Watch the powerful Scarlett Johansson in Black Widow
Premiering in theaters and releasing online (Disney Plus) for audiences from all countries to watch, Black Widow has a global revenue of 320 million USD and is considered a highlight of the global film market. demand in the time of Covid-19
Despite being postponed due to the complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic, Black Widow of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) with Scarlett Johansson in the lead role still achieved success when it was released in theaters and online this month. July 2021.
After F9: The Fast Saga, Black Widow (Vietnamese title: Black Widow) is the biggest movie this summer. The film is also a new test for global box office revenue during the “new normal” period of gradual recovery with Covid-19. It’s been 2 years since the last MCU movie was released (Spider-Man: Far from home – 2019), so Black Widow is the driving force behind many audiences returning to theaters and the online viewing experience at home.
* Spotlight on Scarlett Johansson
Without a doubt, the success of Black Widow had a huge and decisive contribution from Scarlett Johansson. This top Hollywood star has played Black Widow since 2010 in Iron
Man 2 (Iron Man 2). Even though Johansson’s character is considered dead in the final part of the popular superhero film series Avengers: Endgame, Black Widow’s return to the big screen with a standalone film for the character is still important. warmly welcomed.
Directed by Australian filmmaker Cate Shortland (famous for the films Somersault, Lore and Berlin Syndrome), Black Widow is set after Captain America: Civil War and is a prequel to two Avengers movies. : Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.
The film opens with the first scenes taking the audience back to the childhood and origins of the character Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow). Then continued with the time when Natasha lived in Norway (reminiscent of the 2016 Captain America: Civil War episode). Natasha goes to Budapest (Hungary) to meet her annoying, stubborn sister Yelena (Florence Pugh). Both had to flee before being pursued by subordinates sent by General Dreykov (played by Ray Winstone). Dreykov is the boss of a program to train and brainwash female assassins to serve his dark schemes.
Scarlett Johansson believes that the role of Natasha Romanoff that she has played for the past decade has both feminine charm and her own value. The Black Widow character “has changed and evolved” over time and “received a much more positive message” – Johansson told news site Collider.
Natasha and Yelena must both find their origin, atone for past mistakes, and face the challenge of extinguishing the source that caused the crimes that Dreykov masterminded. They, along with their adoptive parents: imprisoned former special ops Alexei/Red Guardian (David Harbor) and scientist Melina Vostokoff (Rachel Weisz) enter Dreykov’s lair for an uncompromising battle.
* New characters, new highlights
The Guardian newspaper (UK) highly appreciated the two characters played by Florence Pugh and David Harbor alongside star Scarlett Johansson. The combination of Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh is very good even when they clash and then stand together. If Johansson continues to bring charm to the main character Natasha, Pugh has turned Yelena into a character that receives much sympathy.
Critical response for Black Widow is positive (81% on RottenTomatoes). This is a typical response for MCU films, so the film continues to receive strong word of mouth. CNN television channel evaluated Black Widow “proving that a pop culture brand based on comics can tell many different stories, with this story closely following the formula of a Jason Bourne spy movie.” .
Black Widow’s twist plot (surprise point) makes viewers surprised that Natasha turns out to have no family like in the beginning of the movie. But then the characters connect with each other like a good relationship between people. Complex relationships contain all kinds of emotions (love, hate, resentment, then forgiveness…) leading to tolerance. Because Natasha, Yelena, Red Guardian, Melina or Antonia (daughter of the evil boss Dreykov, played by Olga Kurylenko)… are ultimately just puppets falling under the control of a higher power.
The role of Yelena Belova in the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero movie Black Widow helps Florence Pugh shine in the commercial blockbuster genre, promising a new path for the career of this 25-year-old actress.
