Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Olsen, Anothony Mackie, Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans on the set of ‘Captain America: Civil War’ in Atlanta | May 15, 2015
No but this scene is extremely important and it’s why I’m angry at people who say that Steve’s characterization sucked.
Steve is the only one who understands where these two kids come from. Hill is trying to distant Steve from them because right after he says this line she says: ‘’We’re not at war anymore.’’. She’s trying to prove that Steve did the right thing because when the country is at war we all make some hard choices that we are not proud of. In war everything is permitted, and Steve did the right thing because he was doing it for the right cause. Hill is basically saying ‘You did it to protect your country and to save people and to make a difference, but these kids have no excuse for volunteering to these scientists.’
But how does Steve reply to that? To her ‘’We’re not at war anymore’’?
He says ‘’They are.’’
And it is SO important because Steve sees the big picture. For most Americans the war is something ugly that their grandparents had to deal with, something in the distant past that left mark but is also way behind them. But just because there wasn’t a war in America for over 70 years doesn’t mean that other countries have been so lucky. And Steve GETS IT. It doesn’t mean that he’s not mad. It doesn’t mean that he will not fight them if they’re on the opposing sides. But he knows where they come from. And he won’t let them be reduced to some monsters who let German scientists experiment on them.
Because if Steve was anything but American during WW2, if he wasn’t on the ‘winning team’, he wouldn’t be labeled as hero.
I had a lot of criticisms of the movie but I will say this: This bit was SPOT ON for Steve. He’s always big on compassion and putting himself in other people’s shoes and in many depictions has a very complex and nuanced view of the world (such as understanding that blind jingoism /= real patriotism and that a real American patriot would question their country when it goes against it’s better values). ult! Steve was kinda a blindly nationalistic jackass but this is very IC for a Steve based more on 616 Steve.
“Hail to the King”
To be honest, I just look for any excuse to draw a crazy-faced Ice King, ‘cause it’s certainly a lot of fun to do. Detail shot
(Again, the crown, robe, and throne are based on Jenjoink’s designs.)
Like, 90% of infomercial style products were designed by/for disabled people, but you wouldn’t know that, because there is no viable market for them. THey have to be marketted and sold to abled people just so that any money can be made of off them and so the people who actually need them will have access.
I think snuggies are the one example
almosteveryone knows. They were invented for wheelchair users (Do you have any idea how hard it is to get a coat on and off of someone in a wheelchair? Cause it’s PRETTY FUCKIN HARD.) But now everyone just acts like they’re some ~quirky, white people thing~ and not A PRODUCT DESIGNED TO MAKE PEOPLES DAY TO DAY LIVES 10000X EASIER.But if at any point you were to take your head out of your own ass and go “Hey, who would a product like this benefit,” that would be really cool.
this makes so much sense and i apologise to anyone i may have hurt by not thinking it through before i made fun of infomercial products
I absolutely resent the fact that Supergirl is being compared to that SNL trailer for Black Widow.
There was a REASON that was parody. Because it does NOT suit the character of Black Widow to have a story like that. Not with her characterization, her backstory, anything. Because people in Hollywood think that’s the only way to market movies to ladies. So much so that they could and would try to market Natasha’s story like that, completely nonsensically and out of character.
Kara OTOH is NOT Black Widow. She’s a twenty something girl/woman, and she’s just stepping out into the real world, struggling to balance her personal life her powers. She’s bubbly, happy, and all those things that yes a protagonist character in a ‘chick flick’ would be. But so what? I didn’t know being a female superhero meant there was only ONE type. Why can’t Kara be having boy troubles, sister fights AND be flying off and saving the day? Why is there a sense that if something is feminine or chick flicky it’s automatically not badass enough, and that it’s only meant for chick flick centric womanly consumption?
Why CAN’T she be both?