review

Rating: 7/10 (21 August 2015)

Captain America. ***1/2/ **** stars Starting Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving. The movie opens up with a group of researchers in the Antarctic, looking at what looks like to be a modern aircraft. They go inside to see what is captain America's shield with the American star logo on it.
We move on to Hugo's introduction as Red Skull, the leader of the evil Hydra, as he is searching for what is known to be a potent potion that can enhance a person's trait to it's maximum potential.
We then move on to the main protagonist before he becomes captain America: Steve Rogers is a fragile, skinny fellow who often gets beat up. Yet he has a big heart: impatient to enlist in the army so they can fight against Hitler during World War 2.
As he gets bullied during training camp, he is acquainted with a female commander, his future love interest wonderfully played by
as well as the scientist (Stanley Gucci) as he is eventually chosen to be the test subject for the serum due to his admirably determination. After the experiment successfully turned Evans into a buff, super soldier
the scientist is murdered by an infiltrator as Evan chases him off before the man kills himself. The movie follows with Evan's beginning as Captain America: featuring him in propaganda films and posters for recruiting purposes. He is now the admirable American hero with a shield and a costume to match.
However, as he enters the war zone the reception is less than friendly. He then goes on a mission to safe his friend who is captured behind enemy line. During the rescue, Captain America faces off against Red Skull for the first time as they both realize each other's true identities.
The rest of the movie continues with captain America leading the front line for the Americans to fend off against and ends with captain America's ultimate face off with Red Skull Now this is what I call the "Batman" treatment: The director has taken what is a superhero, fantasy universe where heroes defines realistic physics and fight off the bad guys and turn it into a humanized, believable world where the superhero is more humane: He has a past and the story line progresses with a certain authenticity that adds drama and realism that lessens the "comic" behind the heroes. This is also a great period piece: Set during the 1940 during the onset of world war 2, the audience truly feels a sense of urgency and menace as Hitler's army slowly but steadily invades Europe. Within this parallel universe and what can be considered as "alternate history", the hydra corporation representing the real Nazi regime, and captain America and his crew representing the Allies, adding to the authenticity behind Captain America's myth. Within the marvel universe, captain America possess the pinnacle of humanity's strength. He can lift up to a ton and is stronger than the strongest Olympians to have ever existed: One example is that captain America can survive 60 years being trapped under snow. Chris Evans is superb as captain America: He transforms from a fragile young fellow to the near-invisible captain America with such easy and believably that rival's that of Bale's transformation into batman. One can hardly recognize Evan as he flawlessly transition from a flimsy bully's victim to the quintessential American hero. His facial expression evoke emotions ranging from vulnerability to quiet confidence. You really cheer him on and root for his success. He is likable both before and after. His big heart, hidden behind his flimsy bodily gets brought into tangible reality when he becomes captain American.
Just like the re imagining of the dark knight, Captain America takes the authenticity approach: This plays as effective as any real drama as that of a comic movie, due to the deep character development that fleshes out each individual and bring them out of of the comic world into the movie adaptation. Hugo weaving plays a great villain, from his demented motives to his very sinister appearance, you see evil in his actions and intentions. Every time Hugo appears on screen, He is killing somebody, his menace rivals if not surpasses that of Hitler. He is ruthless, heartless and truly evil without any redemption quality and he revels in it. The serum truly worked: as Evan's compassion is enhanced to its every core, Weaving's sin ism is also multiplied. Each time they face off, their innate characteristics seems to increase up until the very climax where the ultimate good is faced off with ultimate evil. Evans' love interest carries a confidence that makes her a worthy companion to Captain America. From the introduction where she gets introduced by punching a fellow's solder, establishes her as a heroine who is competent and supports Captain America through all his struggles. Stan Gucci plays the scientist with such heart that you can't help but weep for his death. He was the man who brought for Captain America as much as Frankenstein's creator. One other hero of the movie is the shield: This is not just any ordinary shield but it's material's is so solid that it more than once brought Captain America out of danger, the shield provides just the right amount of support for Captain America to fight against his enemies. The shield get's introduced in the very beginning, perhaps symbolizing Captain's America's origins and his journey from the very onset. .