Captain Anti-America?

Recent comments from Captain America: Brave New World star Anthony Mackie seem to suggest his new version of Cap doesn't represent America. Was it just an unfortunate turn of phrase, or does it speak to a bigger problem in an already troubled movie? Either way, its ignited a firestorm that the MCU definitely doesn't need right now.
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[@i_am_thebatman]

Winter Soldier becoming Captain America would have been far more interesting

[@Ihavethetouch]

It would have been a great redemption arc.

[@tonywalker3541]

Would have been more fitting too. Him and Cap were best friends basically forever, they're both from the same era, they've fought alongside and against each other numerous times, and they're both super soldiers.

[@Ihavethetouch]

​@@tonywalker3541 Not to mention it could have been used in Thunderbolts. That they need someone who knows how to get a job done, so Bucky gets Zemo into the team

[@jkii1105]

They both also had the serum which made Captain America, and Bucky. Also the red skull.

[@SecretMagician]

People are COMPLETELY misunderstanding what Anthony said. He meant that Captain America, despite his suit, should represent the standards of the world, not just America. This is the exact same argument for Superman all those years ago when his motto changed from "Truth, Justice and the American way," to "Truth, Justice and a better tomorrow." Ironically, Chris Evans said the same thing years ago around The First Avenger and The Avengers movie, and no one criticized him with that. This is just feeling like people are looking for another reason to hate this movie again.

[@dadocta5168]

If Captain America is not American than Snow White is not oh...

[@Boobieez]

🤣 Leave snow brown alone!

[@alswearingen323]

@@Boobieez Snow isn't brown.

[@Spiketrooper]

Underrated comment lmao. You earned my nose exhale

[@amannamedsquid313]

@@alswearingen323 But it is yellow on occasion...

[@shmuelalexis9836]

Clown plant 😊

[@Laughy-Flaaffy]

For me, Hulk represents many things. But “green” “big” or “angry” are not one of them.

[@jimthar17]

That's why they made him Red. Duh. :)

[@watafumx]

@@jimthar17 It's an allegory of the president being a russian asset. Very appropiate.

[@brianjimenez1763]

@watafumx Ok, that's some funny bait. You're definitely one of the best bots on here.

[@gajogrande]

I don’t know about you but I’m tired of seeing Spider Man associated with spiders.

[@DanLizot]

​@@watafumx russia russia russia 🤣 You still live in 2016's fake news? Wake up, 🤡

[@Azraxn]

How to save this movie: Falcon: *Gives Bucky the shield* Bucky: What are you doing? Falcon: I'm not Captain America. You are.

[@Devoted__]

Omg, I almost cried tears of joy too bad it’s not real Take notes Disney, this is how you make people feel things!

[@psychohist]

@@Devoted__ The new Captain America is Marvel's new Snow White.

[@ChrisHöppner]

That would 100% get my ass back in the cinema seat.

[@MudkipWithShades]

Captain “America”, a superhero that doesn’t represent America. What could go wrong?

[@Ihavethetouch]

Wanna bet he wouldn't be saying that if elections had gone differently?

[@domusdiana9379]

@@Ihavethetouch Sure, if Mericans hadn't chosen fascism, it would have been seen differently.

[@Genrevideos]

Everything could go wrong.

[@chasehedges6775]

EVERYTHING.

[@heresnegan6825]

That's how he always was though, Captain America represents the American dream for what it should be, not what it actually is

[@PoolKid75]

"Captain America doesn't represent America." THEN GIVE BACK THE SHIELD!!

[@ghostprojekt]

It's funny because that's how Falcon/Winter Soldier starts.

[@B1G_WENGH]

"I'm not trying to get too lost in the American side of it. This isn't a flag waving movie. It is red, white and blue, but it just so happens that the character was created in America during war time, when there was a common enemy, even though it is Captain America. I've said before in interviews, it feels more like he should just be called Captain Good. [Laughs] You know, he was created at a time when there was this undeniable evil and this guy was kind of created to fight that evil. I think that everyone could agree that Nazis were bad and he, Cap, just so happens to wear the red, white and blue." Chris Evans, Captain America Does this mean Chris Evans should have given back the shield? Interesting that Drinker is ignoring the fact that Chris Evans said the same thing that Anything Mackie did to push his own agenda.

[@ReadDeath225]

Based

[@brianabalos4878]

@@B1G_WENGH DUDE! Been too long. How was the criticism towards Drinker? Any response from him?

[@draggoon9121]

It's fake

[@masterofpuppets5568]

This movie already had an impossible task in turning a profit and then the lead went and did a Rachel Zegler.

[@nunziocombattelli6311]

That was my first thought. He went full Zegler. Never go full Zegler.

[@r.mauricej]

@@nunziocombattelli6311Everyone’s hay once in a while in hollywood 😂

[@jeffreymercado2082]

To Zeglers credit, she didn't stumble over her words. lol

[@richardthomas5362]

He has a long way to go - Zegler has been spouting off like this for YEARS.

[@naamadossantossilva4736]

It was most likely a mistake,a freudian slip.

[@MichaelCDu]

Falcon is cool in the classic comics, and was portrayed well in the movies, up until being anointed as Captain America. The Winter Soldier perfectly established why Bucky was the logical successor to Steve Rogers, from their common background, lifelong friendship, to comparable fighting styles and abilities. They even got it right partnering Bucky and Sam Wilson, but messed up who was to become CaptainAmerica, and who was the partner.

[@troycasten6742]

Bucky seems like he legitimately dislikes fighting and being a hero. In almost every movie he’s been in since winter soldier he just wants to run away and live a normal life but ends up being dragged into combat again.

[@CanadianPale]

@@troycasten6742 which is why he should have had the Captain America mantle thrust upon him by Steve Rogers; to make him finally come to terms with all of that and stop running away. 🙂

[@0kdevv_]

@@CanadianPaleor just give it to the guy who actually wants to be a hero

[@jacobshraim4231]

Bucky baby!!!

[@CanadianPale]

@@0kdevv_ if you're referring to Falcon, he already has a well-established hero identity/theme/specialty. Giving him the shield would be completely superfluous (and kind of ridiculous; that clip where Falcon America comes to a dead stop in mid-air to hurl the shield at those missiles might be the most unintentionally hilariously thing I've seen in an MCU film). 🤫

[@TheVagolfer]

I heard Rachel Zegler was quoted saying, "Damn, even I wouldn't have said that!"

[@kingofthorns203]

Brie Larson called her up and agreed

[@AndrewReevesArt]

Right after Kamala texted her “shut up and take the money, girl”

[@Trenex1000]

Are you serious? Do you have a link or something?

[@amilcarballantyne]

​@@Trenex1000 lol it's a joke man

[@TomErnst-uy4qi]

ha!--except, oh yes she would have.

[@badasstasticusbadass4908]

Never let a side character do a Main character's job.

[@chasehedges6775]

SOOOOO TRUE!

[@ajitbengali]

Falcon has always been a side character. He's Cap's sidekick! Always has been! After Bucky that is.

[@garyrichards6079]

I see what you said there ! ... lol

[@jarosawszustek909]

Except for Gojo Satoru

[@loki219]

Dude just zeiglered himself

[@cecilcharlesofficial]

“America is tired of being told their country sucks by a bunch of elitist pricks.” Yep.

[@jbgtly4930]

Especially when they are the ones responsible for the parts that actually DO suck.

[@CyberLance26]

It feels like there is nothing about America and Europe that we are supposed to be happy and proud about anymore and everything about our history, culture, religion and our race are we just supposed to think sucks these days.

[@darkseid6898]

Anthony Mackie is sick and digusting. Pedowood is CANCER. Only sheeple keep paying for Disney's leftist brainwashing propaganda.

[@garadak7.]

Your country does suck tho 4 years then blue wave will undo everything trump does just like last time lmfao 😂😂😂

[@confusedashell020]

"Americans are tired of being told their country sucks by the people actively making it worse." That feels more apt.

[@Clouddancer44]

It‘s just so unrealistic that the Falcon would even stand a chance against all these super human beings, when he is just a human with no extra powers. Irks me to no end.

[@IronIsKing]

Dude what? Iron Man tangoed with Loki, Thanos and Captain America Steve and Bucky at the same time.

[@johnd1401]

@@IronIsKing do you see the difference? One has an iron suite the other does not.

[@IronIsKing]

@ Falcon has a vibranium suit brother. Like, the same vibranium that can take gunshots with no scratches and is explosion-proof. Even stronger than the peak of Iron Man's suit.

[@ANTIStraussian]

​@@johnd1401falcon has a suit in the new movie with kenetic energy absorption wings from wakanda

[@rzwitdauncut]

So imagine you being in a situation where you gotta take on super beings as yourself now. Would you stand a chance? I don't think so. I would be doubting you just like your doin falcon right now😂 the point is you don't need powers to fight.

