Psychology of a Hero: CAPTAIN AMERICA 

And i like how captain america tries to represent that he's the counter balance for the curruption in his country

Patriotism = criticizing your leaders and country to help it while still loving it. Something Democrats and Republicans are both incapable of doing.

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"Tell me who's the real patriots, the Archie Bunker slobs waving flags? Or the people with the guts to work for some real change?" -Jello Biafra.

People too often forget the line that follows that: "My country, right or wrong. If it be wrong, let it be set aright again."

That's even adressed in Cap's first solo movie. When he talks to Bucky at the bar he asks him something along the lines of "You ready to follow Captain America into battle?" And Bucky says "No. But I'm ready to follow the boy from Brooklyn."

@@susanbones3381 that shit hits hard man 😩👌

That's one of the things I love about him

I’m curious how you mean. Are you supposing: 1) that people’s respect of Cap is due to Steve’s integrity as a person, or 2) that people’s respect of Cap is due to Steve’s whiteness?

@@kenkakuknight aaaawww come on don't do that lol

No, when rescuing the soldiers from Hydra he introduces himself only as Captain America, to which the Frenchmen replies "I beg your pardon" almost always uses Steve after that tho

That's surely because John Walker was selected to play/be that role. Like Tom Cruise introducing himself as Ethan Hunt when playing that role.

@Leto617 I take that as him embracing the role he's been in on the USO shows, hoping maybe that some of the captured soldiers know of the character either through the comics, the serials or the propaganda. When they obviously are oblivious and once he shakes that initial superiority mindset that comes from his newfound confidence in his increased strength and truly sees himself as an equal to the other soldiers, he allows for a personal connection and takes pride in just being Steve Rogers, outside of holding the rank of Captain and being a famous face back home in the war effort.

John Walker was the best part of TFAWS

Very true.

Steve Roger's and Bruce Wayne are two comic entities that I find that their values make the most of who they are, being respected by beings much more powerful than themselves. 👍🏿🍻

If you want to show me that you are a "real man", show me how you lift people up and not how you can beat them down.

I developed a similar mindset. There assholes and there are non assholes. Includes every gender, ethnicity and disability.

I think the scene that truly told me everything I needed to know about Steve Rogers in the film (Mind i knew a good deal from comic fans among my friends) was the scene of him throwing himself on a grenade. Dud or not, and even though he didn't have his powers yet. These were people that hated him, mocked him and thought he had no business being in their number but he was still willing to give his life for them.

Incredibly well said! To just be a good man and which at the end of the day Cap is just a human also. Another huge reason people are able to relate to his character. In today's society it is not at all difficult to actually be a good man with pure intent but rather by holding true to that, the world today will literally eat you alive and you end up being let down and finishing last. Cap is the man!

I was going to comment the same thing. If Cap had a motto, this would be it.

@@LusiaEyre it’s my favorite quote from my favorite character.

You took the words from my mouth.

Faramir*

best comment right here. two of the best series

That applies to steve rogers completely (and sam wilson) but not so much to the new cap from falcon and winter soldier

Cap has said himself in the comic books that he's not loyal to the American flag or the US government. He's loyal to his own morals, integrity and principles. He admits that his view on what America/the world should be like is idealistic at best, but that doesn't stop him from going out there to try changing hearts and minds by just being a good person.

He represents America's founding ideals, personified. Truth, justice, individual liberty, valuing what's right over what's easy. And our founding fathers never claimed that these were exclusive to America. They simply sought out to create a place where these values would be allowed to grow and thrive. They said that these are universal values that all of humanity can and should aspire to. That's why Captain America has such universal appeal.

Yep, Steve Rogers represents what America should aspire TO BE

@@itilosi9929 which was one of the major points of that show, John Walker represents the opposites of the ideals that Rogers stands for

He became a hero right then and there

@JustAlpha not a super hero but a regular one, great scene

I also absolutely adore the way he brushes their orders off with "captain's orders". He told them straight up that the reason he wouldn't launch the carriers was because they were not the highest authority in the building. Captain America was. No mattter how many people they planted in high up positions, they would never actually be in control of anything.

I think more even than his courage to stand up for what was right in the face of extremely likely death, the thing I love most about it is that Nick Fury, or his associates, took note. This guy is so trusted after this that he's on the bridge crew of the refurbished helicarrier in Age of Ultron, and if you take Agents of Shield to be canon to the movie timeline - which I do up until the point at which the movies stopped sharing notes with the shows, or more practically I figure it diverges around the end of season 4 - then ya know from season 2 just how little of *Shield* knew about that project. That guy's integrity really took him places.

Most people just do what they're told. Especially when they are experiencing coercive power against them. It takes real courage and integrity to stand against it. That tech, though brief, became a hero in the truest sense of the word. Following what he knew what was right and placed that above his own life. Also, amazing acting from a background character!

A true patriot. ❤

Which is part of the reason the hammer deems him worthy. Just food for thought.

