It's more exciting and better arranged than the Thor sequel and also better than the hit-and-miss Iron Man 3
Captain America
'Captain America: The Winter Soldier'
U/A; Action/Adventure
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Cast: Chris Evans, Robert Redford
Rating: 
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There were a lot of problems with Captain America: The First Avenger. It was way too jingoistic and far too silly to maintain its façade of seriousness. The visual effects too weren’t very interesting – they were just merely adequate. The villain was a great actor playing an underdeveloped character. And the hero was only mildly more charismatic than the guy who played Thor. A lot has happened since that movie. The Avengers took the world by storm. Marvel is now a bigger, more confident company, and it shows in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
A still from the movie
Winter Soldier takes every single gaffe of the first movie and rectifies it with glee. This is a completely different movie, and to an extent a brave one too, considering its style and themes. And it sure as hell is more exciting and better arranged than the Thor sequel. It’s also better than the hit-and-miss Iron Man 3. That’s right – Captain America has well and truly arrived and Tony Stark is going to have to make way for the shield in the Avengers sequel.
While the first movie was a sort of ‘Amurica Roxx’ episode, the new film is a paranoia thriller with a hint of espionage drama. Steve Rogers (once again played wonderfully by Chris Evans) is now digesting the post Avengers world of SHIELD and trying to come to terms with his ‘present’. Things take a turn when Alexander Pierce (Robert Redford) comes aboard the team with plans to turn it into a weaponised, Big Brother-like central organisation. It could seem like a ham-fisted attempt at echoing the Edward Snowden incident, but it sure is a lot of fun. There’s also some funny camaraderie between Rogers and his new friend, Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie, who turns into something cool later on in the film).
Moreover, the visual effects have taken a gigantic leap forward – some of the action set pieces are bigger than the previous movies in the canon. I won’t describe any particular set piece, and I’d recommend you don’t see any trailers of the film either — because the action here is different, and more interesting than the other Avengers universe films. What actually makes them interesting is that they’re placed to move the plot forward, not just for mindless eye candy – even though there’s plenty of that too. And directors Joe and Anthony Russo deserve full credit for understanding that the Marvel films need to go in a new direction.
The Winter Soldier character is handled pretty well, even though you don’t need to be very smart to guess his identity. Comic book fans will be pleased too for the way the film sets the foundation for future movies. The film is very good, and Marvel’s confidence proves it – they’re unwilling to move the release date of the third film, which coincides with the Batman-Superman movie. It’s Marvel vs DC, and after watching this movie, I can confirm that Marvel is winning. So bring it on.
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