Man, I cannot shut up about Captain America: Winter Soldier. It is such a good movie.
I serenely grace the ears of anyone who will listen, anyone who either likes superhero movies or who likes politically, modern-day relevant movies to go watch it.
Man, Captain America got arrested. Say that again. Captain frekn America got arrested. You know something's wrong when a beacon of hope, freedom, and patriotism is arrested in the same damn country that placed those mantles upon him.
Imagine my gradual realization that Cap would be considered a terrorist/dissident specifically because he didn't want to shoot and blow up random innocent citizens. Cap is considered a terrorist because he is not okay with the government terrorizing people.
My foolhardy self did not even realize this next thing at first. I had to stumble upon a brilliant epiphany from a freakin tumblr user, of all unexpected sources of inspiration.
If the subject of government bullying arises, you have to address the major subtopic of black Americans. You cannot address government intrusion and bullying -- without discussing the massive subtopic of black people being brutalized, abused, and murdered by officers of the law. Harshly and in disproportionately large numbers compared to all other demographics.
The internet denizen made some incredible, insightful observations. He/she stated that towards the middle of the movie, there were indeed sufficient warning signs that Nick Fury was a target of the government and under imminent attack. Unfortunately, the signs of impending government brutality looked exactly the same as the daily, routine, systemic racism to which Nick Fury is subject every single goddamn day of his life.
The rare tumblr hero also noted that the police did not hesitate to murder a black man out in broad daylight, in the middle of the day, on a very busy street. Doesn’t matter that he didn't do anything wrong, did absolutely nothing to provoke the police brutality. Which is another important point only slight off-topic. No one, that is, absolutely no one, that is forced under police detainment has ever done anything to provoke being murdered. A person fighting back, wanting to maintain bodily integrity, understandably terrified, is never asking to be murdered.
Nick Fury only escaped alive because he is Nick Fury. The police did not give a 3h + that Nick Fury was also a government official and a good person. He is a black man, he is the target, end him.
Whereas regarding Cap, ehh, at least the police sort of afforded him the dignity of not being fed several rounds of bullets out in the open public. Frank Grillo saw the news chopper and told his underling, "not here."
Nick fury had a main-character-sized role in this movie, which was an excellent story decision. In all the other avengers movies, nick fury is relegated to a side role or simply a cameo. The "avengers assemble" was an ensemble cast, so nobody had a main role.
Another reason Cap would be considered a terrorist is that he destroyed government property.
Never mind the fact that the government property of interest is a destroyer ship, built and programmed to literally slaughter millions of innocent people and therefore Cap is 100% in the moral right.
Nope. Simply the fact that Cap caused millions of dollars worth of property damage is enough to label him "terrorist." The fact that Cap is a decent human being with a good heart and a sense of right and wrong, are what brandishes him now as "terrorist."
But that's where the government is at now. For that matter, Sam Wilson, Black Widow, and the legendary Nick Fury would also be considered terrorists.
The movie incorporated brilliant parallels to a lot of legitimate-sounding conspiracy theories.
patriot act; 9/11 used as a convenient, catch-all excuse for the patriot act, TSA, department of homeland security. in this day and age where there are all sorts of propaganda TV shows and movies, including the I-haven’t-watched-it-because-frankly-it-looks-embarrassing "Homeland," starring my-so-called-life. CA: Winter Soldier is a very much needed reversion to the propaganda entertainment drilled into people's heads every second of every day. Brutal honesty.
This movie is round-aboutedly declaring that it is not a straightforward matter of government acting in its citizens' best interests and simply screwing up phenomenally. The govmet is not simply following its purported good judgment and proceeding with extreme caution for the citizens' own good. It is not simply the government reacting to the current sociopolitical climate.
No-- the government is fomenting chaos, terror, violent crime ON PURPOSE. False flags. Spreading hate and unease and distrust among average ordinary people, so that govmet have an excuse to crack down on people's lives, freedom, family home, freedom to travel n move around. To declare arbitrary notions "illegal" so that the govt can lock up harmless people.
A specific act that the movie focuses on is the government spying on, profiling, and targeting people. And then will murder them if they oppose the government's vision. Hydra with its helicarriers.
Analogous to intercepting private people's private phone calls. Tracing and reading private people's private emails.
Profiling people's facebook posts, blog posts, twitter tweets, editorials written in newspapers or news websites. Scanning, carefully methodically scouring the collection of the written word. Searching tirelessly for any seeds of dissidence against the government. And then eliminating that person because, after all, the government is good. Therefore, anyone who speaks out against the government is surely bad, and anyone that is bad against the United States government is a terrorist, right?
The movie specifically addresses the so-called "war on terror." The US government claims it is "protecting you from the bad guys" by accusing you of being the bad guys.
illuminati Rothschilds Rockefellas bilderbergs NWO the puppet masters George Soros Federal Reserve 9/11
the deep state; corruption of democratic party n republicans
Chipping away at the dignity of human beings. A prominent example being TSA at airports being allowed to conduct body/groping searches.
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The endings to each of their story arcs were very realistic. Cap waking up in a hospital bed, recovering. With his friend by his side playing familiar comforting music. Black Widow at the congressional hearing. All of it extremely realistic, especially the hearing with federal congressional politicians feigning moral outrage. indignation huffy and puffy towards the avengers' so so grievous, egregious actions, they would dare to take action against a scheming, beyond-corrupt, abusive, lazy, useless government.
About Nick Fury torching his belongings, holding a fake funeral with a real gravesite, and having to go into hiding. I’m not sure how realistic that is, per se; in the sense that it’s not an everyday occurrence. But I have never before seen a “superhero” movie present us a resolution so grounded in the physical world we inhabit. And none so genuinely badass.
