It’s the MCU movie I’ve rewatched the most. By a mile. While I enjoy them in the moment, the pleasures of the Phase 3 movies are generally fleeting and I find myself with no desire to ever revisit (most of) them.

“Even if everyone is telling you that something wrong is something right. Even if the whole world is telling you Captain America: The First Avenger sucks, it is your duty to plant yourself like a tree, look them in the eye, and say, ‘No, *you* suck.’”

I love his delivery of that line, almost as much as his reaction to Steve saying they’ll drink the schnapps tomorrow. “I don’t have an operation tomorrow, I’ll drink it now!”

I have a few friends who are Disney Imagineers, and they said that one day, Alan Menken was in the office and played that song. I would’ve shit myself.

The trainwreck that was the 2011 Oscar nominations for Original Song (that was the time they had only two nominees) was most egregious in that song being omitted.

It’s the only reason why we don’t root for [Kill]monger in Black Panther, even though he’s actually right.

I’d go with two lines: Erskine’s great monologue about how someone who’s been weak understands the value of strength, and Steve saying simply, “I don’t want to kill anyone. I just don’t like bullies; I don’t care where they’re from.”

That, to me, is Captain America. Not a tough guy or a glory seeker, just someone…

Who’s strong and brave, here to save the American waaaaay...

You ever talk to a friend or internet acquaintance about some movie/TV show/book/videogame/whatever that they don’t like, and you find yourself nodding along to every criticism they offer because you can’t really disagree with them, and at the end of the conversation all you can do is shrug and say, “Yeah, but I like…

First Avenger is probably the very best MCU movie, even with the awkward way Bucky Barnes is “killed off” so that he can return as Winter Soldier later. First movies in a series are the best and there are very, very, very few exceptions. And no, Winter Soldier and Civil War aren’t. 

It’s a good moment, but I disagree that it’s the defining one. The one that clearly shows who Cap is and why he does what he does is when he’s still a shrimp and talking to Erskine who asks “So you want to kill Nazis, eh?” Steve responds “No sir, I don’t want to kill anyone. I just don’t like bullies.” That line…

Ed Brubaker actually did a really great rebuttal on Ultimate Cap’s nonsensical hatred of France.

I still really like the exchange

I’ve mentioned this during the Age of Heroes article series on First Avenger, but prior to this movie, the non-comic book reader’s view interpretation of Captain America was as a jingoistic asshole you’d see in the Ultimate Universe.

With one line in Captain America: The First Avenger, Steve Rogers proves why he’s a hero

I look forward to Endgame, when he says: “I can do this all nday (where n ≤ 14,000,605)” because, you know, timey-wimey timeline stuff.

I believe you just summed up Stanley Tucci’s entire career with that comment.

The Red Skull being an underwhelming villain is the only thing that slightly holds this film back.  It has maybe the best first half of any MCU entry, with terrific character work with Steve, as well as a few choice supporting characters— I think the converse with Erskine may be my favourite MCU scene.

Tucci plays his small role incredibly well in this movie, imo, and deserves more plaudits for that.

Going back and rewatching the first Captain America movie after everything that came since really elevated it in my eyes. Not that I was ever down on it, but they just do such a great job establishing his character and his motives that it’s able to buoy him going forwards. Just as Captain America steadily grew to be…