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​ Strong and Independent, Dammit!! Sure, you think you’re safe watching superhero movies because what the hell, it’s all just colorful fantasy action fun, right? Right?!?!? ‘fraid not. The Marvel machine released Captain America: Brave New World on February 14 of this year, and will launch The Fantastic 4: First Steps on July 25. By all means, go ahead, enjoy — and don’t forget to pick up some buttered popcorn and Raisinets for me. But Marvel’s best movie ever was 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, and man oh man, the Hollywood Elites’ propaganda machine was burning hotter in that one than Tony Stark’s iron galoshes. What the hell was Harvey Weinstein doing smack in the middle of a freakin’ Avengers movie? No, I don’t mean the blubbery, bullying groper (and allegedly worse) of women had donned the spandex and a metallic glove to slap-fight Thanos. But his repellent presence could sure as hell be felt in the #MeToo “woke-ness” of one of the film’s climactic scenes. And almost, kinda, near the end. And in the previous movie, Avengers: Infinity War, too. STRONG AND INDEPENDENT A word of explanation is in order. Endgame was one hellacious cinematic experience, the culmination of a decade-long, 22-movie arc that featured a huge star-studded cast, titanic battles, mind-bending time-travel paradoxes, unexpected plot twists, shattering special effects, a bravura musical score, inspiring acts of heroism, rich and complex characters, syrupy romance, fond farewells, eye-moistening speeches, long-hoped-for resolutions and even a good old-fashioned happy ending sealed with a kiss. Plus Harvey Weinstein’s odious aura. In case you hadn’t heard, women won’t be pushed around anymore. They’re strong and independent now, dontcha know! Now keep repeating those last two sentences to yourself until you begin to feel light-headed and you’ll start to approach what passes for subtlety in liberal Hollywood. In the heat of the film’s climactic battle, the Women of Marvel (in another decade that would have been the title of a Playboy photo spread) assemble all at once to turn the tide: Wanda. The Wasp. Shuri. Okoye. Valkyrie. Pepper. Nebula. Gamora. Mantis. What a show of strength. Unity. Estrogen. “You see,” Marvel is shouting at us, “we told you — women are just as tough as men!!” Yeah, okay, fine, we get it already — we get it! So now please knock it off. There was a scene like this in Infinity War, too, where Wanda was about to be killed by Proxima Midnight (another snarling chick who clearly doesn’t need a man) when the girls – Black Widow and Okoye – show up to save her. Get it? Women. Fighting. Grit. Toughness. Independence. You listening out there, Haaaaaarvey? HARPING ON IT Okay, okay, once and for all — we get it. No more swinging of purses, pulling of hair, scratching eyes out or screaming for some man to save them. Women are legit tough. Understood. So stop already, willya? Wait — gets worse. A couple of weeks after Endgame’s release, co-directors the Russo brothers spilled the beans about a scene they shot but elected to leave out of the three-hour-long blockbuster. In it, Thor has just handed the reins of power at New Asgard in Norway to Valkyrie, naming her its new king (yes, king — the word queen is apparently sexist now). Thor reportedly leans in for a kiss but she brings him up short with, “What are you doing!?!” He sputters something like, “Uh, yeah but, I thought you, er… wanted to…….” “The lady doth protest too much, methinks” is a famous and oft-misquoted line from Hamlet. It’s spoken by Queen Gertrude in response to the insincere overacting of a character in the play within a play. The phrase is commonly used to indicate doubt concerning someone’s sincerity. For instance, a child accidentally smashes a vase, and when asked about it by mom and dad stammers, “Who, me? No, of course not. I’d never do something like that. Me? No, no way, not at all, it wasn’t me, must’a been someone else because it sure wasn’t me, no way…” You get the idea. Continually smashing audiences over the head with “strong, independent women” in movie after movie, TV show after TV show, celebrity interview after celebrity interview is basically the same thing — leading one to the unavoidable conclusion that Hollywood types must privately and most hypocritically believe that no, it’s not really true at all, and so they routinely go overboard – way, waaaaay overboard – to convince us of their supposed sincerity. “Powerful? Hell yeah, very powerful, and tough, and independent. And powerful. Did we mention independent? And powerful…” You’re a bunch of woke hypocrites – so zip it. Some women are strong and independent, some aren’t. Men, too. It’s not some climactic blockbuster conclusion. It’s simply the truth. #   #   # The post MR. REEL GOES TO THE MOVIES – CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD appeared first on Weekly World News.   Weekly World News Read More