![]() ![]() What the scene shows us, and the reason why so many of us enjoyed it, is that it makes Zemo relatable. ![]() Brühl mentioned that he improvised these moves – a fact we pretty much already knew – so it’s not on the level of some insanely well-choreographed dance. Why are we so charmed by this scene? It’s not as if Zemo’s dance moves are legendary in any way. It’s basically the same scene of him dancing in a one hour loop, but it’s a video that has been viewed over six million times. This brings us to everyone’s favourite scene, a scene so popular that Marvel created a one hour video of him just…dancing. Even in the face of temptation, with vials of the super soldier serum just there for the taking, Zemo doesn’t hesitate – he sticks to his ideology, destroys the vials and thwarts Karli Morgenthau’s plans in the process. There are numerous instances where he could turn on them, or betray them, but he never does, only sneaking away to avoid going back into prison. While Bucky and Sam go around clumsily interviewing witnesses, Zemo becomes the pied piper, using turkish delight as a way to buy himself some information. He is stylish (how many robes does the man have?), humorous, and quick-witted. ![]() What I didn’t expect was how my perspective of him would change, and the excellent job the series did in fleshing out his character, especially since he was mostly there for like two episodes.Īfter escaping jail (with minimal help from Bucky), Zemo reveals himself to be quite the man of culture. Daniel Brühl is a fantastic actor – check him out in Rush or Inglourious Basterds if you haven’t already – but Zemo was simply forgettable. Unlike some of the more likeable villains, such as Loki, Killmonger or even Mysterio, I didn’t really have any strong feelings about Zemo. So when I found out he was returning for The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, I wasn’t sure what to make of this information. But for most of the movie, he functioned as a puppet master, pulling the strings, watching the chaos unfold – as far as villains go, he was quite a non-entity. We understood his motivation, that his actions were all to make the avengers pay for the death of his family in Sokovia. He turned the avengers against one another, making them take sides, deepening the fissures that already existed in these relationships. Think Wanda in WandaVision, or Tony Stark’s decisions in Avengers: Age of Ultron.ĭaniel Brühl’s Zemo was clearly a villain in Captain America: Civil War, where he used the codes to control the Winter Soldier, leading to the death of King T’Chaka. The same logic applies to our heroes as well, who sometimes, despite their best intentions, may head down a path that creates more chaos instead of good. Individuals may be the villain in one movie, and then turn around to have a redemption arc in the next – God of Mischief Loki being the greatest example of this. It’s not a simple matter of black and white, with clear-cut antagonists who want to see the world burn. One thing I’ve always admired about Marvel is the way they handle their villains. Pretty hefty The Falcon and The Winter Soldier and wider MCU spoilers follow. ![]()
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