than I have ever related to Nick Fury , a black man with one functional eye , just like me
I don't have to see people who looks like me to feel represented!
I need to see people who feels like me , cries like me , struggle like me
well said movie producers will understand that one day
If you identify with someone based solely on their skin color, then that's racism. It doesn't make a difference which color it is. MLK would be spinning in his grave if he saw how far our nation has backslid on racial matters.
Browntable openly stating that he identifies with people based on race instead of character, and considering it an evolution in his thinking, is just an example of the rot that has pervaded our culture.
I feel u but it’s still koo to see a Latino character like Miles Morales (for me) so ya I get what y’all sayin but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t happy bout that.. 🤷🏽♀️ n yes Ik he’s half
Well the beautiful thing about your comment is that you don’t speak for all black people since we’re not a monolith. Also if you actually are black, and exist in the same systemic societies the rest of us do, the characters you’ll relate to easier are probably going to be..... But keep being a ‘pick me’ I guess. I probably helps you stay on that high horse.
@@dvdscds9539 Why'd you call them a pick me for disagreeing with you, mf? How much self control did it take to not use a slur? Do black people only matter to you when they aggree with you?
The HOW was going to be Karli wanting to release a pandemic that would effectively Thanos half the population again. Kinda obvious why they changed it. However, if they did THAT and Sam still said "stop calling them terrorists" that would have been a pretty big BRUH moment
I mean, it is already a pretty big bruh moment but yeah, it would've been even bigger
I can kind of understand Karli doing terrorist bombings and stuff to stop the GRC, and Sam going “Karli is bad. But the GRC has to recognize that Karlis are the inevitable result of people in power leaving the downtrodden behind” ... if she got into acts of mass destruction.... yeah ... bruh
@@TheJadedJames the GRC was trying to fix the world after the blip lmao, they weren't even that bad
The pandemic plot sounds interesting.
@@grinko1222 Yeah, sad they took it out. Come on, Spider-Man PS4 did it and now it’s more relevant today. The audience would’ve understood the consequences of what would’ve happened- it’s a real darn shame that they wrote it out. 😞
Did anyone else watch Static Shock as a kid? I'm just curious. Everyone talks about representation in superhero media, but nobody ever seems to talk about Static Shock.
I thought he was so cool and had great enemies. Like Rubber Band Man.
I have
I have as well.
Pshhh static isn’t even a hero when was the last time he was in a movie or comic
@@toren2099 Feel like that's why we need to push for them to bring Static back. The cartoon was so freaking good.
I have
I think the stories comics try to tell lend themselves better to the series format than to movies. The movies feel a lot more compressed and incomplete.
Some movies do work really well though. The First Avenger, Avengers, The Winter Soldier, Infinity War, and Endgame work fine. Hell, the original Spider-Man movie worked perfectly in a good pace and told a coherent story.
That's all well and good but I thought the show was overall just kinda boring. Honestly I stopped watching halfway thru. The only character that they get you to feel for or care about is Bucky and he feels like a sidekick sadly.
We have the same opinion on Bucky.
So unfortunate. :
Show was called falcon and the winter soldier but it ended up being falcon ft. The winter soldier
Bucky realizing he no longer has the activation code in his head is peak.
Damn, the animation FLEX. You love to see it!
*We* love to see it!
You’re on point 100% with the character analysis and the representation. Loved this episode.
I liked it, didn’t Love it though. I felt like: The Flag Smashers didn’t really cut it for me. What’s with that Powebroker and Flag Smashers stuff even though Sarah was fine, that Plot Point was Messy. And Bucky was a Bit Overshadowed by Sam. (Maybe Not). Ah….. IDK. But Zemo and John!!! Mwah. Next Level stuff.
But can't we all agree that Flagsmashers plot was kind of dumb?
I don't ike Karley Morgentau as a villian of the story.
The best thing of this show was John Walker aand some Zemo scenes.
Of coaure the score from Henry Jackman was briliian, some visual elements but everything else...
Was kind of a bad thing. Especially some writing elements.
The best things were John Walker, Zemo, Sam, Bucky, John Walker and Isaiah Bradley scenes, all of them great characters but poor plot.
The “DEATH OF A TEEN, POG??” meme killed me, but memes aside your section where you talked about representation really hit home man. I related and agreed with every word you spoke. Great vid dude :))
“You should stop calling them that” literally after murdering tons of people and bout to kill even more*
No need to explain, you just need to say that they need to do better and you’ve done your part.
He never said they are not terrorists
I loved this show. It had something to say, it had its characters go through an emotional journey that forced them to grow. I don't really care about its being messy, because just the feeling of a story being told with so much passion is enough for me
2:12 "Can I, like, carry your books to school? For the rest of my life?"
