Geeks on Film: Captain America: The First Avenger [Review]
The summer blockbuster season is slowly coming to a close, delivering the final Marvel film for the year with Captain America: The First Avenger. This will be the last Marvel film to hit our cinemas until Whedon’s Avengers hits screens May 4th, 2012. This film introduces the final member of the team, culminating almost 5 years of films from Marvel Studios.
Captain America (for those of you unfamiliar with the comic) is the iconic story of Steven Rodgers (Chris Evans) a man who despite his physical challenges wants to fight for his country against the Nazis, at any cost. Steven eventually is recruited for a very risky super soldier program and becomes Captain America. This film focuses on his battle with the Nazi super soldier Red Skull (Hugo Weaving) and Hydra, the Nazi sect obsessed with using an artifact from Odin’s vault to take over the world.
The film’s pace is frantic and the action is over the top as it weaves one of the better stories from a Marvel film. The film’s look and palette, which feels like its torn right from the propaganda posters of the era, is really a sight to behold. I also felt the acting in this film was probably the best of a Marvel production so far. There really didn’t seem to be a single faltering performance in the entire film.
My only gripe? I just wanted more. From Hugo Weaving, to the great World War 2 battles… I just really feel like they got so much right and I wish we could have had more adventures with Captain America in his native timeline. While the film is offered in 3D, would still say it’s still optional.
Captain America is another two fisted home run for Marvel! I give Captain America: The First Avenger a 4.25 out of 5 stars.
I was not expecting this movie to be as good as it was. Never was a big Captain America fan but this movie may have changed that for me.