Captain America 4 has officially undergone a name change, but unfortunately fans really wish it hadn’t as the new name just makes it sound less cool.
The fourth Captain America entry was originally supposed to be titled New World Order. It’s a pretty badass sounding name and gives a sense of foreboding but apparently it wasn’t good enough for the studio. So Marvel has made the decision to change the title to Brave New World. Doesn’t have the same ring to it, right?
Many fans are of the same opinion as they questioned why the studio felt the need to change what was already a pretty dope title. In fact it’s been largely unanimously hated as fans piled on with criticisms; less of a Brave New World and more of a Brash, Unneeded Mistake.
“New World Order sounded much harder tbh.” – @NicholasLightTV
“Brave new world sounds like a Pokémon movie name.” – @phillynextdoor
“I don’t like this. New World Order was better. It sounded more ominous.” – @DaNotoriousVIC
Out of all the responses the only good thing that could be said about the name change was that the new one was more original, which is something. However, even that’s questionable, there are plenty of examples of that title being used. Most notably the Aldous Huxley sci-fi dystopian novel. The reference to the novel might be a subtle hint at the dystopian world of the fourth film, but the jury is well and truly in, fans want the un-subtle title back and they want it now.
“New World Order sounds so much more interesting. Brave New World is an Aldous Huxley novel.” – @JCKIX_art
At the end of the day, it’s just a movie title, it doesn’t reflect on the quality of the film. It might not be as cool but that doesn’t mean that Sam Wilson’s (Anthony Mackie) first big screen outing as Cap won’t be anything short of awesome, and hopefully it will bring the fans back to Marvel. However, if the film doesn’t do well, we can definitely place all of the blame on the name.
Captain America: Brave New World is set to arrive in theaters next year.