[@Discord-Egirl]

How are the anti heroes from The Boys more likable then these clowns

[@mikecronis]

When you start to see Homelander's point of view, you've grown up.

[@wbae1340]

Not this last season - was absolute trash

[@dbsommers1]

They aren't. But The Boys are all supposed to be trash by design, Marvel aren't. That makes it feel worse.

[@manubour]

@@Discord-Egirl the anti heroes of the boys are designed to be a-holes These clowns ruin traditional heroes by "interpreting their personal take on them" The heroes on their own are fine, it's what modern actors and scenarists do with them. These are the clowns

[@MrAdamske]

better writers with more freedom

[@chrisyoung3675]

Captain Hates America: Brave World Economic Forum

[@celtofcanaanesurix2245]

brave new world order

[@GalaxyOfBoltz]

The worst thing I saw today was John Campeas video DEFENDING Anthony Mackie and saying he is 100% correct

[@ThomasKynes-fb8mi]

This is an incredible name, bravo sir 👏

[@JesiAsh]

@@GalaxyOfBoltz Well... he should be remainded that we dont give a fuck about his opinion or anyone from entertainment for that matter. This video perfectly explained it.

[@stonebaxter]

@@GalaxyOfBoltz Yeah but it's John Campea. Who cares what that knob thinks?

[@tylerrose3633]

Anthony Mackie: "Captain America is about keeping his word, and doing the right thing." Also his character: "You have to stop calling them terrorists."

[@gavsmi6452]

You need to DO BETTER!

[@jlev1028]

His character definitely would endorse Hamas.

[@scottball2796]

'You have to stop calling them terrorists'. Who is he? Keir Starmer 😂

[@J1283-s1k]

@@scottball2796 Captain Sadiq AmeriKhan, reminding us of what is part and parcel of living in a big city.

[@mikoto7693]

@@jlev1028You know who else endorses Hamas? The Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip. The people who created them from their own population in 1987. The people who watched them doing their terrorist activities for about twenty years and freely voted Hamas to govern them in 2006 after Israel withdrew from Gaza. And the people who were taking Israeli Olympic athletes back in Munich 1972, and hijacking civilian airliners for just about as long. At least five different flights that Palestinians hijacked including Lufthansa Flight 181 in 1978. It’s actually quite remarkable how the Palestinian have managed to trick a lot of westerners into believing that they are gentle pacifists oppressed by Hamas and bullied by big bad Israel. It’s kinda darkly funny how they have gotten the world to call them Palestinians given that a sovereign state of Palestine has never, ever existed in the entire four thousand year history of the region. Given the facts, perhaps it’s not surprising that the new Captain America has trouble identifying the terrorist bad guys. It actually kinda fits.

[@DeAnne1233]

‘It’s 150.00. I don’t even want to see myself that much.’ 2:58 Maybe if they didn’t have to pay you .5M per episode and 10M per movie, the theater prices wouldn’t be so high for the rest of us pos Americans.

[@napoleonboneaparte9160]

Harrison Ford's Ross said it best..."you're not Steve Rogers!"

[@rizalhana-ck4zc]

Agreed,

[@Johnatahan54]

But he is Captain America, a guy who stands for freedom and doesn't like bullies, but when you look at modern day Amercia you dont see those qualities, I mean Amercia themselves are the bullies, also isn't he literally fighting the president of the United States in this movie?

[@michaelc4060]

Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill are 'white dudes' for kamala. Although I know for a fact ford isnt really white. He should probably change his name to herrizion ford. I'll never be able to watch Star Wars again. Ruined. I used to forgive mark hamill's ugly wart, but no longer.

[@michaelc4060]

​​@@Johnatahan54i really think you should put down the soy latte. When's the last time you've seen americans assaulting the border of another country and raping their women? Look to mexico and think about what you're seeing. Check out the polish border and get a clue. Tell your professor to shut up long ehough so that you can have a thought.

[@darthmeta6445]

@@Johnatahan54 You know what... America is the 'bully' you say it is. And no, we aren't sorry about it or going to apologize for it anymore. So deal with it.

[@havtheroc]

Mackie. Buddy. Friend. Brother. Habibi. When Chris Evans said "On your left", he didn't mean politically.

[@GuardianTactician]

I mean, Chris might have, if you look at his social media posts.

[@JayUchiha17]

😂

[@salty_deez]

Habibi 😭😭😭😭

[@williamwallace-g4q]

Since Chris Evans IS a Trump hater, I am trying to figure out if your comment is extra clever or not.

[@makeyourmark00]

I like Mackie and sense he is conflicted between what Disney is obviously doing here vs what his multi-movie payout could become. He knows the sort of payday Evans, RDJ, Hemsworth and others were getting for being main characters. Crappy situation for him honestly because he signed up before seeing this ridiculous character assassination of Captain America.

[@katemaloney4296]

Thank God Stan Lee isn't here to see how Disney turned his dream into crap.

[@OkaySoShit]

crap - is your americanism. america is not your country. its indigeneous country. yankee go home

[@seeinred]

Was about to write this same thing. Damn. Never thought i would be considering someone's passing a good thing...

[@writerpatrick]

He didn't exactly do a great job with it himself. Look at the stuff made while he was alive.

[@minuteman21]

His death set all hell let loose by Disney. Marvel never be this bad when he is still alive.

[@TimGillespie-rs3fz]

Or Jack Kirby

[@WhiskyCardinalWes]

This is what happens when an NPC is moved into Main Character roles.

[@BowlCrossy]

Agreed, I don't feel anything strongly for Mackie, but he never struck me as having the chops and presence to lead a movie or series. I saw him in an episode of some post-apocalyptic car romp TV series, and he was struggling to pull that off. Quite frankly, Captain America seems beyond him.

[@shadofaxes]

Well said sir, well said.

[@Pandemia616]

​@BowlCrossy Yeah I totally agree. Chris Evans might not be the greatest actor ever but the guy ouzes rugged charm and charisma that Mackie just doesn't have.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

How to tell us you are a racist without telling us you are a racist.

[@mariasol1545]

As a woman, (i might be biased because I’m a huge Bucky Barnes fan) but i think Bucky would’ve been a better successor to captain America To the point I can’t even believe Steve Rodger’s would give the mantle to THE FALCON . Like the falcon was already a superhero, why did Cap think he’d want to be another one it just dosent make sense lol

[@racheldeschaine]

To me Mac and Cheese doesn’t actually represent cheese or have anything to do with cheese, it’s about integrity

[@Maladjester]

Let's be fair though. That orange powder is only cheese by the narrowest of technicalities.

[@Rathadude]

​@@MaladjesterBut it tastes like heaven 🤤

[@racheldeschaine]

@ you know what that’s a really good point

[@texansoul78]

Ahh I see what you did there. It's almost word play with the actor Anthony MACkee

[@racheldeschaine]

@ I didn’t even think of that lol

[@docsavage8640]

Remember when there was a studio system where they would build up actors into stars and train them on how to present themselves in public? This is why.

[@SweetBerryWine19]

You honestly think Disney didn't want him saying this? These kind of statements on press tours by actors have been standard for about a decade now.

[@madkoala2130]

​@@SweetBerryWine19i think Disney doesn't want to pay for those agents that manage actors public appearances.

[@Monty2289]

Idol culture may have a place after all. Literally giant agencies thats designed to turn Asian girl #21906 into pop star, voice actor, podcaster, marketer.

[@PublicLeeSpeaking]

The near-universal failure of management in not training their employees in nearly every field, because they could get away with doing so without immediate consequence, is the cause of a lot of problems in society.

[@B1G_WENGH]

"I'm not trying to get too lost in the American side of it. This isn't a flag waving movie. It is red, white and blue, but it just so happens that the character was created in America during war time, when there was a common enemy, even though it is Captain America. I've said before in interviews, it feels more like he should just be called Captain Good. [Laughs] You know, he was created at a time when there was this undeniable evil and this guy was kind of created to fight that evil. I think that everyone could agree that Nazis were bad and he, Cap, just so happens to wear the red, white and blue." Chris Evans, Captain America Interesting that Drinker is ignoring the fact that Chris Evans said the same thing that Anything Mackie did to push his own agenda

[@holyreaper9605]

“I don’t think AMERICA should be one of those terms represented” I’m sorry, W H A T

[@brianbeach4637]

This feels off because Sam has no powers. It's like if Gandalf handed Frodo his staff and told him to fight the Balrog, it ain't happenin.

[@sgtgiggles7296]

No, it is off because captain America is White, has been White since the 1940's and has always been White, minus some woke cultural subversion.

