Captain America was effing good. For many reasons. First, it
had no qualms with the realization that it was a character based action movie.
Yet, despite a rather short and flat plot line it did an amazing job of giving
depth to the Black Widow and making Captain America seem more human. This, all
while giving an intensity to evil that even the comics struggled with.
I liked that there was a strong female presence. Annoyed
that Cap had to save her ass a few times and even more excited that the movie
wasn’t completely white washed. There were two, count ‘em, TWO black guys that
were kick ass, strong characters of moral fiber. I didn’t realize Hollywood was
capable but I’m really glad they proved me wrong. Gone was the token black
character and ushered in was leadership and excellence from two wonderful black
actors.
Fury’s role was great but Falcon’s (Sam Wilson) was even
better. The movie did a great job of introducing him into the Marvel landscape
and did a good job of communicating the type of relationship him and the Cap
had. He did a fantastic job, made the part look easy and was fantastic.
It was one of the best movies I have seen in a while. It did
a good job of demonstrating patriotism without it looking cult-like. Had enough
humor to offset the violence and made me want to be a part of the team. If you’re wondering if you should see
it. You should.
Also, there are TWO clips at the end. Stay for both.
