Like a Virgin? What's the (sex) story with Captain America?
"Captain America is a boy scout. No depth," a friend of mine said in his assessment of the basic character of the latest Marvel superheor to grace summer movie screens.....
Now, I'm a HUGE sucker for a summer action flick--esp. if it has a gorgeous serving of beefcake with it.
My friend, though, has a point....Captain America has no depth. Unlike the fabulous Robert Downey, Jr. Iron Man, who has "depth" to spare, Captain America doesn't appear to drink, smoke, or have much of an interest in girls or guys (although the latter would be a bit difficult to demonstrate in a manistream action hero movie, generally speaking.)
Yes, he's dedicated to his cause, and his friends, but when he's traipsing around the U.S. with a bevy of USO beauties, we could have seen him slap a butt or two, or see him take a drink. Just maybe not to Tony Stark's excess...
Heck, he even gets upset over the word "fondue!"
So, it's not such a stretch to hazard a guess that Captain America is, at the time of his freezing, still a virgin!
Poor guy.
Captain America's sexuality aside, I still enjoyed the retro-historical feel of the movie. As with Watchmen, there is a clear sense that this is an America-not-America, a place that might have been if super heros were real. Overall, a good action flick with rousing heroism and tragedy--although it under-untilizes the great Hugo Weaving (who I completely adore and is the best face and voice for either hero or villan--see Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, the Matrix Trilogy, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, V is for Vendetta, and a whole bunch of other Weaving wonders. He's simply the best.)
It seems, too, that the whole 3D thing is getting over-done. I saw Captain America in 2D and it was quite fine without the dude flying towards my face and giant blast clouds hovering over my head. It was easy to tell which scenes would have been enhanced with 3D but is it really worth it? More often than not, 3D projects look dark and muddy. When that happens, we as viewers miss some important background details. That's most certainly how I thought when I saw Thor in 3D. Felt like I was watching it projected through a very bad filter. I don't know what it is with so many 3D projections looking so dark. This article in the Boston Globe explains why 2D projections might look awful, but no explanation why so many 3Ds I've seen in a variety of theaters look plain old awful.
So much so that I won't go see a 3D movie again.
But back to Captain America....
Yes, it would be nice-- in the Avengers flick next year perhaps?--to see Captain America grow a set and perhaps use them? Maybe get drunk a bit, or get caught doing more than having an elisted girl throw herself at him.
Or was there something in those injections that neutered him? oh, I hope not....
