Thursday, March 13, 2025

Film Influencer 2025 - Captain America: Brave New World

Oh dear god. The golden age of Marvel/superhero films is now long gone.

Three or four weeks in I decided to see Captain America: Brave New World, to a near empty cinema. People were more excited to see Anora or just not go to the cinema.

Based on, Sam Wilson / Captain America, it is the fourth instalment in the Captain America film series, a continuation of the television miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021).

This is also the 35th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). FUCK!

Starring legend, Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson / Captain America alongside Danny Ramirez, Shira Haas, Carl Lumbly, Xosha Roquemore, Giancarlo Esposito, Liv Tyler, Tim Blake Nelson, and Harrison Ford. So the cast is damn fine, like really good, but the movie!

The plot is paper thin, with Wilson investigating a conspiracy involving U.S. president Thaddeus Ross (Ford). Honestly no even the action scenes were that good. It all felt old and done before. I left before the post-credits scene, I'd seen enough by then.

That said, this wasn't as long and drawn out as previous films, it was under two hours!

Captain America: Civil War (2016) ended the Captain America trilogy starring Chris Evans as Steve Rogers, and Wilson becomes the new Captain America in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. 

Captain America: Brave New World premiered mid last month, at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, while it has currently grossed $371.2 million worldwide, becoming the third-highest-grossing film of 2025. 

The film received negative reviews from critics, who took varying stances on the political commentary, story, characterisation, and visual effects, but praised Ford's performance.


Honestly that negative reaction is fairly similar to my take on the film.

The action scenes were nothing out of the ordinary, Mackie while great should maybe stick to his new found role in Twisted Metal, as this Marvel thing is getting old!

Can't pass this one sorry Marvel, 2 Stars.

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