Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Ratings: 8.6/10

Genre: Superhero Action Thriller

Film Class: A

Marvel has redefined a new genre in today’s movie industry: Marvel’s very own superhero espionage film. What? Espionage? You heard me right. I was reluctant to give Captain America 2 a go, considering how badly it failed for its first installment. I hate to say this, but Captain America, has redeemed itself. I even think it’s better than most other Marvel movies.

Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, has to face a formidable foe, the winter soldier, a henchman of the criminal mastermind who has compromised S.H.I.E.L.D. S.H.I.E.L.D is an intel cum special ops agency which has turned against Captain America and he must uncover the conspiracy which threatens billions of innocent lives around the world. Together with his new team comprised of other superheroes like the Black Widow and Falcon, he dashes through multiple layers of deceit and battles overwhelming odds to rise once again as the country’s hero.

This isn’t mainly a superhero movie… it felt more of an espionage thriller unlike your usual Marvel superhero movies. Considering Captain America is like a human on steroids, it makes him more ordinary, more relatable. No self-healing or flying abilities, Captain America tackles the villains head-on with only 1 weapon in his hand, his invincible shield. I think the most defining factor of Captain America is that he’s fallible and the audience were able to feel for him because just like he was at the start, we were all totally clueless as to what was happening and what was to become. 

The storyline started off pretty innocently, but developed into something more abstract, for the thinking audience. The twists, the jokes, the conversational relation to other marvel superheroes like Tony Stark, aka Iron-Man makes this film more exclusive than it would seem. Because if you’re new to the Marvel Superhero World, which there’s no excuse for you to be so, you might be lost at times during some of the dialogue exchanges.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier is an adrenaline pumping, mind-twisting fusion of fantasy and reality. A superhero movie worth saluting to.  

PS.:  There are 2 stingers at the back, one after the first roll of credits (which featured Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver leading to the 2nd Avengers movie), the other all the way to the end. So do stay back for the stingers. Even though the latter might not be that “worth” it since it was pretty short, it’s pretty important because it gives a hint to where the Captain America franchise might be leading to.