To speak on something specific I’ve been seeing a lot of this weekend: “Sam has no growth/arc in this movie & THAT’S why it falls short.”
…here’s the thing with this: to a certain degree, I agree. Sam doesn’t really have a solid character arc in this movie, besides reinforcing the ideals of Captain America. This is completely unreasonable, as if we go back & look at Steve’s first solo film: The First Avenger, aka the introduction to his take on the…