Captain America: The Winter Soldier: The Good Old Days (Part 2)

Sometimes I wonder if my head’s screwed on straight -- and then I remember that it isn’t, so I start thinking about other stuff.

I may be opinionated to a fault, but I’d like to think that I can be respectful of the opinions of others; I don’t think there’s been a point where I’ve said “You’re wrong!” And I hope it never gets to that point, implied or not. That said, I can still disagree -- and STRONGLY -- with the opinions of others. Or if not that, then I’ll make my confusion pretty well known. At least, I hope I have. If I haven’t, then I’ll go ahead and do that now.

I just don’t understand why people consider Captain America boring or lame. And not just Cap, either; Superman, and Cyclops, and pretty much anyone who qualifies as being a “cape”. Okay, those characters aren’t automatically perfect or amazing, and they can go off the rails. Fair enough. But rejecting them just because they’re good guys? That doesn’t sit right with me. It’s like the detractors are saying “Man, you know what I hate? Heroism, nobility, and common decency! Screw all that noise!” Heroes and anti-heroes have their place, and their uses; they can offer up something that can make a story great, independent of their ability to kick ass. Batman is not the famous character he is because he punches dudes or “can do anything as long as he has time to prepare first”. He’s a famous character because of his character.

The particulars might be different, but that same general concept applies to Captain America. And by extension, it applies to every main character in this movie…because of Captain America.

So. Let’s go right down the list, shall we?

Final…JUSTICE! Here it comes! Hyeah! Hwoah! Fall in! HYPER COMBO K.O.!

Player 2 Wins!

Uh…I mean, SPOILERS.