[@villehytonen7279]

Exactly what I thought from the start.

[@garou12]

the falcone does have powers. he can talk to birds.

[@Rabbithole8]

Even handing it to Aragorn would end in his defeat. Gandalf tells the whole Fellowship, "This is a foe beyond any of you (book)," "This foe is beyond any of you! Run! (movie)." Sam has training, but as you stated, he has no powers. There is no way he could even catch the shield as they tried to sell in the series.

[@993mike]

That’s been the problem from the start - Sam never took the serum to allow him to have the powers. It’s so clear Bucky should have been the new Cap, but of course in recent times that just doesn’t fit the Disney narrative

[@Fronzel41]

If he really meant "Captain American isn't only for Americans" it's incredible how badly he conveyed it.

[@user-dv9fd5hl6m]

Yeah after realizing that he was talking in Europe, I think that's what he mean. I hope so...

[@andrewsquidward9125]

I think I get what he was trying to convey. He was just basically saying that Captain America is about good core values that anyone in the world could relate to and not just America. He puts this certain emphasis in his voice when he says America that it makes me think he was trying to say a metaphor for these values.

[@Mlai00]

I would have just owned it. "Yes, Captain America is about America. That comes with both the good and the bad, and his series of films have dealt with both from the very beginning. That courage and honesty is part of why the films and the character were popular. Anyone who has seen them knows what I'm talking about."

[@darklord884]

​@@Mlai00It could've also been well phrased as "To me, the America in Cap's title is something bigger than America the place. It's America the ideal, the nation of people with strong core values like honesty, integrity, strength and kindness. Sure, Cap might be an idealist for how he sees America, but I don't think he just blindly expects the nation to be perfect. Winter Soldier and Civil War had him confront very real problems with his country. But he's fighting to make the ideal real. He sees the good and wants to make it better. That's who Captain America should be. And I don't think this is even exclusive to American people, anyone can be the person to fight for an ideal they truly believe in. You don't necessarily need 'America' the place to be Captain America the person."

[@Incognito_720]

​@@darklord884 he definitely should've worded it like that

[@adamjensen1831]

Captain Creatively Bankrupt.

[@chasehedges6775]

💯💯💯. This movie is unnecessary.

[@manubour]

@@adamjensen1831 collective not-so-secret identity? Because that describes 99% of the modern filmmaking industry

[@B1G_WENGH]

"I'm not trying to get too lost in the American side of it. This isn't a flag waving movie. It is red, white and blue, but it just so happens that the character was created in America during war time, when there was a common enemy, even though it is Captain America. I've said before in interviews, it feels more like he should just be called Captain Good. [Laughs] You know, he was created at a time when there was this undeniable evil and this guy was kind of created to fight that evil. I think that everyone could agree that Nazis were bad and he, Cap, just so happens to wear the red, white and blue." Chris Evans, Captain America Interesting that Drinker is ignoring the fact that Chris Evans said the same thing that Anything Mackie did to push his own agenda

[@manubour]

@@B1G_WENGH Chris evans didn't say he'd *remove* america off it

[@Adelina-293]

Captain has been.

[@jamestkirkcameron9189]

American nationalism is at an all time high, trump just got elected for a non consecutive term with the popular vote to boot, and this dude thought it was a good time to disassociate the word America from “Captain America.” Read the room my dude…

[@sanddagger36]

when a scottsman has to tell Americans it is okay to be proud of your country.

[@MaryRohwer]

I watch that happen a lot lately. There's a lot of reaction videos on KZbin for patriotic American songs and Brits get just as amped for them as Americans do. I never understood that until I watched my husband play "I am Australian" by the Bushwhackers over and over again.

[@zimriel]

@@MaryRohwer or "De La Rey"

[@u4yk]

Considering how he drinks more Jack than most Americans, he should get honorary status. Meanwhile, I'm an American having a glass of Laphroaig. I love my country, but Scotch is the best whiskey.

[@patrioticcat5768]

Been watching "foreigners react to America" be it our food, culture or politics. Many have this view of being proud for us for what we've done and our patriotism. It's our own citizens who have been brainwashed to hate themselves and their country. Those people tend to hire others like them and not surprising that they are everywhere ruining everything we enjoy. Foreigners feel sorry for us whilst we fight each other. If I had a tin foil hat I'd say this was by design.

[@ald1144]

​@@u4ykI love the Islays.

[@MichaelJordanTennisShoes]

I liked Falcon, but I can't get into Falcon playing Captain America. He's a normal human being with a wing/jet pack combination, guns and the infamous shield. He can't fist fight Thanos or Hulk like Steve could because Falcon never took the Super Soldier serum. But in this trailer we see Falcon using the shield to block a punch from red Hulk. This doesn't even make sense and shows me once again Disney have screwed up the source material and forgot that Falcon is not like the original Cap. They should have made Bucky the new Captain America. Would have been a great redemption arc.

[@kj3n569]

100% correct! Falcon is nothing more than a non-superpowered human with high tech gear, Batman without the training, discipline and drive. Putting him in the suit with the shield would have made him even less effective than he was as Falcon, because the wings and weapons were designed for fighting. In his hands the shield is just that; purely defensive. As you said, The Hulk punching the shield would have knocked him backwards so hard it would snap his non-superpowered neck.Vibranium or not, there is still physics.

[@jamoecw]

The shield is made of vibranium alloy and in old lore (no clue about modern lore) it reflects back the kenetic energy of blows, allowing even a child to block the strongest of hits. Everything else though that Cap does is partly due to the serum.

[@stalebread9825]

@@jamoecwthe seruem does more for cap tho, gets beaten to near deaty every time and that shield isnt always gonna be there

[@HansDester]

​@kj3n569 Well, the shield reflects the kinetic energy would disperse the punch. At least that's how it used to work. So the shield would stop him from being obliterated. I agree with everything else.

[@jamoecw]

@ The serum does a lot for Rogers, and makes him well above a normal human like Falcon, but the stated scenario of tanking a Red Hulk punch is not something he can do without the shield, and anyone can do with the shield. He also fought in WW2 and was humble enough to learn from his fellow soldiers, which puts him above most people as well. Rogers is the true Captain America for several reasons.

[@Waccoon]

Old Hollywood: "America... F**K YEAH!" New Hollywood: "America... WHO CARES?"

[@jlev1028]

Hollywood was like that 20 years ago when Team America was released.

[@Verault]

@@jlev1028 Thanks for stating the obvious. He already implied that.

[@Vpaid]

You... do understand that the first line there was pure satire, right?

[@UnwantedGhost1-anz25]

​@@jlev1028 Have you miss the point?

[@savm-7252i]

Old America: "make a better world" New America: "f----- everyone else" 😅

[@Justsomelycan]

These directors for these movies seriously need to give the fans what they want instead of spitting out these insults at their fans

[@J__T]

Love how _no one_ cheered.

[@amberrj.]

Even a foreign audience found his America comment awkward 😅.

[@lucasameks7926]

Maybe because in Europe we don't cheer just because someone gave an answer during an interview on stage?

[@TheBaldEagle24]

@@lucasameks7926 You have high expectations for Europeans when they've let their countries be taken over by Muslims.

[@JohnSmithyy365]

@@lucasameks7926calm down euro trash.

[@xc43t]

That's because what he said is only triggering or surprising for people who need to believe USA are the good guys in this world. Was the discussion shown from Italy? People abroad have a capacity to see how silly and unrealistic the character of Captain America really is. Also, how many people is he talking to? Are they awake?

[@jatwood9648]

He could have easily said that Cap embodies virtues that extend beyond nationality. There, point made and no one insulted.

[@mitchcowan1446]

Yes, true, and that is what he was trying and failing to say, but the internet mob just wants to be outraged.

[@pegamoide6012]

I'm pretty sure that's what he was trying before he realized what just said. And then got so embarrassed that simply couldn't think of anything to exit that pile of cr@p

[@epictoe7179]

@@mitchcowan1446 well I mean, you already pointed out what went wrong, he failed at explaining

[@sheridansherr8974]

Yep

[@skevosmavros]

Yes, a charitable interpretation of his statement means just what you said. I think he was trying to suggest that the best parts of Captain America represent universal values, not just American values. But as is so often the case with actors working without a script, he flubbed his words.

[@slyjester3315]

"We'll dig our way out!" "No, dig UP, stupid!"

[@michaelryan6342]

😂😂😂

[@chainsawsubtlety9828]

Best.

[@gladiatorscoops4907]

Great use of the Simpsons quote!

[@AndrewReevesArt]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@LawsonR]

Dig up to mars!

[@YusukeTomB]

He not only savaged the movie before it’s out but his career as well.