Thanks for doing that scene, btw. It's one of my absolute favorites from one of my absolute favorite writers.
I didn’t have a problem with this show tackling hard themes; I did have a problem with how nonsensical some of the conclusions certain characters drew from their experiences, specifically how they don’t make sense from the current world and character progression we’ve already seen established.
You’re honestly going to tell me that the whole world just fought the most terrifying alien threat anyone has ever seen; and after losing we see the 5 year gap has changed people, in a lot of ways for the better in terms of camaraderie and unity, only for the falcon to get denied a bank loan for his boat? Really?
Not only that, but he also started to fall in line with the narratives that Isaiah more understandably believed in, even though previously he was only ever seen and observed as believing that people are more than one thing, and therefore certainly more than their least interesting defining trait.
This show fell flat, and fell hard for me. Definitely some good moments, which were unfortunately smothered by blatant and pervasive woke culture and hindered by an intellectually dishonest narrative from an out of touch perspective.
Those politicians at the end were right, the situation was way too complicated for the falcon (captain America) to understand, and “do better” isn’t helpful. Hopefully a more realistic version of his character is developed over time, because this was bad.
Liked zemo quite a bit, like US agent’s beginning; I’m aware Covid screwed a lot of pacing things up, so I don’t blame anyone for that really.
Also, the wakandans sure aren’t helping anymore or less than they were at the ending of black panther. Wasn’t that the conclusion to the belief of the wakandans at the end, and also T’chalas mandate to his people as king? Maybe I misunderstood that, not sure.
Anyway, I’m sure I’ll get flak. Hopefully people can understand where I’m coming from. :) Have a blessed day y’all!
You sir have a nice day
@@daryltor7608 Thanks! You too!
Yeah I honestly found this show extremely freakin good. Such poignant character work, coupled with real emotion, excellent cinematography and also really good action.
Honestly makes WV look like Thor 2 for me.
The characters are so amazing in this show and you couldn’t have described it any better
They all brought their A-Game
I agree they wrote Isaiah Bradley’s character beautifully, and showed the dark side of being a superhero. The speech falcon gave was very Captain America-esq. I honestly don’t think they should’ve made a teen the leader of a global terror group if he/she doesn’t have the intimidating/philosophical depth and understanding like Zemo.
Its exactly hoe AmeriKKKa would respond 2 a black Captain America
Yes, such a clever show. What do people have to do with complex social and economic issues. Just dress with the US colours and say "do better". What a great message!!
You really adapt one of my favorite moment in comics really well, congrat for the great video.
This show added soooo much depth to Sam, Bucky and even Zemo.
Am also interested in the Anthony Mackie video at the beginning of this video.. the Spiderman one... Am interested
Congratulations. You somehow managed to unlearn a good lesson via Miles Morales. You're one of those rare people who becomes less wise with age.
Wdym?
@@joshphillips3171 That instead of judging or identifying with people based on their character, he now does so based on their race. In other words, he literally outed himself as a racist and somehow thinks it's a good thing.
@@lobsterminion693 is there a time stamp ? When he outed himself
@@daryltor7608 12:28
He stated that he once believed that he needed to see himself in the personality and character of a character to relate, but then realized that he should relate to the superficial aspects, like race.
@@lobsterminion693 thanks
"I was wrong for identifying with these heroes for their heroic and good qualities... Ah yes Spanish, now THAT'S a character"
Love to see you using clips from Community after you said on Twitter that you’ve started binge-watching it for the first time recently
4:40 "sam someone whos been resurrected by tony stark" correction, it was the hulk who resurrected everyone.
God damnit you gotta bring in the Spiderverse experience here too😭😭😭
There is nothing better than training montages in superhero movies/shows
It's an amazing show .
The future of the MCU will just get better and better .
1:40 The second I first saw that panel, I knew what comic you got it from. What a great moment in Civil War!
mauricio did you sneak a community clip here???what a king
I just had to y'know lmao
@@mauriciovelazco6792 will you talk about it when you finish it??
7:00 Would've been a good nod to what Red Skull said in First Avenger.
"I have seen the future Captain, there are no flags."
Then Cap responds "Not my future"
That line hits a bit deeper when you realize Cap could be mentioning Sam, his succecors' future. Despite, them not actually nodding to that, at the time.
It’s ambitious and spectacular. The ending is a bit wonky but that big speech at the end rocks and thematically I found it engaging and thought provoking
Hard disagree on the ending speech. Rule 101 - Show, not tell. The series never actually shows what Karli does for... anyone. They get helped, but they themselves only kill, blow up, mostly innocent people.
Ending speech was be better. I don't have a solution. Just be better. Do ur job better.
