Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
With the release of the Doctor Strange and the expansion of the #MultiverseofMadness, it's time to look at one of the greatest MCU characters, and the subtext behind the history of the Scarlet Witch. The reason Wanda has become one of the best written characters in the entire Marvel Cinematic universe is because her tragic backstory is based in real world historical context.
While she's been a villain and a hero in Marvel Comics for almost 60 years, her MCU story was modernized to represent the struggles of a lot of Eastern European people. Her home country, Sokovia has been one of the epicentres of the MCU, and Wanda, her brother Pietro, even Baron Zemo have beautifully written and performed movie versions because of how their MCU versions reflect those from war-torn areas in Eastern Europe.
I take a look at the #HistoryofScarletWitch and connect the subtext of her transformation from villain to her to villain again by studying real life events. Her journey from Sokovia, to Westview, from Age of Ultron to Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is arguably one of the most tragic, because despite it's comic book inspiration, it's a very REAL story.
Special thanks to Dr. Steven Jug, PhD - History department at Baylor University.
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With the release of the Doctor Strange and the expansion of the #MultiverseofMadness, it's time to look at one of the greatest MCU characters, and the subtext behind the history of the Scarlet Witch. The reason Wanda has become one of the best written characters in the entire Marvel Cinematic universe is because her tragic backstory is based in real world historical context.
While she's been a villain and a hero in Marvel Comics for almost 60 years, her MCU story was modernized to represent the struggles of a lot of Eastern European people. Her home country, Sokovia has been one of the epicentres of the MCU, and Wanda, her brother Pietro, even Baron Zemo have beautifully written and performed movie versions because of how their MCU versions reflect those from war-torn areas in Eastern Europe.
I take a look at the #HistoryofScarletWitch and connect the subtext of her transformation from villain to her to villain again by studying real life events. Her journey from Sokovia, to Westview, from Age of Ultron to Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is arguably one of the most tragic, because despite it's comic book inspiration, it's a very REAL story.
Special thanks to Dr. Steven Jug, PhD - History department at Baylor University.
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Follow Reel School on Twitter: twitter.com/ReelSchool
#ScarletWitch #DoctorStrangeintheMultiverseofMadness #DoctorStrange #TheScarletWitch #TheHistoryofScarletWitch #VideoEssay #ReelSchool #Wandavision #MaximoffTwins #ScarletWitchandQuicksilver #Sokovia #HistoryofSokovia #EasternEurope #MCU #MarvelCinematicUniverse #HistoryoftheMCU #BaronZemo #ElizabethOlsen #WandaMaximoff #AgeofUltron
