Captain America: Brave New World Review: A Moderately Enjoyable MCU Political Thriller
With a new year comes a new entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. is the fourth movie in this series. Avengers: Endgame saw Steve Rogers hand off the shield and mantle to Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), and now we have a movie with him as Captain America. This movie sees him facing a new threat as his friend Isaiah Bradley (Carl Lumbly) is imprisoned after attempting to assassinate Thaddeus Ross (Harrison Ford), president of the United States. Believing Isaiah was mind-controlled, Sam must clear Isaiah’s name and uncover the conspiracy growing underneath.
Captain America: Brave New World is a pretty entertaining movie that has a few missteps but works overall. The most surprising aspect of this film is that it’s a stealth sequel to 2008’s The Incredible Hulk, one of the first MCU movies that originally starred Edward Norton as Bruce Banner. It feels like that movie came out centuries ago because we’ve had an incredible number of MCU films that have come since then. Although that movie can feel quite separate from the rest due to Norton being replaced by Mark Ruffalo, we’ve gotten references to that movie since, with Tim Roth reprising his role as Abomination in She-Hulk and Shang-Chi and General Thaddeus Ross returning for a few more MCU movies.
William Hurt, the actor who previously played Ross, passed away in 2022. He’s been recast with Harrison Ford taking on the role. Ford is one of the longest-lasting icons of cinema, and he proves why time and time again. He’s an exceptional actor, and it’s surprising how well he steps into this role. He’s not doing an impression of Hurt and the two physically look quite different, but I always believed him as this character. Those who watched Air Force One are used to seeing him play the commander-in-chief, and he gets to do it again here. He’s believable and authoritative in this role, which also develops his relationship with his daughter, Betty Ross, a bit more.
However, it is strange that Ross is such a prominent figure
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