@@notchhero11 that’s definitely true as well.

Which is the reason why he is Worthy of wielding Mjolnir

@@vordt4139 exactly

This should be on billboards.

As a Rogers, I approve of this message.

@@facescomix I'm Captain Rogers, and this is my favorite motto on the Citadel.

Brilliant examples! Billboard worthy indeed!

@@facescomix Lmaoo

Isn't it hilarious that this symbol, when given to the wrong people, is immediately turned into a deadly weapon?

@@mysticwizard2696 I know, but it's not nearly as deadly as a blade or gun, nor as "threatening". Indeed, every object can be turned into a weapon (yes I see you, fidget spinner 👀)

thats the point. cap is about protecting and standing up for the little ones not using force to do so.he is not like batman or daredevil who protect people with violence, hes about shielding and being a wall/rock to people to hold on to.hence why a weapon meant to protect,not to harm

The thing about the Shield as a weapon is, especially as Steve used it, it's turning a defensive implement into a weapon using ingenuity. It's not a brute force kind of weapon. Everyone who has used that Shield had to train with it, to utilize it as he did.

Well said.

He deviated from that with the Hydra ruse in Endgame tbf

@@alexisvandom8037 Not really! He was just telling them that he knew their secret and hoped they would infer that he's on their side. "Hail Hydra" is a little different from "I'm Hydra" after all

@@xfireflarex Except "Hail Hydra" is an affirmation that he's Hydra. He was right to lie, but he still did it.

@@alexisvandom8037 Nope it's not a lie. He allowed them to misunderstand by revealing a secret. Cap is canonically a horrible liar. If I bought someone a gift and other people assumed I was in love with that person, that's on them. I did nothing to affirm that action.

​@@alexisvandom8037I've brought it up in real life, but I'll say it here. There is a difference between lying and deceiving. All lying is deceiving, but not all deceiving is lying. You can say the truth in such a way to deceive others.

I see it as both that and "f*cking FINALLY"

Bro was like "Ay you know me bro" 😂

Well, and really plays to Steve's strength as a leader, knowing the strengths of his team. Hulk HATES being controlled or feared or hated, so Cap just gives him carte blanche to go nuts on the bad guys. I feel it's really telling that when Steve says "Hulk?" Hulk looks at Steve aggravated and annoyed, like "You DARE order me, puny human!?" But then Steve says "Smash," and Hulk grins, like "Okay, yeah, THAT I can do!"

Afte that they killed Hulk, hurt my soul.

Also its a brilliant example of a leader speaking the language of their follower. Steve is empathetic enough to know anything more than "Smash" might go over the Hulks head. This line communicates "We are on the same team, and I know you and I hear you".

honestly i like that even more because he openly says its what america SHOULD stand for, meaning this is what we should be doing, and even announces that america ISNT doing this. its basically calling america out on its bullshit without being too directly political and digressing the topic from what its supposed to be about. it throws out a hint even an idiot could understand without digressing into a topic that they werent really here to address.

America needs a therapy. Actually every country needs a therapy these days.

Steve stands for the constitution.

@@zhooka - That said, I think almost everybody-myself included- could use healthier training in handling emotions, communicating more respectfully*, arguing more respectfully & more productively, … and being more wary of what they read and say on the internet.😆🙄

*The one exception I might suggest would be that I think that manners-or at least, the current ideal for the highest manners-has declined. I know I don’t practice half the manners, etiquette, and general hospitality & neighborliness of my parents. But, whether I fully practice it or not, the real tragedy is that I haven’t even given the example of very good manners to my kids: I struggle with how to improve their common manners when the modern world & myself are so “casual,” “open” with every attitude, and blunt-but not necessarily conscientious-with communications. (Checkout the thesis of “Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010 is a 2012 book about class stratification of white Americans by Charles Murray, a political scientist and W.H. Brady Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute” … “Additionally, Murray writes of several differences he sees forming between and causing two emerging classes-the New Upper Class and the New Lower class-among which are differences in or lack thereof in regard to religiosity, work ethic, industriousness, family, etc. Murray goes on to provide evidence that religiosity, work ethic, industriousness, family, etc., have either remained strong or have weakened minimally in the New Upper Class, whereas these same attributes have either weakened substantially or have become almost nonexistent in the New Lower Class.” - en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coming_Apart_(book)

That's just beautiful.

My only regret is that I only have 1 like to give.

“I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.” Faramir in "The lord of the rings"

G.K. Chesterson I believe said this. It’s a great quote.

It's weird that so many hated it when Last Jedi used that quote.

I would have hugged you back.

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That's actually a very good way of putting it

I disagree. Tony is never really a "Boss". He does not delegate, and he does not see himself as in charge of the other avengers. He is much more of a loner, who just does what needs to be done, and often he sees himself as the only one who is intelligent enough to do it. And if other happen to be there and willing to help, he uses them and their skills as recource because he is a smart tactition. But he doesnt demand respect or obedience from anyone. If someone has examples that contradict this statement, id like to hear.

