She’s done running –
“We all have to choose between what the world wants you to be and who you are.”
Jennifer Ouellette – Mar , : am UTC
(Some spoilers for Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Endgame (below.)
After “the Snappening,” a devastated Natasha travels to the past and ultimately sacrifices herself in Avengers: Endgame so Barton can retrieve the Soul Stone. Her demise proved to be a controversial decision with the fans: the barren Natasha dies so Barton can return to his (soon to be un-disintegrated) family, as if all her training and accomplishments meant nothing if she was unable to bear children.
(Black Widow should help redress that particular wrong.
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YouTube / Marvel
YouTube / Marvel
YouTube / Marvel
YouTube / Marvel
YouTube / Marvel
YouTube / Marvel
YouTube / Marvel
YouTube / Marvel
This final trailer opens with something of a heart-to-heart between Natasha and Yelena: Yelena relates how she tells people her sister had moved out west and was a science teacher, married to a man who renovates houses. An amused Natasha shakes her head: “That’s not my story.” As Natasha’s hinted in the past, her story pre-Avengers is one of many mistakes, racking up a mess of red in her ledger. She spent her time with the Avengers trying to wipe out much of that red, culminating with her final Endgame
For this film, Natasha is taking on a mysterious figure called Taskmaster, who runs the Red Room. “They’re manipulated, completely conscious but no choices,” Yelena tells Natasha of the young women Taskmaster recruits. We see Yelena strapped to a table, being administered a shot, but it’s not clear if this takes place in the past or the film’s present. In the comics, the Red Room does conduct experiments on recruits, so Yelena may have been an involuntary test subject. Natasha clearly feels guilt over whatever happened to Yelena: “I should have gone back for you.”
The goal is to ensure that no more young women will be subjected to the same kind of treatment to turn them into Black Widows. Red Guardian and Melina also join the fight — although Melina insists that they won’t win. We get a few more action sequences — including some spectacular mid-air shots — and a bit of sisterly and family banter, because Marvel knows how to mix in a bit of humor with its high-octane action. But ultimately, this is going to be about Natasha’s personal journey. “At some point we all have to choose between what the world wants you to be and who you are,” Natasha says in a voiceover. “I made my choice. I’m done running.”
(Black Widow
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