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Marvel’s latest superhero film Black Widow has received widely positive reviews from the film critics while focusing on the character of Scarlett Johansson.

The Total Film agreed has called it a "rousing addendum" for the character.

It is based on an intriguing storyline of forced sterilization and the sexual exploitation of women. The film shows a Russian program that abducts women and brainwashes them to turn those young women into lethal secret operatives.

Cate Shortland directed the movie and it was "inescapably a story about the abuse and exploitation of young women".

Britain's Florence Pugh has given a “knockout performance” and complimented the Black Widow’s character even more. She was previously nominated for the movie ‘Little Women’ in 2020.

Robbie Collin from The Telegraph said, "The film lacks either the nerve or the moral vocabulary to so much as spell out, let alone reckon with, the implications of his statement,".

He also added, "The film plainly wants the extra shot of gravitas that comes with serious, real-world resonance, but isn't prepared to do the legwork to earn it."

Digital Spy's Gabriella Geisinger gave a three-star review saying "topics so dark and disturbing" were impossible to reconcile with "the family-friendly mold Marvel uses".

Earlier this month, Scarlett emphasized the matter of how Black Widow has been hyper-sexualized when the franchise arrived in 2010. However, the audience can see the changes in this movie.

BBC Culture's Caryn James said it was "entertaining and full of action" and also "exhilarating, sleek [and] well-paced".

 
Thursday, May 9, 2024