@@deviles I interpreted it as Tony is a Boss, like the “slang” term. Like a boss. So more of just a cool and intelligent dude and less like a manager of a mid-large range law firm.

@@deviles I'd say the scene in Infinity War just prior to their fight with Thanos on his home planet is an example of Tony attempting to take charge and delegate roles to each of the characters present (and taking a more disciplinary role upon yelling, "Are you _yawning?_ In the middle of this, while I'm breaking it down?") Until Quill takes charge instead, ofc. I think the OP is generally referring to the "vibe" of someone who naturally attracts people to following them vs one that has to explicitly tell others to follow their lead, because Steve doesn't really have any scene like this after the first Avengers movie; it seems as though people just _are_ on his wavelength naturally.

I feel the same.

And that's a good thing

I mean, same.

@Reyson Fox We all have to be a Captain America though. It doesn't work any other way.

@Reyson Fox 100% agree

Therein lies the true strength of Steve Rogers character, because compared to Thanos & his forces, Steve might as well be his pre-Cap scrawny self

That scene where he's standing by himself against Thanos' entire army was beautiful. I'd love to have a big version of that framed as a painting on my wall. I agree with the "I can do this all day," but I think there was more. He saw that it was hopeless. There was no way he was winning that fight. A lesser man would have run, but not Cap. He knew this would result in his death, but he was going to still give everything he had (and, somehow, a little bit more) to stop as many of Thanos' forces as he could. Of course, then we got "on your left" and the relief that he wasn't in it alone.

@@Techydad so well said!

Weird quirk of human psychology - we pick hills to die on. Holding true to your ideals in the face of certain death is actually easier than holding true to your ideals knowing that you're going to have to live with the consequences. I firmly believe that Steve living in hiding for years as a criminal was harder than facing down Thanos's army.

This is it. This is the moment right here. This description is spot on. My absolute favorite Cap moment right here. 🤘🏽 What a powerful image! Gives me chills every time!

He for sure evolved over the movies. I can understand people calling him boring before he went against the grain (like in civil war, or in winter soldier). Still, I love the man, and the actor plays him so perfectly.

@Luke Garvey I actually do really enjoy U.S Agent as a character.

Agreed. I would actually say that Cyclops is painfully boring in comics, movies, and cartoons. Both Caps have a lot of depth.

@@dozer11 comic cyclops is leagues better than what he is portrayed as on film. And the most radically different from his initial appearance to what he is now, more so than other comic book character

@@separate_entity001 great character, terrible Capt America

You’re so kind. Thanks for watching!

i think he introduces himself as "i am captain america" in his first movie once.

@@philip8498 I think that was with the POW's, who would have heard of this dude called Captain America, not cpt Steve Rogers. It juxtaposed nicely with the dude who takes the mantle who introduces himself as C A everywhere, and keeps mentioning it, showing it's an ego thing.

I don't think he sees himself as Captain America at all, it's a symbol for him, that he donned. Hence why he passed it on to Falcon. If he was Captain America it couldn't be passed on same as Iron Man

He says it jokingly in the first one as he's breaking the future Howling Commandos out of Hydra's cells. "Who are you supposed to be?" "I'm... Captain America."

"Any man who must say, I am the king, is no true king." -Tywin Lannister

Earth! Fire! Wind! Water! Heart! ... Captain Planet already exists.

He's a herooooo

No, Rhodey is Captain Planet ;)

😂

Captain Earth?

dang that might be the best quote to represent what Cap stands for in the mcu. That was basically what separated Cap and Tony in civil war, Tony was willing to compromise on things he didn't believe in, Cap was not.

This quote was borrowed from Mark Twain, through the comics.

Wow what a praise

I second this, my journey into getting into marvel and MCU generally was very rocky and started with First Avenger. When I first saw it in theaters (having no clue what was going on, I even fell asleep at one point and bc of it for the longest time was afraid to give the other Captain America movies a shot [I did during the pandemic finally, they're high on the list now]) then a second time a few weeks ago when doing a proper chronological order marathon all I could see was the American nationalistic angle, and being a Canadian whose tired of the BS coming out from down there in recent years found it grating. this video actually gave me a new understanding and appreciation for Cap as a human character instead of an American caricature. that "I am Steve Rogers" line now hits harder, before it was just funny but now it has so much depth, thank you cinema therapy for giving me the Cap therapy I clearly needed

I will never get over when 3 nazis went over to the building Kirby worked at and made threats, saying they’ll show what nazis would do to captain America So _Jack fucking Kirby_ proceeds to roll up his sleeves and make his way down like a boss. But they were gone by the time he got to the lobby

@@atiqahdiyana5665 bro WHAT

@@atiqahdiyana5665 gimme a source for that please

@@Betito1171 it’s from his biography “Kirby: King of Comics” by Mark Evanier

A series even.