[@rzwitdauncut]

No he didn't. By the way he could have said no to this role as well but he accepted it. And where exactly was this outrage when old cap was given him the shield? You guys were extra hype that year for that scene. Lol what happened.

[@J-leaf]

... So is anyone gonna tell Celebrities that people don't really give a sh*t about political opinions?

[@sooperd00p]

I would argue they do, hence the hatred for celebrities who clearly hate their own country or they just hate white people. I do care quite a bit about the type of characters and public figure we export in terms of entertainment.

[@knyte8706]

@@sooperd00pagreed wholeheartedly.

[@breakupgoogle]

the bank when they go to repo

[@david.stachon]

Trump and his entire cabinet are celebrities. They do indeed care!

[@manubour]

we've been telling them for years but they don't listen and consistently think themselves the next martin luther kings so I don't think it woulmake any difference at this point

[@Riskmangler]

With very few exceptions, there's nothing quite as stupid as an actor speaking without a script.

[@rhetorical1488]

a politician without a teleprompter perhaps?

[@carsonhunt4642]

@@rhetorical1488both are actors 😂

[@rnettles6241]

BAD actors.

[@kangaroo4024]

Well put

[@Johnatahan54]

So you're against free speech now? yeah hate to break it to you but what you said goes against everything cap stands for.

[@kd9749]

Why couldn’t they have just made a f*cking Falcon movie? I would have seen that.

[@GeromeSmith-me9im]

No one wants a side character movie

[@Cookieboy70]

Exactly! I actually was a huge fan of Falcon, he was a great support character to the superheroes. I miss that Falcon almost as much as I miss Chris Evans' Captain America. Merging 2 likable characters into 1 unlikable character is one of the worst fumbled MCU mistakes.

[@newbigjon]

You can watch Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

[@Edwxrd69]

Nobody else would’ve though 🫵🏻🤡

[@ryman1933]

Why

[@kingwolf396]

"My name is Captain America, and I don't represent America, I'm just a Captain"

[@smithjones3548]

Never hire a plumber to fly an airliner...

[@Lanesra62905]

Ouch

[@kaudsiz]

Never unplug a toilet using an airliner ✈️🚽

[@_Pikalika_]

Never let a miner become an astronaut

[@Jerry-lw6uf]

@@_Pikalika_never text a miner

[@Heresstuie]

​@@_Pikalika_Armageddon would like a word

[@Jaracara11]

He realized mid sentence that he wasnt in a hollywood ultra controlled environment where the applause button lights up when bs like that is spewed

[@valthenvega2434]

He couldn’t get that “Yasss! Yasss!” Acolyte moment

[@jimjones308]

He's at a presser in Italy. Not the filming of Jerry Springer. I don't think doing the Arsenio "woop woop" thing was really a reaction he was looking for, nor did he expect. It's a presser.

[@Just_a_turtle_chad]

Wow..... So Captain America doesn't care about America. Between this and Snow White, Disney is so screwed.

[@chasehedges6775]

Disney died after The Lion King 2019 remake, IMO. They haven't been the same since. Encanto was their last good film.

[@miles2176]

@Just_a_turtle_chad when did he say he didn't care about America?

[@everrets387]

Cap. America was never about america pls read the damn comics, falcon shouldnt be cap but this doesnt mean that he is wrong.

[@Outrack]

Disney is as screwed as Pippa is breedable.

[@Stakex]

Well, I wouldn't say it's that they don't care about America so much as they REALLY care about overseas ticket sales at a time when an America centric movie probably wouldn't be very popular.

[@zachb.6606]

When Captain America has too much Captain Morgan before the presser...

[@Frankferra33]

Are you kidding me? After the Avenger's actors all got together in support of KaMala in that cringefest video was the icing on the cake to boycott all MCU movies.

[@n7sorcerer419]

“YOU’VE gotta do BETTER, Antony.”

[@JoJo-vg8dz]

He's right. American regime can't be trusted. It's the international bully.

[@katisorubisane869]

YOU'VE got to step up

[@laygossom2655]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Johnatahan54]

He's right though

[@JoJo-vg8dz]

@@Johnatahan54 Yeah. US is known as the empire of lies worldwide.

[@sbonfye8058]

Man why everything got to be political Can’t this mf just be a comic book character DAMN !

[@karenwang313]

A superhero who represents American values is always going to be inherently political. Other guys like iron man not so much since you can detach them from their country of origin.

[@Endru85x]

Plot twist :Art was always political, including comic books.

[@alnu8355]

To be fair, Captain America, wearing an American flag as his costume, is an inheritally political character. Comics have always been political. There is nothing wrong with that. Were it gets stupid is when writers attempt to force in a particular political narrative onto a character it was never intended to be put on. All the while blindly, stupidly ignoring the faults and short commings of the political narrative they have invested so much into. Being critical of his own government? That's as American as baseball and Apple Pie. Being obtusely anti-american and refusing to apply different perspectives and nuance? That's foolish and the ambrosia of whinny privilaged elites who's advocation of someone comes off more like their own personal pass time and hobby rather than a sincere belife and value. Captain America: Civil War is a great example of politics in an action packed thriller. It presented both sides and the needed nuance. Brave New World is looking like it was written by an AI program trained exclusively on Blue Sky. It's probably going to suck hard.

[@danielduncan6806]

In a society that uses even the slightest amount of democracy, EVERYTHING is political. From the city telling you how long your grass can get before it is cut, all the way up to nuclear reactors in your backyard. And everything in between. Someone, somewhere, voted on all this stuff. So yeah, EVERYTHING is political here. But do you know where politics is outlawed? You don't have to worry about politics in North Korea, Russia, and China. I know in at least two of those countries it is forbidden for society to partake in politics. If you do not like politics, might I interest you in one of those countries?

[@Scriptures_K]

"Entertainment no allowed, please be replaced by the new voter pool" "Also here's 18 boosters for you per day"

[@Napski_]

Imagine if Chris Pratt was cast to replace Black Panther and he said something similar in relation to Wakanda? Do you think he’d be forgiven?

[@Amaroq64]

Deadass I'd love to see someone make a parody about Wakanda having an uprising of people who hate Wakanda being depicted as the good guys.

[@oldgoat142]

They'd be shouting from the rooftops.

[@dogmilk9651]

Wakanda is not a real country.

[@FreakyTomWidwardYT]

White panther 😂

[@TheJohn8765]

@@Amaroq64 Considering Wakanda, a paradise, is surrounded by countries with incredible poverty and kids dying from malaria and going blind from river blindness, I think that's already clear...

[@UnrealMadeEasy]

I have watched several videos on this topic. Your critique is really good and points out what is going on with this movie and the main actor. Great work man.

[@SinVVV]

If Captain America doesn't represent America, then... is Hawkeye blind? Is Iron Man made of Jelly? Is Spider Man a fucking albatross??

[@darkseid6898]

Anthony Mackie is sick and digusting. Pedowood is CANCER. Only sheeple keep paying for Disney's leftist brainwashing propaganda.

[@rawrimadeinosaur7513]

Captain America represents what america should be, not what its currently doing (dems and gop).

[@IGN1TED]

@@rawrimadeinosaur7513 Just came to reply before the other guys show up, I think you got it bro.

[@RaymondSwanson-u9y]

@@rawrimadeinosaur7513 No, he represents the Strength, Resilience, and Courage of each and every one of us. He represents the America Dream: Independence. Let's leave politics out of it. That's where Hollywood is making their mistake.

[@jal051]

In the comics Steve Rogers abandoned the Captain America persona for a while because he felt America didn't represent the ideals of America anymore. He was 'The Nomad' for quite a long time, actually. I don't remember exactly, but it was at least a year. This happened in the 80s, btw. He has gone through several identity crisis like this in the history of the character.

[@samanthawoods8000]

I’ve never liked Falcon becoming Captain America. Not only does it feel unearned - but it also reduces the character to his shield. Sam Wilson isn’t a super soldier, and he doesn’t have any superpowers. So, now, Captain America has to be protected by plot armor. In my opinion, Bucky should have been the next Captain America.

[@gildatheplant]

Honestly, I think they should've just retired the character until/if Chris decided to come back. I mean, Chris Evans is only as old now as RDJ was when he was in the first Iron Man. I would've been much more interested in a Falcon and the Winter Soldier show if it just focused on them as characters, instead of trying to force one of them into Cap's role.

[@Keenan-b7q]

And Falcon could have stayed Falcon. Bucky and Sam already formed a relationship and they could've kept building on it.

[@PoliticallyInsensitive]

The ultimate DEI hire

[@PavewayJDAM]

The new, this Falcon, was supposed to have been a GWOT vet. He meets CAP and invites him to some PTSD meetings FFS. Done right his back story could have connected to millions who fought over the last 25 years - American and foreign as dozens of countries had soldiers who fought. Did they do that? Nah, he's a black guy lets make shit racial. The Al Sharpton school of movie scripts.

