7 Reasons Why Black Widows Sacrifice Was Justified (& 7 Why It Shouldve Been Hawkeye)

7 Reasons Why Black Widow’s Sacrifice Was Justified (& 7 Why It Should’ve Been Hawkeye)

Avengers: Endgame saw Black Widow giving her own life in order to help the heroes obtain the Soul Stone. Should it have been Hawkeye who died, though?

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The MCU’s Avengers: Endgame had a Herculean task; to complete the story arc from Avengers: Infinity War and do it in a way that satisfied fans. The story arc that had begun in Infinity War, involving Thanos erasing half of the Earth’s population with the Infinity Gauntlet, needed to be concluded. But how? As the Avengers would soon discover, Thanos had destroyed the Infinity Stones shortly after “The Snap”. One of the ways to undo the damage was suggested by Scott Lang (Ant-Man), involving several teams of Avengers going back in time and extracting Infinity Stones from that time period.

Black Widow and Hawkeye were sent to Vormir to extract the Soul Stone. As payment for its removal, it required that which you love most to be sacrificed. Why did Black Widow sacrifice herself, instead of Hawkeye? Both heroes had their reasons for wanting to make that commitment, and both had reasons not to. As long-time friends, partners, and (in the comics at least) lovers, it was gut-wrenching to watch them wrestle with their decision. Black Widow ultimately became the one to die, literally fighting Hawkeye off to do it, but was that the right decision?

Updated on July 6th, 2021 by Kayleena Pierce-Bohen: Black Widow’s legendary sacrifice to acquire the Soul Stone and save her friends made some fans think they’d seen the last of her. Fortunately, a Black Widow movie was in production, and with its July 9th, 2021 release, fans will be able to learn more about Black Widow–and her mysterious past–than ever before. With a strong focus on the bonds of family and insight into her work as a freelance operative prior to joining the Avengers, it will provide even more depth to her heroic choice in Avengers: Endgame.

14 Why It Was Justified: She Wanted To Be A True Hero

While being part of the Avengers pretty much secures a reputation as a hero, Black Widow’s dark past didn’t always make her feel like one. Unlike some of her more pure-hearted teammates, like Captain America, she’d done a lot of things she really wasn’t proud of prior to her induction.

As a highly trained agent in the Black Widow Program, this included contracted hits and assassinations. The ignobility of her missions meant she never felt like she belonged among her peers but dying a hero’s death to save the world (and her friends) would make up for that.

13 Why It Should Have Been Hawkeye: So Natasha And Bruce Could Be Together

There was a period of time in the Iron Man, Captain America, and Avengers movies where Natasha was semi-flirtatious with several male members of the superteam. Though Tony Stark would come to cement his love for Pepper Potts, and Steve Rogers couldn’t get over Peggy Carter, Bruce Banner emerged as an unlikely contender for her affections.

In Avengers: Age of Ultron, their relationship was explored in some depth, though he was unable to make any commitments because of the uncontrollable nature of The Hulk. Sensing a kindred spirit, she declared she would run away with him if he wanted to leave the Avengers behind. Sadly their possible romance will almost certainly never be explored now.

12 Why It Was Justified: Hawkeye Had A Family

If there was even a remote possibility that Hawkeye could get his family back, Black Widow wasn’t going to let him pass up the chance. With the snap of Thanos’s fingers while wearing the Infinity Gauntlet, he’d managed to rob Clint Barton of his wife and two children, and only with the Infinity Stones together again could the effects of “The Snap” be undone.

The solo Black Widow demonstrates that Nat fully understands the power of family, so it would never sit right with her knowing that the Barton kids would be without their father.

11 Why It Should Have Been Hawkeye: He Put His Family At Risk

After “The Snap”, Hawkeye lost his entire family. His wife and two children were gone in an instant, leaving him the sole survivor. He couldn’t find Thanos, so he took out his frustrations and pain on the villains that–in a cruel twist of fate–were not killed off by Thanos’s use of the Infinity Stones.

When the Avengers are successful in undoing the destruction Thanos caused, his family is returned to him. But he can’t erase the past five years of slaughtering criminals. Those left alive will undoubtedly come looking for him and his kin, seeking their own revenge.

10 Why It Was Justified: She’s A Lone Wolf

Black Widow has always been a loner, happiest with her own company. There are several reasons for this that aren’t entirely personality-oriented, explainable only by her backstory of becoming Black Widow. The Black Widow Program brainwashed her into forming no attachments to others, thereby making her a superior killing machine untethered to anything that might compromise her missions.

Speaking of missions, she often worked alone, except for when she worked with Hawkeye in Budapest (a point they mention in many films). It was her initial partnership with him and by osmosis, the rest of the Avengers, that made her feel a sense of connection. But at heart, she will always be a lone wolf separate from the pack.

9 Why It Should Have Been Hawkeye: Black Widow Didn’t Deserve To Be Side-Lined

For years, Black Widow served as the only woman on an all-male superhero team, and while everyone else received their own stand-alone films (and trilogies), she didn’t. Marvel Studios kept assuring fans the Black Widow film would come, but now with her untimely death, it seems the only way it can is in a prequel capacity.

Her character has been effectively sidelined for much of the films in all three phases of the MCU timeline. She has offered narrative support for the plotlines of her male peers, and she has provided emotional support for their character arcs. There was far more to her story than we got to see, and she deserved to have her character fleshed out.

