Post by kuatorises on Jul 25, 2019 18:59:22 GMT
I understand that Wanda's failure to be punished for her actions is a big sticking point for you, but it isn't for me. I hope that's alright with you because I certainly wouldn't ask you to live up to my expectations.
When you read comic books, it's customary for many characters to go unpunished or even in reprimanded for what we would understand to be atrocities in real life. Wanda's comic book counterpart is arguably equally as rash, destructive, and as selfish as her MCU sister. She frequently becomes emotional and destroys things and people. She is well known for perpetrating a near genocide against her own species in the comics with little or nothing happening in the way of repercussions.
The Hulk is known for destroying continents and entire planets in the comics so, a city rampage may fail to register as acutely as it should for the seasoned comic book reader. I admit there's video-game violence type desensitization going in that respect.
This isn't a justification so much as it is an explanation. It doesn't matter to me whether or not Wanda is made to pay for her crimes in the MCU. If she were sent to prison for the sake of verisimilitude, that would inevitably gum up the works in terms of pure genre and story mechanics. Wanda can't participate in a meaningful way in the story if she's incarcerated. If you're insinuating that she's owed some more karmic comeuppance, that's entirely outside of my scope.
I believe a more practical (if not fitting) punishment if one is called for, would be for her to be pressed into service rather than languish in a cell. I don't think it's worth the literary overhead incurred to simulate the complexities of real-world justice and morality in a fantastical setting. I leave that type of thinking to folks like DC-Fan .
Again, great conversation.
I'd give her full immunity on the Hulk fiasco. Johannesburg was a tragedy but, in the big picture, it's just one city.
Having worked on the periphery of law enforcement for a time, I think it might surprise you just how much can be forgiven if an individual or institution has strategic value that outweighs their past crimes.
There's an entire movie dedicated to whether or not the heroes be held accountable for their actions; and it's a subplot of many others. Don't tell me we can't talk about it when the characters themselves are having the same conversation.
