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284 sats \ 10 comments \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 3 Jun movies

Finally saw this, and after all the criticism, I expected something much worse. The problem isn't that it wasn't good -- it was fine -- but that it was small. The stakes were small compared to other Marvel movies, the story was generally cut off from the rest of the MCU, and there's not much different at the end than at the beginning.

It also feels weird that almost all the plot points (other than ones from Falcon and Winter Soldier and, of all things, The Eternals) are from 2008's Incredible Hulk.

Anyway, if this had been released as a straight-to-Disney-Plus movie, or a short miniseries, it would be fine (it's way better than Secret Invasion, at a bare minimum). The acting's top notch (just putting Ford, Mackie, Nelson, and Esposito in a film is enough there), the dialogue's entertaining, and most of the action is pretty solid. Go in expecting some movie-of-the-week action and it's enjoyable. But I don't think it's got any impact on the greater MCU that makes it a requirement.

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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @The_Young_Bitcoiner 3 Jun

I am a very fan of classic literature and the name of the movie "Brave New World" caught my attention. Maybe I'll give a look into it. The book by Aldous Huxley is really good and is basically a must-read for every bitcoiner. Have you ever read it? What do you think of it? Is it worth for me to watch the movie? ;)

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears OP 3 Jun

I love BNW (the novel), but the subtitle here is just doing a standard callback to Shakespeare's The Tempest, as Huxley was doing himself. There are no traces of the novel otherwise in the movie.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @eroc1990 3 Jun

I had no major complaints. The story was solid overall, and helped flesh out the new Cap as a character, but it indeed felt much smaller than past Marvel movies. In fairness, though, this feels like the "rebuild" process for the MCU. Kinda like back when the first MCU movies were coming out, their scopes were much smaller because it was more about establishing the character and less about saving the world. This achieved that, and forms a good base for what we move into next with Thunderbolts and Doomsday.

I will say that the only thing I really disliked about the movie was the ending, specifically the backgrounds. It felt composited far more poorly than some of the other green/blue screened backgrounds their studios have used in the past, and kind of took me out of my immersion a bit.

21 sats \ 3 replies \ @grayruby 3 Jun

I think I will wait until it is on Disney plus.

40 sats \ 2 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears OP 3 Jun

That's where I watched it (in the US, at least)!

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 3 Jun

I see. Because you said if this had been released as a straight to Disney plus movie it would be fine, I assumed you watched it in the theatre.

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears OP 3 Jun

Ah, got it -- yeah, if I'd paid good money for it on the big screen, I'd be a lot grumpier.

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @guerratotal 3 Jun

Totally agree. Marvel went from “changing the fate of the universe” to “local neighborhood disputes.” 😅

Feels like the MCU is struggling with its own version of fiat inflation — too much content, not enough value backing it. The stakes shrink, the meaning gets diluted.

That said, you’re right — solid acting saves it from being totally forgettable. But yeah… it’s no longer an “event,” it’s just... content.

Maybe it’s time Hollywood adopts a Bitcoin standard — less noise, more signal.

5 sats \ 0 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears OP 3 Jun

Local neighborhood disputes are actually fine with the right hero -- Daredevil: Born Again was fantastic, and the first Spidey movie (and even the third, multiverse stuff aside) was also in that vein. But those are street-level heroes, so it makes sense for the stakes to be local and personal.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Car 4 Jun

We need a better Captain America, should have left that guy as The Falcon.