Marvel Studios gave fans a special treat on Valentine’s Day by releasing its latest movie, “Captain America: Brave New World,” starring Anthony Mackie as the new face to hold the Captain America shield.
“Brave New World” made $192 million in its global opening, which is a big difference from the most recent Marvel movie, “Deadpool and Wolverine,” which made $444.1 billion globally on its opening weekend.
The movie begins following Sam Wilson, played by Mackie, and his new partner, Jauquin Torres, played by Danny Ramiez, as they take back a new element, adamantium, that was stolen from Japan. After retrieving the element and saving some hostages along the way, the audience gets to see the first tense interaction between the newly-elected President Ross, played by Harrison Ford, and Wilson as they discuss the topic of rebuilding the Avengers and how to share the adamantium equally with other countries.
The movie had a very realistic focus on fake politics, prompting the actor of Sam Wilson, Anthony Mackie, to release a statement that the movie has nothing to do with the current president or politics, as filming started before the election. Unfortunately for Marvel, this isn’t the only reason why some fans have given it low ratings and reviews as “Brave New World” received a 49% from RottenTomatoes and a 6.1 out of 10 from IMDb.
Many fans have criticized the story line as being too dull and how the only point of the movie was to introduce the Red Hulk for an upcoming movie, “Thunderbolts.”
However, not all viewers have disliked the movie; there are still a good number of loyal fans who enjoyed the movie including the introduction of new character Sabra, played by Shira Haas, along with seeing more of Isaiah Bradley, played by Carl Lumbly.
Throughout the movie, the audience gets a better understanding of who Bradley is and a bit more of his story and backstory, which fills a few plot holes from “The Falcon and Winter Soldier” series. Bradley was framed for an attempted murder against the president, but it was later proven that Samual Sterns, aka The Leader, played by Tim Blake Nelson, used mind control through the 1959 song, “Mr. Blue” by The Fleetwoods.
Despite the PG-13 rating, there are some dark undertones in the movie, such as when Wilson and Torres first discover the mastermind behind the different staged shootings that took place. Even when Torres was shot down for trying to steer a US fighter jet away from Japanese ships, the hit and fall into the Indian Ocean wasn’t the most uplifting scenes within the movie since they did show Torres’s unconscious body and surgery.
While there are varying opinions between audience members, “Captain America: Brave New World” is a filler movie, providing crucial information that will be needed for upcoming movies. The film has some solid acting from a good cast that makes scenes more intense and won’t severely disappoint fans.
