Captain America: The Winter Soldier is a comic book movie, that slightly adapts the comic book storyline of the same name, and it's a sequel to The First Avenger. The movie's also the ninth entry in the MCU. Marvel Studios was in charge of production while Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures did distribution. Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely wrote the story and Anthony and Joe Russo directed.
The story is, it's been two years since the events of The Avengers and Steve now works for the spy organization S.H.I.E.L.D., while still adjusting to the modern world. Then one moment Nick Fury tells Cap that S.H.I.E.L.D has been compromised which leads to discovering a huge conspiracy. Now, Captain America must stop this, but not before needing to survive The Winter Soldier.
- Negatives
I've got nothing.
- Mix
Nothing here either.
- Positives
Wow, there's quite a lot to say, so let's start with the humor. I'll keep this brief because I'll just be repeating what I said in my First Avenger. Basically yet again, this is how humor in comic book movies should be done. Used sparingly and not what feels like every other scene.
Then there's the CGI. The special effects haven't really worn off, it's clear that the VFX team was given more time unlike what the current CG artist are given.
Now for the action. Jeez, it's really hard to pick an exact favorite because they were all done so well. There's the opening hostage rescue mission, the Nick Fury chase scene, Steve Rogers first fight with the Winter Soldier, or the incredible elevator fight scene. Just so much to choose from. And while I'm not picking this has my favorite, I do praise the final fight. I thought with all the fights with the helicarriers would make things bloated, but no. That action sequence went by real smoothly.
Moving on from action I do want to give credit to the Russo Brothers' directing. One of the many problems facing the current MCU is that most, not all, but most of the time it's hard to tell who directed the movie. That's not the case with the Russos. While not as flashy as other directors, I can tell it's theirs because of a strong focus on storytelling and some exciting action.
The last praise is the story. One thing that's great about is that character arcs come to a satisfying conclusion, and the fact is while at the end of the day this is still very much a superhero flick, but you can't help but get a spy thriller vibe. Also one of the two most important parts is The Winter Soldier himself. He was a great villain. He felt like an actual threat and was a perfect opponent for Captain America. Lastly and the all time best aspect was how our heroes were always on edge because they don't know who they can trust. We don't even know who's a good S.H.I.E.L.D. and who's with the villains until we're nearing the end. Which in return makes for some great tension.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier is one of my top favorite MCU movies and it was a blast revisiting this.
My final rating is, A MUST WATCH!
That wraps everything up. Come back on Monday, Nov 11th, for my Cinematic Disasters review of Showgirls. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.
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