Yesss!!!❤️

Oh please, yes. They have a story arc that in any other context would be romantic as hell. It really made me wonder what the hell they were thinking when Steve chose to go back to Peggy in Endgame.

@@neepers22 I personally think that that's what's great about their relationship, that it's deep, complex, and it's a friendship. And I'm glad they made it that way in the end. Because nowadays there is this forced idea that having a deep and complex relationship with someone must, unfailingly, result in a romantic relationship, and that is not how it should always be. Since pure, deep and complex friendships exist, even if those are less popular than romantic relationships

@@miarue5322 yes, and i find it sad that people seek to do this with every close bond between men in popular fiction. aren’tvwe trying to encourage men to be openly loving? and yet we are instantly labelling that as gay?

I love this

Steve also writes him a letter Tony reads later saying the exact thing in case ppl didn’t catch the symbolism of the shield being left.

Awwwww man tears!!!!!

I think part of it too is that Steve respects his friend Howard Stark. In his mind, it's not his shield, its the one his friend Howard gave him. If his son says he shouldn't have it anymore, then he doesn't want to keep it.

@@KS-xk2so That's what I was getting from him leaving it behind.

That’s beautiful

We need to tell this to the Karens

As the Red Skull said to Steve waaaay back in the 60s Tales of Suspense: "You may be the only free man on Earth."

Well said!

lovely sentiment

Absolutely yesssssssss

omg tell me about it!!! I can see Alan sobbing with zuko's and iroh's reunion, that would be so great

Some other youtubers make videos about them. This one is really good ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gi992jWsYTo.htmlsi=XPjOlsFE4LuNawSO

Yes!!!!

Bucky! Bucky! 🤩😍

Yes! And Loki after that pretty please :3 edit: I've seen the villain one they did, but I want a hero one as well after the end of the Loki series ;)

Bucky!!!!

Yes, and eventually Sam Wilson. 😊 Though for Sam they'll have to bring someone in for the race related stuff if they dive into Falcon and the Winter Soldier for that.😊

I don't think John was even a bad person but to quote Zemo, there will never be another Steve Rogers.

@@l.tc.5032 Yeah, I think the majority of the reason why I didn't like him was because he wasn't Steve

And TBF, a good soldier should be, in part, a good person.

@@mr.stuffdoer8483 should be, yes.

John Walker's issue isn't that he isn't a good man because he is, but rather he's a perfect soldier first. He scored off the charts on every test the Army gave him. Even before the serum, he led with his power first, not his empathy, or ethics. Col. Chester Phillips: Then throw me a bone. Hodge passed every test we gave him. He’s big, he’s fast, he obeys orders. He’s a soldier. Dr. Abraham Erskine: He’s a bully. None of the people who selected Walker to be Captain America ever met Steve Rogers, let alone served alongside him or actually knew him. He became a fugitive just four years after he got out of the ice, and none of those people ever really understood why he was Captain America. Dr. Abraham Erskine: The serum amplifies everything that is inside. So, good becomes great. Bad becomes worse. This is why you were chosen. Because a strong man, who has known power all his life, will lose respect for that power. But a weak man knows the value of strength, and knows compassion.

Same. This is also the reason why I respect Sam more than John walker

@@daulahiftitah6461 I respect anyone more than John Walker

@@karri17 even Karli?

he is, in the truest sense, a patriot. he wants his country to be the best version of itself. Not obeying the government or fighting for more than just your own country doesn't make someone not patriotic. The revolutionaries of 1700's fought their ruling government, they were still patriots. WWII was basically a war to liberate Europe, but we still call the veterans of that war patriots.

@@karri17 John Walker is USAgent, he is a patriot dedicated to protect America. And after all, he is human.

it startled me more that they said yippie ki a motherf*cker honestly

The teletubies were Hydra agents

I agree. It's like it was made for him to use, as the one in care-giving or safe-guarding people. But once his time was done, he wasn't afraid of passing it on. And good for him. 😊

for me, more than his friends, the people.

The sigh and nod he makes before dropping the shield in Civil War tells me that he takes a moment to think about what Tony is saying and agrees. Meanwhile, the hasty way Tony says it is a sign he's improvising. Going after Cap's identity is the last weapon he has at his disposal. It's also a call-back to the exchange in Avengers "everything special about you came out of a bottle". If you watch Tony's reaction shot to seeing how easily Steve gives up his identity - he can't believe it. Tony's attempt to wound Steve emotionally backfires.

I think you're right. I think that's why he was able to give it to Sam and when Sam says it feels like it somebody else's, Steve says "It isn't." The shield doesn't belong to one person. It represents an ideal and it represents integrity and it belongs to whoever can best represent it. First it was Steve, and when he says it belongs to Sam, he's saying Sam is the one who will best represent it.

@@JeffKelly03you hit on the nail. The shield represents an integrety. That's why Sam feels it's weight so strongly and is conflicted and Bucky is so attached to it in FATWS.

