Stopped by in Tekirdag on Friday and caught Captain America the
Winter Soldier in the theatre. Thought I'd get the review done quickly this
time so I don't forget about it :P.
So, negatives first. The movie starts off pretty calmly but the
action hardly takes a pause from about halfway through until the end. And it
isn't all bloodless pummelling from afar. Various characters die, are shot, and
take a number of truly brutal poundings with equally brutal close-ups. There are also a couple of disturbing moments, one of which being when we find out that a
man has basically put his brain in a machine and is much more of a creepster
than originally assumed. And you remember Loki's theory about making mankind
free of freedom? Yeah that's basically the new bad guy's philosophy. The bad
guys also discuss the murder of several million people and display a disturbing
lack of empathy or even concern for events taking place. There are a couple of
decidedly awkward scenes when various characters allude to their less than
pristine morals, there is also a kiss, to avoid detection by an enemy, and the
dialogue is interspersed with a couple of assorted swears. Also there is
lamentably little humour to lighten the oppressive negativity of this film.
There are a few laughs, but not nearly enough to make it a film I'd watch a
lot. And to make me care even less for this film it ends in a cliff hanger, not
even a good cliff hanger like Thor 2, just enough of a cliff hanger to make you
wonder what happens next. (By the way, the after credits scene was also
creepy.)
On the upside, turns out Captain America is working for Sheild and
having well founded authority issues, while Nick Fury is starting to wonder if
there's something going on within Sheild that even he doesn't know about. Black
Widow also gets her fair share of character development which I appreciated.
The twists and turns and various reveals of this movie keep you at least
interested throughout the film. The visual effects were stunning, if rather
over done in some instances. And the metal wings on the Falcon? Wow, so cool.
Few as they were there are some truly funny parts and a couple of "Aww"
moments. Also, the Winter Soldier was about everything you could want for an arch
minion of a big evil guy. He matches Cap punch for punch and it's quite
impressive. There are some other plusses I'd like to mention but I shan't give
you any spoilers.
To conclude, I really liked several aspects of this film one in
particular regarding the Winter Soldier, but the intense action, severe lack of
humour, and decided creepiness of some of the scenes makes this a movie I
wouldn't necessarily recommend. And as far as the cliff hanger goes, yes I want
to know what happens next, but sorry Marvel. I'll be borrowing it from the
library or renting from the movie store. I don't care that much.
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