S_Sinan
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I didn't believe the reviewers at first.
I watched multiple reviews before seeing the movie. Most of them criticized it heavily, calling it yet another Marvel flop. Meanwhile, it had a relatively high IMDb rating. I even responded to some of those reviewers, telling them they now owed us an explanation. It feels like it has become a habit to criticize anything "Marvel" just for the sake of it.
I watched it yesterday, and here's my take:
The movie takes far too long to get to the core plot. Yelena is the center of the story, but she has never been positioned as a central figure in any previous Marvel film. The development of her character so far doesn't justify trying to make her the emotional anchor of this one. It was clear the filmmakers were relying heavily on her connection to Natasha (her sister) to build that emotional link with the audience.
As the lead, Yelena's movements and presence don't quite fit the "mission leader" role. She comes across like a cowboy trying to dance salsa for the first time, awkward and out of sync. Her physicality also doesn't quite sell the hero or "girl-boss" image they're pushing.
The chemistry among the characters is almost non-existent. Ghost feels completely out of place. Red Guardian comes off like an out-of-touch dad surrounded by moody teenagers. The Winter Soldier is reduced to a shadow of his former self, he bears no resemblance to the intense character we've known. Valentina, the team's supposed boss, feels more like a mom managing hormonal kids than an intimidating villain. She's supposed to be ruthless, but she's oddly nurturing and indecisive, wanting to demolish the team, but "not lethally."
Bob (Robert Reynolds), the secret weapon of the movie, had potential, but the film's pacing and structure killed any opportunity for him to stand out.
I'm not a director, but this film clearly lacked strong direction. It seems like too many executives and creative heads tried to shape it into something grand and ended up diluting it completely.
Cringe moments:
There's a street scene with debris falling from collapsed buildings. The heroes rush to save civilians. While this is supposed to evoke sympathy and show their heroism, it feels forced. This is more of a police or fire department moment, not superhero material. Compare it with Avengers 1, where stakes and heroism felt earned.
Several overly long scenes involve trauma bonding and emotional backstories. It feels repetitive and heavy-handed. Tony Stark's trauma was briefly touched upon in Winter Soldier or Civil War (I can't recall exactly), but it was handled effectively, once. Here, it's dragged out again and again to artificially force audience connection.
One particularly cringe-worthy moment: Valentina showing off handcuffs made from Chitauri tech (from Avengers 1), as if to say, "we've done it before, we can do it again." This constant recycling of past glory is holding Marvel back. Since Endgame, every movie has tried too hard to tie back to earlier phases, instead of confidently moving forward. Only the Spider-Man films managed to pull it off successfully.
Final thought: The movie is far too emotional and melodramatic for something that's supposed to be an action film. It doesn't feel like a Marvel movie, it feels like a confused drama trying to wear an action movie's costume.
Now I understand what the reviewers meant by "yet another Marvel flop." Sorry, guys. You were right.
I watched multiple reviews before seeing the movie. Most of them criticized it heavily, calling it yet another Marvel flop. Meanwhile, it had a relatively high IMDb rating. I even responded to some of those reviewers, telling them they now owed us an explanation. It feels like it has become a habit to criticize anything "Marvel" just for the sake of it.
I watched it yesterday, and here's my take:
The movie takes far too long to get to the core plot. Yelena is the center of the story, but she has never been positioned as a central figure in any previous Marvel film. The development of her character so far doesn't justify trying to make her the emotional anchor of this one. It was clear the filmmakers were relying heavily on her connection to Natasha (her sister) to build that emotional link with the audience.
As the lead, Yelena's movements and presence don't quite fit the "mission leader" role. She comes across like a cowboy trying to dance salsa for the first time, awkward and out of sync. Her physicality also doesn't quite sell the hero or "girl-boss" image they're pushing.
The chemistry among the characters is almost non-existent. Ghost feels completely out of place. Red Guardian comes off like an out-of-touch dad surrounded by moody teenagers. The Winter Soldier is reduced to a shadow of his former self, he bears no resemblance to the intense character we've known. Valentina, the team's supposed boss, feels more like a mom managing hormonal kids than an intimidating villain. She's supposed to be ruthless, but she's oddly nurturing and indecisive, wanting to demolish the team, but "not lethally."
Bob (Robert Reynolds), the secret weapon of the movie, had potential, but the film's pacing and structure killed any opportunity for him to stand out.
I'm not a director, but this film clearly lacked strong direction. It seems like too many executives and creative heads tried to shape it into something grand and ended up diluting it completely.
Cringe moments:
There's a street scene with debris falling from collapsed buildings. The heroes rush to save civilians. While this is supposed to evoke sympathy and show their heroism, it feels forced. This is more of a police or fire department moment, not superhero material. Compare it with Avengers 1, where stakes and heroism felt earned.
Several overly long scenes involve trauma bonding and emotional backstories. It feels repetitive and heavy-handed. Tony Stark's trauma was briefly touched upon in Winter Soldier or Civil War (I can't recall exactly), but it was handled effectively, once. Here, it's dragged out again and again to artificially force audience connection.
One particularly cringe-worthy moment: Valentina showing off handcuffs made from Chitauri tech (from Avengers 1), as if to say, "we've done it before, we can do it again." This constant recycling of past glory is holding Marvel back. Since Endgame, every movie has tried too hard to tie back to earlier phases, instead of confidently moving forward. Only the Spider-Man films managed to pull it off successfully.
Final thought: The movie is far too emotional and melodramatic for something that's supposed to be an action film. It doesn't feel like a Marvel movie, it feels like a confused drama trying to wear an action movie's costume.
Now I understand what the reviewers meant by "yet another Marvel flop." Sorry, guys. You were right.
As someone said, it is not a "piece of art" movie, but it puts smile on kids faces. That's all what it matters.
There are couple of unneeded nasty references that went unnoticed by my kid, but I wonder why it is there.
Some reviewers went too hard on this move. The movie didn't claim to run for Oscar's, it's a family movie about someone creative who didn't find his place in the real world, and he found that parallel universe where he could practice his creativity.
One hilarious thing though, the villagers in the game don't talk. One of them escaped to the real world and met a very talkative woman. She made him talk after all.
Overall, my kid enjoyed it and I am happy he did.
There are couple of unneeded nasty references that went unnoticed by my kid, but I wonder why it is there.
Some reviewers went too hard on this move. The movie didn't claim to run for Oscar's, it's a family movie about someone creative who didn't find his place in the real world, and he found that parallel universe where he could practice his creativity.
One hilarious thing though, the villagers in the game don't talk. One of them escaped to the real world and met a very talkative woman. She made him talk after all.
Overall, my kid enjoyed it and I am happy he did.
