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Thoughts
Hey Kevin Feige can y'all put Sam Raimi on the payroll? Asking for a friend. This movie was very well done. I'm going to try and do this without spoiling anything, also it's fair to say that the trailers don't really spoil anything in this movie. You also may want to make sure you watch at least the last two episodes of WandaVision and a few episodes of WHAT IF. It will at least answer some questions as to why certain things happen in the film. The direction of this movie is fantastic, Sam Raimi has a certain style and it works for the story they are telling here. This movie has a fast pace to it and I liked that about it, I think it works in the movie's favor. By this point, you should have a general idea of what to expect when you go see a Marvel movie and here you get that plus the added touches that Raimi brings. There are little horror elements peppered throughout the movie and a couple of jump scares that are used effectively to get over how powerful and terrifying Wanda can be now that she is the Scarlet Witch. Elizabeth Olsen does a fantastic job as Wanda picks up from where WandaVision left off with her desperately seeking a way to get her children back even though in that reality her children weren't real. At first, I wasn't too happy with what they did with Wanda but as the movie went on I understood it was a continuation of one of the main themes from WandaVision. I actually felt bad for her in a way and I think that was one of the points of the movie. America Chavez, I want to give props to the actress that played her, Xochitl Gomez, she did an awesome job. I am interested in seeing where they go with her character. If you have been watching the Disney Plus shows you know they have been silently setting up Young Avengers and I would love to see her interactions with them once that gets started. There are a lot of cameos in this film, one big one you already know about if you have seen the second trailer. It was so nice seeing a couple of these cameos in the MCU, oh what could have been. The score is also really well done especially during the more thriller-type sequences. Just like the first film, there are a couple of trip-out scenes that are really well done. The CG was on point throughout the entirety of the film.
If there was a problem I had with the movie was I think they made Wanda a little too OP. Don't get me wrong she is very powerful and they did a good job of representing that, however, I do think that at points she was way too overpowered. The way they wrapped it up could be seen as hella cliche, to be honest. I know that's a little nitpicky but I did notice that and I think that may be an issue with some people.
For Parents
The movie is rated PG-13 and is, for the most part, in line with the rest of the MCU in terms of the format. However, this movie has some horror elements in it as well as more than a few deaths. It runs at a little over two hours but as I said earlier it has a fast pace to it, I didn't feel the time at all. There are two post-credit scenes, however, you only need to stay for the first one the last does not set anything up at all.
Overall Thoughts
This movie is awesome. Hopefully, they keep Raimi on for a couple more movies especially since we know they are going to be bringing Midnight Sons and other supernatural characters to the MCU. Have you seen Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness? Leave a comment and let me know what you think. I will have a spoiler-filled podcast with a good buddy of mine in the coming days, so please be on the lookout for that.
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