Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier
Mar. 27th, 2014 12:31 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
emperorzombieAll right I has the STRONG CAP 2 FEELS and frankly all my other social media options suck for spoilers, so:
Honestly I'm not sure I took all that in, oh no I may have to rewatch it. Like that it's all trust and identity and figuring out where you fit in. Scattered thoughts:
Robert Redford lends a film some gravitas.
Agent 13: her aunt with insomnia is Peggy? I liked that she was in it and had good stuff but it was low-key, as I don't think you could fit more in.
CROSSBONES! It nagged me for ages that his second-in-command guy looked familiar and IMDB reveals he was Draz the skateboarding teen off Heartbreak High, dating myself a bit there.
The fight scenes were awesome - more ripping things to pieces with your ROBOT ARM, Bucky - but super choppy and sometimes hard to follow. I liked that they were kinda brutal, especially the one in the lift.
Sam and Natasha were great - well-used, get their own excellent scenes, and show how Cap ends up trusting two very different people to have his back.
Mostly I have Bucky feels, though. "Who the hell is Bucky?" YISS. I would've liked a bit more closure at the end, but he's gotta be back for Cap 3, right? The scene where they're about to brainwash him and hand him the mouthguard was a killer, and Steve standing on the bridge wondering if he could take him out, and "Please don't make me do this". And basically when everyone goes off at the end to find their new place in life, Steve's mission in life: Bucky is his mission. Till the end of the line. I dunno, my slash goggles are not generally that strong but I could see that one.
Bonus side effect: suddenly, I am interested in seeing what Agents of SHIELD does next.
Honestly I'm not sure I took all that in, oh no I may have to rewatch it. Like that it's all trust and identity and figuring out where you fit in. Scattered thoughts:
Robert Redford lends a film some gravitas.
Agent 13: her aunt with insomnia is Peggy? I liked that she was in it and had good stuff but it was low-key, as I don't think you could fit more in.
CROSSBONES! It nagged me for ages that his second-in-command guy looked familiar and IMDB reveals he was Draz the skateboarding teen off Heartbreak High, dating myself a bit there.
The fight scenes were awesome - more ripping things to pieces with your ROBOT ARM, Bucky - but super choppy and sometimes hard to follow. I liked that they were kinda brutal, especially the one in the lift.
Sam and Natasha were great - well-used, get their own excellent scenes, and show how Cap ends up trusting two very different people to have his back.
Mostly I have Bucky feels, though. "Who the hell is Bucky?" YISS. I would've liked a bit more closure at the end, but he's gotta be back for Cap 3, right? The scene where they're about to brainwash him and hand him the mouthguard was a killer, and Steve standing on the bridge wondering if he could take him out, and "Please don't make me do this". And basically when everyone goes off at the end to find their new place in life, Steve's mission in life: Bucky is his mission. Till the end of the line. I dunno, my slash goggles are not generally that strong but I could see that one.
Bonus side effect: suddenly, I am interested in seeing what Agents of SHIELD does next.
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Date: 2014-03-28 11:45 pm (UTC)Honestly I don't get a romantic vibe from any of Bucky and Cap's interactions, I think Bucky is more of a big brother figure for Steve -- someone he looked up to, and idolised, and ultimately failed.
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Date: 2014-03-29 09:45 pm (UTC)