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SUSPENDED ANIMATION — OK, all you Marvel fanatics out there. You can take a deep breath. “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” is finally here. Life is worth living again.
The second installment in the Captain America series has been the most anticipated Marvel movie since “The Avengers,” and I’m here to tell you that Marvel fans are going to love it. Like, really, really love it.
Here are five reasons the Marvel faithful are going to like “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” and why those who aren’t as committed to the comic-book movies will still like it.
Action (lots of action)
“Captain America: The Winter Soldier” is by far the most action-packed film from Marvel so far. If you’re headed to the theater to see a mile-a-minute action flick, then you won’t be disappointed.
Whenever I say that I’m immediately asked, “Even more than ‘The Avengers’?”
Stop asking. Yes, more than “The Avengers.”
The action is well choreographed and fun to watch, especially the moments between Caps and The Winter Soldier.
With the elevated action, however, comes elevated violence. This is the most action-packed Marvel movie, and also the most violent.
Tone
One thing people love about the Marvel movies is the humor. The “Iron Man” movies are downright hilarious at times and “The Avengers” can get you laughing out loud.
As I started to break it down I realized they were so funny because of the one and only Tony Stark. Stark is a character who lends himself to great one-liners, but Captain America does not. It seems the writers realized this, thankfully.
“Captain America: The Winter Soldier” isn’t void of humor, but most of it is forced and misses the mark. However, overall the movie takes a bit more of a serious tone, which was a nice change considering the characters we were dealing with.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s still fun; not dark like the “Dark Knight” trilogy, but there’s definitely a more serious tone than most other Marvel movies.
Story
Now, take this one with a grain of salt, but the story in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” is better than a lot of the Marvel movies.
I know that audiences keep lying to themselves that “The Avengers” had an amazing story, but folks, let’s stop the charade. “The Avengers” was entertaining, but it offered as much storywise as a mediocre episode of “Blue’s Clues.”
“The Winter Soldier” actually made an attempt to tell a story.
There is one aspect that’s incredibly interesting and keeps your attention, but unfortunately that aspect gets minimalized and the story tends to get a little to big for its britches.
Even with those problems, however, the story still kept me interested enough that I was eagerly waiting for the finale.
The overall story pales in comparison to me from the first “Iron Man,” but it’s still a solid effort.
The Winter Soldier
Loki is everyone’s favorite villain in the Marvel universe right now, but the Winter Soldier is the most interesting.
You’re not going to get the snide remarks and sarcastic insults that you do from Loki, but the Winter Soldier is terrifying and fascinating.
For those who know the story. you know what I’m talking about. For those who don’t, you have something to look forward to.
I don’t want to give anything away, so suffice it to say that the Winter Soldier is reason enough to see the movie.
Entertainment
At the end of the day, a great reason to go see “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” is because it’s entertaining.
For those who love Marvel movies, this will have you hanging on the edge of your seat. For those who haven’t been caught up in the Marvel madness, you’ll still find it entertaining and a fun two hours.
I’m making a bold statement and saying this is the second-best Marvel movie to date. I also want to make it clear that I am not considering “The Avengers” the best Marvel movie. In my opinion “Iron Man” still stands as the all-time best Marvel film, with “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” a distant second.
To wrap it all up in one nice little box, I’ll say this: Moviegoers are going to enjoy “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” and Marvel fans are going to love it and see it again and again and again.
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