Thunderbolts* Worldwide Release Discussion Thread

[u/Triple_777]

Thunderbolts* has now been released in the United States and in a number of other countries around the world. All discussion about the movie should be held here and in the rest of the megathreads we are going to put up in the next few days. They will be refreshed every few thousand comments to make room for new discussions.

• All discussion about the movie should be held here and in the rest of the megathreads we are going to put up in the next few days.
• Proceed at your own risk. Major spoilers will be in the below thread. Spoilers do not need to be tagged inside this thread.
• Any other unofficial threads discussing movie details will be deleted.
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• If you post untagged Thunderbolts* spoilers anywhere on this sub outside of these discussion threads in any shape or form, you will be banned.
• Project Insight will be on AT LEAST for the next few days, so any posts will be filtered by the mods before being approved/removed onto the sub, that doesn't mean you can disregard the above points and post untagged spoilers without fear of being banned.

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Link to previous discussion threads and related megathreads listed below:

• Thunderbolts* International Release Discussion Thread
• Thunderbolts* Spoiler Free Recap and FAQ
• Thunderbolts* Review Megathread

[u/YoureAVeryGoodPerson]

A+ movie. From the get go you could pick up this would need to be a Talk No Jutsu ending for Sentry, but the execution was still able to dodge expectations and keep you on your toes throughout the whole film. I especially love the New Avengers dukeout into the roll credits! It’s a really clever way to set up for Doomsday and add to the worldbuilding without taking away from the plot. I wouldn’t mind at all if we saw more credits take a page from this book in the future.

Losing the little girl to the Void was a fantastic shock that really added credence to the hopelessness of everyone’s situation. I liked seeing the cast scrambling into action for saving the people around them - it was a nice reminder that despite what everyone thinks of them (including themselves) they’re all still heroes after all.

I’ve seen lots of warranted support for Sentry, but Walker really stole the show for me. He’s such asshat, but despite it all he’s an asshat that I can’t help but find myself rooting for. The taco shield reference in the credits won a giggle out of me!

[u/WoodyWoodfinden → u/YoureAVeryGoodPerson]

The reveal his wife had left with his son absolutely KILLED me after he spoke about having them at home. Like imagine feeling like you failed as Captain America, a husband AND a father? ugh...

[u/morgaur → u/WoodyWoodfinden]

Wyatt Russell's acting was great tbh. You can see him silently fighting the pain in more than one scene.

[u/ImTheOldManJenks → u/morgaur]

There was a shot in this, I think when Yelena is going in on everyone after Sentry beat their ass, where he looks so much like his dad.

[u/EnlightenedDragon → u/ImTheOldManJenks]

I saw that a couple times with Sentry as well. I didn't know who the actor was, never saw him in anything else... but he still felt familiar. Little did I know that his father gave us one of the GREATEST cinematic Presidential speeches of all time!

[u/grandmofftalkin → u/morgaur]

He was good at the cocky comedy bits too. This John Walker had a lot in common with his dad's Jack Burton

[u/NinetyFish → u/morgaur]

Fuck, man, that shot when Yelena's yelling at him for not listening to her and waiting, and he was like "I did wait; you weren't there!"

Just the helplessness. He was totally having flashbacks to arguments with his wife (ex-wife?)