Honestly one of my favorite scenes of all time. I remember reading somewhere that about half of military coup attempts fail, and when they do, it's almost always because the ordinary civil service people in those unglamorous roles refuse to work. There's a great story of a coup attempt ending with the wannabe dictator wandering through the halls, unable to find a secretary to type up his proclamations.

What gets me, Cameron Klein (the analyst), has no idea how many people in this room will be on his side. It could be everyone, it could be no one. I still think, given his lack of strength or training, that he may have been the bravest character in the entire MCU. There was a declared bad guy behind him, everyone in the room knew he was a bad guy, yet no one acted. Klein had every reason to believe he would get killed if he didn't do as he was asked to. And it wasn't even for a great sacrifice. Releasing those carriers could have been done by someone else in his place. His refusal to do so, in a room full of Hydra bad guys, would change absolutely nothing except for one dead guy on the ground. And despite all that, Cameron Klein sided with Cap. Not because it was heroic. Not because the sacrifice would have made a difference. But because it was the right thing to do.

@@manuelschneider1105 If the organisation is one with an alleged moral standing you will find that the guys in Admin are very bloody dedicated to the cause. Know why? if your good at admin and work for govt or charity you can get way more money in the private sector.

That's really what Cap's power is, inspiring others to their best.

Courage is infectious

From what I've read, he says his actual personality is Johnny Storm in "Fantastic Four". So yeah, that would be very hard to do.

Yeah he came a long way from Not another teen movie.

@@stevenscott2136 oh he at least was an absolute joke IRL. Tells you how damn good he was as Cap

I will admit, Chris Evans played the role of Captain America very well. However, in real life, he is the polar opposite. He is extremely liberal and believes on limiting free speech. As well as Anti-second amendment as well as other liberal causes.

@@45sticky my guy what about captain america makes you think he's conservative? I mean in the slightest?

Are you the Harry Quinn type?

Same ❤

I never took any education in this and seen the majority of what they said in the video in my talks with friends over the years of watching Cap. I've always had a strong sense of being able to see these things and approaching it with compassion being able to explain that in discussions. It's amazing how well written and acted it is to show these traits so well. I both sit and enjoy the movie while there and talk about this type of stuff after and explain the psychology behind things to my friends because they always ask why did they do this or that and don't understand it. I have said these things which were mentioned in the video and they're like oh ok I guess I can see what you're saying or they still didn't understand but after the storyline went further they seen and said ok you said that would happen. I kinda think it makes the movies that much more fun to see whether you're right as the series continues.

Yeah sameee!

Same here! This show has definitely helped as I love looking at the psychology behind shows and movie characters and my family and friends are just like "be quiet and watch".

I think that Steve started lifting the hammer and then his own "no, wait, how is this possible? I'm just a kid from Brooklyn" attitude came in. He has insecurities, just like the rest of us, and in here he was finding out things that were not necessarily good about his previous work/employers, like Jonathan and Adam said.

@@briandaaranda9735 Good points.

I think He didnt just respect Thor but he also cared for him like a friend and thats why he could lift it

Actually I read somewhere that at that moment he’s keeping the secret of Bucky killing Tony’s parents. And that small dark thing is what kept him from lifting it. I don’t remember where I read it. That’s why he was almost able to lift it.

@@MiguelCruz-zj9rh but he didn’t know that for sure until civil war. When he first heard that info from Zola he didn’t know the winter soldier was Bucky and neither was he sure it was the winter soldier who orchestrated starks assassinations. Ther were a lot of variables at play. It was only when he saw the video it all confirmed him for sure but by then in technicality that was information he knew in advance, because of he heard from Zola. It’s a tight situation and unfortunately a catch 22

Stubbornly going forward with no plan, and only does not die because someone else saves his bacon, yeah it kind of does sum up cap.

@@DaDunge guess you don't know what "I can do this all day" means or not giving up means and I think you never experienced standing up to something that is worth fighting for even with no plan you do it anyway. Do you even know who Cap is bruh?

@@DaDunge he is a a single person, standing alone, facing certain doom and still refuses to surrender and the fact that he is saved is a CREDIT to his character. Not a flaw. Also he has literally made almost every single plan in the movies he’s in?!!?!!

@@atiqahdiyana5665 Are you kidding me? All he ever does is react Tony has plans and sure they sometimes backfire but he atleast has ideas.

@@DaDunge Clearly the MCU movies you saw came from a universe parallel to the one the rest of us occupy...

That’s actually later when he’s in the plane with Coulson. Coulson mentions he modified Cap’s uniform, and Cap asks if the Stars and Stripes are too old-fashioned. Coulson answers that these days people just might need old-fashioned. Fury does use the phrase old-fashioned later though. He tells Cap and Tony that Coulson died believing in heroes. Tony walks away and then Fury says “Well, it’s an old-fashioned notion”.

The Traveler, you also have become an inspiration.

