FALCON and WINTER SOLDIER: What's the Point? | EVERYTHING Explained + Deeper Meaning BREAKDOWN 

hmmmm... wandavision is about the reality. falcon and the winter soldier is about power. then loki tackles with time.... lets wait for the shows about space, soul and mind.

Thank you, it’s not only your regular breakdowns I enjoy but it’s episodes like this where you take the material and adapt it to the world... Stan Lee would be proud. Excelsior!

Respect man! Not only do always bring the heat with the videos, but your discussion around them is on point. You took a dive on this one, and it was flawless. Also, Sebastian acted his tail off! Your clips got the best of the best! Overall, great work!

You absolutely nailed the message that the show had. Bravo!

James Gunn hasn't even seen the Marvel Disney+ shows, Rocket is never gonna get that arm...

The videos on this channel are always very very good, but this one is the best. Thank you Ryan!

Ryan, some of your best work. Thanks for so beautifully weaving real world analogy, character subtext, and your vast knowledge and understanding if cinema and comics together in such an articulate, accurate and visually pleasing format.

Damned if I didn't cry three times during this video

What a fucking great channel you've made. I wish I could broadcast this to everyone.

Well done, friend. Excellent video. Keep it up, ScreenCrush!!

badass that you guys are gonna dig deep into this part of the show, which was its strength

This is the Marvel series that has come closest to an Emmy. I hope episode 5 is nominated.

Great job on this video. Loved it in entirety. Subscribed.

I think that Sam is the one character that can learn from both Steve Rodgers and Isaiah Bradley to see that it isn’t the color of your skin but the content of your character

Wow just WOW. Thank you so much for you and your staff and everything you broke down. Just amazing.

Incredibly insightful breakdown, thanks for sharing.

Excellent wrap up. I loved all your F&WS videos but this is exceptional. Great work.

These videos are the reason I subscribed.

Wowza! The earliest I've ever been to yt vid.

Super content Ryan, really enjoyed the show and watching your videos as extra insight makes me appreciate it even further. Keep up the good work 👍

👏👏👏 thank you for making this video!

I loved your breakdown and take on TFAWS or CAATHWS or CAAWW (white wolf)

Great analysis & breakdown. Also the fact I only knew about half of those atrocities to African Americans proves how a lot of it is brushed under the carpet. New subscriber!

Thanks you for this! Such a great breakdown that encapsulates my feelings about Captain America and the Winter Soldier.

You made a few awkward choices there (that white guy was non-white? Walker never questioned his activities? A non-white nation victimizing non-whites based on ethic divides, not racial divides, is an example of racism?), but the show also made a lot of odd choices trying to preach the same messages (as you rightly pointed out, Sam's speech was supposed to be "don't just dismiss them with a label," but when the whole series comes off as him siding with the terrorist, flying her corpse out to make sure her martyrdom is captured while his white ally bleeds out, the "don't call her a terrorist" just makes Sam seem like a sympathizer, and his hollow "do better" following it just makes him seem too small minded). Overall, not a bad video, but I finally gave up when you got to the bank part, where the bank manager gives completely legitimate, non-race related justification for turning Sam down for a loan (no verifiable income for half a decade, recently dead, a lending risk) and Sam's sister and you both came to the "that's racism" conclusion.... big smooth brain, vicitm mentality energy there. All in all, there were a few missed swings here, just like the show. I really wish they hadn't scrapped the initial plot, as I think those changes resulted in a lot of the stumbles that distracted from what otherwise was a great miniseries.

Tbh, I think this falls short of imoortant pieces of nuance in the show. Sam holds principles higher than any person. That's why he served in the armed forces and then fought alongside Cap even when the establishment was against him. He believes the American values are exceptional just like Steve Rodgers did. But part of believing in the exceptional values of America is questioning America when the nation doesn't stand true to them, as Steve Rodgers did. Thus Sam takes a stance against the violent ANTIFA-like open border extremist Flag Smashers and the corrupt ego-centric political establishment.

Damn man you broke this down perfectly 👍

Great job! Well thought through and layed out. Cant wait for the Loki series and your take on that. Have yall thought about doing Invincible on Amazon Prime? Good series

Man this shit is deep. Anyone got any ideas about how to be this good of an analyst? I'm just kinda dumb and nerd out whenever i see a superhero movie. But i want to get better at understanding the story

Another great video essay. Thank you!

Great commentary on all this!

The Watchmen showed a lot of Truth to a lot of white people for the first time I love that show

Now that I'm watching this for a fourth-time man Ryan I wish you would have mentioned something in there and this is the reason why Colin Kaepernick of the 49ers was taking the Neal it had nothing to do with disrespecting the flag right when you said how can you represent a country that never accepted you like I said this is one of the greatest videos you've ever done thank you man

One of my favorite lines in the show is "the legacy of the shield is complicated." Yeah really, its entire legacy is being wielded by one of the MCU's most righteous characters who also picked up Mjolnir. Oh and he comes to terms with being Captain America because hes the first BLACK Captain America, as if thats why Steve gave it to him. He gave Falcon the shield because they were friends, he trusted him. Wtf does his skin colour have to do with it all of a sudden.

