Avengers Endgame author defends Black Widow twist

The author of Avengers: Endgame has defended that Black Widow twist.

Scarlett Johansson’s character – also referred to as Natasha Romanoff – sacrificed herself to be able to retrieve the Soul Stone from Vormir, regardless of Hawkeye/Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) making an attempt to take action first.

And whereas some followers have been infuriated by the concept Natasha would sacrifice herself simply because Clint has a household, Endgame author Stephen McFeely has defined within the Blu-ray commentary that Black Widow truly died for a far nobler trigger – saving her family.

Her family being the Avengers (a few of whom have been misplaced in Thanos’ finger snap).

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“We should probably talk about how this is the first major female character of the Marvel [Cinematic] Universe,” McFeely defined (by way of ComicBook.com).

“We didn’t make this choice frivolously. She’s not combating to save lots of Clint’s household.

“I’ve seen some folks say that he has a household, and due to this fact… That’s not it in any respect. She’s combating to save lots of her household.”

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The feedback come after McFeely broke down why Natasha’s loss of life needed to occur, and after Endgame director Joe Russo additionally defined why Natasha’s funeral service wasn’t proven within the film.

Avengers: Endgame is accessible to pre-order on DVD, Blu-ray, 3D and 4K now.

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