Defining "The Bane Problem" in 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier' When superhero stories try to address real-life social and political issues, conflicts of interest may occur. Marvel Studios Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is a series that really immerses itself in contemporary sociopolitical issues, namely racism and American policing. As superheroes have become increasingly ubiquitous as a genre and directors seek to fictionalize complex and multifaceted real-life matters, “The Bane Problem” is something that media-savvy viewers will want to keep in mind, from the narratives it cultivates to the eerie convergence of factors that brings it about.