This article contains major spoilers for the ending of “Captain America: Brave New World,” now playing in theaters. Captain America is back — and so are several characters from “The Incredible Hulk,” “Eternals” and more corners of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Brave New World's title could have been smart and nuanced, but ultimately deflates into an underwhelming tool to set up the path ahead.

A major part of the successful movies based on Marvel Comics comes from using the simple formula of having a very distinct hero face an equally obvious foe. This makes it easy for even those who are not masters of the Marvel Universe to enjoy the action-laced story.