 | Genre: Action, Drama |
Not only is the topic of argument different and more 'real-world', the new characters we're introduced to are not as we might have known them, and too feel more real to life. Say hello to Spider-Man and Black Panther, and say a surprised hi again to attempted real science Ant Man. For a Captain America title, not an Avengers title, there are a lot of characters given strong screen time.
Multi-billionaire son of a multi-billionaire Tony Stark meets struggling student raised by his poor aunt Peter Parker and the issue of money comes up. No, Tony, Peter actually can't afford a better computer than that. His already-existing vigilante status means that the inevitable upcoming Spider-Man film won't be yet another origin story, thank goodness. There are only so many times you can watch Uncle Ben die, after all, before you want to just shoot him yourself to get it over with. I was hoping the next Spider-Man film would be Peter's young mixed race replacement Miles Morales, but you can't have everything.
We also get to meet the pro-black icon of Black Panther - in a world where non-male and non-white characters are highly limited, I was pleasantly surprised to find out we were getting the unapologetic hero who shares his name with the famed racial justice group. He's kept strongly black and unconnected from the white American Avengers and even the black American and white immigrant Avengers. Despite being from a fictional nation, his cultural origins feel authentic and genuine. To my geography-weak and non-African mind, he seems fairly Zulu.
These impressive issues are not the main focus of the film, of course. The fighting is. It's a for-everyone action film, after all. The fighting is enjoyable enough, but does feel very choreographed. It felt slightly more like watching a dance than a battle for me, with each hit connecting nicely but the impact not coming across strongly. It's one of those things that some prefer, of course, and does give a very nice look to the fight scenes.
Likewise, those things are not the main appeal of the film and neither is the fighting. Just like Black Widow has been for the previous Avengers films, the male characters are the superhero fanservice. No, seriously, it's all beefcake for the female gaze (and non-female fans who like men too, of course). The peak of this is Chris Evans as Steve Rogers pulling a helicopter. Just drool at those arms. It's not just him, either. Sebastian Stan's Bucky and Chadwick Boseman's T'Challa have their own yummy moments. Don't worry, straight man, there are hot ladies too.
Multi-billionaire son of a multi-billionaire Tony Stark meets struggling student raised by his poor aunt Peter Parker and the issue of money comes up. No, Tony, Peter actually can't afford a better computer than that. His already-existing vigilante status means that the inevitable upcoming Spider-Man film won't be yet another origin story, thank goodness. There are only so many times you can watch Uncle Ben die, after all, before you want to just shoot him yourself to get it over with. I was hoping the next Spider-Man film would be Peter's young mixed race replacement Miles Morales, but you can't have everything.
We also get to meet the pro-black icon of Black Panther - in a world where non-male and non-white characters are highly limited, I was pleasantly surprised to find out we were getting the unapologetic hero who shares his name with the famed racial justice group. He's kept strongly black and unconnected from the white American Avengers and even the black American and white immigrant Avengers. Despite being from a fictional nation, his cultural origins feel authentic and genuine. To my geography-weak and non-African mind, he seems fairly Zulu.
These impressive issues are not the main focus of the film, of course. The fighting is. It's a for-everyone action film, after all. The fighting is enjoyable enough, but does feel very choreographed. It felt slightly more like watching a dance than a battle for me, with each hit connecting nicely but the impact not coming across strongly. It's one of those things that some prefer, of course, and does give a very nice look to the fight scenes.
Likewise, those things are not the main appeal of the film and neither is the fighting. Just like Black Widow has been for the previous Avengers films, the male characters are the superhero fanservice. No, seriously, it's all beefcake for the female gaze (and non-female fans who like men too, of course). The peak of this is Chris Evans as Steve Rogers pulling a helicopter. Just drool at those arms. It's not just him, either. Sebastian Stan's Bucky and Chadwick Boseman's T'Challa have their own yummy moments. Don't worry, straight man, there are hot ladies too.
