Marvel has always used props as storytelling devices. The shield, cleansed by Steve Rogers, is now desecrated. In the following episodes, we see Sam Wilson refuse to touch the blood-stained shield. The image becomes iconic: the American flag stained by state-sanctioned violence. The scene forces the audience to ask: Is the symbol pure, or does the wielder corrupt it?
Marvel has always used props as storytelling devices. The shield, cleansed by Steve Rogers, is now desecrated. In the following episodes, we see Sam Wilson refuse to touch the blood-stained shield. The image becomes iconic: the American flag stained by state-sanctioned violence. The scene forces the audience to ask: Is the symbol pure, or does the wielder corrupt it?
