Both of these forces serve as the tangible antagonists for the series.Īt face value, the show is the first canon MCU-outing to make proper usage of the medium of television.
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Also thrown into the mix are John Walker (Wyatt Russell) - a traumatized soldier handed the mantle of Captain America and given free reign to act with full American impunity - and the Flag-Smashers, a radical militant group fighting back against globalized efforts to relocate refugees who survived the Snap. Spiraling out of the ending of Avengers: Endgame, the show follows Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) as he struggles with the legacy of the shield he was gifted and the painful history it represents, as well as Bucky Barnes’ (Sebastian Stan) attempts to wrestle with his own conscience and atone for the sins he committed while serving as the Winter Soldier. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which was originally slated to be the first Marvel show to premiere on Disney+, is a prime example of the kind of launchpad storytelling that gives the MCU those addicting moments of freshness and forward-moving momentum.
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While this is far from the first time that the Marvel logo has played on TV screens (Netflix’s mixed bag of “mature” superhero content and the sharp contrast of ABC’s more lighthearted outings spring to mind), WandaVision and now, most recently, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier are the first projects in what is sure to become an important battleground in the ever-expanding war for consumer income. But while the other studios are trying to play catch-up, Marvel is laying the foundation for phase two of a cultural takeover that feels borderline sinister in its execution: television. These shifting tides have completely redefined the theatrical landscape, and the waves are still being seen over a decade after the 2008 release of Iron Man.
While not entirely gone, few and far between are the days of risky and bold mid-level studio releases now every few years the major entertainment titans are trying desperately to launch a new franchise with the same pre-installed iconography that made the MCU such a success.
For the past thirteen years, the cultural landscape has been dominated by the Marvel Cinematic Universe - a patchwork quilt of connective narrative tissue that has forever reshaped the structure of traditional filmmaking.
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