Black Widow is an incredible movie! In terms of the pace and way the movie is shot, this is similar Captain America: The Winter Soldier. In retrospect, why was there ever any doubt Scarlett Johansonn could ever carry a stand-alone big budget Marvel film? The thing which makes movies like this, Wonder Woman and Black Panther so impactful is they are actually great movies to begin with. Bad movies do not make a lasting impact, no matter what the message is.
Taking place between the events of Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War, Natasha discovers the KGB Red Room project which develop Widows is still in existence, as is its Russian creator General Dreykov played by Ray Winstone.
Natasha Romanoff, played by Johansonn, is then forced to reunite with her “family” which turn out to be four individual KGB agents posing as a family while living in America. Against the backdrop of Marvel’s massive action scenes, this movie is all about the importance of family and reconciliation.
I think what I really appreciated about this movie was there were no GDs, f-bombs, or hint at sexuality. Just great storytelling and action. You can take the entire family.
Before getting to the leadership quotes and lessons from the movie, please know SPOILERS are below!
The following are 13 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Black Widow:
- Struggle Is Necessary For Strength – Melina told a young Natasha, “Your pain only makes you stronger.”
- The One Thing We All Have In Common Is We All Have A Past – Natasha told Thunderbolt Ross, “I’ve lived a lot of lives before I met you Ross.”
- Bad Company Corrupts Good Morals – Mason, an arms dealer, told Natasha, “People who have friends don’t call me.”
- Leaders Are Always Being Watched… And Mimicked – The villainous muscle in this movie is The Taskmaster who has the ability to watch anyone and copy them. During various fights he copies Captain America, Black Panther, Hawkeye, and Romanoff. The truth is all leaders are being watched and copied as well. Give them a good example to follow.
- A Failure To Plan Is A Plan To Fail – While being chased by Taskmaster and being fired at by a group of Widows, Yelena, Natasha’s sister played by Florence Pugh, said to Natasha, “Okay, you got a plan, or shall I just stay, duck, and cover?” To which Natasha replied, “My plan was to drive us away!” Yelena emphatically said, “Well, your plan sucks.”
- We Will All Eventually Sit Down To A Banquet Of Consequences – 20 years prior Natasha killed Dreykov’s daughter. In this movie, Natasha felt the consequences of her actions.
- Poor Leaders Have Little To No Self-Awareness – Natasha said to Alexei, her father played by David Harbour, “You haven’t seen me in 20 years and you ask me about you?”
- Leaders Are Known By Their Authenticity – Melina, Natasha’s mother played by Rachel Weisz, said, “Our family construct was a ruse that only lasted three years.”
- Melina added, “You can’t defeat a man who commands the will of others.”
- People Operate More Efficiently In Structure – Melina concluded, “The world functions on a higher level when controlled.”
- Leadership Is Influence, Not Position – Dreykov said, “Real power comes from undetectable influence.”
- There Is No Success Without Succession – The post credit scene indicating Yelena will avenge the death of Natasha creates significant interest in the upcoming Disney+ series Hawkeye.
- The Two Most Powerful Words In The English Language Are “I’m Sorry.” – Natasha eventually makes thing right with her parents, sister, and Dreykov’s daughter by apologizing.
Once again, Black Widow is incredible!!! Go see it and have a great time… and get ready for Disney+’s Hawkeye.
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