Bit errrrugh on the cliched dialogue and the obligatory Marvel air fight, but I'm loving the tone of the trailer and the cinematography otherwise. The trailer music is absolutely fantastic - I presume it's just music for the trailer, sadly, and not from the film's score.
Considering the journey Black Widow has gone on through in the MCU with objectifying shots in both advertising and within the films themselves, this trailer felt incredibly cathartic to have finally moved completely past that. While the MCU has improved in that regard over the years, and BW is obviously still designed to be an appealing character, it now truly feels like she's being treated like any of the male protagonists. I loved the fight scene between her and Yelena in particular - sharp and brutal, with no objectifying shots. Contrast that to some of the way BW's fight scenes were framed back when we first met her in IM2... we've come a long way. And even ignoring BW's previous treatment, it's just genuinely great to have a female protagonist action/thriller film. I'm still baffled it took Marvel so long.
...as someone who only knows the broad strokes of BW's backstory, I was also thoroughly amused at the sight of Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, Rachel Weisz, and David Harbour at one of the weirdest freakin' dinners I've ever seen. I'm looking forward to further context, lol.
Considering the journey Black Widow has gone on through in the MCU with objectifying shots in both advertising and within the films themselves, this trailer felt incredibly cathartic to have finally moved completely past that. While the MCU has improved in that regard over the years, and BW is obviously still designed to be an appealing character, it now truly feels like she's being treated like any of the male protagonists. I loved the fight scene between her and Yelena in particular - sharp and brutal, with no objectifying shots. Contrast that to some of the way BW's fight scenes were framed back when we first met her in IM2... we've come a long way. And even ignoring BW's previous treatment, it's just genuinely great to have a female protagonist action/thriller film. I'm still baffled it took Marvel so long.
...as someone who only knows the broad strokes of BW's backstory, I was also thoroughly amused at the sight of Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, Rachel Weisz, and David Harbour at one of the weirdest freakin' dinners I've ever seen. I'm looking forward to further context, lol.
