Captain America: Brave New World is trying twice as hard to be half as good
The latest Captain America movie timidly goes where Marvel has been before.
FYI, for those who care - unlike a typical review, this article drops substantial plot spoilers without warning.
THANK YOU!
Sincerely, as I will see this film in a few hours and I'd like to avoid any (more) spoilers!
You're welcome!
I hit one of them and thought "Huh. I would have liked to be surprised by that bit."
Having read the spoilery review, I think I will enjoy it just fine. The main complaints seem to boil down to Marvel fatigue in my eyes.
I've never forgotten these are comic book movies, and carry over some of the issues that comics have.
I'm not saying they can't be better, I just don't expect all that much out of em. My expectations are for a good time and maybe a surprise or two.
Of the recent ones, Thor: Love & Thunder was easily the worst. It never decided on a tone, so kept veering from sorrowful to silly.
I liked the silly parts.
There are parts of it that I definitely like, don't get me wrong. It's just that sometimes I can take a step back and forget that it's about cancer, death, eternity, and killing all the gods in the name of revenge... because Zeus makes a bunch of dick jokes and some goats keep screaming.
Tone matters. I lost a decent amount of respect for Taika Waititi that he didn't realize he had a serious tonal conflict in his movie.
Is it a villain vs. villain movie?
Must be.
Anybody with "America" in their name must be up to no good. Poor America Ferrera.
That actually sounds like a good plot setup. I’d much rather watch some top tier villain groups going to war and avengers doing damage control. This movie looked dead from the first trailer.
Dr. Doom vs Chthon would be fun
I do give them props for trying to tie up some loose ends from previous films. No spoilers, but if Incredible Hulk and Eternals are fresh in your memory then you know what I'm talking about.
Looks even dumber than the other Cap'n movies that I didn't watch 🫣