Let me start by saying that I love Fantastic Four: First Steps in the Field.
Really, it’s no surprise, because I’ve loved all of the Fantastic Four movies , and yes, that includes both the Chris Evans Fantastic Four movies and the Michael B. Jordan ones that no one likes. That said, the new one is far and away the best FF movie ever made, and for a number of reasons.
However, one of the reasons I haven’t really heard people talk about it is just how big of a female empowerment film it is. I’ve heard people call it “awakening,” but a lot of people use that word for any movie they don’t like. So why is this movie all about girl power? Well, you’re about to find out.
First of all, Sue Storm, not Mr. Fantastic, is the one who was sent to speak at the Future Foundation Summit
When people first found out that Pedro Pascal was playing Reed Richards in The District, it left a bad taste in some people’s mouths. However, now that we’ve seen how good he is, I think he deserves an apology because he was, well, fantastic!
That said, so many people were focused on Mr. Fantastic and the voice of the thing that they didn’t really pay much attention to Sue Storm, aka the Invisible Woman. Vanessa Kirby’s casting was just a jerky jerk, and the only comments I heard online are that they’ll “wait and see” if she could fill Jessica Alba’s invisible shoes.
The answer to that is a resounding “yes!” And I would argue that Kirby is the best Sue we’ve ever gotten. I think a lot of that has to do with how prominent a role she plays in the film. For example, in many ways, she’s the Team Leader, not Reed.
Why else would she be the one speaking at the Future Foundation Summit? In the comics, the Mister Fantastic-shaped organization, but in this movie we see Sue speaking, which could be because she (not Reed) is the voice of reason, which I’ll get into next.
She is also the one who gets the ground on their side when people turn against the Fantastic Four.
In many ways, Reed is actually portrayed as a whiny genius in First Steps . Many fans of the character might not like that the smartest man in the world is portrayed as having trouble connecting with anyone outside of his family. But I love that he has to rely on the other three to get his ideas out into the community.
When the team returns from a failed discussion with Galactus, Reed stupidly informs the public that the giant said he would protect the earth if they gave him their child, which immediately makes them public enemies number one (or rather, one through four), as the world considers them their own for threatening the entire planet for one person.
Who ends up doing the damage control? Well, none other than Sue. In a show of immense courage, she takes their baby out in public and gives a pep talk about how she wouldn’t give up her baby for the land, but she wouldn’t give up the land for their baby either.
Šī ir runa, kas faktiski saņem cilvēkus viņu pusē, un, ja ne Sue, tad iespējamais plāns viņu pasaules glābšanai, iespējams, nekad nebūtu nonācis no zemes. Kā jau teicu iepriekš, viņa ir patiess Komandas vadītājs, kas ir atsvaidzinoši, lai pateiktu vismazāk.
Un, iespējams, pats galvenais, viņa pārspēj Galactus, padarot viņu par visspēcīgāko komandas locekli
Kad mēs Vispirms guva ieskatu galaktustas diezgan daudz mums deva murgus dienām. Atšķirībā no Sudraba sērfotāja celšanās Kur Galactus bija milzu mākonis, mēs viņu patiesībā redzējām visā viņa krāšņumā Pirmie soļiun viņam tiešām bija jāredz, lai viņam ticētu.
Man godīgi nebija ne jausmas, kā komanda gatavojas pārspēt šādu briesmoni, bet es nekādā gadījumā nekad nedomāju, ka Sjū būtībā viņu visu sakauti.
Es domāju, jā, viņa saņēma palīdzību no pārējiem trim, jo viņi radīja novirzīšanu, kamēr Sjū izdarīja viņu, er, Thing, bet tas bija Iesūdzēt tiesā virzot Galactus virzienā uz slazdu, kas sākotnēji viņam neizdevās. Tas bija Iesūdzēt tiesā Izmantojot savas spējas, kas burtiski virzīja planētas bezdelīgāku pret viņa likteni, pats par sevi.
Patiesībā ir daudz spēcīgu sieviešu MCU (kas ir vēl viens iemesls, kāpēc es labprāt redzētu Kaut kas saistīts ar spēku). Tomēr, kaut arī cilvēkiem patīk diskutēt par to, vai kapteinis Marvel vai Scarlet Witch ir stiprāks, man tagad ir iespaids, ka Sjū Storm ir visspēcīgākā sieviete MCU, jo viņa pārspēja Freaking Galactus! Neticami!
Šalla-Bal arī dod galīgo upuri, lai rīkotos pareizi
Labi, tagad es zinu vienu no iemesliem, kāpēc cilvēki šo filmu sauca par “pamodību”, ir tāpēc ar dzimumu pārvietotais sudraba sērfotājsApvidū Tomēr tas tikai parāda cilvēku neziņu, jo šī versija nemaz nav mainīta dzimumā, jo tā nav domāta kā Norrin Radd, kurš ir oriģinālais sudraba sērfotājs.
Nē, Jūlija Gārnere faktiski spēlē Šalla-Balu, kura ir vēl viena komiksu varone. Viņa bija pašā pirmajā Sudraba sērfotājs Komikss, un viņa ir savas planētas Zenn-La ķeizariene. Jā, Radds ir tas, kurš sevi piedāvā kā Herald komiksos, bet tas ir Multiverse, un šajā pasaulē Herald ir Herald.
Jebkurā gadījumā visā filmā Bal jūtas vainīga par to, kas viņai jādara, lai glābtu savu planētu, un Džonijs Vētra galu galā pārliecina viņu palīdzēt viņiem cīnīties ar galaktusu, uz kuru viņa sākotnēji domā, ka nav cerību.
That said, in the final moments when Johnny heroically decides he wants to sacrifice himself to give Galactus that final push, it’s Shalla-Bal who pushes him out of the way and turns on Galactus. In the end, it was two women who ultimately sacrificed themselves to save Earth. Did I mention this movie is all about female empowerment?
Finally, most Marvel movies don’t make female themes like motherhood
Finally, can I just close by saying how fantastic this movie is and how Fecund it is. I think the birth and protection of babies is a major theme throughout this movie. In fact, this movie has a lot of themes about parenting that aren’t often explored in Marvel movies, which I think is pretty cool.
The whole reason Galactus comes to Earth is not to eat it, but to take in Sue and Richard’s child, and Sue is not. I think Reed is not either, but Sue is the one who will sacrifice everything to save him. A lot of the movie is also about Reed’s fear of raising a child and Sue’s calm acceptance of motherhood.
It’s a seismic leap from Wanda being the angry, shamed mother in Doctor Strange’s insane amount of First Steps (I think the baby reference is right in the title!) Sue is also an angry mother, but one who won’t let her child be taken from her, unlike Wanda, who unfortunately couldn’t prevent it.
In that way, it was really refreshing to see a positive film about motherhood, and I wish we saw more of them in the MCU. What do you think? I’d love to hear your thoughts.
