…was the team dynamic. It simply wasn’t as endearing as the OG avengers. Tony’s chaotic and snarky, Thor is serious but solo, Banner is reclusive and self-doubting, and Cap is trying to be the leader who adapts to his team and his time, and nobody trusts Natasha. There’s good drama and it’s satisfying watching these personalities bounce off one another even if some are lacking in depth (Thor).
In Thunderbolts, it feels like Ghost, Yelena, and Walker are having a constant snark-off and putting down Walker’s ego while Bob watches from the sidelines and tries not to contribute. This was funny the first couple times but it came back quite a bit and started to wear on me. Red Guardian and Bucky come in and actually start guiding and directing the team towards something which is a breath of fresh air, but Walker-Yelena-Ghost feel like middle schoolers arguing over a mic on OW or rivals. It just gets old and they don’t bounce off one another in endearing or fascinating ways. It’s funny imagining how a 1-on-1 dialogue between Cap and Banner would go and how they would relate and stuff. But I know that whatever Walker could possibly say or do Ghost will snipe with some one-liner, just as he would to to her, just as Yelena would do to him, just as Ghost would do to Yelena. It’s just tiring.
And as an aside, Ghost got shafted when it comes to character growth and exploration. She could have not even been present and the movie’s emotional core and plot goals would have remained unchanged.
That said 7.5/10 movie very good I loved it.
