Captain America: The First Avenger
Unfortunately due to the holy month here, they've placed the film on hold and I dont have the patience to wait till september for my dose of the stars and stripes. I really enjoyed the film and it has a wonderful balance between the old school heroic feel of comics and the gritty tone that other superhero movies are trying to set themselves upon since Batman Begins. For me, I miss this kind of genre that meshes well with both elements to bring you an engaging and an entertaining film.
For characters, Steve Rogers was really something. Before I had doubts about his characterization since I saw good depictions of him in Marvel Ultimate Alliance and the averagely good Avengers tv series and MvC3 (FOR FREEDOM!! STARS AND STRIPES!!) and the horribly done 1990's film version. His shield throwing and heroism is both uncanny and impressive that doesn't border on the line of campy and that's just damn good. The supporting cast also shone very well in his development into one of comic's iconic heroes, I kind of felt the doctor who gave Roger's the serum was cool and charismatic to a certain extent. Tommy Lee Jone's character is a lovable jerkass to me and at least was a snarky stereotype of the 4 star badass general. That british woman who was Steve's Love interest didn't shine well for me until the second half of the film, I had certain difficulties in finding her interesting compared to Liv Tyler, Natalie Portman and Gwyneth Paltrow. I'm not saying she's bad but she didn't pique my interest save for her introduction, after that it was a struggle to like her until after she convinces Steve that he's more than just a poster boy.
Bucky arguably is quite the ensemble darkhorse in his limited screen time. Pity they didn't do more interactions with him and steve. Hopefully this will be covered in future adventures.
I've been hearing well recieved receptions on Hugo Weaving portraying Red Skull and I was half amazed before finally siding with the majority. Honestly, I wished he went Red Skull all the way instead of wearing that useless mask. His accent was raw and powerful and attracted authority and villainy even in the depths of Nazi Germany. I'm also amazed by how well they didn't stray into the sensitive topics of WWII considering Hydra and Skull are affiliated with them, all in all it was a nice glimpse into how Hydra and the Nazis interacted. I hope to see Red Skull in future adventures as well with other villains considering he's certainly
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A fun movie to watch. I wished I saw it in cinemas and not over the net : [ it was worth the watch and I can't wait to see how Steve, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, Hawkeye and Stark interact with each other for the upcoming film.
The ending song for the credits made my day. Feels so heroic ; . ;