The latest Captain America film, 'Brave New World', attempts to revive the MCU narrative post-'Endgame' by focusing on Sam Wilson, played by Anthony Mackie. While it aims to explore a new status quo and serve as a palate cleanser for audiences, it struggles to establish how Wilson differs from the previous Captain America, Steve Rogers. The film's promising worldbuilding is undermined by unclear political messages and recycled plot points, resulting in a narrative that feels timid and unoriginal when compared to earlier entries in the franchise.
With its first few Captain America films, Marvel Studios sold audiences on the idea that its superhero movies could be more than live-action cartoons.
Marvel clearly wants director Julius Onah's Captain America: Brave New World to be a palate cleanser - one that remembers and builds on the events of Marvel's other recent features.
Brave New World revolves around Wilson (Mackie) as he sets out to remind everyone why he's the one carrying a vibranium shield.
While Brave New World's worldbuilding seems promising at first, it all falls flat under the weight of its exceedingly muddled political messaging and rehashed plot points.
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