When Marvel announced their intention to make a Captain America movie, one of the biggest questions was how that film would sell overseas. Isn’t it just too much to have a walking embodiment of one of the world’s loudest superpowers? Marvel played it accordingly coy, hyping the First Avenger angle and making his pecs seem more like an international effort.
But now Marvel seems to just be saying fuck it. This is Captain America. Made in America. Deal with it.
Considering how he’s owning every inch of this new trailer, I can’t say I blame them for that approach. Now, I’ve hit the point where I’ve seen enough of this movie — no more trailers, Marvel, please — but I can’t exactly tell you not to watch it because it shows off such scope. It’s really reminiscent of those adventure films that just happens to be set in World War II such as Where Eagles Dare or The Guns of Navarone only this one just happens to have Captain America instead of a Richard Burton or Gregory Peck. Very, very cool. And do I finally spy Richard Armitage, soon to be seen in The Hobbit? Why, yes I do!
Watch. But don’t watch anymore than this.
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Elisabeth Rappe, Why not watch alot more? Is there any reason to…SHIELD, our eyes from the Epic Awesomeness, that is…Captain America Throwing His Mighty Shield? There is much then to…DISCuss! Perhaps a…Round Table of Knights, even. I cannot wait for even more trailers, and tv spots etc.
I never thought I would hear Tool’s “Forty Six & 2” in a Captain America trailer. Kinda cool, kinda weird. I am looking forward to this one.
I’m with her on this. This seems like the perfect amount of the film to have seen, anything more than this we’ll risk not having any major set pieces unknown.
46 & 2 is kinda cool, kinda weird and kinda dead on for the movie. With GL being dead on arrival, this is the new #1 for the summer.
his name is CAPTAIN AMERICA… I would hope the sensetive people around the world could handle knowing that this character, is loudly patriotic. yes, DEAL WITH IT….
Looks great – I love Joe’s other period super-hero film The Rocketeer. It was almost too much to hope to see a Captain America film set almost entirely in WWII. Only, in all this footage – where the Hell’s Bucky? Other than one (admittedly cool) still, he’s absent from all the promos.
Consider my tickets for a second and third showing sold!
Great trailer. Honestly can’t remember the last time, if ever, I heard a Tool song in a movie trailer. And it actually worked.
I highly doubt either this poster or this trailer will be shown anywhere outside of the States. “Heroes are made in America?” That’s a little too much jingoism for me.
I can definitely deal with the American slant of the character and story. The fact that he’s clearly shown to be above and beyond what the average American is, either as a human being or as a soldier sort of puts him more as a symbol to strive for, rather than an example of what America thinks it already is. Superman, but in red, white and blue. The WW2 setting also is sort of a free pass to wave the flag, as long as they don’t imply they’re the only ones fighting in it. Probably don’t have to worry too much about the Nazi demographic boycotting their film.
What’s more jarring as a non-American, are the numerous other summer films that happen to feature elements of the American military in an unwavering positive light, and unwilling to show a soldier dieing at the hands of even the most outlandish monster/decepticon/hulk/etc.
Of course it’s a trailer just for the US audience. You show that in France, and everyone there will retreat out of the theaters….
that tool was used in a mainstream blockbuster trailer is awesome. its edited well too
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