A good introduction

Rating: 7/10 (15 August 2019)

The movie introduces us to Steve Rogers, a character with a below average physical strength but an above average wish to protect others, defend his country. We are shown how Steve can't stand doing less than others for his country, how he can't just stay comfortably at his home while there are people dying to protect others, this determination is one of the best aspects this movie has.
From the other side, the movie isn't able to completely convince me how worthy Steve is, which is the main point of this movie, showing us why Steve Rogers is worthy of acquiring this power, while others are not. It was already decided from the first time the doctor saw Steve he would be the one to get the Super Soldier serum, but the movie could have shown us more of why he is truly worthy. He is never really put in real danger, a situation in which he takes a risk to save others (there is the scene with a fake bomb, just imagine it taken even forward, Steve attempting to save someone even though his strength isn't enough, using his intelligence and even almost dying for it, then I would be completely convince he is more worthy than anyone else, but I wasn't).
The side characters are pretty average, serving the regular rolls: the love interest, the best friend and some extras to keep the plot running. I don't think they are really memorable and the relationship with Peggy Carter came out of nowhere just because it was supposed to happen.
The villain isn't that memorable either, he never attempts to do something that directly harms Captain America, he is just somewhere trying to do something else for some reason. He is supposedly related to the Captain because he also used the serum, but it had other effects on him because it was not ready, and that's all, they don't even have a fight you will remember when you finish the movie.
In conclusion, this is a very simple story that could have been done in less time, or, if they really had to do 2 hours, it could have been better executed. This is a good movie, it just has some points it could have been better at.