Great video!!!!!

This made me tear up 😢✊🏾

Wasn't Wakanda supposed to pioneer world rehabilitation? In falcon season 1 they were only concerned about zemo

Wondering if they’ll go over the first season of Invincible

Just WOW! thank u for this

Disney+ should buy this video and add it as an Extra for the series.

You and your staff really out did yourselves in this one. SC knocked it out of the park. Well done!

as a black man who loves his country but hates what it's done to his people thanks for not shying away from this tough subject matter.

Thanks for “going there.” This was obviously the intent of the producers, but some reviewers are hesitant to talk about these social issues.

This is the best breakdown I’ve seen. It really shows a lot of thought and understanding to really nail what this show what this was about without getting distracted by minor inconsistencies like so many others have. Thank you very much!

I love how you don't shy away from the complex social issues this show depicts.

To be fair, Walker did question whether to take the serum through his conversation with Lemar. I didnt see white supremacist in him, I saw a soldier mindset I.e. complete the mission. He was showing cracks due to trauma he experienced in war but ultimately, despite the serum that amplified his instability, he done the right thing when given the choice to save lives or destroy Karli. Just my opinion. Enjoyed the video

hi Ryan, 'madani' is a well-known word in indonesian/malay, but it's also originated from arabic. the meaning in arabic isn't just civilian, the root is more towards civil society or community (it's actually the root for Medina, which is just literally 'city')

Thank you, Ryan and your team. Thank you to all the people who left a comment. I appreciate everyone's empathy for the racial undertones and the political themes in this series. We all have our own barriers and I'm hopeful that we can get past them together.

Wow this video was pretty powerful

"Don't make it about politics!" Marvel has been political for a long time - the X-men were inspired by the Civil rights movement, Captain America was a form of propaganda and Stan Lee spoke up against racism and discrimination in the comics too. Great analysis in this video, Ryan.

Battlestar would have been a better choice to take the serum! He was basically the same level of badass warfighter as Walker, but he had a conscience. Battlestar was basically Walkers conscience... many times in the show, he was the voice of reason to Walker and stopped him from doing things that were morally questionable and giving in to his darker side. When battlestar was killed, that was like John Walker losing his conscience and morality. That was the point where Walker fully devolved into a killer and started acting out.

So well layed out & expressed , so “others” don’t get there feelings hurt when the truth is uncomfortable

Kudos to you Ryan for commenting on the (many) 800-pound gorillas in the room (racism, poor treatment of veterans, nationalism, etc). Overall it was an encouraging story to me, even if the whole missing vaccine plot muddied the waters. Sam really does deserve the shield and the uniform.

You nailed it. This show was better because it touched on so many of our current issues in this world. Well done. 👏

Well done you were first. How did you manage that? Much respect.

So the point was: “No one man should have all that power” -Pac

I've lived in Tulsa for 21 years and for most of it I knew little to nothing about the Tulsa race massacre. It wasn't until a few years ago that more awareness and information started spreading about this tragic event.

When I first saw this, I thought “ANOTHER Falcon & Winter Soldier analysis video from Ryan? What more could he possibly say?” Now I’m in awe of your dead on analysis of the underlying meaning of the show. I watched with my wife and kids and I’m going to have them all sit down together and watch this so we can discuss it. Amazing work!!! Thank you!

You have out done your self sir. This is the most beautiful recap of any show ever. Thank you for recognizing the generational trauma imbedded in this show. We need to see race and economics to become people of this world. Many claps!

This analysis is brilliant in every way. You may lose some supporters because of this post, but it speaks to your honesty and courage. Sadly, truth sounds like hate to those who hate truth.

Man subscription from me...One of the best open and honest analysis 👏 out there...No sugar coating here...Great job!!!

Great work Ryan and your team. You took the subject head on and I appreciate it. I can’t wait to show this episode to my kids after they finish the finale.

How you went about discussing topics in this video makes me happy to be a long time viewer of a channel that is willing to talk about these topics in a sane, chill, educational way. Kudos to everyone involved with it!

Thank you Ryan from the bottom of my heart, this video means the world to people like me. Much love brotha🙏🏾

I need someone to make a GIF of that last shot of Ryan nodding, Doug sitting on his lap, thoughtful and approving.

Thank you for looking deeper into this show! It deserves the same deep analysis as many other works in this genre- but, sadly, isn't getting it. I'm afraid that there is a lack of close examination because it hits home a little too much. But, that's what makes this show and the original comic so important. It transcends its medium.

“fixing economic disparity can stop terrorism before it starts.” Exactly. Great point, & a great show. Also important “we can’t heal these wounds without acknowledging them.” Well done.

Excellent!! Thank you for posting this very clear message! It's one that isn't pointed out enough, IMO. I, too, learned of the Tulsa Massacre in the Watchmen, and loved the return reference in The Falcon and The Winter Soldier.

I feel so bad for the rift created between these guys like bucky and cap missed all of the struggles and civil rights movements that highlighted the race issues and struggles so it was literally impossible for them to consider Sam's race when selecting him...like you know they would have considered it but they didn't know. And they were too good of men to see a problem with it because they didn't see his color. They saw his worthiness.

