Good news Marvel fans! The Captain America: The Winter Soldier trailer is out, and it is a sight to behold. While most Marvel trailers usually generate a fair amount of hype and excitement, this one seems to fo something special. So special in fact, that some people are saying it’s the best Marvel trailer yet—a claim I agree with. So what makes this trailer so special? Let’s look at a few reasons why:
1. Cap is now the Man Out of Time: In the first Captain America movie, we were treated to Cap being the good guy in an adventure-style epic, a film that brought back memories of the dashing hero of eras past. In Avengers we got a taste of his situation in the modern day, but other characters had to share the spotlight. Now we get to see how Steve Rogers deals with the present day, and it may change him a bit—he seems to be potentially isolating himself, and forgoing the chance to meet new people.
2. Black and White versus a World of Grey: One of the things that makes Captain America so interesting is that he has a firm moral code—one straight from, what many would say, is a more romantic era. To see it clash with the “ends-justify-the-means” tactics of SHIELD will not only be fun to watch, it could set up something rarely seen in comic book based films: legitimate political debate.
3. Robert Redford: Robert Redford is in a Marvel movie. I’m not sure how much more I can say about how awesome this is, but it’s a wonderful thing.
4. The film looks beautiful: It looks more like it’s from the 1970s than a CGI-Fest, and almost every shot is worthy of being framed as a poster. It’s breathtaking.
5. It’s a 70s action film, not a superhero movie: One of the wonderful things that Marvel has done is make every film of theirs a subgenre, allowing themselves to tell different kinds of stories. This seems to be like the action films of the 1970s, with a gritty, nowhere-to-hide feel. It’s a stark contrast to everything we’ve seen so far, and it’s a type of movie that we haven’t seen in cinema for some time.
6. The Winter Solider caught Cap’s shield: I can safely say I’ve watched the trailer around 15 times now, and I get chills every time I see that. It’s gonna be something special.
Check out the trailer in the link below and give your thoughts!
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