[@michaelc4060]

And the actor doesn't have a chin. I think Captain America should have a strong jaw line and a chin. I know, let's cast Bris Larson as the next black panther.

[@申月営無営月無営有申]

"You Gotta Do Better, Brave New World"

[@Zac_Frost]

"You need to step up!"

[@romanseminole]

‘You had one job, Captain America.’

[@DOOMStudios]

@@申月営無営月無営有申 and Ben Affleck’s Batman comes out of nowhere saying: “men are brave.”

[@strategery101]

That was the most cringe line in any show of all time

[@iankane1733]

😂😂😂

[@arroe8386]

I think the best selling point is people seeing the film on the schedule and thinking it's a film about Steve Rogers returning

[@emilynolan187]

Sad when a scotsman understands Captain America better than the actor playing him.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Did you say the same thing when Chris Evans said this a decade ago? Or was it different back then because a white guy said it?

[@crabarmy1776]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork People are a lot more sensitive to this type of thing after 4 years of their country being torn down. Also the role they play in movies has a big effect on how people respond and perceive comments made by the actors portraying them. Mackie has portrayed more anti-american roles than Evans. I doubt skin color has much, if anything, to do with this. I'd say nice try, but that was pathetic.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

@@crabarmy1776 Except Mackie is a better actor than Evans, so nice try to you cultist.

[@crabarmy1776]

​ @TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork lol a racebaiter calling me a cultist? IRONIC

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

@ You're the one with the double standard and making excuses as to why it was okay for Evans to say it without an issue.

[@doublep1980]

Rachel Zegler: : " I managed to sabotage my upcoming movie, by spewing out stupid BS and now nobody wants to see it, when it comes out. " Anthony Mackie: " Hold by beer! "

[@chasehedges6775]

😂😂😂😂😂. Accurate

[@pomztoybox6877]

Nah, Mackie would’ve said “hold my whiteclaw”

[@martinh8784]

"Hold my Bud Light and watch this ..."

[@TheSuperappelflap]

Hold my soy latte

[@M1sterBruh]

what are you, 40?

[@chance_ondriezek99]

Nothing says “out of touch” like pissing off the very people who decide whether your film succeeds or not.

[@-.-Monster]

For hating white men so much, they sure do seem to hold up an economy pretty well.

[@kb4903]

Didn’t Jordan say conservatives buy sneakers to?

[@markzuckergecko621]

They'll just blame racism when the movie bombs.

[@chance_ondriezek99]

@@kb4903 Michael Jordan is a smart man, in part because he knows how to appeal to everyone. These people don’t.

[@kb4903]

@ exactly. Don’t piss off your audience.

[@SuedeStonn]

As much as I'd like to give Mackey a pass, I really can't. I don't think he was given a script to read, it sounded like it came from the hip... and wasn't a good take on Cap or America.

[@yoshiislaw]

The coughing 0:56 it almost feels too comedicly timed

[@GreenClassified]

Good catch lol

[@DaFroBroforeal]

That’s actually hilarious! 😭

[@HeilRay]

Went full Ya boi Zack.

[@rfhero71]

No kidding.

[@fabersoul]

At least give him a super solider serum. My biggest issue is that he’s a power downgrade. Like wtf it’s not that hard to write into the story.

[@hrdkorebp]

The super serum is not to be replicated.

[@retiredboi3175]

Best decision would be to delete all bad projects that have been released since 2019, get rid of their dei mind deluding agendas of female/race/gender/whitehater empowerment, and start over with characters we care about

[@Ihavethetouch]

If they give Sam superserum, what was the point of all this? There's Bucky, a guy who's about on par with Steve and who he has a stronger connection to

[@andrewalexander7363]

​@@hrdkorebp I think we all just mean the lesser serums which are commonplace even in his own TV show.

[@nathanrathbun2619]

​@hrdkorebp it was replicated a bunch of times.

[@SirFailsalot91]

Dude, you *_literally_* said "I don't think America should be one of those representations" when talking about what Captain *_America_* represents, anything you say after this cannot save you.

[@jacknedry3925]

He’s done after that.

[@Mereologist]

Frankly, if he dislikes America that much, he's not even qualified to be Falcon.

[@L8ugh1ngm8n1]

Captain America is about keeping his word and doing the right thing. Meanwhile, hasn't America just backtracked on giving 1500 Afghans who helped America during the conflict there visas? I suspect that the reason people are so 'pissed' is because he may well have hit the mark about what America has become and that the country in fact no longer lives up to the standards that define the Hero.

[@hariman7727]

His best hope would have been to realize just how awful he f*cked up, which he should have immediately followed by pretending he dropped some drugs that took an inexplicably long time to kick in, so he was high and not thinking straight there. And even then, he'd probably still not recover fully.

[@sm5574]

​@@L8ugh1ngm8n1, isn't the entire point of heroes in general to give us something to aspire to? Not to represent who we are but who we long to become?

[@darthbiker2311]

How is it that a Scottish man who makes drunken commentaries for KZbin understands the significance of Captain America to Americans more than the new actor playing the role himself?

[@m.h.w.weckseler]

1:03 what ever happened to the 'Super power' of being able to just say, "Whoops, That didn't come out as it sounded in my head. What i meant to say is'...

[@XxDotApRoxX69]

“What I meant to say was Captain America represents XYZ These aren’t attributes specific only to America but to anyone trying to do good. Captain America is for everyone.” See, how hard was that?

[@pedrocesarsakihara1853]

​@@XxDotApRoxX69 yeah, it's easier to think of that after the fact, at the heat of the moment is a bit harder

[@MurderMostFowl]

Yeah, I do wonder if he just got tongue tied… You would think that he would have issued a statement right afterwards to soften a blowup

[@BowlCrossy]

You don't often see the Left apologizing. Not that Mackie is heavily that way that I know of, but the message that Captain America doesn't represent America is certainly straight out of the Left's playbook, and that "clarification" was precisely the non-apology that the Left have been delivering for years.

[@mikelondakos9723]

Because Mackey lacks the very qualities he believes captain America represents. He is anti thetical to the very role he plays.

[@radoslavkalas246]

The shots of old Steve Rogers made me think that it would be much better if they made "Captain America: Old Man Steve" movie with him, returning for one last crisis to solve.

[@WH250398]

Yyyeeeahhhh. Disney didn't do that concept all too well for Indiana Jones.

[@Darvatron]

Love this idea!

[@Chuckles3100]

@@WH250398 Ironically enough, it was also with Harrison Ford lmao

[@Johnatahan54]

Captain America would and does not stand for current day America, I mean isn't he litrlaey fighting the US president in this movie?

[@radoslavkalas246]

@@WH250398 True. However I meant the "Perfect World solution", not "Disney´s Hellscape" solution :-D

[@centssored9094]

00:33 the word is just dripping with disdain when he says it.

[@mambi74]

Precisely - That was the big tell. The inflection in his "America" said it all - no half-ass instagram/twitter CYA post can cover up the words not said (but heard & understood by all).

[@RyanCT89]

Bingo. How he said that one word told the story.

[@hez859]

​​​@@mambi74lol what are you gonna do? Cry? News flash, most places outside of America are also highly annoyed with America. Hell most Americans ARE annoyed with America. Especially right now. You know how annoying it is to watch all your friends try and cope with the fact they gave the presidency to was funded by a man who throws up nazi salutes like it's going out of style

[@gregbillings]

I think Mackie is trying to thread the needle with Trump in office. Hard to drive a pro America message when America the brand is about to get hammered. Gulf of America anyone... Rogers in the films had a solid character arc of being All American to realizing the deep state is a thing, fighting against it - but he kept his values, an idealized version of America on his terms. To have Winter Soldier effectively take on that arc with his own redemption, and maybe going through his own arc, even with similarities. It's too bad we won't get that. I like Mackie a lot as an actor.

[@Roll-With-It-7]

Their actor choice for Captain America kinda sucks, Cap was so prestigious and selfless in the films to be replaced by someone like the Falcon, wish it would of been a character who completely fits the picture of Patriotism and love for America, like Iron Man or even his Buddy Rhodes who was actually an American soldier and fought to protect his country, just makes a lot more sense to me.

[@bplayerr1]

I'm Hispanic, grew up in the Caribbean. I identified w Captain America. He's everything every boy wants to grow up to be: strong, righteous, honorable, powerful, brave and fearless! And yes, he 💯 represents the Americans, American Values and American Heroism!!! Don't like it? Dont F watch it!