I recommend you also look at Teddy Roosevelt, he too had asthma as a kid and was very sickly, but he never allowed that to stop him from achieving all he did. Politics aside, that man is inspirational with what he accomplished. Glad to hear Captain America inspired you to defy the odds, sounds like you've managed a healthy perspective.

Glad to hear capt bring a shine in your heart and spirit!

That was amazing. Well done. I’ve been reading about stoicism lately, and Cap reminds me of a stoic. Check out Ryan Holiday on RU-vid if you haven’t heard of him yet.

To be fair, a lot of that is just survival instinct. Would you do any differently in the heat of the moment?

I thought he was going to kill him, too. 😲

There was no reason to rip of the faceplate. You can see in the pause before he brings it down on the reactor, he WAS going to go for the head.

Kind of scary what happens when cap doesn't hold back. In most of his actions he is holding back quite a bit I believe. Only when he's fighting beings of equal or superior physical ability do we see him using all his ability and in those cases it seems less impressive because he's fighting an equal or a more powerful enemy. But against someone who isn't on his level.....really scary if you think about what a man like cap can do if he wasn't Steve rogers

@@whtwolf100 he ripped off the faceplate so Tony could breathe with the suit off

Amen brother.

Amen, Cap does not want to hurt anyone. He just wants to help everyone no matter who they are. Why he is my favorite hero. As he symbolizes everything that is good.

Amen that's why spider man, cap and the flash are my favorites. They want to help everyone even if they're bad. Heck that was the plot of no way home which is why it's my favorite spider man movie not cause of the cameos and all of that but because something all spiderman films miss is him helping villains too they hint at it but not actually do much and it causes loss but he still helps them even after. Homecoming did that too with vulture, him saving vulture is what I loved so much and why he became my favorite movie spider man and no way home continues that to a lot more. Same with the flash and captain america

I really like the film War Horse because it shows there's people on both sides

im from Denmark and i feel you, a lot of people assume we still hate germany for what happened during the war, but most people i know have a lot of sympathy for what the germans went through as well and most movies surrounding the subject nowadays portray how horrible it was for all parts involved. It`s refreshing to see american television finally share the same take

Yes.

yeah, it was confirmed as well

I forget which Avengers movie it is, I believe it's Ultron, but someone says something to Cap which is why I believe he couldn't lift the hammer. But someone says that Cap couldn't live without war. I assumed that was why he couldn't lift the hammer completely, he was a good person all around but he needed to be in combat for him to feel like he has a purpose, a use. And after the war against Thanos, after the nap Snap, after 5 years, he's done. He doesn't want to fight anymore, he's tired. He development went from someone who needs some sort of conflict to feel like he has a purpose to a man who just wants a dance, and who knows he doesn't need a war to feel like he has a place in the world. But now that I know it was because he didn't want to show Thor up, I'm kinda disappointed.

It was actually confirmed that his hiding about Bucky's involvement in Tony's parents' death was what stopped him from lifting it. Once that came to light, the burden was gone and he was judged worthy.

@Dawud Suleiman After some digging around because I couldn't remember, I've now realized the directors and the writers from Age of Ultron said conflicting reasons. The directors say it was out of deference to Thor, while the writers say it was because Steve was keeping the secret. I guess it's whichever you prefer until some MCU material decides to make one version or the other canon.

@@Erisonii Cap was able to wield Mjolnir going way back into The First Avenger before he became a Super Soldier. It was when he jumped onto the grenade to save his squad. Willingness to sacrifice oneself for others is what makes one worthy.

It is also important to know that socialism is a less extreme version of communism, not the same. Often confused as the same in movies & tv shows.

Yep, 100%. There were plenty of socialists around. And outside the US we don't really conflate it with communism - after all, most countries in Europe are social democracies with features that many Americans would call "communist"...

He' probably also be confused as to why American politicians keep seceding things like social welfare and community to communism hold only onto money as a virtue. Sure they say family values but I often find that many don't seem to actually care about family values. which is strange for conservatives.

@@MissVasques I think the reason that America has such a skewed view on communism and Socialism is simple. As one of the two biggest nuclear powers in the Cold War and the country with the most eyes on Russia, we saw first hand what communism did to Russia and it scared the fucking shit out of us. it was absolutely horrific. So we never wanted to get anywhere near that and socialism tends to be too close for comfort for us here in the States. The problem is that it scared the shit out of us so badly it made us not do our due diligence in researching the communist and the socialist ideals so we are fearful and uneducated. Regardless, I am of the belief that though the ideals of communism work on paper they can never be put into practical use because human greed and lust for power will fuck it up everytime.

@shephard1707 Hadn’t really given much thought before to Cap’s place in actual US history. Thanks for your viewpoint!

I think the same.

I much prefer the idea that we all had when watching Ultron. That Cap could *budge* the hammer, but he couldn't move it, because he had some stuff he needed to work through. He wasn't worthy. Yet.

