One way or another, Marvel’s Captain America movies often become platforms for other heroes. The Winter Soldier focused on Bucky Barnes and a conspiracy within S.H.I.E.L.D. Its follow-up, Civil War, was essentially Avengers 2.5. Both films managed to more or less keep their focus on Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), but with Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson taking the star-spangled mantle into his first solo adventure with Captain America: Brave New World, Marvel is doubling down on its most dubious tradition for the greater good of the franchise.
