Director : Joe Johnston
Writers : Christopher Markus
Genres : Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Cast : Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Dominic Cooper, Richard Armitage, Stanley Tucci, Samuel L. Jackson, Toby Jones, Neal McDonough, Derek Luke, Kenneth Choi, JJ Feild, Bruno Ricci
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In modern Marvel Universe continuity, (often called 'canon'), the characters of Captain America and Bucky were supposedly killed near the end of World War Two while stopping a scheme by the first Baron Zemo to launch a missile at the U.S. According to canon, Captain America was thrown clear of the high-flying missile as it exploded, landing in the frozen waters of the north Atlantic. Due to the super-soldier formula in his blood, Captain America survived in frozen animation until discovered by the recently formed superhero group, the Avengers. (Avengers vol. 1, #4). The world had thought both Captain America and Bucky had died during that last war mission, and news of Captain America's survival and resurrection were greeted with wonder and acclamation. America still remembered him as one of her greatest heroes.
Captain America soon joined the Avengers, and quickly became the team's leader. The respect afforded him by other heroes cannot be underestimated. In team-ups (episodes when normally un-allied heroes and/or teams gather together to fight villains), Captain America is always the automatic tactical leader.
During World War Two, Steve Rogers attempted to volunteer for the military. Due to his weak physical condition, the military rejected him. However, Steve Rogers was selected to take part in a secret goverment experiment, which attempted to create a 'super-soldier.'
The experiment succeeded, turning Rogers into a muscular physical specimen with the athletic ability of a trained Olympic athlete. The government gave him a red, white, and blue costume, a star spangled shield, and code-named him "Captain America." Throughout World War Two, Captain America fought against the Axis, often side by side with ordinary soldiers. He also served alongside other heroes from several Allied nations, including the first Human Torch, the Torch's sidekick, Toro, Namor the Sub-Mariner, and others. Captain America's most important ally, and his best friend, was Bucky (Bucky Barnes), a young man who discovered Captain America's secret identity and convinced the Captain to let him become his sidekick. (It should be noted, that in the comic book business, i.e. the "real world," many heroes acquired sidekicks, the most famous probably being Robin, the Boy Wonder, who partnered with Batman.)
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER is a deliriously retro-retro-movie in the same spirit of the 1940s Saturday serials matinees which inspired the likes of Spielberg’s RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) and THE MUMMY (1999). That should be no surprise to people familiar with the work of director Joe Johnston, a long time Spielberg/Lucas collaborator who directed an early retro-hero movie, the underestimated THE ROCKETEER (1991).
Like THE ROCKETEER, CAPTAIN AMERICA is set in WW2 America. Chris Evans, who usually plays bland jocks, gets a wonderful special effects triumph as a skinny, 90 lb weakling named Steve Rogers, who repeatedly tries to enlist in the beginning of the movie. When he’s discovered by a US Army scientist (Stanley Tucci), it’s a crucial summation of the spirit of Captain America. “Do you want to kill Nazis?” Tucci asks. “No, I don’t like bullies,” Roger replies. Tucci tells Rogers just before he undergoes a mega-steroid treatment that he was chosen because he is a good man.
Chris Evans as Captain America (Marvel Studios)
Chris Evans as Captain America (Marvel Studios)
There’s a old fashioned corniness to CAPTAIN AMERICA because Steve Rogers is so squeakily clean-cut, but faster than you can say Clark Kent, the movie shifts into full action mode as Captain America battles the evil Red Skull (Hugo Weaving), Hitler’s lead scientist who is developing something akin to atomic weapons to knock out every major US city.
Overall, a strong cast, an old-fashion cliff-hanger script with humor and brio, and the irresistible combination of Nazis and secret weapons make CAPTAIN AMERICA a must see for the summer.
