Take, for instance, The Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming, a blue collar villain who rails against class inequality after being put out of business by billionaire Tony Stark, or Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War, whose methods are indisputably genocidal, but who makes a salient point about people dying of hunger. It’s also the closest Marvel has come to any of its heroes actually working for the betterment its villains claim to care about. This was also the case in Black Panther, where Killmonger’s fight for global Black liberation - even if he was wrapping his need for familial vengeance in the language of that fight - opened the Black Panther’s eyes to the plight of Black people in other nations. It’s another example of Marvel imbuing its villains with noble end goals (in this case, feeding and re-housing displaced peoples), only to paint their methods as too extreme. A few of her fellow Flag Smashers give her disapproving looks throughout the series, but none of them go as far as opposing her. The third episode, “Power Broker,” introduces the thorny element of Morgenthau being an unapologetic killer after she murders a group of already incapacitated guards for the Global Repatriation Council (the GRC). But what is The Falcon actually fighting for? After all, it’s a show about people draped in the colours of the American flag, and the differing domestic and international relationships to that idea. When watching The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, it’s impossible, and perhaps even inadvisable, to separate characters from the politics they represent.
Ultimately, it’s uncertain of what it wants to say. But between Wilson’s half-baked politics, and the way Morgenthau and the Flag Smashers are framed, the result is a show that buckles under its own weight by the time it reaches its scattered finale. This, in theory, leads Wilson and company to reassess their own outlooks and methods when it comes to the world’s refugees. Morgenthau is the most frequent subject of conversation for the other characters, who all end up in debates over the Super Soldier Serum and the dynamic between political end goals and the actions used to achieve them. The show’s supporting characters are all meant to reflect its heroes in some way, especially Isaiah Bradley (Carl Lumbly), a Black Super-Soldier hidden from history, and Karli Morgenthau (Erin Kellyman), leader of revolutionary group the Flag Smashers, who the series’ plot and themes revolve around. However, his struggles to reconcile Black American-ness with American anti-blackness, and to reconcile actions with ideals, feel nominal at best. The six-episode season exists in the shadow of Steve Rogers’ Captain America (Chris Evans), whose specter helps shape the in-world parameters for these questions of symbolic and physical might.At its center, The Falcon/Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) journeys towards taking up the Captain America mantle as a Black man in the public eye. What are your thoughts about the poster? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is a politically-loaded story about power, who wields it, and who has the right to wield it. The Falcon and The Winter Soldier is slated to release on Disney+ next Fall. The Moniker will stay the same," he said.Īpart from the poster, Marvel head Kevin Feige confirmed that Daniel Brühl and Emily VanCamp will be reprising their roles as Baron Zemo and Sharon Carter, respectively, on the show. While the actor is believed to play the new Captain America, Mackie told Variety that he will always be The Falcon. The outfit seems like a subtle nod to Captain America. The Falcon's suit now features an all-white with some red stripes. Although the poster did not give a good look at his suit, we could see the changes made to his outfit. While Stan's Winter Soldier costume remained almost the same (with Bucky just getting a much-needed haircut) as we've seen in previous Marvel movies, Mackie sported a different superhero suit. The D23 Expo showcased a poster of the two actors suited up in their respective roles. Marvel Studios had announced that Anthony Mackie will take on the shield while Sebastian Stan will reprise his role of Winter Soldier to stand by him in the new series. For those forgotten, Steve Rogers handed over the shield to Falcon at the end of Avengers: Endgame.
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The Disney Plus series is all set to show the new Captain America in action. Among the many first looks shared at the expo, fans couldn't stop talking about The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. Several new Marvel movies were announced, a few new looks were shared and an understanding of MCU Phase 4 was presented. It was one helluva weekend for Marvel fans as Disney's bi-annual convention D23 Expo took place in the US.
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