I serenely grace the ears of anyone who will listen, anyone who either likes superhero movies or who likes politically, modern-day relevant movies to go watch it.
Man, Captain America got arrested. Say that again. Captain frekn America got arrested. You know something's wrong when a beacon of hope, freedom, and patriotism is arrested in the same damn country that placed those mantles upon him.
Imagine my gradual realization that Cap would be considered a terrorist/dissident specifically because he didn't want to shoot and blow up random innocent citizens. Cap is considered a terrorist because he is not okay with the government terrorizing people.
My foolhardy self did not even realize this next thing at first. I had to stumble upon a brilliant epiphany from a freakin tumblr user, of all unexpected sources of inspiration.
If the subject of government bullying arises, you have to address the major subtopic of black Americans. You cannot address government intrusion and bullying -- without discussing the massive subtopic of black people being brutalized, abused, and murdered by officers of the law. Harshly and in disproportionately large numbers compared to all other demographics.
The internet denizen made some incredible, insightful observations. He/she stated that towards the middle of the movie, there were indeed sufficient warning signs that Nick Fury was a target of the government and under imminent attack. Unfortunately, the signs of impending government brutality looked exactly the same as the daily, routine, systemic racism to which Nick Fury is subject every single goddamn day of his life.
The rare tumblr hero also noted that the police did not hesitate to murder a black man out in broad daylight, in the middle of the day, on a very busy street. Doesn’t matter that he didn't do anything wrong, did absolutely nothing to provoke the police brutality. Which is another important point only slight off-topic. No one, that is, absolutely no one, that is forced under police detainment has ever done anything to provoke being murdered. A person fighting back, wanting to maintain bodily integrity, understandably terrified, is never asking to be murdered.
Nick Fury only escaped alive because he is Nick Fury. The police did not give a 3h + that Nick Fury was also a government official and a good person. He is a black man, he is the target, end him.
Whereas regarding Cap, ehh, at least the police sort of afforded him the dignity of not being fed several rounds of bullets out in the open public. Frank Grillo saw the news chopper and told his underling, "not here."
Nick fury had a main-character-sized role in this movie, which was an excellent story decision. In all the other avengers movies, nick fury is relegated to a side role or simply a cameo. The "avengers assemble" was an ensemble cast, so nobody had a main role.
Another reason Cap would be considered a terrorist is that he destroyed government property.
Never mind the fact that the government property of interest is a destroyer ship, built and programmed to literally slaughter millions of innocent people and therefore Cap is 100% in the moral right.
Nope. Simply the fact that Cap caused millions of dollars worth of property damage is enough to label him "terrorist." The fact that Cap is a decent human being with a good heart and a sense of right and wrong, are what brandishes him now as "terrorist."
But that's where the government is at now. For that matter, Sam Wilson, Black Widow, and the legendary Nick Fury would also be considered terrorists.
The movie incorporated brilliant parallels to a lot of legitimate-sounding conspiracy theories.
patriot act; 9/11 used as a convenient, catch-all excuse for the patriot act, TSA, department of homeland security. in this day and age where there are all sorts of propaganda TV shows and movies, including the I-haven’t-watched-it-because-frankly-it-looks-embarrassing "Homeland," starring my-so-called-life. CA: Winter Soldier is a very much needed reversion to the propaganda entertainment drilled into people's heads every second of every day. Brutal honesty.
This movie is round-aboutedly declaring that it is not a straightforward matter of government acting in its citizens' best interests and simply screwing up phenomenally. The govmet is not simply following its purported good judgment and proceeding with extreme caution for the citizens' own good. It is not simply the government reacting to the current sociopolitical climate.
No-- the government is fomenting chaos, terror, violent crime ON PURPOSE. False flags. Spreading hate and unease and distrust among average ordinary people, so that govmet have an excuse to crack down on people's lives, freedom, family home, freedom to travel n move around. To declare arbitrary notions "illegal" so that the govt can lock up harmless people.
A specific act that the movie focuses on is the government spying on, profiling, and targeting people. And then will murder them if they oppose the government's vision. Hydra with its helicarriers.
Analogous to intercepting private people's private phone calls. Tracing and reading private people's private emails.
Profiling people's facebook posts, blog posts, twitter tweets, editorials written in newspapers or news websites. Scanning, carefully methodically scouring the collection of the written word. Searching tirelessly for any seeds of dissidence against the government. And then eliminating that person because, after all, the government is good. Therefore, anyone who speaks out against the government is surely bad, and anyone that is bad against the United States government is a terrorist, right?
The movie specifically addresses the so-called "war on terror." The US government claims it is "protecting you from the bad guys" by accusing you of being the bad guys.
illuminati Rothschilds Rockefellas bilderbergs NWO the puppet masters George Soros Federal Reserve 9/11
the deep state; corruption of democratic party n republicans
Chipping away at the dignity of human beings. A prominent example being TSA at airports being allowed to conduct body/groping searches.
—
The endings to each of their story arcs were very realistic. Cap waking up in a hospital bed, recovering. With his friend by his side playing familiar comforting music. Black Widow at the congressional hearing. All of it extremely realistic, especially the hearing with federal congressional politicians feigning moral outrage. indignation huffy and puffy towards the avengers' so so grievous, egregious actions, they would dare to take action against a scheming, beyond-corrupt, abusive, lazy, useless government.
About Nick Fury torching his belongings, holding a fake funeral with a real gravesite, and having to go into hiding. I’m not sure how realistic that is, per se; in the sense that it’s not an everyday occurrence. But I have never before seen a “superhero” movie present us a resolution so grounded in the physical world we inhabit. And none so genuinely badass.