Aggrieved MCU fans have criticized perplexing plot holes in Black Widow since its release in 2021, especially concerning the existence of the Red Room.
Recently a Redditor took to the r/MarvelStudio subreddit to suggest that Black Widow would have transcended some of its more egregious inconsistencies had the Red Room flown under the radar by using analog security measures, a justification used in Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning.
However, not everyone shared OP’s point of view. One Redditor inferred that the issue was not a plot hole but a lack of perceptual completion in the viewer.
Another Redditor admitted that they were unimpressed by the use of analog technology to bypass the digital security risks in Mission Impossible.
One person suggested OP was overcomplicating things by nitpicking over a comparatively trivial issue.
Still, another Redditor offered a more straightforward perspective on the standalone Natasha Romanoff film.
The original intent behind the Black Widow film was to craft a worthy conclusion to the story of a beloved founding Avenger, played by Scarlett Johansson for 11 years. However, things devolved into a messy legal debacle when Disney unilaterally decided to release the movie on its streaming platform — thus shrinking Johansson’s share of the box office profits. The star famously came out on top when both parties agreed to a settlement, and she received a hefty portion of the film’s $380 million earnings.
With countless differing perspectives on the film’s merits, time will tell if the dust has finally settled on Black Widow‘s tangled web of critiques.
Published: Aug 14, 2023 07:35 am