In a shocking turn of events, the Avengers, Earth’s most powerful heroes, suffered a devastating defeat at the hands of the intergalactic warlord Thanos in the epic film Avengers: Infinity War. And, now The Marvels director Nia DaCosta in an interview stated that she believes that it could have been avoided and blames Captain America for the loss.
Despite their combined strength and unwavering determination, the Avengers were ultimately overwhelmed by Thanos’s ruthless power and his unwavering commitment to his twisted vision of a balanced universe.
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Captain America Was the Reason the Avengers Lost to Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War, The Marvels Director Believes
The Marvels director Nia DaCosta believes that none but Chris Evans‘ Captain America is to blame for what happened in the Avengers: Infinity War. All the suffering could have been avoided had Steve Rogers simply sacrificed his vision to prevent this event.
Recently, talking to the Phase Zero podcast, DaCosta explained:
“The reason why it’s his fault is the reason why he’s such an amazing hero because he’s like, ‘we’re not gonna sacrifice anyone. Like, there always has to be another way.”
She continued,
“He was incorrect, but he was also right in the end because everything was fine. We did lose some people that we care about. But it is his fault because he should have just ripped that thing out of his homie’s head from the beginning.”
However, she noted that it’s part of why he’s such a great character.
“But then, again, that’s what makes him such a good character, and I think some of the amazing success of that first part of the MCU was those characters were so true to themselves, and they made sense. All of the decisions that they made, even if you didn’t agree with them, they made perfect sense to who they were. So, even though I blame him, I understand him.”
DaCosta’s The Marvels stars Brie Larson as Carol Danvers (aka Captain Marvel), Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan (aka Ms. Marvel), and Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau. The Marvels is set to arrive in theaters on November 10.
Was Captain America To Blame For Avengers: Infinity War?
In the context of Avengers: Infinity War, Captain America’s refusal to sacrifice Vision, even if it meant preventing Thanos from acquiring the Mind Stone, ultimately led to the devastating consequences of Thanos’s snap.
DaCosta argues that Captain America’s unwavering stance against sacrificing anyone, even in the face of overwhelming odds, ultimately led to Thanos’s victory.
To a certain extent, Chris Pratt’s Star-Lord is partly to blame for the defeat because he ruined an excellent plan that almost saw Iron Man, Spider-Man, and other heroes remove the Infinity Gauntlet from Thanos. Star-Lord repeatedly punched Thanos after learning of Gamora’s demise, disrupting the other heroes’ jobs and eventually destroying the universe.
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