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Thunderbolt is not your typical superhero movie. At first glance, it may seem like just another entry in the Marvel universe, but beneath its surface lies a powerful reflection on exclusion, vulnerability, and the human need for belonging.

The film's title refers to a neighborhood soccer team where Helena - one of the protagonists - once played as goalkeeper. She chose that role not for physical prowess, but because she wanted to be "the one the team could rely on if everything went wrong." This symbolic choice echoes throughout the film: trust, loyalty, and the ability to hold others through crisis become the true superpowers.

One of the most complex characters is Valentina de Fountain, the CIA director who faces congressional accusations for developing weapons through human experimentation in secret labs outside the U. S. Her assistant, Mel, is organized and fiercely loyal, but emotionally worn down by Valentina's abusive leadership. Still, Mel coordinates a secret operation to destroy all evidence that could bring Valentina down. The moral ambiguity in these characters makes it clear: there are no pure heroes or villains here - only people trapped in ethically murky systems.

The plot shifts dramatically when three low-profile former superheroes are summoned for a covert mission, which turns out to be a trap designed to make them eliminate each other. Realizing this, they choose to work together - and unexpectedly encounter a character named Bob.

Bob is introduced as fragile, clumsy, and seemingly harmless, dressed in pajamas. Yet his power is deeply unsettling: when he touches someone, he triggers their darkest memories, plunging them into a mental void where they relive their worst nightmares in a never-ending cycle.

Elena, recognizing both her fear and Bob's pain, makes a brave choice to enter the void voluntarily. There, she searches for Bob's most vulnerable side, realizing his power is, in fact, a desperate act of self-protection born from deep trauma.

The film offers a nuanced take on antisocial behavior, presenting it not as inherent evil but as the outcome of circumstances beyond the characters' control. It also humanizes Russian characters - especially a father-daughter relationship - associating them with tenderness, familial bonds, and a youthful longing for recognition.

Ultimately, Thunderbolts is a moving story about finding solidarity among strangers. It invites viewers to see others - even those who seem dangerous or distant - as sentient beings capable of pain, love, and redemption. A compelling reminder that every soul has value, and that compassion is often the most radical form of power.

A powerful and explicit film. I give it a 10/10.

The film "Civil War" is a masterpiece that relentlessly denounces journalism and "war" journalists. It unflinchingly portrays the icy Machiavellian mentality of those who seek to obtain a photo or a testimony at any cost, driven solely by their ego and thirst for "glory".

I don't intend to give spoilers of the film, but I believe it should be mandatory viewing. It's not just a film that shows the rawness of war and acts of warfare, but it forces us, as citizens, to question the journalism we consume and support.

Killing should be as condemnable as having the possibility to help someone and yet letting them die out of negligence, all for the sake of getting a photo or a video.

The film leaves profound questions about whom journalists really serve. Is it just a perverse vanity that drives them?

But it's not only journalists who are questioned. So are those content creators for social media who ruthlessly bury small animals only to stage a supposed "rescue" and be hailed as messiahs and saviours.

"Civil War" is a film that invites us to consider that, perhaps, being in a bubble and not "consuming" news can be a responsible, honourable, and courageous decision.