Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Captain America in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Photo: IMDB).
After successfully rescuing a hostage for the U.S. Air Force, superhero Sam Wilson, a.k.a. the Falcon (Anthony Mackie), arrives home in Delacroix, La., to try and help his sister secure a loan. They are attempting to save their parents’ fishing business from its financial troubles, and Sam is convinced that he can grease the wheels with the local bank because of his status as an Avenger.
Instead, what happens is all too familiar to a great number of Americans. The white bank clerk can’t quite place where he knows Sam, a Black man, from, but concludes that he must have “played for LSU.” Sam diplomatically corrects him and eventually the clerk figures out that he is a superhero. Despite asking to take a selfie with him, the clerk still denies Sam and his sister the loan.
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Anthony Mackie’s first day as Marvel’s new Captain America was the worst day of his acting life.
Friday’s finale episode of Disney+’s “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” revealed Mackie’s Sam Wilson – a Marvel Cinematic Universe regular since 2014’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” – as the high-flying superhero who s officially taking over the mantle from Chris Evans. © CHUCK ZLOTNICK/MARVEL STUDIOS Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) officially took on the mantle and the shield of Captain America in the finale of Marvel s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
While fans are not done rejoicing over their first Black Captain America, critics are singing a different tune when it comes to the finale episode of ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’.
According to Rotten tomatoes, the review-aggregator website, the sixth and final episode of ‘TFATWS’ had a 57 per cent approval rating, whereas episodes one, two, three, four and five had a rating of 93 per cent, 100 per cent, 85 per cent, 90 per cent and 100 per cent, respectively.
A vocal section of social media believes that the low rating may be due to racism and that people may not be ready to see a Black Captain America (played by Anthony Mackie) yet.