That's the in universe explanation. The Russo brothers explained this in their wired interview about Endgame

@@ClokworkGremlin I never understood that line of thinking. You're either worthy or you're not. if he had shit to go through then he wasn't worthy, just like Thor wasn't worthy before the end of Thor 1. There's no such thing as almost worthy.

@@TAOBIAF But it is like Bastian in Never Ending Story and Willow in Willow. Accepting his worth is that final hurdle. He is worthy, everyone sees it…except him.

The quote was actually originally from Mark Twain.

@@KS-xk2so well jMS just stole the plant yourself like a tree beside the river of truth and you say no you move part the rest is original but that’s not the point.

@@johnnieriot13 yeah lol it would be pretty odd if Mark Twain wrote the entire quote word for word.

@@KS-xk2so Twain's a darn good source from which to crib.

@@grimlock1471 Hell yeah. Guys got literally dozens of quotes that are S-class man.

I loathed that ending. Not gonna lie.

He didnt get the girl tho so

Just like he's a protector and thus has a shield; He has _the best of humanity_ *biologically.*

He embodies the ideals of the Scottish enlightenment, which is what the US constitution and the country are based on.

I don't think it's be the best of humanity I think it's be the best for humanity.

just like doctor Erskine said the night before the injection, the serum emphasize something that already there. Since he always a good man, then the serum help him became the great man

The worst is a better word. He's a hypocrite asshole. Nothing more.

Peggy was single. She married later in life

Agreed, I always thought it was out of character. Definitely a deserved ending, but an out of character one. They could’ve had him be more selfish in a way that didn’t require him to take a complete 180 and ditch his best buds behind.

I remember my whole college was waiting for Endgame and all of us making theories. I thought for sure Cap would die, end the journey of doing nothing but fight wars. And right as he was dying, he'd see Peggy and she'd say, "Come on Steve, it's time for that dance." But this ending was better.

@@owenmaleski2203 Much better it was perfect

I always imagined he showed up at the club for their "date," where she was sitting alone and watching couples dance, and then she sees Steve waking up to her. He asks if she'd like to dance, then he finally gets his date.

@@LizRealGirlBeauty Yes that could have been it exactly

And citizens.

Correct I mean look at former Captain America Isaiah Bradley everything that he went through including the racist-fueled unjust hate crimes he had to deal with after he returned home when the Korean War turned him into the jaded pessimistic veteran who tells Sam to not even entertain the notion of becoming the new Captain America that we see in episode 2 of Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

@@derrickhaggard And look what Sam dumb ass go and do become Captain America like America would ever let a black man play that position. Sam is use as a psy-ops.

@@djholidaytv414 Remember though when we first meet Isaiah in episode 2 he's a Korean War veteran who has become jaded, pessimistic, and distrustful of the American Government and people in general along with refusing to believe there are morally good people because of what he went through not just the carnage he saw on the battlefield during the Korean War but also what happened to him after he came back as he suffered through some of the worst racist-fueled hate crimes ever including being wrongfully arrested, and put in a super-max prison for several years which led to his wife being led to believe that Isaiah died in Korea in a battle during the war, along with US Government itself covering up and for decades omitting from the record and history that post-WW2 they were doing Super-Soldier Serum experiments on African-American Soldiers like Isaiah, and omitting from the record and history all of the good Isaiah did as Captain America over in Korea during the war it wasn't until the season finale episode 6 that Sam started Isaiah's mental and emotional healing, along with helping Isaiah regain the ability to trust, and once again believe in the notion of morally good people by not only becoming Captain America and getting accepted as Captain America but by also convincing the Smithsonian to add to the Captain America exhibit a section dedicated to Isaiah and the African-American soldiers who served in the US during the timeframe of the Korean War.

@@derrickhaggard If you honestly believe America would let a black man represent America then you have no idea what America truly are. I'm telling you no sensible black man would become Captain America because of a few morally good people. America itself does not even like good people. The true purpose of America is too spread fear. With out that there's no America. It's much more than Isaiah being a Korean Vet and what he's been through. He never needed mental and emotional healing. Any war veteran could see through the illusion America tries to show the world and it's citizens. America and the powers that be will never give two shits about black men. The truth about the American government is dark and Sam is just going along with the psy-ops because of this creed called hope for all. But people like Sam would just have to learn the hard way.

Good call.

It's possible. I always thought of it as a stick in the mud goody two shoes thing. My mom knows so many swear words it's silly, she knows their definitions and has heard how they are used, but I have never heard her use them once. In her mind, it's not right, so she's never used those words (and actually cried when I used one around her). I always thought of it as the same thing (probably because I have a mom like that lol). And she's never had a job where it would be inappropriate more than normal - she held herself to that standard, no one else did.

@@CatGold5047 Honestly, it's probably a combination. He swore like crazy, but once he was in a position where that was not acceptable, he held himself and others to a higher standard.

With a comment like that I kinda wish there was a love reaction not just a thumbs up. I 100% agree!

