All American hero vs a secret cabal

Rating: 7/10 (25 July 2018)

The unquenchable thirst for advancements in technology to solve potential conflicts is the theme. It's a conspiracy thriller about frightening new military apparatus and the ugly trade-offs for its use draws uneasy parallels for the audience in a post-9/11 world. Captain America is a welcome contrast to other Marvel characters - more depth and principled, and more humanlike 1940s hero amidst all the bright lights, bells and whistles of industrialised magic.