#I’m not surprised bc look at how they cut out Bruce’s development of joking himself and the hulk into one

[bbyboybucket]

Sorry I have to repost these tags ab Bucky being a congressman bc I have more to say on it. I just think that a choice like this would feel a lot less random and more fitting if we actually seen the process of it. If we actually seen him adjusting to life and deciding “hey I wanna make a difference by being a congressman”. Bc I’m sorry, but one scene of his re-entering the social world in TFATWS to being a member of congress is a HUGE JUMP. It’s not necessarily that it’s a bad choice, it’s just that without seeing development, it’s weird.

Especially because in the trailer, Yelena (and several others but mostly her) are talking about how difficult it is to integrate into normal life and manage their trauma to do so. So I just feel like even though we’d seen Bucky start the process, it was one scene. We had a lot more to explore with him in that aspect and I hate that any growth is just not actually seen but told. Bc it probably wouldn’t feel ooc much at all if we actually explored the progression and it was a real arc instead of something they just threw in.

Also like I mentioned before, I feel weird about the fact that he physically looks like a completely different character than when we last seen him. I mean the photos of them filming a court room scene totally make sense now, considering the trailer showed congressman Bucky in a court room & at a political event talking with Val. (Well, and Seb himself saying Bucky is in congress).

But the actual costuming, hair, etc. is a very weird choice for an established character of 10+ years, and is not simply unflattering, but rather unfitting to him. I feel like the TFATWS look was the closest to his true self and best self expression. And personally I would’ve liked to see it again. It seems like I’m being petty, but if they’ve changed that much on the outside, how much has changed on the inside? And this is gonna sound so hateful and I’m sorry but additionally, I feel like raggedy hair and a goatee is not giving congressman. If they were going for a professional and mature vibe, that’s not it, and they could’ve also done that “professional” vibe while staying true to character by simply having his hair still short but a little more grown out than TFATWS and by giving him a grown out, fuller beard. Stylistically it’s strange.

Back to the general convo of him being a congressman tho, idk. As I said, very happy he’s portrayed in a better light but I just feel like it leaves so much off screen. There’s a whole arc that we’re missing out on of him settling down, becoming more confident (bc you have to have confidence to campaign for a congress seat and TFATWS Bucky was not there), coming to terms with his past, and re-entering society as well as learning to contribute to it. Imo, that’s a very very huge jump and it’s especially weird to cut it out in a movie that’s all about accepting who you are and finding purpose.