A fun way to wind down the summer

Rating: Null/10 (22 July 2011)

In past years its felt like we have seen the same superheros over and over with all of their reboots and sequels. Recently, there have been a few original or lesser known heroes on the big screen. After the disaster that was called "The Green Lantern," "Captain America" is a breath of fresh air.
"Captain America" is a new brand of superhero (the first I've seen with a gun anyway). He is the kind of hero that you feel for. Hes so dynamic in his goals along with his relationships with other characters. The villain, Red Skull (Hugo Weaving) was exactly what you would want to see in a villain. He didn't show any weakness until the end and we didn't get too much of his back-story other than an origin story.
The movie, set in the 1940's, starts with Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) who is hell bent on joining the army and fighting for his country. At the first chance he's offered, he takes it. After various events (mostly in the trailer) he becomes Captain America. After he is turned into a "Super-soldier," he is somewhat useless. He is used as a mere paperweight in the war and puts on shows reciting his lines for the public audiences to give them hope. It was a lot of fun to see him as a propaganda for the military because it gave the feel that it was his decision to become...well...Captain America.
The setting in this movie was really convincing. Recent movies set in earlier dates (like "Super 8") just didn't give the right feel. "Captain America" made a point of giving the right effect. The graphics in the movie were very CGI/green-screen. There were a few scenes that were very out of place. The action scenes were great...assuming you could catch them. Something about all of the scenes went by really fast and almost rushed. There was one, maybe two memorable action sequences.
As many people know, the entire Marvel universe will eventually turn into "The Avengers." Unlike "Iron Man 2," this movie was not packed full of Avengers details and subplots. It, surprisingly, had a lot to do with "Thor". It was cool to see it tie in, but if you haven't seen "Thor," it was still fun. The bottom line is that "Captain America" was a lot of fun. Maybe a little lacking on the graphics, but had a good story with real historical situations made fun. I look forward to sequels even after "The Avengers."