Based Falcon and Winter Soldier enjoyer
And same man, it was so cool seeing a Puertorican like me be a hero in Miles
Overall I liked it, but the lows of the show kind of made me feel a bit weird at the end. Some part were underdeveloped and rushed and I remember thinking like "Am I supposed to feel bad for Carli", her death scene felt like it just passed by. Obviously the show deals with politics and I would say it deals with it much better than other shows, however, there was a scene that was a bit much. I would give it 7/10 but I personally think Wanda vision is better since it's more unique.
You mean the cop scene in episode 2. Yeah that seemed way too forced. I have been on 3 police ride-alongs, and that is not how they would act in that situation.
Seeing two dudes with their stature they would be like "Sirs, will you please step away from each other."
@@SourRobo8364 it was kind of obvious what they were going for and if they wanted to tell a story about racism I feel like they could have done much better with Sam in that aspect. Not all cops are bad. I think one good example would be Isaiah Bradley, he’s dealt with racism and it makes sense for his character. My liking for the show just fell apart since it went into people of color being treated differently or not having representation when that’s actually the opposite. I thinks sams speech was pretty good but him talking about the labels like “terroist” was weird since karli was a terroist.
They had to re-write A LOT, due to it being HIGHLY relative to Covid-19
I swear you're a legend man - A long time subscriber who never leaves comments
It wasn't a redemption arc, it's a reminder that Walker has good in him and "makes the right decisions in the heat of battle." He's always been a good person and we've only seen him at his lowest points. Him dropping the shield represents his refusal of the CA mantle and returning to being himself, a soldier that just wants to save lives. I really like the direction they went with his character and didn't turn him into "captain america but evil" it makes his character as the Everyman that much more compelling
I like that this show is somewhat grounded.
The Isaiah Bradley scenes were hard to watch I was holding back tears every time. That scene with the cops outside his house reminded me of the current state of the world and how they were making a commentary about it. Gotta say I didnt care much for Falcon before this show and now he's my favorite in the MCU. Anthony Mackie has so much talent and charisma.
Don't worry so much about it, you won't live long enough to worship your saint.
@@GyaruRespecter ? Tf
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is the best MCU show and it leads into Captain America 4
The show had a terrible attitude, in how it fabricated racism everywhere.
Hearing it from half of the cast, how they don't think the stars and stripes represent anything good... or "we built this country", or Sam saying he doesn't have the blonde hair and blue eyes.
Give it a rest, Disney... we get it, you're woke.
We build this? Sam was talking about people or america. Black white, who cares. Just people. Im white and this was a great show. Shut up
@@kingkong9892 It wasn't Sam who said it, I thought it was Isaiah?
Whoever said it was unambiguously talking about slaves. It's a common talking point and it always refers to ancestry, not the current generation.
If he would have said "we fought for this country", it would be more personal and not race-baity.
Being of a certain race doesn't imbue you with inherent philosophical characteristics... Don't really care which race you or the characters are, it doesn't change the fact that the show was blatantly racist.
You would however agree that if he _WAS_ talking about "we" as a race of people, it would be an inherently racist and factually dubious claim... right???
@@g.e.o.r.g.e... no I wouldn't. But he was talking about the little people. The under class. Under class can be any race
@@kingkong9892 who was talking about it, and how do you KNOW that he didn't mean the traditional trope of trying to attribute the entire founding of the nation to a bit of cotton/sugar cane being harvested by unskilled/unpaid laborers?
Was it perhaps a very bitter black man who lectures everyone about imaginary racism? Because if it was, it would likely soften your argument a bit.
Captain Falcon finally has a TV Series.
No way this is anywhere near the best Marvel has ever made
I'm still mad so many people who are blatantly ignorant or will just listen to other people's opinions instead of trying to form their own. We'll literally look at this show and say it's bad. I'm honestly mad that it doesn't have the same respect as wandavision or even Loki?
Wanda vision and loki are Not respected lmao stop living in a bubble. They're all awful shows who assassinate their characters.
the representation bit made me tear up ngl, you explained really perfectly how having a character that feels specialized towards people affects them and I loved it.
Bro this video was so good, good job on this one honestly. Banger!!
Avengers Endgame is the PERFECT FINALE! However, I'm very glad that the MCU is continuing to evolve by the use of Disney + series (WandaVision, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier).