[@JayFulcanelli--111]

You're more of an American than Anthony Mackie will ever be bro 👍

[@bplayerr1]

@JayFulcanelli--111 ✊️

[@leonidfro8302]

Captain America does represent US, but not in a good way. This is blatant attempt in rewriting history - as if Germany was defeated by heroism of US super-soldiers. It was not. Contrary to Avengers bs, WWII in Europe was real event, and US military took very small part. At no point citizens of US were under threat. And so on.

[@mama_tarakon]

become homelander

[@bbryant2485]

well said.

[@DuskyLore]

At _this_ point, the random guy who stole the Iron Patriot armor in Iron Man 3 is more Captain America than Falcon.

[@sonia_kl99]

I've noticed Anthony Mackie seems to prefer the nickname "Cap", like he can't even stand the word America

[@Johnatahan54]

@@sonia_kl99 yeah because captain America in no way stands for the current values of America. I mean trump already wants to limit the freedom LGBT members have

[@MuhammadSalman7236]

​@@DuskyLore well here's Chris Evans.... Anthony Mackie- “Captain America represents a lot of different things and I don’t think the term, you know, ‘America’ should be one of those representations. It’s about a man who keeps his word, who has honor, dignity, and integrity. Someone who is trustworthy and dependable.” Chris Evans- “Ha, well, to me, I'm not trying to get too lost in the American side of it. This isn't a flag waving movie. It is red, white and blue, but it just so happens that the character was created in America during war time, when there was a common enemy, even though it is Captain America. I've said before in interviews, it feels more like he should just be called Captain Good. [Laughs] You know, he was created at a time when there was this undeniable evil and this guy was kind of created to fight that evil. I think that everyone could agree that Nazis were bad and he, Cap, just so happens to wear the red, white and blue.” Captain America FROM A COMIC- “Listen to me, all of you out there! You were told by this man, your hero, that America is the greatest country in the world! He told you that Americans were the greatest people, that America could be refined like silver, could have the impurities hammered out of it and shine more brightly. He went on about how precious American was, how you needed to make sure it remained great. And he told you anything was justified to preserve that pearl of the great price that is America! Well I say American is nothing! Without its ideals, its commitment to the freedom of all men, America is a piece of trash! A nation is nothing! A flag is a piece of cloth! I fought Adolph Hitler not because America was great, because it was fragile! I k new that liberty could be easily snuffed out here as in Nazi Germany! As a people we were no different than them! When I returned, I saw that you nearly did turn America into nothing!”

[@JayFulcanelli--111]

@@MuhammadSalman7236 stop the whataboutism, it's just boring and lazy. Mackie messed up huge especially considering the challenges this movie already faced

[@MuhammadSalman7236]

@@JayFulcanelli--111 "Mackie messed up huge by saying exactly what captain America does in the comics and exactly what cap did in Winter soldier and civil war." What? Lol. You call that whataboutism? I was just telling you that what Mackie said is literally true about the character of captain America, I don't give a f how anyone feels about that or if you are patriotic or not. I'm not even American, just saying what Mackie said is factually true about how captain America was portrayed both in comics and MCU.

[@Jez166]

They literally named it after a dystopian future novel.

[@OsellaSquadraCorse]

Only after they changed it from the WEF's plan for the 'eat ze bugs' own nothing and be happy dystopian future manifesto...

[@DeltaDanner]

A dystopian future where people are pacified by constant pleasure and entertainment so they don’t notice how controlled and miserable they really are… definitely an interesting choice.

[@rusty7984]

They should’ve stuck with New World Order.

[@dsmyify]

Was it dystopian though? Everyone was breed to be happy with their place in life. That's Utopia. It was dystopian only to the savage, and the reader.

[@machupikachu1085]

@@dsmyify Hi Kathleen!

[@revan3776]

I think the thing that really made me come to hate the Falcon and Winter Soldier show was that really poignant moment where Bucky is struggling with his identity as a person and dealing with the consequences and ripple from his time as the winter soldier. Where he goes on this rant about why he wants Sam to take the shield so bad. And it ends with something to the effect of "Because if Steve was wrong about you, then he was wrong about me". And it's enough to damn near make me tear up, but Sam's only rebuttal was "But you don't get it because you're not black".

[@mikonyx7712]

Is that an actual sentence at the end?! Holy fuck, it's disgusting.

[@revan3776]

Not a direct quote, but it was the message of his argument

[@MisterSinisterReviews]

Drinker should have gotten the shield. Make America Drunk Again.

[@RyanCook-zc9iw]

I'm making America drunk right now!🍻

[@WH250398]

Would love to see him simply say "GO AWAY NOW" to all the baddies

[@sakkra93]

Captain Drinker, reminding American men how their great-great-great-grandfathers lived in the 19th century, drinking a bottle of Whisk(e)y a day!

[@Seltkirk-ABC]

quit sucking he doesn't know you exist buddy

[@AstraeaJustitia]

@@sakkra93 America was never a land of heavy drinkers. The Germans and Swiss consume far more alcohol even today.

[@financeexplainedgraphics]

"The United States can be defined in one word... I was in thefhfudnhfuhillina... I was infdahfuuhhhunnilla" - Mr. 46

[@knxwbody2385]

Aahh wise words from Mr. Demenshaw

[@finbarrgeary2162]

Sums it all up

[@slayermill8621]

We hold these truths to be self eleeoivjefijsefij, oh you know the thing! -Mr. 46.

[@samhavoc1066]

Biden fixed the mess left by Trump the first time, just in time for Trump to claim credit for it and blame Biden for the original mess he created himself. Tired of low IQ idiots being Trump's mouthpieces.

[@jbgtly4930]

That dude sure left us with some amazingly patriotic quotes. Gonna miss him.

[@TheGalacticNerd19]

Captain The Message

[@Easy-Eight]

I really hate that man.

[@t.kersten7695]

Captain Quota Hire

[@KeirGevo]

Captain BLACKrock

[@mxl8755]

African American

[@YBOT-BITTERs]

Captain It's Only Two Genders Now America

[@guccimalcs]

Wait this is a film?! I thought it was a Disney+ show this entire time. Jesus

[@figo2989]

The Falcon may be captain America but will never be the captain of the millennium falcon…

[@heathclark318]

*Disney enters chat* Please tell us more

[@ToShreds]

You're not wrong pal 😂

[@JotaDeeMeO]

Disney: "Let us introduce: Star Wars: Brave New Galaxy"

[@zacharymcmillan2788]

"You're no Han Solo." 👍😏

[@patrickstewart3446]

Last time I was this early a diverse actor whined about how oppressed he was on an internationally broadcast news conference while promoting a movie complaining about the same thing while getting paid millions to do it.

[@raunaqsharma6476]

who are you referring to?

[@MrGchiasson]

I'll bet the stockholders watched this idiot speech and immediately hit the "SELL" button on their Brokerage account. Sell! Sell! Sell!..at market...any price!

[@Defendr254]

It’s a pretty horrible thing to imply, that just because someone is wealthy they are not allowed to complain about racist abuse they have suffered in their life. What a terribly convenient way for any racist to carry out such abuse and then get away with it free of reprimand, by socially excluding the victim from the conversation after the fact, citing their wealth as if that means they have no right to speak of the abuse, or that the abuse doesn’t matter at all. Sneaky and despicable behaviour wouldn’t you agree? You’d think that would work on everyone, but you’ll be very pleased to know that humanity as a whole is well aware of the stupidity of that tactic. What a relief that must be! Humans are so clever, discerning and stubborn that it boggles my mind. Their social values can never be broken. Honestly I am so proud to be one of them.

[@M1sterBruh]

@@Defendr254shut the hell up

[@Yj-Fj]

@@Defendr254😂😂😂😂😂😂 never knew that there’ll be a simp for Cap. Falcon

[@MJ-tastic]

I don't think anyone was looking for a reason to hate this movie; seems apathy took over. This just confirms how tedious Hollywood is right now. Ugh

[@Xolcm]

"If somebody hates you for no reason then you should give them a reason." - Anthony Mackey, probably

[@craigpridemore7566]

Yep. BEFORE his comment, i was saying 'nope', AFTER it I've got a whole truckload of 'NOPE!'

[@Armory_4]

@@Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0000 Let me put it this way: they hate the fact that people that don't think like them exist.

[@CrudelyMade]

Maybe he could have a hand as Sargeant Somalia before applying for the job of Captain America.

[@SuperZana27]

Sam Wilson's Captain America costume looks like the costume of a parody version of cap that's supposed be all the negative stereotypes of American patriotism.

[@genericbeansmile756]

Kind of like Homelander (I've never watched or read The Boys though so maybe that's a bad comparison)

[@theScotian24]

That's exactly what it is.

[@theScotian24]

​@@genericbeansmile756Kinda. Homelander is like a cross between (wicked) Cap'Merica and (wicked) Superman.

