Today, March 1st, was the last showings of Captain America: Brave New World at the El Capitan Theatre! There were road closures and most of Hollywood Boulevard blocked off for the Academy Awards. The street from Highland to Orange Drive by the TCL Chinese Theatre was covered by a tent with red carpet. It is interesting to get to the El Capitan with all of the preparation for the awards. Behind the theatre, there were a few structures that might be for an after party. There was a photo op of Red Hulk when you enter the theater. The snack stand had a shield sipper, $32.75, that is available at the Disney parks.
They had a large popcorn bucket with Red Hulk purshing concrete tub, the Captain America helmet bucket, and a popcorn tin. There was a shield cut and Red Hulk cup with a figurine (all available at theaters). There were four costumes; President Thaddeus Ross, Captain America Sam Wilson, Sidewinder, and Ruth Bat-Seraph. I thought it was kinda unusual that Joaquin Torres’ Falcon costume was missing. Ross had his Air Force One jacket and blue tie. Sam Wilson’s Cap uniform had the blue and white armor which is labeled the Infiltrator Suit, no wings, with shield. Sidewinder is the most bizarre costume, just a long jacket, black shirt, and tan pants, very ordinary.
Ruth Bat-Seraph’s suit is interesting, black jacket and underneath is armor, a chest plate that is orange with blue bars. Then, there was a photo op with life size statues of Captain America and a towering Red Hulk. There are spoilers ahead! This time watching Captain America: Brave New World made me think that half of the movie is good. It just fell apart from there. Again, I don’t blame the filmmakers, I think it was the studio trying to soften the edges and cram ties to the rest of the MCU. Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) was motivated to free Isaiah Bradley (Carl Lumbly). Then, there is an assassination that somehow skips Isaiah and Sam decides to just let him stay in solitary confinement. Ok, but this takes away from any of the motivation for Sam to save him by proving him innocent.
There is a feel good ending to the film where we have the bad guys in jail and no one dies though we saw a funeral in the trailer. Dramatically, it would make sense that Isaiah is killed in the assassination that Sam fails to save him, but saves the world. A bittersweet ending. Why? One of the threads running in Isaiah’s story is getting recognition for being a Super Soldier. A funeral that honors him would fulfill his character's arc. He doesn’t get exonerated in the happy ending just gets back his suit. Then, we have Ruth Bat-Seraph (Shira Haas). At the end of the film, there is nothing for her to do. The film starts with her taking out the assassins alongside Sam and Joaquin. Then, she stands around in the White House. There was a scene in the trailer where she has guns out with Agent Taylor (Xosha Roquemore) in a corridor. I think this was President Ross (Harrison Ford) turning into the Red Hulk.
Taylor checks on him and that’s it. Again, the conflict of Ross’ struggle has no problem with being Red Hulk, and we know that’s not how Hulks work. So I think Taylor and Ruth were dealing with Ross’ transformation while Sam and Joaquin are handling with the jet fighters. Otherwise, they are doing nothing. At the El Capitan, her armor is seen, so I think instead of just staying at the White House, she puts on the uniform to stop Red Hulk. There was a short battle at the beginning where Cap throws two spikes, but he never uses them again until the end of the movie? He could have thrown them to destroy the missiles from the jet fighters and disable the jets. Ruth as the superhero Sabra in the comics, has a flight cape, and can shoot paralyzing quills from her gauntlet. So I think the spikes are really from Ruth and Cap uses it to defeat Red Hulk.
Why isn’t it Red Hulk’s funeral? Possible, but what was seen in the trailer, it was not the state funeral of president. Plus, Hulks are very difficult to kill. We saw this with the Abomination in The Incredible Hulk (2008). He can be cut and subdued. It could be Ross’ funeral which would make his desperation to live for Betty, his daughter, taking the gamma pills bittersweet. His death could be like King T’Chaka in Captain America: Civil War (2016), except resulting in the Ozaki-Ross Accords that builds the Brave New World. Lastly, Samuel Sterns, he is just arrested? Not exactly tragic and his gamma ray genius makes him a threat. I thought it was very much like Arnim Zola in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) except once his secret is revealed, Sterns just lets them go, not exactly genius planning. He must have died at Camp Echo One. In what seems like a darker and braver film, Captain America: Brave New World, would not have a forced happy ending.
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