Maybe Chris Pratt Isnt Overtly Political But What People Need To Realize Is That Politics And Human Rights

Maybe Chris Pratt isn’t “overtly political” but what people need to realize is that politics and human rights are inextricably tied together. So when you say he isn’t political, you’re really saying that he doesn’t care enough to fight for the rights of marginalized communities.

Quick note: I don’t think we should be “canceling” any of these men because cancel culture is fucking toxic, but we still need to call them out on their bs. What really makes me upset is the fact that mcu cast members who are actually facing racism and sexism are attacked and mocked on a daily basis, and none of these white men with huge fanbases have said jack shit.

Mcu peter parker said that if you can do the things he can do and then the bad things happen, it’s your fault. I believe the same idea applies here. When you have these bases of people to influence and then they attack women and poc simply for existing, and you don’t stick up for them at all, that stuff is (in part) your fault.

Okay like...I get it, civil war came out forever ago, and it can be annoying when the fandom is so polarized, but if people still want to analyze it because they still find it interesting, let them. There’s nothing wrong with lengthy analysis/rants as long as there aren’t threats involved

It is absolutely okay to criticise Zoe Saldana for supporting Chris Pratt after what he did, but it is fucking appalling to use racial slurs against her because she’s supporting him. Just because a POC does something wrong or shitty does not give you the excuse to start throwing around racial slurs - nothing does. Fuck Chris Pratt, but fuck your racist asses too.

One of the main issues I have with Steve’s ending other than everything said here is that I don’t see how Steve could have created a new timeline. If he was in a different timeline, how could he have gotten back into the timeline we know to give Sam the shield? Which means that Steve would have let everything that had happened, to Bucky and Natasha specifically, happen. That’s not the Steve we’ve known since tfa.

I tried to make it reasonable in my head, thinking about how Steve has been progressing to a (slightly) more selfish personality since civil war, but even that doesn’t really hold up. Because even if he were starting to prioritize himself more, he wouldn’t just let his friends suffer unimaginable torture for no other reason than his retirement. Also, that apple pie life, with Peggy? I don’t think he’d really be happy living that kind of life. He’s always seemed most at peace with himself when trying to do the right thing (whatever “the right thing” might mean to him in a given situation).

So... it's been over a year since Endgame and I thought I'd reexamine my opinions on it. Maybe I just needed some time to let it digest? Maybe I won't be so negative about it after some time to think on it. And I'm here to report that... no! Its just as bad (if not worse) than I remember.

Now, anyone who has followed me for any length of time knows that when I'm criticizing the MCU, particularly the Avengers films, I'm talking about Steve Rogers and his "arc". I've made no bones about how I felt about what they did to him and I stand by that opinion. Endgame completely assassinated Steve Rogers as a character, taking a man who by his own admission, if he "sees a situation heading south, he can't ignore it" (written and directed by the same idiots) and stick him back in the Good Old Days where he knows how bad everything is and how bad it's going to get.

The real kicker with that is the fact that the writers/directors who came up with the whole time travel nonsense can't even agree on how it works. Either Steve's bogus journey created an entire new timeline as was badly explained (despite not making any sense whatsoever) in the movie itself, or he was always a part of this universe, which is just further killing of all his characterization since his first appearance. If he created a new timeline, he either spent the rest of his life fixing the wrongs that he knew were going to happen (completely obliterating the fact that they wanted him to "retire" or he woke the Other Steve up and made him "save the world" while he kicked back and let everyone else fight the good fight without him, a clear contradiction of his character. The other option was that he was in this timeline the whole time, living in plain sight as Peggy's husband, despite her being in the espionage business, meaning she would have been watched, even if only for her own protection. But apparently no one noticed how similar her husband looked to America's Greatest Hero? It also just doubles down on the fact that Steve let everything that happened, happen again, despite knowing he could do something about it that would save many lives. That's not something Steve would ever do.

What really makes this whole situation worse is the fandom reaction to that ending. We were still divided after Civil War, and this movie went and divided the fandom yet again. Either you liked Steve's ending or you "weren't a true fan"/"pissed because your ship didn't happen". These same fans who called out the Russos and M&M for years, who called out the horrible writing in Endgame itself when it came to almost every other character, suddenly didn't care when it came to Steve Rogers. That's where the joke came from that they were the new Tony stans. They didn't care how/why Steve got his happy ending, as long as he got his happy ending, even if it spit in the face of everything that came before.

The thing is, the ending wouldn't have been so bad if there had been any semblance of foreshadowing. There was nothing for several movies that suggested that Steve never got over Peggy. The first time he really mentions her in a romantic sense after The First Avenger was in Engame itself, where he hijacked a support meeting for those who lost loved ones in the Snap to talk about a woman who died two years before the Snap happened from old age. The entire thing was a last minute decision to remove Steve Rogers entirely because Chris' contract was up.

I maintain that Steve should have just retired in the modern world, maybe got some actual therapy, and rest, knowing that he wasn't alone anymore and that there were others to help save the day so that he didn't have to do it alone. Would have opened up a possiblity for a return (because apparently Chris misses the role already) in a future team-up movie, where Steve swoopes in to save Sam with a "Captain America needed my help"

Move and live at your own pace. Just as important, live for YOU!

I spent like 20 hours on this, but it was worth it. I just wanted to make a poster for TUA S2! 🥰❤️❤️❤️

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