[@RingKing5150]

Costume looks like Captain Bud Light. It wouldn’t shock me to see Alissa Heinerscheid and Dylan Mulvaney as costume designers on this woke movie🫤

[@ninianggan7345]

They can make a Captain Anti-America, We can become Audience non-buy-nary.

[@wimaazikiwe1308]

win comment😭😭

[@jlondono7]

This comment should have way more likes

[@arealhumanbeing4651]

The funny part? He was in Italy. A country that America fought during WW2. Let that sink in

[@crazyralph6386]

Don’t expect Mackie to know that, he’s got the brain of a child.

[@mitchcowan1446]

He was on a marketing tour. You aren't too bright, that is for certain.

[@Absolutely_Nobody]

​@@mitchcowan1446...okay? How does that in any way negate his comment?

[@elephaux5671]

I am really not at all sure what you're trying to say.

[@martinfiedler4317]

Briefly. half of the time that the US was in the war, it fought *with* the Italian government to free Italy from "ze Djermens"...

[@chrislee5268]

I'll be generous and assume he meant that Captain America isn't loyal to the government, but the American Dream. Cap in the comics and the MCU has gone against the interests of the government because they went against his values. Hell, he's famously anti registration.

[@MegabyteUnleashed]

As an Englishman, I was never too bothered about Captain America. But Chris Evan's version of the character made me a huge fan. Because he wasn't just about America. He was about everyone. He had values and morals that made me fell like he was an inspiring hero, someone who would have your back no matter who you were or what you were up against. He didn't have all the answers, but he was trying. He never belittled someone, he would try to talk to them and work through things with them, even if he had no clue how to and would say as much. And this was portrayed through his actions, through the characters words. There's a reason everyone lost their minds when Cap wielded Mjiolnir in Endgame. Would anyone do that for captain falcon? Falcon I liked as Falcon, but in FAWS, he was insufferable, condescending and not helpful in any way. Mackie once said something like people dont care about the actors anymore, they only see the characters. when actors come out with stuff like this, is it any wonder?

[@jaycee_baron]

It's weird when people are bothered by Captain America, considering superhero comics creators have long made characters to represent countries other than America, such as--as you know--Captain Britain, and Union Jack.

[@MegabyteUnleashed]

@@jaycee_baron It's not that he bothered me, he just wasn't a character I was interested in much. Same with someone like Captain Britain. Granted I was more of a cartoon guy than a comics guy so maybe his comic version I simply had misconceptions about.

[@sivartremna]

I think his point about people not caring about the actors is about how people don't focus on their acting abilities or their choice in movies they act in. And I think someone having an opinion about how they see a character being portrayed shouldn't be demonized especially as it follows the morals you would expect of the character. If you consider the fact that falcon and America were both hunted down by the American government due to them being to unyielding in they're morals.

[@Hiraghm]

I hate to tell you this... but America is a British country. Those "American values" that Captain America is supposed to represent... we inherited from our British parent.

[@Bubblemation]

​​​​​​@@HiraghmAmerica is so far removed from British perspectives for hundreds of years that it's laughable to try and claim any credit for America's achievements, values, or ties. Just because they have similar religions does not make them a parent. Any predominantly christian country would share similar values, but clearly you don't know the full history of the matter. Americans do not view them as a parent, but more of a foolish uncle that tried desperately to rob us in the past, failed miserably, and is relegated to the drunk bin. Nothing parental about it. You'd have more luck making a case for Rome as our parent but that would require historical knowledge.

[@chairhead3696]

That 400 million they were gonna lose just doubled then 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Ihavethetouch]

Big brain move

[@Roty24-f6s]

The movie only costed 180 million

[@SweetBerryWine19]

​@@Roty24-f6sNever underestimate Disney's creative accounting.

[@patrickoakley7890]

​@@Roty24-f6s that's impossible, that would be the starting budget but it had like 3 reshoots. Has to be closer to 300-400 million now. Disney is lying.

[@WaitingForThePast]

​@@Roty24-f6scost* not costed

[@tet2755]

In Saving Private Ryan, when Captain Miller is dying, he pulls Private Ryan in close and tells him to "Earn this." I think that he's really telling that to the audience. That film faithfully re-enacted the brutality of the war, and then presents us with a call to action - to earn the sacrifice of the men that died, and of the mothers that gave their sons. Now, fast forward to 2025 -- can American even produce a movie that believes in that sacrifice now?

[@brorjordas1979]

Damn well said .

[@thedoomtrainer8292]

I maintained my composure throughout the entire movie. That scene where he turns to his current family and asks if he earned it, and was worth it, I almost started breaking down

[@Robaylesbury]

@@thedoomtrainer8292 Yep. Hearing those words simply broke me. Reminds me how little I've suffered, how I can only look up to these brave men in awe.

[@JeremySayers38]

What was the point of this sacrifice that MEN made? Rich DEI hires like the Fire Chief on six figures salaries that won't save men? Women being praised for just existing? We were duped and I won't be proud to be in an abusive relationship but too poor to leave.

[@jimjones308]

It's actually just Tom Hanks telling Matt Damon to "earn this" because there's not way a guy that average should be as famous as Damon is. Don't read too much into movies just because they're full of jingoistic garbage..

[@Paulies-Hideout]

Zero Interest in seeing Captain Social Justice

[@Kamina.D.Fierce]

Notice in his "apology" he both doesn't actually admit to his mistake or actually apologize... or hell, he doesn't even actually address the character of Captain AMERICA as CAPTAIN AMERICA. Goes to show how sincere he is with it.

[@mitchcowan1446]

You wouldn't be ok with anything he said though. Admit it. Smh

[@M1sterBruh]

@@mitchcowan1446keen for the movie? I would be psyched to have a cinema to myself too

[@blazinpuffs]

​@@mitchcowan1446it's because he's proven he shouldn't play the role and was only given it to check the diversity check box. People are tired of it. He's not Captain America. He's the falcon.

[@Colin04932]

Bro really went full Rachel Zegler not a really good path to die on…

[@cloud5buster]

You never go full Rachel Zegler!

[@ahhamartin]

@@cloud5buster Funny the original movie statement fits her as well.

[@madeumad64]

I wouldn't say full Zegler, you can hear the regret the moment he said it.

[@MrPhooey442]

I don't think he went that extreme at all lol. He was just trying to relate the character to a foreign crowd and it came out wrong. Mackie is known to be a cool dude and isn't an entitled hollywood brat like ziegler. Anyone here takes Marvel money so judging him on the character is childish.

[@gregorymoore2877]

I'll give Anthony Mackie the benefit of the doubt that he just made a mistake in his choice of words. If he doubles down saying things like this every day even after massive pushback from all the fans, THAT is when we will know he has gone full Rachel Zegler.

[@AlexBerman]

What a dunce

[@Boobieez]

How much you want to bet you're labeled something dumb? People these days... Have a nice day.

[@AlexBerman]

@@Boobieez All he had to say was "I love america"

[@curismo5526]

@@AlexBermanhe literally said he’s a proud American on his story … you can’t read???

[@RyanG0899]

​@@curismo5526He's backtracking to defend himself.

[@Paul-ez9pl]

Dunce was actually a very clever man! This clown much like the majority of them are plain narcissistic idiots

[@aarondelisle7693]

Can someone please tell Harrison Ford to go enjoy retirement?

[@sdprazak]

I remember when I used to be excited about a new Marvel movie coming…😞

[@bonniehuh]

Seems like days long passed, doesn't it? Sad.

[@DomH75]

Yes, I gave up after Civil War. I really liked the film, but I was 'superhero-ed' out. And it seems I jumped off at about the right time, as Ike Perlmutter was ousted and all of Kevin Feige's worst Hollywood liberal instincts came into play. When Perlmutter was still Feige's boss, there was strong fiscal discipline on the films and Perlmutter was focussed on getting the biggest audiences to turn the biggest profits, which kept the activists at bay. Also Agents of SHIELD, Agent Carter and the Netflix shows were successful weekly adverts for MCU movies. Now it's all gone to crap.

[@0ne0fmany]

Yeah, I too remember 2019

[@xeno8092]

@@DomH75infinity war and endgame were really good, along with the Netflix daredevil and punisher shows. Those are actually worth watching, because it was made before Disney went full blown woke. I understand if you’re burnt out of watching superhero media but those are genuinely good shows if you’re ever looking to scratch a Marvel itch.

[@watts18269]

It went from excitement, to dread, to not actually caring one way or another 😂

[@ZombieSurvivalRadio]

I wasn't going to watch it anyways

[@docsavage8640]

I don't know anyone who is

[@sooperd00p]

I'll watch it but it's a 3 dollar rental. I'm also perfectly fine waiting for it to hit streaming on Disney. I never feel any FOMO or wtv. It's not my culture. Most mainstream content is not meant for actual Americans.

