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Captain America, Winter Soldier

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In the film Captain America, Winter Soldier, the audience gets a closer look at the relationship between Captain America and Natasha Romano (Black Widow). Throughout the movie, one factor that always comes into play is whether Natasha can be trusted as former spy and agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Her past, personality, and loyalty are what make Natasha a questionable person. Although she seems to have ulterior motives, she ultimately proves to be very trustworthy in the end.

The main reason Natasha can be perceived as untrustworthy is due to her past as a spy for the K.G.B. She also states several times that changing her personality due to the situation is something she does often. This leads others to question which side she is on and where …show more content…

This is evident when she retrieved the data from the ship; she was the prime suspect. It is also implied that in her former career as a spy, Natasha had done things she was not proud of.
Lastly, she and Captain America are vastly different which is what puts them at odds. Captain is upfront and honest, whereas she is coy and playful to the point of seeming untrustworthy. She is always one step ahead of everyone else and does not always notify her teammates. When she speaks, she did not always give direct answers.
On the contrary, Natasha was willing to put herself in danger numerous times in order to save the world. This type of behavior is evident throughout all of the action scenes. She fights and puts herself in danger for the greater good. Perhaps her most meaningful action was leaking all of S.H.I.E.L.D and H.Y.D.R.A’s information. When Pierce reminded her that her past would also be revealed to the world, she was still willing to go through with the process. As a person who valued her anonymity as, this was a huge sacrifice, but she realized that what they were dealing with was something more important. There were also times where Captain America could not do things alone and she used her skill sets to get them through the situations.

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