Hey so randomly thought to pop back in here after who knows how long. Sorry things have been happening. To start off after Endgame the burnout I was feeling from mcu movies every year hit me like whiplash, and as I think back on pretty much most of phase 2 and 3, I've gotten increasingly critical because I notice stuff that I never did before, so admittedly I'm a bit biased. But even in my cynicism I still love the first Avengers movie, GOTG and GOTG 2, Iron Man 3, Black Panther, and Winter Soldier, I got a kick out of Infinity War, and Thor Ragnarok is unironically one of my favorite comedies. So I can complain about how much I'm not happy with the new movies, and criticize Disney's business practices and how they're monopolizing the market, but then again I pre-ordered tickets to Rise Of Skywalker immediately, so I'm not immune to propaganda
But Black Widow...Black Widow...I agree that she should have gotten her own movie long ago, and doing so now of all times is weird timing. Yeah it may seem like too little too late, but on the other hand putting a spotlight on an old face and setting the clocks back might bring back old fans who have grown away from the mcu. But here's my main issue: Black Widow-as she is in the mcu-is a boring and dull character. She just is. Not that there's nothing to her, but besides Avengers and Winter Soldier, there's nothing in her portrayal that makes me want to care about her as an individual. And if I'm not interested in the characters, then I have no reason to watch. Like this movie from what it's showing in the trailer, looks like nothing more than Russian femme fatale movie complete with "sister finding her forcing her to confront the past", and as played out and tired as that is, I could get with it if I cared about the character. And quite frankly I don't, and if I don't care why should I watch?
Also Taskmaster looks like crap. Sidenote I know, but jesus he looks cool in every other iteration of the character, why just a generic military esque suit?