[@MexieMex]

I may, and it really is only may, watch a pirate copy at some point just to take the piss out of it, but no way am I paying money for it

[@retiredboi3175]

I’d suggest you guys watch it only if reviewers like the drinker call it at least mediocre

[@strategery101]

“You’ve gotta do better!”

[@nomnomNACHO]

Captain America represents what America should be, not what it is.

[@WeezaY5000]

100%

[@harrambou9468]

not what it may not always be, exactly. What it _could be._ I’m hoping that’s what Anthony MEANT to say

[@davidcole4229]

That’s why Trump had such an overwhelming majority vote him back in. Trump is the people’s “Captain America “ because he actually loves America and her people and is a true champion in the fight for good over evil in the pursuit of freedom. The pendulum swung far to the left and socialism under Biden Harris, Clinton, Obama. Now Trump will bring it back to the centre and rid the system of the corruption that has plagued America for so long. He’s off to a great start and the left can’t stand it. He is the true hero of our time! 👍

[@Dante02d12]

Captain America is an allegory for the American army saving the world back then, which is why Hydra is a litteral representation of the Nazis and why Cap is a patriotic soldier.

[@jasondefroscia9558]

He’s also a character who has faced internal struggle when his government wasn’t living up to his country’s ideals. Trump’s victory was far from a landslide. Certainly not a mandate. 2 weeks in and plenty of his voters already have buyers remorse. The Fandom Menace has more fans left of center than I think you realize. Not crossing the line into overt political commentary was a feature, not a bug. A popular sentiment in the States right now. FAFO.

[@sierraecho884]

He is CALLED Cap. America but his uniform shows Cap. Puerto Rico =)

[@Zso-VIII]

I don't know if this or Assassin's Creed: Shadows is going to be the biggest tank of the year.

[@Blazorbust]

The year has just begun, but yeah we're starting strong

[@Jay_nan]

Definitely this. AC will still sell well for sure.

[@AndrewReevesArt]

Snow White has entered the chat…

[@smathews731]

Shadows takes the crown

[@Pongo1]

Year of the Race Swap Flop

[@shapesnatch1341]

Make no changes and just call it "Captain Ireland" with no elaboration. Everyone will show up just out of pure curiosity. You're welcome for solving the problem Disney.

[@moonman2022]

Captain Niger would fill seats.

[@PBurns-ng3gw]

Release on March 17th for maximum effect 👍

[@hipfirehippie3474]

Captain Ireland will probably fight for Hamas or Isis.

[@B1G_WENGH]

"I'm not trying to get too lost in the American side of it. This isn't a flag waving movie. It is red, white and blue, but it just so happens that the character was created in America during war time, when there was a common enemy, even though it is Captain America. I've said before in interviews, it feels more like he should just be called Captain Good. [Laughs] You know, he was created at a time when there was this undeniable evil and this guy was kind of created to fight that evil. I think that everyone could agree that Nazis were bad and he, Cap, just so happens to wear the red, white and blue." Chris Evans, Captain America Interesting that Drinker is ignoring the fact that Chris Evans said the same thing that Anything Mackie did to push his own agenda

[@moonman2022]

Comment's gone. What, you can't say the name of a real country? The capital of Niger is Niamey. Captain that.

[@NewHeathen]

Winter Soldier would have made a better Captain America - Falcon is a really cool character played well by Mackie why get rid of him!?

[@thestrongseminarian]

You know why...we all know why

[@FunnyTummyART]

Just say u don't read comics

[@t.kersten7695]

he wanted to be something bigger and better

[@SpectreBagels]

They don't value black characters unless they take the place or stories of non black characters.....apparently 🤷

[@richardklein1167]

The thing about that is both Winter Soldier and Falcon have been Captain America. They just skipped Bucky Barnes being Captain America because in a lot of the animated stuff they made for Captain America they pushed Falcon to the forefront. Then with the Falcon and the Winter Soldier they decided to make clear Falcon would be the next Capt. America but it's clear he tripped up quite badly. Like, he didn't need to give a super patriotic speech about the character but he at least needed to acknowledge the America part of the character in a wholly different wat. You know... He's a guy who doesn't give up, protects people the best that he can, and remembers to always return as safely as possible unless he truly must make a tremendous sacrifice.

[@KingSlayer_.]

Anthony mackie to me seems like a pretty down to earth guy as far as hollywood standards go. Some PR manager told to run the talking points about America being bad, and he realized it was all woke garbage, so he hesitated and then decided to not say anything.

[@Falcon5ive]

Remember when Anothony Mackie said he hasn't watched any of the Spiderman movies to Tom Holland's face, I think he hasn't watched Captain America movies either, he doesn't know the origin story or what Captain America means.

[@mitchcowan1446]

Seems like you haven't read the comics either, and don't understand the history of the character at all.

[@Falcon5ive]

@@mitchcowan1446 Anthony Mackie, is that you?

[@JesiAsh]

@@mitchcowan1446 Which ones... definitely not this new garbage.

[@jamesgatz4490]

“Ha, well, to me, I'm not trying to get too lost in the American side of it. This isn't a flag waving movie. It is red, white and blue, but it just so happens that the character was created in America during war time, when there was a common enemy, even though it is Captain America. I've said before in interviews, it feels more like he should just be called Captain Good. [Laughs] You know, he was created at a time when there was this undeniable evil and this guy was kind of created to fight that evil. I think that everyone could agree that Nazis were bad and he, Cap, just so happens to wear the red, white and blue.” - Chris Evans 2011

[@Falcon5ive]

@@jamesgatz4490 Marvel PR working overtime lol

[@ereini0n]

The last couple of years are proof that the less actors speak, the better their movie does

[@freewheeler8924]

Yeah, I'm with you! *Bring Back Silent Movies!*

[@MuhammadSalman7236]

Anthony Mackie- “Captain America represents a lot of different things and I don’t think the term, you know, ‘America’ should be one of those representations. It’s about a man who keeps his word, who has honor, dignity, and integrity. Someone who is trustworthy and dependable.” Chris Evans- “Ha, well, to me, I'm not trying to get too lost in the American side of it. This isn't a flag waving movie. It is red, white and blue, but it just so happens that the character was created in America during war time, when there was a common enemy, even though it is Captain America. I've said before in interviews, it feels more like he should just be called Captain Good. [Laughs] You know, he was created at a time when there was this undeniable evil and this guy was kind of created to fight that evil. I think that everyone could agree that Nazis were bad and he, Cap, just so happens to wear the red, white and blue.” Captain America FROM A COMIC- “Listen to me, all of you out there! You were told by this man, your hero, that America is the greatest country in the world! He told you that Americans were the greatest people, that America could be refined like silver, could have the impurities hammered out of it and shine more brightly. He went on about how precious American was, how you needed to make sure it remained great. And he told you anything was justified to preserve that pearl of the great price that is America! Well I say American is nothing! Without its ideals, its commitment to the freedom of all men, America is a piece of trash! A nation is nothing! A flag is a piece of cloth! I fought Adolph Hitler not because America was great, because it was fragile! I k new that liberty could be easily snuffed out here as in Nazi Germany! As a people we were no different than them! When I returned, I saw that you nearly did turn America into nothing!”

[@hathorliderc]

The thing about Captain America is that he's supposed to represent the best of us. Each of Cap's virtues are meant to inspire Americans to be the best we can be. Unfortunately, that's not always the case

[@jimjones308]

Yes, but Mackie isn't talking to Americans. He's talking to Italians, who, the last time I checked, are not Americans. Hence his attempt to broaden Cap's appeal. If he was giving this talk in Topeka I could almost see why there would be some outrage. But he's abroad, trying to drum up foreign interest.

[@poutineausyropderable7108]

Yes but 99% of those virtues are beyound border. Captain America is an avenger. He's not under the US government and if a world threatening event happens in another country, he'll go there to help. But Bucky should have been Captain America. Harrison Ford SHOULD not be hired for Nerd movies. He dislike them and he doesn't even try.

[@coyoteone6197]

​@@jimjones308 He isn't speaking Italian.

[@jimjones308]

@@coyoteone6197 He is in Italy. Most Italians speak English, and I'm sure there may be a translating screen that we can't see.

[@coyoteone6197]

@jimjones308 Oh, I realize that, but my point is that it's silly for him to think that his audience for those comments is just Italians, given that it was in English and it's on easily shared video.

[@CoCoCo1212]

4:55 - Hell, I'm not even the biggest patriot when it comes to my country, but even *I'm* sick of hearing it. Thank you, Will! 🙏