8 Why It Was Justified: She Loved Clint Barton

Were Hawkeye and Black Widow in love? While never explicitly stated in the films leading up to Avengers: Endgame, Natasha Romanoff and Clint Barton have a romantic connection in their relationship, though they couldn’t consummate it for various reasons. One of those reasons being that Black Widow was figuratively married to her job and another being that Clint was literally married. It was perhaps because of the former that the latter was the case, leaving Clint to seek a rural life on a farm.

In the comics as well as the films, Hawkeye and Black Widow worked together as S.H.I.E.L.D. agents for years, growing close as the two “non-super-powered” members of the Avengers. In the comics, they did become intimate, whereas, in the movies, Black Widow’s silent love for him is why she would have sacrificed herself.

7 Why It Should Have Been Hawkeye: Black Widow Has Been Entirely In Charge For Five Years

In the five years since “The Snap”, the Avengers (and the rest of the world) did a variety of things to cope in the aftermath of losing half the world’s population. Captain America continued his PTSD support group. War Machine continued protecting various parts of the globe. Tony Stark lived a decidedly un-playboy life in a remote cabin on a lake. Black Widow maintained the status quo at Avengers Headquarters.

As the only person single-handedly holding down the fort, she was the first line of communication for any superheroes or survivors that would have normally been speaking with someone like Nick Fury. She may have put her fighting abilities to rest for the time being, but she had important things to be taking care of, unlike Hawkeye, who was busy being a vigilante renegade.

6 Why It Was Justified: The Avengers Succeeding Was More Important To Her

While there’s no doubt that both Hawkeye and Black Widow wanted to sacrifice themselves for the good of the team, there are fundamental differences in their positions. Whereas Hawkeye would do anything for the Avengers, he would do more for his family. The Avengers were Black Widow’s family, and therefore she was willing to sacrifice her life so that they would succeed in their mission.

Natasha did a lot of arguably wicked things before joining The Avengers, and she wasn’t the easiest to get to know, but she made an effort to build up a unique report with each of her colleagues. She opened up in her own way, and she valued their abilities and their insights, and they respected hers just as much in return.

5 Why It Should Have Been Hawkeye: He’s Semi-Retired

For the five years before their trip to Vormir, Hawkeye had been busy slaughtering drug cartels and gang members all around the world. He had made it his life’s purpose to balance out the injustice of his family being taken from him while murderers continued to thrive.

Black Widow, by contrast, was much less selfish and had made it her purpose to keep the lines of communication open between all superheroes still in existence at Avengers Headquarters. But prior to “The Snap,” when the Avengers needed Hawkeye, he was most commonly found on his farm in Iowa, and couldn’t be bothered saving the world. If left to live, Black Widow would have done more for more people.

4 Why It Was Justified: It Was More Dramatic

How much less exciting would it have been if, upon realizing Black Widow was about to leap to her death, Hawkeye simply shrugged and told her to go ahead? It wouldn’t have been particularly dramatic in a movie that requires a rollercoaster of emotions to be elicited from its audience. Black Widow deserved to have a climactic ending, even if it didn’t happen the way fans expected.

Fans had spent a decade coming to care about the characters in the MCU, and if Natasha’s sacrifice was simply played off as the “right thing to do” without any internal struggle from the person who cared the most about her, it wouldn’t have been realistic or impactful. One of the best elements of the MCU movies remains to showcase superheroes that feel like real people, who aren’t perfect, but who ultimately do the right thing.

3 Why It Should Have Been Hawkeye: He Could Have Redeemed Himself

Hawkeye wasn’t convinced that the plan to retrieve the Soul Stone was even going to work, but for the small part of him that did, he had a chance to not only get his family back but redeem himself for what he’d done in the five years since their absence.

By becoming a vigilante who murdered criminals in the streets, he’d ceased to be the superhero he once was, especially given the Avengers who kept their integrity. After living with the regret of his past mistakes, Hawkeye could have found redemption in the eyes of his family, his team, and ultimately himself.

2 Why It Was Justified: Black Widow Is An Emotionally Complex Character

In a recent interview with Marvel, Scarlett Johansson explained how working on Black Widow made her realize just how emotionally complex Black Widow is as a person, and how much her relationship with her family impacted her work as an assassin and then later as a superhero. She was clearly someone who, beneath her reserved exterior, felt deeply about her commitment to saving the people she cared about.

She felt that the stand-alone movie gave her not only the opportunity to kick off the MCU’s Phase 4 with a bang but also for “some sort of healing and understanding as to why Natasha decides to make that ultimate sacrifice in Avengers: Endgame.”

1 Why It Should Have Been Hawkeye: He Loved Her

The interactions between Hawkeye and Black Widow in the Avengers movies showcase a camaraderie that can only be had by sharing confidences and learning to trust one another in the face of extremely volatile situations. In the comic books, he helped her leave her life in the Soviet Union behind, and they worked together on dozens of missions.

One of the hardest things for Clint to do was walk away from Natasha after he already lost his family. Too consumed by rage and survivor’s guilt, he couldn’t be honest with his feelings and up turning away from the one person in his life who was not only still alive but might have understood him. He shouldn’t have let the one person who had given him a second chance die.

Link Source : https://screenrant.com/black-widow-hawkeye-sacrifice/

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