Here we are finally at the event we have been waiting for more than a year. Black Widow from yesterday, July 7, 2021, is out in the best cinemas and will soon also arrive on the Disney + streaming platform with VIP access.
After the numerous postponements, due to covid and more, Marvel Studios returns to the big screen with the stand-alone prequel about the Black Widow who in "Avengers: Endgame" had sacrificed herself for the good of humanity.
This cinematic product therefore serves to deepen the past history of one of the most iconic characters of the MCU, giving the final farewell to Natasha Romanoff who with this film abandons the Marvel universe at least for now.
The departure of the Black Widow in Endgame is perhaps the aspect that most influenced the development of this film. Black Widow therefore has the task of filling both the plot hole that concerns the character in the post Civil War, and the aspect of personal growth that led Natasha to the choice to sacrifice her life for others.
The film directed by Kevin Feige and company, takes a position on some hot topics of contemporary history, as is now the case in many new Marvel productions. In this case we are talking about emancipation, the male chauvinist vision of women in the recent past and the desire for revenge and revolution of the female gender.
So here is our assessment of the first official MCU prequel.
Black Widow does not want to become a pillar of the MCU but it is certainly not a production to be trashed either. The development of the film shows some flaws in the making, both for the plot perhaps too linear and more focused on the "blows" rather than on the contents, and for the sometimes excessive and unrealistic use of Computer Graphics. However, the film shows other interesting prerogatives including the perfect script of some characters. The comic / dramatic vein displaces the viewer, forced to go from melancholy to laughter in a short time. It is precisely this contrast of feelings that seems to be the most interesting part of the film, giving further weight to the writing of the characters and the dialogues that concern them. In this regard, the performance of David Harbour who plays Alexei Shostakov (an unlikely Red Guardian on the margins of his career as a Russian superhero) is sumptuous.
Special mention for the soundtrack and audio effects. The music used and the related lyrics are a feather in the cap for this project. The opening credits are accompanied by a spectacular cover of Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit, performed by Malia j
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The sound effects make the scenes very compelling, the sound Jump Scares are a constant that keeps the viewer always at attention in an action-packed film. The choice of the song "American Pie" by Don McLean as the protagonist in a scene between Yelena and Alexei smacks of a goodbye kiss to our beloved Black Widow.
Natasha Romanoff comes out of this film as a mature woman who has had the opportunity to come to terms with her past by burying all remorse and regret. Given the amount of information provided about the past of the heroine, played by the beautiful and equally good Scarlett Johansson, we think that perhaps it would have been more appropriate to develop the prequel into a TV series, so as not to leave question marks that are unlikely to receive answers in the future.
The film, as already mentioned, takes positions on some social issues such as the vision of women and female emancipation. The plot is rich in social content and aims to show the strength of the female gender both physically and above all mentally. Nat's introspective journey between past and present evolves into a projection of a woman who, despite the difficulties due to social discrimination that considers her a simple means, manages to defeat every mental scheme and emerge until she reaches a prominent position worldwide. It is precisely this evolution that gives a much higher meaning to the sacrifice that takes place on Vormir, where Natascha sacrifices her life to ensure that the rest of humanity can return to exist. So in Endgame a sort of re-birth takes place, once again the work of a woman (and a man, Ironman) who give themselves for others.
With this film he leaves us yet another Avengers, a sign of a generational change in progress. The post-credit scene links the prequel to the future of the MCU and the recently aired Marvel series.
Johansson will be missed, as are Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans ... the current introduction of the multiverse gives us hope, but Marvel hardly falls into these plot sentimentalities.
So we just have to, at least for now, say goodbye to our dear Natasha....
Bye Bye, Miss American Pie
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