mostly liked it! possibly the most Tasteful marvel movie i’ve ever seen, which i imagine is because its primary purpose is a tribute to chadwick boseman (which it excels at) and not to sell more marvel movies.
TWO MAJOR CAVEATS:
- i continue to hate how (most) modern movies shoot night scenes. much of this film was illegible, even in a Dolby Cinema theater environment, where you would expect it to thrive. this issue feels largely endemic to disney and i hate it
- i think it is an Extremely Questionable idea make the primary villains uhhhhhhhh literal mayans who are (justifiably!!!!!!!) angry about things like the subjugation of their people by spanish colonizers centuries prior, and the continuation of that legacy. the movie makes jokes about colonizers and then does this. coherent politics. not helped by an ending scene making it clear that Yeah They’re Not Redeemed They’ve Still Got Ulterior Motives. not a fan of that bit!
oh also martin freeman is still in it as One Of The Good Ones (a CIA agent who isn’t interested in furthering america’s imperial interests, which makes him kind of a lousy CIA agent tbh). that’s marvel babey