Cap is the reason why Punisher joined the Marines. There is even a comic where Frank is being sacked by Captain America when Frank was training to become a Marine. Frank didn't care if he was being sacked because of how much respect he has for Cap.

@@caldeandrade69 In the comic book Civil War, The Punisher is on Cap's side. However, when The Punisher murders some people, Cap beats the hell out of him and the Punisher will not fight back. Cap says: "Fight, you coward!" and The Punisher answers: "Not against you"

Well Frank idol is Capt..

Serious question. Where do we see that Venom admires Captain America? Is it in the comics or a movie or elsewhere? I do read comic books but I don't remember anything about that. Thank you.

Even before the insane marketing of the Punisher that started in the 90s, he wanted no one to follow him. Even Garth Ennis covered that after the Welcome Back Frank story. Unfortunately the Punisher skull is everywhere that one would think it should be the Captain America shield for those who feel patriotic, but no. That would require integrity.

Thanks so much! :)

Haha. Well played sir

This is an interesting take, but I definitely saw the scene in a different light. Tony had told Steve that shield was made by his father in Civil War. This was then recontextualuzed by Tony in Infinity War by saying "but he made it for you!" Tony's a very proud man and I legitimately can't remember him outright saying he's sorry to anyone in the MCU (I'm sure there is, but it's that rare). This is Tony's apology to Steve, to let him know that what was said was in anger and grief. And Steve, ever the nice guy, doesn't chastise Tony for not being upfront, push for more, or demand recompense and greater forgiveness. He just takes the shield, accepting Tony's apology, and gets his friend back. Steve sees through all the pageantry, to the effort Tony is putting into making amends, and accepts it for what it truly means despite all its flaws.

I had similar thoughts. I always interpreted it as Cap showing respect/empathy for Tony by dropping the shield, and acknowledging that he's not entitled to wield it. Why Cap dropped it (his character motivations) can be entirely different than what it's meant to symbolize for the story.

@kshamwhizzle I disagree...AoU especially got Cap completely wrong. He was a soldier, you can bet that he was swearing in the past and doesn't care a damn about the properity of it. That is not the kind of thing Cap is bothered about as long as nobody gets hurt. But in general, AoU is a really messy movie which was improved in hindsight by Civil War and other later outings taking the "good" aspects of it and building on it. Doesn't change the fact that in the movie itself those pieced didn't quite fit together.

The only thing about Age of Ultron I remember is the meme age thing occurring on tumblr at the time. Haven’t seen the movies really past The Winter Soldier because they came at such an inconvenient time in my life.

If Ultron wasn't a god-awful villain the movie would've been phenomenal.

@@lalonly123 A lot of people didn't get neither the movie nor the villain.

@@katsasgeorge a part of me agrees with that statement; another part of me feels that _Age of Ultron_ could've left way more of an impact if they hadn't played things too safe with Ultron and his threat/opposition to our heroes.

He really was. I honesly can't imagine any other casting for him at this point.

The hilarious thing is, people thought Evans would be a terrible Captain America when he was first cast.

The language line says more about Whedon than about Cap. Cap was a soldier. It is completely unrealistic that he doesn't curse at all, or that he has a particular problem with it. Or, to put it differently, this is something that stereotypical Cap would do, but not something Steve would do. The best handwave to the stupid line is that he repeated something maybe his mum kept saying.

@@swanpride not to mention I'm pretty sure he was the one who swore the most in Endgame.

Yeah, people did curse in the 40s but there was a taboo about doing it outside of certain "acceptable" settings. Which I'm guessing means any sufficiently disreputable group. Think about the sturm and drang from Gone With the Wind's "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn."

@@grimlock1471 Thing is a battlefield is an acceptable setting.

@@swanprideYeah there was a great disparity between how Whedon thought Steve would act and what type a character he actually was. Steve was a scrappy kid who grew up in Brooklyn during the Great Depression and constantly got into fights, not some butter couldn't melt in his mouth golden farm boy. Steve always had rebel elements from beginning that people just ignore to shove him into the boring all-american boyscout archetype.

A human. All of us cycle between being a villain and a hero depending on the circumstances.

Psychology of the nose scrunch.

@@misspriss2482 Villain, in the comics she kills all the mutants and is extremely selfish despite working with the avengers at one point, Wanda is no different in the movies and is going down that path, starting with her enslaving the entire town of West Side for her little fantasies

@@misspriss2482 Under what video are you commenting under? Wanna run that by one more time?

she's basically a very stressed out human with creppy super powers. Her intentions are not evil, but she let's herself be blinded enough to manipulate people that was suposed to be saved. She will never be seeing as a hero anymore by that people, and now that she's fully into that dark magic book to bring her family, Dr. Strange is gonna have a bad time

YES!

That would be interesting.

Definitely!

O man. Im waiting for that.

yeeeees yes yes yes yes yeeeees I cannot wait to see this