![]() Throughout the season, Sam has always strived to be the good guy, but as a character, he’s also been a little recessive, reacting to the actions of others rather than commanding the narrative himself. ![]() It’s still unclear exactly whose perspective the show ultimately favors - if it favors any at all - but in “Truth,” the penultimate episode of the season finally turns its attention back to its lead title character, Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie). Bucky (Sebastian Stan), brainwashed for decades as a brutal assassin, grapples with reconciling his actions with the man he desperately wishes he could be. ![]() Karli (Erin Kellyman), a forgotten person who thrived during the Blip, believes her new superpowers will even the scales in world rigged for the powerful. Sharon (Emily VanCamp), abandoned after doing the right thing, now believes the hero gig is a dumb joke. Zemo (Daniel Brühl), his family killed due to actions of the Avengers, believes superpowers are all-corrupting in all cases. Whether or not Brave New World is a nod to the Huxley novel, I think the themes from the book still apply to a Captain America story, and I hope that they use it to their advantage.That ideal is something “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” has been attempting to interrogate through several different characters this season. I don’t think it will fall entirely on Sam’s shoulders given the rumored cast for the film, but I do think that this title change is for the best. He’s done it before, and refusing to listen to the United States government and men like Thunderbolt Ross is exactly what I want from a movie like Captain America: Brave New World. It’d be right in line with Captain America as a symbol for Sam Wilson to fight back against the government. One of the defining moments of Captain America: Civil War is when he refuses to sign the Accords that Tony Stark is pushing on him. We’ve seen it time and time again as Cap has pushed back against the government. Not that I wasn’t before I’m very excited about Anthony Mackie’s first standalone film as Captain America alongside the introduction of Harrison Ford as Thunderbolt Ross, but still, the New World Order title was doing more harm than good.įor a simple explanation of the novel’s themes, Sparknotes describes Brave New World as being about “the dangers of giving the state control over new and powerful technologies.” You know what would be a “new and powerful” technology for the state to control? Superheroes. Applying those ideas to something like a Captain America story? Now that has me interested. Captain America: Brave New World is something that instantly brought up thoughts of a book I loved in school.īrave New World by Aldous Huxley (which was turned into a show for Peacock not that long ago) is a look into the world of government control and fake happiness for the “betterment” of society as a whole. The new title gets a similar message across without the historical connotation. The first title was New World Order, which has a horrible context in our world, though it does have a comic book connection. ![]() Marvel has announced that the fourth Captain America movie will have a different title than originally planned and the wheels in my mind began turning.
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