Is Captain America The World's Greatest Comic Book Movie Trilogy?
Where most of the comic book movies fade after a good start Marvel Studios Captain America got stronger and stronger with each sequal.
By Gab -
Jan 01, 2017 06:01 AM EST
Happy New Year to anyone and everyone who may drop by to check out this article. 2016 was a fantastic year that had many ups and downs, turns and twist and shocking things in the world and in entertainment, where we lost Prince and George Michaels, we gained Donald Trump for President WOW what a year to remember as we move forward into 2017! With so many new and exciting things on the horizon 2016 concluded in my opinion the greatest comic book trilogy of all times...Marvel Studios Captain America. It's no secret that Cap is my boyhood superhero only rivaled by Black Panther in my adult years, so I admit I'm biased when it comes to Captain America. From top to bottom you can't find me a better comic book movie 3 film trilogy! Let's look at the basics in terms of movie making, storyline, writers, production, special effects, and actors all of which Marvel Studios have been very successful with in their long run of movie releases, but Captain America comes out quite natural in this element.
Captain America was the story of a common man or the little guy who comes to power and fights in the name of all things good. Marvel Studios did a fantastic job by bringing this character to the big screen but more impressively they selected an actor in Chris Evans who embodied not only the spirit of Steve Rogers but the will of Captain America as well, who captured the hearts and minds of movie fans around the world while welding his mighty shield. Now let's take a look at all three movies.
The First Avenger Steve Rogers AKA Captain America's origin film was the studio's first attempt at bringing you the super soldier, it was a time piece movie based in early America pre and during World War 2. Director Joe Johnston did a really good job at not only bringing the character to life but the world at that time. The First Avenger shows how Steve Rogers get his powers and becomes Captain America. I thought this movie was great though critics weren't blown away and I admit this is the lesser of the three Captain America movies. The First Avenger laid the oh so important ground work for the other two movies to have their success. I gave the first avenger 8 1/2 out of 10 stars with my only gripe that the main villain Hugo Weaving (Red Skull ) wasn't menacing enough and died way too soon for my liking.
Captain America The Winter Soldier the sequel to The First Avenger but trust me this movie takes no backseat or plays second fiddle to the first one. In my very humble opinion the Winter Soldier was the best of all three Captain America movies. Yeah I said it...even better than the Civil War! Captain America The Winter Soldier kept the same writers from The First Avenger Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely but switched directors. Marvel Studios hired movie new comers The Russo Brothers who spun gold overnight with their first blockbuster movie release! I mean they rocked movie goers to the core with their fight scenes and action packed car chases! In this movie all of the explaining of who Steve Rogers is and why he does what he does was already taken care of in The First Avenger so The Winter Soldier allows a no holds barred kick ass Steve Rogers with some of the best fight choreography that I have seen in any movie but a plus in this film is the contribution from other actors such as Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow) and Sebastian Stan ( Bucky) did their thing! DAMN! Everybody held their own in this one! I gave The Winter Soldier 9 1/2 out of 10 stars
not a perfect 10 because even though it was action packed some of the more subtle scenes came off as boring. That is still my favorite comic book movie of all time!
Now to end the trilogy Ladies and Gentlemen I leave you with The Civil War! The film where Marvel pulled out it's biggest, brightest, and baddest stars. Where Chris Evans Captain America and Robert Downey's Iron Man would come to blows leaving hardcore movie fans to choose sides. I love this film and how in the mist of superhero battle royal they were able to introduce us to some new characters like my favorite Chadwick Boseman (Black Panther), and Tom Holland (Spider-Man) who both did a fantastic job! Critics and movie goers all loved the Civil War and consider it the greatest comic book movie of all times! I mean the success was unbelievable for Marvel Studio another GIGANTIC homerun! They had everyone from Ant-Man to Falcon in this movie and everyone in between...I mean this was comic book movie bliss! It also marked the return of the Russo Brothers as the directors. The Civil War marked the bittersweet end of The Captain America trilogy with one of the last scenes of Steve Rogers dropping his shield and leaving it behind. EPIC! I gave the Civil War a 9 out of 10 stars! Not a perfect 10. It didn't seem like a Captain America solo movie. He didn't get enough screen time, too much fluff time when they gave unnecessary screen time to other characters UNNECESSARILY you know what I mean? Lol! Plus the stakes weren't as high as the drama would elude to. Things only got real after Tony Starks found out The Winter Soldier killed his parents. Still the action was good but the fight scenes couldn't compare to the Captain America Winter Soldier movie because the first half of The Civil War the superhero fights are between friends but anyway...Marvel Studios and Chris Evans should take a bow and be very proud of a tremendous Captain America movie trilogy! As a trio I give the Captain America movies a 9 out of 10 stars average! God Bless! Leave a comment and let's get this discussion started!
-Gab