Marvel cinemunderbolts*is nothing of what it seems – and that’s wonderful

The last reaction I expected was to cry with an action movie from Marvel – which only reinforces my next statement: Thunderbolts* It is nothing expected of it. From the previews already released, going through the title and reaching the final product, the novelty “deceives” the viewer and delivers, as has not been seen in the franchise, a movie that is not just a fucking, laughs and special effects, but really has value, with a relative and exciting story.

Very similar to your birth in the comics, the Thunderbolts* emerge in the Marvel cinematic universe as an alternative to Avengerswhich came to an end with the Treaty of Sokovia, root of the confrontation between the Captain America (Chris Evans) and the Iron -man(Robert Downey Jr.) in Captain America: Civil War(2016).

However, its formation is more organic than we could imagine: although Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Seinfeld) seemed to be collecting heroes for the group, as Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh, Every time we have), Black widow (2021), and John Walkerthe American agent (Wyatt Russell, Monarch: Legacy of monsters), Falcon and the Winter Soldier(2021), their intentions were different: using them to fulfill their wishes of greatness.

However, when Valentina face problems that threaten its grand future and decides to get rid of its potential incriminators, Yelena and Walkertogether with AVA STARRa Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen, Resident Evil), Antonia Dreykova Trainer (Olga Kurylenko, Oblivion), Alexei Shostakovthe Red guardian (David Harbor, Stranger Things) and Bucky Barnesthe Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice), end up joining to face the villain.

Although it seems, at first glance, to be just another generic movie of Marvel, with its handful of action and laughs, Thunderbolts* proves to be much smarter and especially interesting than several recent productions from Marvel, including Deadpool & Wolverinefranchise’s last big box office hit, and Captain America: Admirable New Worldlaunched in February this year.

First, he avoids relying on nostalgia: do not expect special special participation, because they do not exist. The closest Thunderbolts* No more Marvel’s past is to have Bucky Barnes – which debuted in the first phase of the franchise – among its protagonists. This allows the film, despite being another piece in this cinematic universe, walking with its own legs and keeping its focus on these characters that were only stellar supporting in other productions.

Another positive point is that, despite what the trailers indicated, the film is not necessarily about transforming Thunderbolts* in a new team a la Avengers. If that were the case, this would certainly be the worst possible selection for that, since Captain America (Anthony Mackie), Shang-Chi(Sim liu), Ms. Marvel(Iman Vellani), Falcon(Danny Ramirez), Moon Knight(Oscar Isaac), Gaviã (Hailee Steinfeld) and Hulk(Tatiana Maslany), among many others, are right there, just waiting to be recruited.

In fact, when Valentina He decided to gather a bunch of misfit mercenaries, with traumatic past and with nothing to lose, she forgot her main feature: the survival instinct.

Bucky He was kidnapped and transformed into a deadly weapon, fulfilling orders against his will for almost a century. Yelenain turn, has been trained to be lethal since childhood. Also, in the blink of an eye, he lost five years of his life and woke up in a world without his sister, Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson). And so on. And none of that broke them.

You Thunderbolts* They do not come together by obligation or need for a new group of protectors, but because it is the right thing to do. It’s the way to prevent the world from becoming even more painful and suffered for people, just as it is for them. It is through a baptism of fire that they become heroes. It is not for glory, nor for a great title – after all, they can not decide if they will really be called Thunderbolts* -But because they recognize each other and understand that if the world is damaged, it is their duty to try to fix it.

If the Thunderbolts* arrive at the Marvel Universe of the underestimated Marvel – especially by members as Ghost, American agent and Trainer In the team – they must end their first adventure with great chances of becoming new Fan favorites.

Furthermore, Thunderbolts* not only does it breathe a little life in the franchise – which was very lacking from it since productions like Wandavision (2021) and Eternal (2021) – but also brings hope that Marvel’s future can still be brilliant even after a few (many) recent mishaps.

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