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Thunderbolts*’ big depression metaphor hit me hard, mostly for the wrong reasons from Polygon - All RSS feed.

Thunderbolts*’ big depression metaphor hit me hard, mostly for the wrong reasons

The latest Marvel Cinematic Universe movie, Thunderbolts*, is baldly and emphatically about dealing with depression. It opens with state-assassin-turned-mercenary-assassin Yelena​​ Belova (Florence Pugh) in voiceover, musing about the “emptiness” that characterizes her life, how she can’t enjoy or connect to things the way she used to. The story repeatedly touches on different ways people self-medicate […]