Thunderbolts* - Movie Review

Ironically, in Thunderbolts a motley crew of supervillains, some of whom are well known such as the Black Widow, Yelena Belova and the Red Guardian are handpicked by the government for high risk operations. In Thunderbolts, it eventually boils down to whether this unconventional team can surely use a shot at redemption despite the dark past they live with while on the job. The tone is very unique and interesting being a splatter of humor, intensity, and action coupled with the aspect of betrayal. It makes audiences ponder over what truly constitutes as heroes and villains in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Florence Pugh & Sebastian Stan have given a new dimension to the villager type characters in this film. Pugh’s portrayal of hedonistic but also fierce Yelena Belova gives a humorous and energetic foundation for the team’s dynamics and Stan plays a conflicted but quite engaging character. The cast is also talented with David Harbour, for instance, as the Red Guardian delivering memorable comedic timing which complement the dynamics of the group.

In the direction of Jake Schreier, Thunderbolts has great action set pieces alongside the characters’ good character development arcs. Schreier should also be commended for his direction of the ensemble cast while maintaining the film’s consistency and exciting nature.

The music also suits the film very well and is ever changing to not only the strong action sequences but also emotional instances. The score can be said to fit the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s tone and themes of high-energy combat with moments of comedy here and there.

Overall, Thunderbolts features good cinematography with many fast and dynamic camera movements contributing to the film’s action sequences and rising tension. This manner of cinematographic appearance perfectly matches the raw realism of city life where the superhero plot is set. Comic accuracy and realism is also well seen in set designs, ranging from technologically advance facilities to the raw realistic terrains of the cities.

The variety of effects used in Thunderbolts do not look forced but rather give credibility to the powers exhibited and the scenes that accompany them. Visually, the movie is electrifying yet believable and a testament to the crucial job a visual effects team does since no sequence is fumbled.

The pacing is well done; the movie does not let up on action while also doing justice to moments where characters start to establish a relationship. Despite the very complicated message delivered in the book, the editors manage to make it clear, interesting and still rich in terms of a character.

Following the controversy of events’ pacing in Thunderbolts, it is important to state that this book provides a lot of action, as well as deep character build-up. It keeps the audience engaged and tells them more about the intention of characters and the development of the relations between them as members of the team.

The dialogues in Thunderbolts are the sharp and powerful, revealed the personalities of the characters and advance the action. The comedy and the drama thus complement each other and add layers to the characters and to the story.

Despite delivering an entertaining show with Thunderbolts, the writers could not fully explore the characters’ arcs due to their complexity. A few of them may require further development so that they can be presented in more depth on the screen. Nevertheless, the film does provide a good experience as well as provoking the audience’s philosophic thought.

Therefore, the Thunderbolts is an episode, which follows the Marvel universe plots entertaining and evoking the philosophic.viewpoint. The film’s potential is in the great storyline disclosing the main characters and supported by brilliant acting and great directing, which gives people both entertainment and food for thought with the topic of heroism.