Brave New World: The Age of Tension With Captain America: Brave New World , Marvel Studios isn't merely delivering another superhero film. It's a return to the roots of the paranoid political thriller that made Captain America: The Winter Soldier such a success. But this time, the stakes are global and the lines between allies and enemies are blurrier than ever. In a post-Endgame world still reeling from trauma, the question is no longer just how to save the universe, but how to coexist on a divided planet. Sam Wilson: A Captain Without the Serum Unlike Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson (played by Anthony Mackie) is not a super-soldier. He has no serum in his veins, he can't hold back a helicopter with his bare hands, and a single bullet can bring him down. And that is precisely what makes him strong. Sam represents a new form of heroism: that of an ordinary man who chooses to stand up against adversity, not because he's invincible, but because he knows it's right. His journey is one of acceptance. Accepting a shield that carries a complex history, accepting the role of representing a country that hasn't always embraced him, and accepting the task of leading the Avengers without possessing the physical strength of Thor or Hulk. His true weapon is his empathy, his ability to defuse conflicts through words (as seen in the finale of Falcon and the Winter Soldier ), and his refusal to compromise his values. Red Hulk: America's Rage Standing against him is Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross, now President of the United States (played by the legendary Harrison Ford). Ross has always been a man of order, convinced that superheroes are dangerous weapons that must be controlled. His tragic irony is that he ultimately becomes what he spent his entire life hunting: a gamma-irradiated monster. Red Hulk isn't just a formidable physical adversary; he is the manifestation of the anger, frustration, and desire for raw power that courses through America and the world. Where Sam seeks peace, Ross...