The bank scene is the truth
How is it an avenger needs money he has so many options also according to Sam he is a free agent/contractor who make absolute bank
@@SillyBrigadebecause he was literally snapped away for 5 years which the show explained and it was even explained in the video which messed up his financial status because he was presumed dead which is again something they even stayed inside of the show in the first place. How did you miss that? It doesn't matter if he's an avenger or not. He was presumed dead for 5 years and didn't. They also already explain that he really doesn't get paid that much from the Avengers anyway
@@marvelmaniacs1 yeah that the whole issue. There is no way an avenger wouldn’t get paid that well, Sam is essentially a world wide celebrity there is almost no way he wouldn’t make easy money quick. He can make deals to do things on say a tour as falcon, or because as we now from the movie Sam is now a contractor who make bank from that job, and if none of those options work considering he worked so long with captain America and is an Avenger he could easily start a TH-cam channel or podcast to make money.
Hulk resurrected half the universe, not Tony.
I think rather than having Walker choose between saving the bus and chasing after Karlie, a better situation would be if he actually caught up to Karlie. He has her in the same position as the other flag smasher he killed, raises his shield to deliver the final blow, but then decides not to kill her. Maybe Sam is there, talking him down or he realizes who he is becoming/realizes that Lamar wouldn't have wanted that.
At least it would have given him something to do in the final episode rather than getting his ass kicked by Smashers again, lol.
"Daredevil is better than the entire marvel cinematic universe"
Hell yeah man! Preach.
One thing you didn’t highlight but I think implied: kudos to MCU and Disney+ for attempting to capitalize on the TV series format. While the WV finale and the FATWS unevenness and messiness show they haven’t quite mastered it yet, the way they used the format to explore character depth and show off the acting chops of Anthony, Sebastian, Elizabeth and Paul was stellar. They gave all these secondary characters more emotional heft than anyone else in the MCU.
Is this a bad time to mention I thought this show was a lot of wasted potential despite how great of a message it has. It’s easily in my lower 10 of my mcu ranking
finally a video about tfatws i agree with 😭
Dc Fandome Announcement, HiTop and Maurico uploading at the same time
Must be my lucky day
PS: What you said about Miles Morales is true, especially for me. I loved Peter Parker more than Miles (although Miguel O'Hara will always top them both) but after watching Spider-Verse I realized I had more in common with Miles, and not just racially
The animation is crazy dude and the video is just top notch !
The story in this show was total butt.
Everyone reverted back to exactly where we figured they started after Endgame.
Karli is not a believable villain with strong motives, there is nothing making her sympathetic or even sincere.
Sam gets demoted to a tokenized Cap, losing his originality.
Your a young rippa fan arent you?
@@kingkong9892 did he invent calling stuff butt?
@@g.e.o.r.g.e... Youve never heard of youngrippa? You guys share similar opinons
15:59 This is what I wanna see more of in the MCU. Just scenes of a superhero actually saving people. They can still have their world-saving battle against a supervillain, that's fine, just please throw in more scenes in the first act where a hero saves random people and gets applause for it.
That whole section about representation has basically summed up how I decided to change things up with my writing and make my characters Filipino.
ITSV and FATWS are probably the best superhero media that has the themes of "filling one's shoes". Maybe the reason why FFH felt bland is how characters just do the bare minimum when it comes to the characters.
FFH wasn’t about filling another’s shoes tho it’s more about leaning away from one’s shadows and grow to be a hero of his own. For the most part it worked but instances like Peter still having to depend on Stark tech to craft his new suit took me away from that whole idea
The flagsmashers were lame and a few other scenes felt a bit forced and rushed but other than that, I *REALLY* loved the show. The high points of the show outnumber the low points by a wide margin for me.
Being black in the south or maybe it worldwide, because I've heard black people from the east coast say it to, going somewhere and seeing too many American flags around is uncomfortable. So I've never really liked Captain America as much as i do other heroes because of the uneasiness of it, and Isaiah showing up was such a good representation of some of the reasons ive felt that way.
Thank you. I felt the same way. I love America. This is my home but with how people use the flag especially after a certain day where the capital was stormed it never sits right with me either. But that's why I really love Sam's Captain America cuz he at the end of the day wants to prove that a black woman and can be Captain America because he saw his nephews playing with this shield and they had no fear in the hearts and they had no resentment or hate. They just had admiration and love for the shield and he saw that and decided that he needs to be the representative for not only black people but for America as a whole cuz he has the power in order to do so which is why he's my favorite
Daredevil is still MCUs best work
AOS too
12:38 you had it right when you were a "dumb teen" the whole point of spider verse is it doesn't matter what race you are or the circumstances of your upbringing are anyone can be Spiderman im not neither black nor white yet I can relate to Peter Parker and miles in different ways but honestly I find myself feeling closer to mikes do being closer to him in age its really weird to make spider verse about race when what makes miles great isn't hisbrace its his strength of Character and his human weaknesses and family conflicts that most people can identify with and either relate to or empathize with
This video is a masterpiece complete comprehensive
Brown table, nando v movies and high top films you guys always post at the same time