The massively cool lady is Maria Hill. She does not have a movie, and AFAIK Winter Soldier is one of her more prominent appearances. Because why devote screentime to women when you can devote it to men?
I feel a bit like I have failed you because Winter Soldier is my favorite MCU film other than Black Panther and part of that is because I feel like it has strong arcs not just for Steve but for Natasha and Fury, but I guess I don't really post about fandom here too much.
I love the plot of Winter Soldier. Yes, HYDRA is cartoonishly evil, but for me the real villain of CA:WS is Nick Fury. He and Pierce are mirrors just like Steve and Bucky are mirrors. Steve is depressed and falls back on just following orders, going wherever Fury points because being Captain America is the only thing that has any meaning anymore. Bucky is brainwashed but Pierce is still telling him that he's saving the world, when he gives him his orders. So yeah, both Bucky and Pierce's characters are unbelievable, but I interpret them metaphorically - Pierce is who Fury is in danger of becoming, and the Winter Soldier is who Captain America might be if he just followed orders.
(Also, Bucky gets quite a bit more screen-time in the first Captain America movie. I can see why Steve and Bucky's friendship would feel paper thin if you haven't seen that one, though.)
I forget that Sam has such a relatively small role in this film because I adore him so much. I think it's great that they have this action superhero that's also a mental health counselor, although subsequent movies seem to have disappeared that part of his character entirely. Emotional maturity and emotional vulnerability and empathy are superpowers too!
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I feel a bit like I have failed you because Winter Soldier is my favorite MCU film other than Black Panther and part of that is because I feel like it has strong arcs not just for Steve but for Natasha and Fury, but I guess I don't really post about fandom here too much.
I love the plot of Winter Soldier. Yes, HYDRA is cartoonishly evil, but for me the real villain of CA:WS is Nick Fury. He and Pierce are mirrors just like Steve and Bucky are mirrors. Steve is depressed and falls back on just following orders, going wherever Fury points because being Captain America is the only thing that has any meaning anymore. Bucky is brainwashed but Pierce is still telling him that he's saving the world, when he gives him his orders. So yeah, both Bucky and Pierce's characters are unbelievable, but I interpret them metaphorically - Pierce is who Fury is in danger of becoming, and the Winter Soldier is who Captain America might be if he just followed orders.
(Also, Bucky gets quite a bit more screen-time in the first Captain America movie. I can see why Steve and Bucky's friendship would feel paper thin if you haven't seen that one, though.)
I forget that Sam has such a relatively small role in this film because I adore him so much. I think it's great that they have this action superhero that's also a mental health counselor, although subsequent movies seem to have disappeared that part of his character entirely. Emotional maturity and emotional vulnerability and empathy are superpowers too!
And yes, Shuri fixed Bucky.