![]() This is shown throughout each episode in the interactions between Sam and various government employees. Sam is not only portrayed as a Black hero, but a man who faces the same everyday struggles as any other person of color. The premise of the show moves with extremely important historical bigotries - the oppression and unfair treatment of a person based on social class and race. This decision doesn’t stem from Sam assuming he isn’t as accomplished or capable of being the next owner of the shield, but rather from the feeling that Steve Rogers can never be replaced. While Steve knew that Sam was the perfect candidate for being the next face of America, the first two episodes illustrate that Sam thinks otherwise, as he gives up the shield to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Photos provided by Marvel Studios series can easily be summed up into one question - is the world prepared to accept and pass on the mantle of Captain America to a Black man? At the end of “Avengers: Endgame,” Steve Rogers had passed on Captain America’s shield not to a perfect soldier, but to a good man - Sam Wilson - without giving mind to the daily struggles that people of color face in society. Mackie, on the other hand, succeeds at portraying the struggles of being a person of color in America while also representing Sam as a man that knows who he is and what he’s capable of without needing to prove himself to anybody. In particular, Stan is able to veer past his character’s former cold and misunderstood exterior, delivering a side of Bucky that Marvel fans had yet to see - a man capable of freeing himself from his former demons. Both Stan and Mackie bring remarkable emotion and hilarity to their characters. “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” follows Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) and James “Bucky” Barnes (Sebastian Stan) as they adjust to life after the Blip - the snap that wiped half of life from existence - and loss of their former best friend Steve Rogers/Captain America (Chris Evans). ![]() The final episode of the series was released at an appropriate time, with Captain America’s revered mantle being passed to a Black man. With the heartbreaking deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and so many others at the hands of law enforcement officers, the year 2020 alone serves as a reminder to the world that discrimination and violence towards people of color remain persistent. This review contains spoilers for the Disney+ miniseries “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.”Īll episodes of Marvel’s latest hit series, “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” are now available to watch exclusively on the Disney+ streaming service - with the sixth and final episode titled “One World, One People” introducing the world to a Black Captain America.įrom the first episode, it is evident that racism and trauma are some of the major themes throughout the series - themes that are so relevant in today’s society.
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