chandan-17014
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Captain America: Brave New World is a massive disappointment that strays far from the heart, style, and logic of the original films. It neither captures the essence of Captain America nor presents a coherent or compelling story. The film feels like a forced, politically correct project that sacrifices quality for surface-level diversity.
Anthony Mackie, though a decent actor, lacks the gravitas and screen presence needed to carry the Captain America mantle. His action scenes are slow, underwhelming, and often border on unrealistic - especially considering his character has no super-soldier serum. Watching a regular human stand toe-to-toe with the Red Hulk or deflect massive blows without injury stretches suspension of disbelief to its limit. His fights feel more like slow, choreographed TV drama sequences than big-budget Marvel action.
The supporting cast doesn't help much. Ruth, supposedly a senior security advisor, feels entirely miscast - her dialogue, presence, and physicality don't match the role. Sidewinder, the villain, is laughably uninspiring, both in name and execution. He's portrayed by an actor who visibly struggles with the physicality, making the action scenes unintentionally awkward.
Then there's the deeper problem - the film feels more like a checklist of progressive tropes than a story. Nearly all heroes are either Black or women, most villains are white, and the balance feels politically motivated rather than story-driven. Diversity in itself isn't the issue - poor writing and acting choices are. Characters are chosen to fit boxes, not to elevate the film. Compare this with Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow - despite being short, she made her action scenes believable because of smart choreography and presence. Here, many characters - especially Ruth - feel weightless and unconvincing. There is no character development and the only good role is of Sam's friend and buddy, the air force pilot Joaquin Torres played by Danny Ramirez. There is no focus on the direction of the movie and everyone seems to be just passing time except Sam. He tries but fails because he just doesn't fit the role.
Even the iconic shield has lost its logic. In previous films, Cap used physics and angles. Here, it magically bounces off people and returns, killing realism. The scene where Sam stops a giant pole with jet thrusts - while taking the full brunt of the hit with his arms - is just one of many examples of lazy writing.
By the time Red Hulk is defeated with a single wing stab, it's clear the film has abandoned any effort to ground itself. The dialogue is cliché, pacing is off, and the stakes never feel real.
This film could have worked - with Bucky as Cap, a grounded plot, and smarter casting. But instead, Brave New World is a tone-deaf, low-energy, logic-defying entry in the MCU that feels better suited for streaming than the big screen. It's not bold. It's not brave. It's just broken.
Anthony Mackie, though a decent actor, lacks the gravitas and screen presence needed to carry the Captain America mantle. His action scenes are slow, underwhelming, and often border on unrealistic - especially considering his character has no super-soldier serum. Watching a regular human stand toe-to-toe with the Red Hulk or deflect massive blows without injury stretches suspension of disbelief to its limit. His fights feel more like slow, choreographed TV drama sequences than big-budget Marvel action.
The supporting cast doesn't help much. Ruth, supposedly a senior security advisor, feels entirely miscast - her dialogue, presence, and physicality don't match the role. Sidewinder, the villain, is laughably uninspiring, both in name and execution. He's portrayed by an actor who visibly struggles with the physicality, making the action scenes unintentionally awkward.
Then there's the deeper problem - the film feels more like a checklist of progressive tropes than a story. Nearly all heroes are either Black or women, most villains are white, and the balance feels politically motivated rather than story-driven. Diversity in itself isn't the issue - poor writing and acting choices are. Characters are chosen to fit boxes, not to elevate the film. Compare this with Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow - despite being short, she made her action scenes believable because of smart choreography and presence. Here, many characters - especially Ruth - feel weightless and unconvincing. There is no character development and the only good role is of Sam's friend and buddy, the air force pilot Joaquin Torres played by Danny Ramirez. There is no focus on the direction of the movie and everyone seems to be just passing time except Sam. He tries but fails because he just doesn't fit the role.
Even the iconic shield has lost its logic. In previous films, Cap used physics and angles. Here, it magically bounces off people and returns, killing realism. The scene where Sam stops a giant pole with jet thrusts - while taking the full brunt of the hit with his arms - is just one of many examples of lazy writing.
By the time Red Hulk is defeated with a single wing stab, it's clear the film has abandoned any effort to ground itself. The dialogue is cliché, pacing is off, and the stakes never feel real.
This film could have worked - with Bucky as Cap, a grounded plot, and smarter casting. But instead, Brave New World is a tone-deaf, low-energy, logic-defying entry in the MCU that feels better suited for streaming than the big screen. It's not bold. It's not brave. It's just broken.
The move is a one time watch if you can neglect the repeat of Marvel's agenda of propagating their highly debatable political ideas about racism. It's stylish, even though if it's stylish than the previous movies. The action and thrill is much less and emotions are not much convincing. The acting is average. Somehow if they could leave the forceful pushing of political ideologies behind and focus on the movie story, the writing, dialogues and basic movie making techniques which keep the audience have an attachment towards the good guys.
The acting is good but the director's vision lacks the focus on concepts like bravery, right and wrong, heroism, some underdog feelings. Rather the movie feels materialistic and another course on how America is bad, white people are bad, human beings except Wakandans are bad.
The movie also seems very long. The villain's intentions and goal is not very convincing. Feels more like a drama and less of a super hero movie. Disappointed.
The acting is good but the director's vision lacks the focus on concepts like bravery, right and wrong, heroism, some underdog feelings. Rather the movie feels materialistic and another course on how America is bad, white people are bad, human beings except Wakandans are bad.
The movie also seems very long. The villain's intentions and goal is not very convincing. Feels more like a drama and less of a super hero movie. Disappointed.
I don't know why the movie has been criticized so much. The acting is okay, the comedy is good and some good jump scares and fine special effects. Raj Kumar rao and Varun are as usual excellent. The only big problem in the movie was it's ending. It's definitely a one time watch if you have some free time at hand.