Hey Ryan been a long time viewer but this is my first comment. I just needed to show my appreciation for you detailed and concise explantion of the show. The content of all your summaries of episodes are a true companion to the show and this one in particular just enccapsulates everything in brillaint form. Well done man and keep on keeping on.

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I’m glad this video exists. These things all need to be highlighted Left is best

Wow man you did justice to one of the if not the best shows ever created(especially considering how & what message they portrayed). 👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️

I justed watched your Wandavison plot holes and unanswered questions video but here are some that makes no sense to me. 1. Is Wanda is the Scarlett Witch bc she is "special" or bc she was already a witch and just got an upgrade form an mind stone/infinity stone? If that is the case then would any other witch that is exposed to the mind stone or infinity stone become the SW? 2. Wanda has always been a witch but is it genetic although we didn't see anything from her parents? 3. We know Wanda always had her powers she was always a witch the mind stone just juiced them up we know that, but what about Pietro if he's not a wizard or warlock how did he not only get his powers and survive the experiments? From the Canon book to Wakanda Files by Shuri it says the Hydra didn't randomly choose Sokovia but they chose it bc ppl there had "genetic anomalies" Marvel didn't go with the mutant route which would have explained this so what was Pietro? 4. Can Wanda be both a witch and a sorceress or use many types of magic? Bc sorcerers are both male and female they use eldritch magic (not sure if that's the only type they can use) they form shapes and patterns and it's yellow. Wandavison introduced witches, witches are female like Agatha and her coven they just have colors glowing energy around their hands but no shapes and it's blue except for Agatha's maybe bc she stole magic idk but Wanda a witch uses Chaos magic bc she's the SW probably why it's red but Kevin Feige said that Wanda is using Doctor Strange's type of magic except and since she's not trained that's why it didn't form the shapes and patterns so will they like merge her into a witch sorceress? Billy is definitely going to return bc of Young Avengers would he be a wizard, warlock or sorcerer?

I wish there was a way to give multiple likes right now....so many well thought out points. I think you should put your script online for reading as well.

ScreenCrush quickly went from a random video that was recommend to me by RU-vid, to the channel whose notifications I'm most excited to see pop up. Thank you for your thoughtful breakdowns, out of the box theories, and fun and wholesome atmosphere throughout your videos!

This is one of the best ScreenCrush videos. Thank you for this

they’re free to create their own history by learning from the past❤️ a message that gives me hope for the future

When this series started, I thought to myself "We're gonna see Sam earn this shield." But when I finally got through it, I felt infinitely stupid because I realize that he was always going to be next in line and he was always worthy. Sam Wilson is my Captain America 🇺🇸

Best insight to this series. Hopefully, you and your team have turned a few minds in knowing FWS is the most compelling and serious of all in the mcu catalog. Good work here.

Screen crush crew y’all really went above and beyond with this one. Happily subscribed

Superb insight RA. The themes you explain are quite brilliant. You could do this all day

Spitting all them facts about the American military treatment of black Americans!! I love this song 👏🏾

This was an excellent video essay. So concise, so we'll thought out and explained. And the message of the show is so timely!

This is the best breakdown you have done. You have surfaced how entertainment can ask tough questions about our culture so that it can elevate us all to be and do better. Thank you! And thanks for adding the pup.

MCU really know how to mix a comic character and story with real world problems and issues and i love it so much

Excellent job on this video. Everyone that just overlooked the message of the series to just mindlessly call it "too woke" should see this. Then again, they'd probably just get even more triggered. They hate to hear the truth.

100% on this one. Consistently some of the best breakdowns and content on youtube. Keep up the great work!

I loved every moment of this show.

donya is not Arabic... for god sake its a Persian word, and we are not Arabs

Incredible video. Let’s inject this straight into the algorithm 😤😤

Such a great breakdown, it's so worrying that people will still dislike a video like this. Great work.

The oppression of slavery as long as they have been Africans thank you for saying that you made a tear come out of my eye thank you

great breakdown and exploration of themes. i could watch this all day.

Almost all countries, hello from Poland 😉

How is it possible that such as short tv show and RU-vid has more meaning that a documentary? America needs to watch this show. I can’t express how much I loved it. I understand the world and myself better and want to help too.

What a fantastic break down, thank you for this.

12:35 - NO, I'm sure that was NOT what Sam was Thinking, I don't believe Sam saw Cap as "a white man" but rather as a friend who was an "Exceptionally Good Man" and for what ever internal reason Sam has, he doesn't "feel" he lives up to it, as we see explored in this show. OTHERS such as Isaiah, see what you say and attempt to weigh Sam down with their own interpretations of how we ought to see the Flag, the Country, or even Captain America. Luckily, by the end Sam forges his own path and becomes the ICON correctly as an Equally Good Man, sans the serum. This is MY Captain America!

I loved this show, Wandavision was pretty good, but this one really hit the right notes. I can’t wait for the upcoming shows

One of your best, Ryan. Well done.

Well done. I hope people watch and listen to this. We can’t change the past, only learn from it. We have to work on the present to make a better future. Thanks ScreenCrush.