I've been thinking about the Winter Soldier's mask.
So the first time we see him wearing it is the first time he shows up in the movie, when he goes after Fury.
Then we see it again after he shoots Fury in Steve's apartment:
...and then again in the highway fight scene, up until it falls off.
In the last fight sequence on the helicarriers, Bucky doesn't show up with the mask on.
This was either because a) he lost it in the highway fight and never got it back, b) they left it off his uniform because Steve had already seen his face, or c) this mission didn't require it for some reason. I've seen some people say that they left it off because Steve would be hesitant to fight his old friend, which is also plausible (and very sad).
But then, we get to Civil War, and he's never shown wearing the mask.
After he kills the Starks, he stares right at the camera before shooting it. That footage is later found in the Hydra base in Siberia.
And then, we see him wearing the mask in the flashback scene in Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
...when he kills RJ Nakajima in the Hotel Inessa. It's not made clear when this particular event happened.
So, my working theory is that he didn't get the mask until he was transferred to the American side of Hydra after the Winter Soldier project expansion failed in 1991. But there's not really any conclusive evidence for anything about this theory at all.
I don't know. If anyone's read this far, I hope you weren't expecting well-fleshed-out thoughts lol.
Basically, I'm curious about when and why the Winter Soldier wore the mask.
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“I really like those fight sequences in the Winter Soldier. There’s a couple of scenes where it’s just myself and Bucky…Sebastian, fighting on the streets.”
I CAN NAME AT LEAST 6 EMOTIONS THAT CROSS HIS EYES
AND THOSE ARE JUST ONES I KNOW HOW TO NAME
The way his metal arm falters and falls a little >>>
And then his shoulders hunch in and he turns his chest towards Steve 😭😭😭
On God I don’t think it’s in this clip but ON GOD his lips twitch up into an almost-snarl like his programming is still trying to fight for dominance 😭😭😭
His chin tilts up!! Which is a sign of submission because it bares his throat which he wouldn’t do if he thought he were in danger (which he has been consecutively for over 70 years) 😭😭😭 oh god this is the first time he ever gets to catch a BREAK he has to know that this man would never hurt him
His eyes widen. It’s so minuscule it’s INSANE. Like you can see the light turning back on. It’s just the one bulb in the back storage room buried behind boxes but it’s there.
The tiny gasping breath he takes KILLS ME 😭
Jaw hanging like he might say something before his throat tightens 😭😭😭😭😭
CAN YOU IMAGINE IF HE SAID “Steve?” JUST LIKE IN TFA BUT SMALLER AND HORRIFIED I WOULD’VE DIED RIGHT THERE
Anyway this shot specifically always takes me apart at the seams 😃