Website design By BotEap.comAs dusk gives way to dawn, the opening bars of Alan Silvestri’s “Captain America’s Theme” play mournfully but heroically as Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) goes for his morning run. This opening scene acts as a subtle foreshadowing of the themes of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, which essentially asks the question, “What happened to Truth, Justice, and the American Way?” Obviously, the concepts jumped to Marvel Studios for this movie, arguably the best of all Marvel action hero movies to date.

Website design By BotEap.comThe story takes place three years after the events of 2012. marvel avengers. During that time, Steve Rogers has become a SHIELD agent under the direction of Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson). Associated with Natasha Romanov, aka “The Black Widow” (a stunning Scarlett Johansson), he is assigned to what he considers to be ethically questionable missions. However, when Nick Fury is involved in a conspiracy to compromise national security, Rogers goes rogue. He must try to discover the truth while uncovering the mystery of “The Winter Soldier”, a cybernetic assassin who has attacked not only Fury, but the Captain himself.

Website design By BotEap.comOf all the characters in the current Marvel cinematic staple, Captain America is the hardest sell for a modern audience’s sensibilities. In terms of what he represents (in scope, if not power), he is Marvel’s analogue to Superman (a character who had to go through considerable darkening to become palatable to today’s moviegoers). And just like Superman, as different as darkness is to light, so are Captain’s Great Depression ideologies regarding trust, honor, and heroism to the realities of modern warfare. Indeed, “terrorism” in all its forms has become the standard Reason to be for these kinds of movies. ace The Hunger Gamesby Christopher Nolan dark Knight trilogy, iron Manand even Divergent can attest It’s no longer enough for a bank heist or mad scientist’s plan to be a reasonable call to superhero action. Here, however, the stakeholder results are presented plausibly. All the political rhetoric opposed to national security is in bas relief here, with the SHIELD organization of the Marvel Universe taking the place of the NSA. The movie raises the question of whether someone as out of time (and touch) as Steve Rogers has a place in this era, and not just in reference to dealing with “the enemy.”

Website design By BotEap.comSpeaking of dealing with the enemy, it’s a violent effort here. The film is all a technical spy show; a throwback to the post-Watergate 1970s spy thrillers (made even more apparent by the presence of Robert Redford as SHIELD chief Alexander Pierce, a character whose ideologies are in stark contrast to his turns in All the president’s men and Three Days of the Condor), while embracing the violent excesses of the modern spy genre with terrifyingly plausible undertones of minority report thrown in for good measure. However, his presentation cannot be faulted for his excesses. Unlike the aforementioned Nolan dark Knight trilogy, where most of the fight scenes were obscured by the camera, the fight scenes here are beautifully choreographed in such a way that they are distinct, yet somehow seem naturally, brutally spontaneous. The special effects are mostly done in an “old school” style, with as little CGI as possible, but rendered in such a way as to be “old school” in the best sense of the term; a throwback to the days when the term “star destroyer” was something to marvel at (no pun intended). The script by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely (who also play SHIELD interrogators in the film), loosely based on the works of comic book writer Ed Brubaker (who also makes a cameo in the film), is tight and mostly straightforward. The film’s 136-minute running time moves quickly, deftly giving soulful weight to even the quiet moments, of which there are many. This is still, after all, the story of a man who turns out to be a superhero forced to live in a world he never created, clinging to values ​​and ideals that have become outdated. This contrast becomes especially clear in the film’s score. Silvestri’s theme gets only respectful acknowledgment, showing up to lyrically remind us of what Captain America stands for. When Henry Jackman’s score comes into play, however, it displays a stark thematic contrast; expressing the most representative acoustics of the modern era. But remarkably, unlike his X Men First generation effortlessly, this score balances heroism with the jarring sounds he attributes to the Winter Soldier himself (somewhat reminiscent of Hans Zimmer’s theme to The Joker in The dark knight). The score is by turns claustrophobic, jarring, jarring, yet poignant, emotional, tragic, and heroic, and is used effectively to bring out the atmospheric intent of each scene.

Website design By BotEap.comI will say it here. Chris Evans IS Captain America. He owns the role in the same way that Sean Connery did with James Bond; Robert Downey, Jr. with Tony Stark; and a certain other Christopher who came to impersonate another hero dressed in red and blue. His body language embodies the character in such a way that you believe what comes out of his mouth, no matter how corny or maudlin it may sound in this day and age from someone else’s mouth. With two previous movies under his belt, he’s made the role his own, making the character, if you’ll excuse the term, as bad as any of the Marvel classics. Of course, his is not the only outstanding performance. The Russos have managed to make AC: TWS a whole piece; each member of the supporting cast is fully realized in their own right. Samuel Jackson’s Nick Fury is given more depth and pathos than in any previous offering. In fact, it is the axis of a large part of the procedures. Jackson imbues a never-before-seen world-weariness on Fury; Jackson makes the audience feel his character’s confusion regarding SHIELD and his place in it. As Black Widow, Johansson continues to redefine expectations for the female lead. She’s equal to Rogers, in some ways superior to him, but she evinces a vulnerability that hasn’t been explored before in the film either; her managing to sell it without compromising the strength and integrity of her character. Franchise newcomer Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson (aka Marvel’s answer to Hawkman, The Falcon) elevates his character from his ’70s black exploitation roots into a force to be reckoned with, being the only individual who still believes in Captain America, even when all hope seems lost. The chemistry between Evans and Mackie just feels naturally right. You buy it. In his movie performance, MMA fighter Georges St-Pierre turns one of the dumbest characters in all of comics, Batroc the Leaper (don’t ask), into a major threat. Of special interest are the aforementioned Robert Redford and Sebastian Stan as The Winter Soldier. Saying more would reveal too much (if one hasn’t read the comics, that is). However, Stan says very little, his body language says a lot. The filmmakers understand that all the best villains are used wisely. For those who want the Soldier to get a lot of screen time, you will be sorely disappointed. However, what he does when he’s on screen MORE than makes up for it.

Website design By BotEap.comTo say anything more, such as discussing the themes of identity, duality, and paranoia, would reveal too much of the film, and I hold back very sparingly. Yes, “moderation”, because the movie is just… that… GOOD. It’s a film that makes pure, unadulterated, unapologetic heroism epic and “cool” again, continuing the restoration of wonder and adventure that have been the hallmarks of more recent Marvel movies; and it does so with the right mix of pathos, action, and humor. In shorts, Captain America: The Winter Soldier (or, as Anthony Mackie once humorously put it, Avengers 1.5) is a cinematic triumph. It has everything anyone could want in this type of movie. In a sense, it serves as the antithesis of iron Man, showing that one does not have to fully compromise the integrity of character in order to adapt to modern sensibilities. This is one of those rare movies that I give my highest recommendation.

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