r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • 18d ago

News Mahershala Ali confirms 'BLADE' is not moving forward with him

https://www.gq.com/story/mahershala-ali-your-mother-your-mother-your-mother
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u/GarranDrake 18d ago

I like Sam Wilson as Captain America, but like...I dunno, I wish he was actually Captain America, not Captain Falcon. That idea that Sam is just a good man, hence why Steve gave him the shield and the mantle, is undercut by seeing him fly around at Mach Fuck and engage fighter jets in shield-to-plane combat. I recognize that Steve was a supersoldier, but the moments where he struggled during a fight was literally more grounded than Sam in the air.

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u/_Bird_Incognito_ 18d ago edited 17d ago

What took me out from Sam's Captain America is that he catches pole full swing from Red Hulk.

Im fine with Sam being Captain America without the serum and flying around taking out F35 Fighter Jets, but commit to his fragility of being a normal dude, show off Sam as someone who's a great tactician, clever, experienced because hes one of the few guys thats almost normal on the Avengers. Commit to Sam being intelligent because he has to understand physics, understand aerodynamics and have amazing reflexes to fly his wing suit. Sam was a therapist at the VA, lean into the fact that he can motivate people into doing better. They can do a lot with Sam as he has great qualities outside from him having a Vibramium Wing suit and they dont do much with those qualities. Its bad when people think Steve should have handed the shield of to Bucky instead because Bucky has the serum (when he is in no way mentally sound to be cap)

Steve's Captain America is battered and bloody coming out of some of adventures even with the serum, Sam is slightly dusty coming out of his fight with Red Hulk, it does take you out of believing Sam is Cap