This article contains spoilers For the post-key scene of “Thunderbolts *”.
At the end of the new film in the Marvel cinematographic universe by Jake Schreier “Thunderbolts *”, the depressive and depressed title team – having saved the day – is unexpectedly trained in an impromptu press conference. Without being able to give contributions to the question, Yelena (Florence Pugh), the winter soldier (Sebastian Stan), the Guardian Rouge (David Harbor), the American agent (Wyatt Russell) and Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen) are collectively introduced by the devoted Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) Avengers.
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This leads to a post-key sceneSetted 14 months later, where the new Avengers have already been installed in their head office in New York, linked to the Tour. Although they are all mercenaries and killers before, they clearly try very strongly to integrate into their new roles as the most powerful heroes of the earth. They still do not have all the techno-jargon, and they did not bother to decorate; Their headquarters seem a little empty. More frustrating, they are in a legal battle of copyright on the name of “The Avengers”. Captain America, they say, holds rights. Who would have thought that legal haggles would be a major concern for the independent soldiers of Marvel?
Yelena looks at a high -tech tablet when a buzzer triggers. Their scanning equipment detected something wobbly in the upper atmosphere. Yelena pushes a few buttons and reveals a spatial camera flow on her TV screen the size of a wall. They mention that something seems to have traveled on their planet with another dimension (!). They take a look at a spacecraft, and you can guess the number sporting the side.
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As the reader could intimate the description, it is a somewhat long scene. Indeed, he now has a record as the longest post-credit sequence of any MCU film, performing 174 seconds. This broke the record held by “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”, which had five post-key scenes which took place for 171 seconds combined.
The post-key Thunderbolts * scene is the longest in the history of the MCU
In 2 minutes at 54 seconds, the new post-key scene broke the record held by “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”, which had five post-key scenes which took place for 2 minutes and 51 seconds combined.
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As many MCU fans know in the world know, Marvel’s post-key scenes tend To serve as preview and / or advertisements for future facilities in the series. They present new characters, remind the public that an invisible villain so far is still working in the background, or indicates to viewers that a kind of cataclysm that altered by the universe is at hand. The post-key scenes are generally welcomed with Wiggly enthusiasm, and MCU fans will immediately take the assault in their theater lobbies to discuss the potential encounter between a classic MCU character and the new people they have just seen. Marvel Comics Know-it-Alls Will Happy will begin to detail the story of the new character, and certain points of sale (Hi!) Will write articles on the way in which the post-key sequence is important.
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The post-writer scene in “Thunderbolts *” serves this function, because it is a reminder that the MCU has a third film that comes out in 2025. The excited people for “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” will only be excited.
But the post-key sequence “Thunderbolts *” also serves a more interesting function. The film of the film has just seen (One of the best in MCU, frankly) concerned depression and trauma. The Thunderbolts all had a terrible life leading to their heroic career, or they had fallen into destitution after the end of their peak. Thunderbolts / New Avengers are not satisfied people and somehow hate that they are good in murder. Indeed, the filmmakers seemed to declare that trauma is a prerequisite to become a superhero. You have to be emotionally damaged if they choose to take a job that requires constant violence and perpetual death.
The function of the post-key scene
The post-key sequence shows that Thunderbolts / New Avengers are not eccentric joke machines or smooth hair party boys like the last lot. None of the old Avengers is never surprised by the miracle technologies that surround them, because these are only daily objects. As such, they generally appear to be too cool schools, recognizing only that something is weird with a “well … well … who happened” style. The Brisk Marvel brand brand which has returned the popular series has long ago fell into an unbearable territory. It is revealing that there is no secret identity in the Marvel cinematographic universe. Instead, the heroes show their faces in public, bring together glory, accumulate fanboys and fangirls and sign autographs. Avengers are well known to everyone, and most of them seem to appreciate their fame. When the “lesser” avengers are not recognized, they are upset. Heroism, for them, does not consist so much in committing acts of shadow justice. It is a question of obtaining a credit for their hard work. In a generation that has been raised with the possibility that online fame is hidden on every street corner, anonymous heroism is an anathema.
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Thunderbolts are very different people. They don’t want to be Avengers, don’t want to be famous and don’t really know how to do that. The post-key scene shows another type of status quo on leave for heroes. They are more angry (or at least more exhausted) and see their work as a tired obligation. They are not impatient to use widgets and toys, and do not necessarily want to jump into action. The Thunderbolts / New Avengers are putons, with legal battles. One of them can be read all day.
The post-key scene needed a little additional time to establish all of this. It was not only an announcement for an upcoming film. It was necessary to strengthen the character of the new Avengers, and he broke a Marvel record in the process.
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Some of my colleagues had a conversation on “Thunderbolts *” in today’s episode of the Daily / Film Daily, which you can listen to below:
