The sixth is Marvel’s “Captain America: The Last Soldier.” Steve Rogers isn’t an old man. He’s a myth. His body doesn’t age. He lives in the shadows. In 2025, he appears in a city and says, “I’m no hero. I’m a mistake.” He tries to die. But no one lets him. The film is a meditation on what it means to be a symbol when the symbol is no longer needed.
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The seventh is DC’s “Green Lantern: The Lost Corps.” The group of remaining Lanterns aren’t people. They’re energy trapped in bodies. They don’t remember who they were. They remember only one phrase: “Don’t be afraid of the light.” The film is shot in the style of “2001: A Space Odyssey”—without dialogue, only music, color, and movement.
The eighth is “Spider-Man: Into the Web of Shadows” from Sony. Peter Parker begins to dream where he is not a man, but a spider. His body changes. He is afraid. He doesn’t know whether he is a man or a creature. In the end, he turns into a spider. And remains to live in the web. The film is a metaphor for anxiety and loss of self.
The ninth is “Wonder Woman: The Forgotten War” from DC. The Maiden doesn’t wage war on enemies. She wages war on memory. She has forgotten that she was once a goddess. She lives as an ordinary woman. But her daughter—the heir—begins to remember. And then the myths come to life. The film is poetry about how oblivion becomes a form of death.
The tenth is “The Avengers: The Quiet End” by Marvel. At the end of the universe. All the heroes have died. One man—Tony Stark’s former assistant—finds their remains. He gathers them in one room. And says, “You’re not dead. You’re just no longer needed.” He turns on the projector. And shows them how the world is a better place without them. The film ends in silence. And the light in the window fades.
