MCU: Black Widow...This Time, The Actual Movie

[dewline]

I went to see Black Widow at the cinema last night, finally, because reasons of mental health. I masked up, sanitized as best I could remember to do, and as preparation for that, finally set up a Cineplex account for myself.

The show was pretty much what I expected to see. Natasha still died on Vormir in an alternative universe to save the universe she originated in, and we're not getting any revivals here. The Johansson v. Disney lawsuit over the hybrid release via Disney+ has seen to that, if nothing else has. (Disney HQ just had to pick that particular fight, didn't they?)

So, I got my money and time's worth. I will recommend the movie to anyone interested. I still left the theatre on a sad note, because of the above-noted factors, but that's not the fault of the story told in the movie.

If you want a living Natasha working with Yelena on a continuing basis? Go read the comics series currently being published, written by Kelly Thompson, illustrated by Elena Casagrande most issues, with covers usually by Adam Hughes. Strongly recommended.

Comments

[thewayne]

We enjoyed it, I think I would have liked it more if it'd been made and released more in time with when it was set.

[dewline]

On that point, you and I are agreed. Up until 2015, there was one big roadblock preventing the making of such a movie at all: Ike Perlmutter. After his removal as an obstacle within the company, it was all down to logistics and scheduling.

[thewayne]

Very interesting!  I had no idea about this story behind the scenes.  So nice to know that this [EXPLETIVES DELETED] is no longer at the helm.

[kmusser]

You do get some more Black Widow in the What If? series, but not voiced by Johansson.