With a diverse cast, a unifying message, and support for international diplomacy, the most recent installment in the Captain America film series, which debuted in Hollywood on Tuesday, offers an image of the United States that is out of step with the Trump administration.
The most recent Marvel Studios production, which was written and filmed prior to Donald Trump’s return to the presidency, has already drawn criticism from right-wingers online for remarks made by star Anthony Mackie that were seen as unpatriotic.
Last month, Mackie, the first Black actor to portray the superhero, came under fire for trying to highlight Captain America’s universal theme of moral rectitude and uncorruptibility.
“Captain America represents a lot of different things, and I don’t think the term ‘America’ should be one of those representations,” he said at a promotional event. “It’s about a man who keeps his word, who has honor, dignity, and integrity.”
In ‘Captain America: Brave New World’, Mackie flies, fights and flings his famous shield in pursuit of world peace alongside flawed and mercurial president Thaddeus Ross, played by Harrison Ford.
Ross is attempting to negotiate an international treaty with America’s allies to share a precious new metal discovered on an island in the Indian Ocean, but is being thwarted by his past associations and an international crime gang.
“I would not taint any movie with the reality of the world we’re living in right now,” Ford told AFP, on the red carpet for the Los Angles world premiere.
“I prefer the reality of the Marvel universe to the morning’s news,” said Ford, making his first foray into the superhero stable at the age of 82.
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