The more I watch the Black Widow movie, the more I love it

So I’m doing a rewatch of the Marvel movies in preparation for Doomsday, and (unpopular I know) doing my rewatch in chronological order of the timeline, not release date. I haven’t watched it this way before, so I decided to give it a go, and just had to say that I LOVED watching Black Widow immediately after Civil War.

It makes me wish that this movie came out before Black Widow’s death. From doing my rewatch, so far it’s one of my favorite movies! I love the dynamic between Natasha and Yelena, and rewatching it definitely makes me bummed that they won’t have more scenes together.

Have any of you tried watching Black Widow immediately after Civil War? And what were your thoughts on the Black Widow movie as a whole? Do you think it should’ve been released at a different time?

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rubyschnees2025-11-02 01:34

black widow is criminally underrated, it's *easily* in my top 10

rangerdanger_92025-11-02 01:42

I 100% agree! I’ve always enjoyed it, but now that I’m doing a true rewatch of everything, it’s making me realize that it’s veryyy high up there for me. I’m thinking it may even be in my top 5.

Burgoonius2025-11-02 02:40

Id say top 15 for me - definitely the upper third of MCU projects. The scene with Natasha and Dreykov where she breaks her nose is amazing

0fThieves2025-11-02 01:42

I had a daughter and tried to rewatch it, that opening scene is ROUGH as my life has changed.

rangerdanger_92025-11-02 01:45

Oh I can only imagine! I don’t have kids, but watching that movie makes me want to hug my sister extra tight.

theMagicSwingPiano2025-11-02 01:50

I liked it until towards the end. It just seemed like everything wrapped up too easily. I also didnt like Rachel Weisz's character much even though I like her as an actress. Though maybe I'll be more positive about the movie once I reach it on my rewatch.

Best thing about the movie is the introduction of Yelena and Alexei.

rangerdanger_92025-11-02 01:57

Interesting! I actually really liked her character in this movie.

I understand what you mean about things wrapping up nicely, I almost wish it didn’t so there’d be another one lol.

ThatBitchA2025-11-02 01:53

I love doing a chronological watch. It's the best way to watch the MCU.

I love Black Widow. It's a great film that sets up Yelena and gives more insight into Natasha.

rangerdanger_92025-11-02 01:58

This is my first time doing a chronological rewatch and I’m loving it! It’s funny though, a lot of posts I’ve seen on reddit seem to say that it’s not as good this way, and I personally don’t think I could disagree more.

And Yelena is definitely a favorite character of mine. I’m excited to see her future in the MCU.

ThatBitchA2025-11-02 02:02

I've done so many chronological watches. I see something new each time. It's so much fun.

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marvelcomics222025-11-02 03:33

It's a great order for rewatches, but not for first time viewers.

Deer_Nice2025-11-02 07:01

That’s a good point! My opinion is that watching the movies chronologically is a step up, next level thing

DefVanJoviAero2025-11-03 07:48

I think the difference is a chronological watch for a first timer. The end credits ruin things, the flow of an expanding universe is off etc.

For MCU Die-Hards a Chronological watch can be tons of fun.

rangerdanger_92025-11-03 21:57

I can definitely understand that! The end credits would definitely have thrown things off if I hadn’t seen them already before.

Lincoln6242025-11-02 01:59

I loved Black Widow when it came out.

I will continue to watch the MCU in release order. Nothing else makes sense.

Ornery_10042025-11-02 02:03

It has a lot of unnecessary "ass" shots.

Ill-Dimension-29962025-11-02 02:04

black widow is my favourite character i kid you not i cried all through the movie because Natasha and yelena lost each other once and lost each other again and we were shown like percent of trauma they actually had, only thing i hated post credit scene of yelena at nat’s grave it was beautiful and sad moment ruined by val , in perfect world black widow should have 3 stand alone movies and ominous red room from comics not flying red room in the movie

After-Dog-65932025-11-02 02:13

The story and the characters are amazing in the show and I’m not usually one to notice bad CGI, but this one has a ton of it. There are a few scenes that look so bad that it kinda takes me out of it. I do think it’s very underrated though

treathugger2025-11-02 02:30

I actually really like it too. It fleshed out Natasha a lot more in a different dynamic. The action was pretty good too. Taskmaster fight and the prison escape were standouts. Would've been a top MCU film for me if they stuck the landing i.e. Taskmaster is actually just Tasky and Natasha really did kill Dreykov's daughter.

JyconX2025-11-02 02:35

No, Black Widow movie was NOT released in wrong time. Besides, by the time Infinity War and Endgame were in development, the Black Widow movie didn't necessarily even have plans to be set between Civil War and Infinity War just yet. I think vast majority of people who don't like Black Widow movie being released after Endgame just fail to understand or think it doesn't matter. Well, I think... it MATTERS!

I liked it being a legacy movie for Black Widow, and setting up Yelena and Alexei as characters in the rest of the Multiverse Saga.

