To situate you the state of the MCU before Thunderbolts*we share a little editorial anecdote. Although many of us are looking at Marvel films here, there was a time when we were fighting to have the pleasure of covering them. A revolted era since the latest productions had the effect of making us move in theaters the ball in the belly, with the fear of a new Ant-Man & La Guêpe: Quantumania or Thor : Love & Thunder.
We can even say that the only two good recent surprises have been, because it is quite disconnected from the rest of the business. Deadpool & Wolverine worked on our nostalgia with humor and The guards of the galaxy 3 was the farewell letter of a father to his children. So when Captain America : Brave New World came to drive a new big nail into the coffin of mediocrity, We thought of the dead and buried MCU.
An opinion that we do not have the impression of being the only ones to share, because if the arrival of the fantastic 4 attracts a certain curiosity around an unprecedented artistic direction, the Thunderbolts* by Jake Schreier does not seem to lift the crowds. We no longer count them “Go ahead, you will tell me if it’s worth it then” Heard around us, as if it was now necessary first to push someone in the water to judge if it is not too cold to enter it. Well be! We have plunged and that’s what it comes out.
Trapped by their employer, Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), a group of left-compound will try to trust and collaborate to prevent a threat much greater than them. Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), John Walker (Wyatt Russell), Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko), Red Guardian (David Harbour) and Bob (Lewis Pullman) will have to have to overcome their own failures If they finally want to become the heroes they would have dreamed of being.
The art of recycling?
We remember that too well with a Brave New World Finally presenting us the world before, in particular by bringing out an old story of 2008. And the return of Robert Downey Jr. within the stable rings the Glas. This gives an overview of what has become of the MCU, namely a company running in circles which no longer knows how to bring novelty or how to find the miracle recipe. There is a kind of intention note in the exit of Thunderbolts* where we push on the front of the forgetful characters (John Walker of the series Falcon and the Winter Soldier) or completely forgotten (ghost of Ant-man and the wasp) inherited from the MCU. Again and always this look in the rear view mirror. Desperate maneuver? No no, we are swear that it is part of a skilfully built plan for years.
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The first surprise of this Thunderbolts*, This is that this backtrack works. And it is perhaps precisely because these protagonists are among the “waste” that the studio left behind. Sam Wilson must deal with the weight of a Captain America who preceded it. Here, the group knows that no one is counting on him, because he does not even count on himself either. Screws from society without inheritance whose fate can only register in the future. The feature can then reconnect with the charm of its predecessors without the pressure imposed by the latter. Simply said, we find this entertaining style mixing action, humor and emotion, and which balances the three well enough so that they do not sabotage.
Obviously, this also means that the associated weaknesses are included in the lot with a not subtle writing for a penny as soon as it is a question of referring to the friends. Normally, if you drink a drink each time the Avengers are cited, you are in ethyl coma in half of the story. The importance of the characters is asymmetrical as possible – even nonexistent for some – and the forced humor of the Red Guardian can quickly tire. Nevertheless, even these faults give us the impression of being back home, including in the interest of post-generic scenes.
Thunderbolts*, an electric Marvel?
If the Marvel specifications are present, it leaves the latitude to Thunderbolts* To express themselves. And we can count on the creative team, mainly composed of elders of the hard series (on Netflix, look at it!), To put its grain of salt. Far from being light all along, On the contrary, the story will openly tackle strong themes Like mental health, depression, loneliness, the need for belonging … The feature film questions our heroes about their very definition of heroism and what this represents in their eyes. The psyche is at the heart of the intrigue and it is treated most seriously in the world, something that had disappeared since the decree (and yet excellent) Iron Man 3. Superpowers are not the solution, they are a tool in the hands of fallible individuals like everyone else.
And in this area, it helps to have an involved cast. We often complain about a few actors who came to Marvel to touch the check over time. Now, it is never a feeling that we feel here and we add that it is a real treat to see Julia Louis-Dreyfus find his role of Veep. Especially since his character brings with him a very acidic point on American politics and his cynical capacity to always return the game to his advantage, such as the ultimate nasty that no super-power can overcome.
It is also necessary to put the credit of Jake Scheier to have treated his action scenes with in particular two big songs which put the choreographers in the spotlight. Everyone’s abilities are highlighted, from twirling Yelena to the most of Bucky. The sequences are visible, rhythmic, effective, to the point of giving us a taste of too little in the mouth, as during a fight where we can see a certain character in action. Yes, for the first time for a long time, we have been in front of a Marvel film that makes us want to see the next.
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