KOStrongStyle2025-11-02 02:51

I really enjoy it as well. Plus it gave the world Florence Pugh's Yelena and for that I will be forever thankful.

sherlock_unlocked2025-11-02 03:32

this is basically what i was gonna comment. florence pugh is such an amazing actress and human being, and it makes me so happy that she's part of the mcu ♡

clashrendar2025-11-02 07:56

I keep thinking she's been around longer than she has, because that character has had such a huge impact on the MCU. Just four years and some change.

rangerdanger_92025-11-02 21:51

I can’t wait to see where Yelena’s character goes in the upcoming movies! She’s definitely a favorite of mine.

Few-Quail-45612025-11-02 02:51

It needed to be Jason Bourne meets winter soldier. None to little cgi, practical shots as much as possible. It starts off extremely strong and progressively gets worse.

Wackyraven2025-11-02 03:02

It has one of the best opening sequences. Natasha and Yelena scenes are great. 3rd act was a let down and was too generic Marvel/superhero movie.

Big_Epsilon2025-11-02 03:29

Chronological order is the way

Illustrious-Sign30152025-11-02 03:33

The opening intro is the best and I hope we can see more opening intros like that

Careless_Royal82092025-11-02 04:09

I only saw it once, but I liked it.

Lisanne1105962025-11-02 04:11

I love doing chronological rewatches. Black Widow is one of my favorites and I wish we'd seen it after Civil War in the MCU.

Wooden-Radish-90082025-11-02 04:18

I actually love Black Widow and my biggest complaint about it is that the deleted ending is better than what they went with

clashrendar2025-11-02 07:59

What's the deleted ending?

Wooden-Radish-90082025-11-02 14:33

You should look it up on YouTube, it's really touching. I almost don't want to spoil it, but it's a really beautiful payoff for not only Natasha's arc in the movie but a really nice moment that manages to work as inspiration for what her character goes on to do AND a really heartwarming final moment for her given that it was the last we saw of her.

It's honestly kind of mind blowing they didnt use it.

mexicat20002025-11-02 04:23

The title opening sequence is awesome.

Responsible_Egg75192025-11-02 04:45

Yelena is my favorite MCU character and this movie is a great start for her journey.

I also really loved how this movie changed the way Widows were treated. The way Natasha (and pretty much every other female character) is styled and framed is night and day compared to her earlier appearances.

TheSmith7772025-11-02 05:15

The only downfall of black widow was fast and furious level realism. There was no need for it and the family drama was all great stuff. Overall still thought it was pretty solid

thr0waway24352025-11-02 22:39

Yeah I felt the same way. First 2/3 of the movie was really solid. The family drama was great. But the crazy action at the end didn’t feel satisfying.

Deer_Nice2025-11-02 07:04

The CGI sucked. I agree with another commenter that it needed to be more “realistic”, hardcore fight scenes like CATWS. And they did Taskmaster dirty…although I didn’t mind the switch from Masters(male) to Dreykov(female), Marvel should’ve done so much more with the introduction of the character

clashrendar2025-11-02 07:54

It's a solid James Bond style movie (even has Mrs. James Bond in it). The villain is based on real life, although real life rich and powerful pedophiles probably don't have sky fortresses. Just islands and white houses.

atomcrafter2025-11-02 10:58

Melina should have been the villain.

TrueLegateDamar2025-11-02 11:16

This. Dreykov should just been the frontman who thinks he's in charge.

arnathor2025-11-02 11:51

I think Black Widow is great. It’s a bit like Iron Man 3 in that a lot of the fan response to it upon release was more about the way the villain was handled (Taskmaster in this case, Mandarin in the case of IM3). As somebody who wasn’t massively into Marvel lore prior to the MCU it didn’t bother me as much as I didn’t have any expectations about how those villains would be treated. But on rewatches both films are so much better than the general consensus.

Antrikshy2025-11-05 23:26

I'm with you on IM3. It's one of my faves because of the reveal that they hid so well in marketing.

LordBrixton2025-11-02 11:57

It is, as you say, a very under-rated entry in the Marvel Canon, but MAN is Ray Winstone's accent bad!?

East-Bluejay68912025-11-03 09:19

Mere exposure effect

mackadoo2025-11-03 15:36

I've been doing a watch-through with my kid and we've done everything in release order except Black Widow and it's her favorite movie of the bunch. Definitely hit a lot harder for me as well watching it that way.

rangerdanger_92025-11-03 21:59

I enjoyed the movie when it came out in theaters, but definitely felt that watching it immediately after Civil War made it feel like it gave me a greater impact. A lot of the quips about the Avengers breaking up just seemed to hit harder when it was so fresh.

Asharak782025-11-03 22:11

I really enjoyed it the first time, but ya, it would have been so much better if it was released on time.
Yelena, Natasha, and Alexei’s relationship is one of the best in the MCU.