Introduction: American movies have always been the most popular market among movie industry world-wide. Thus, Hollywood uses movies as a way of showing its ideas and expresses American culture and values to the world. Since 2009, Ironman became the one of the best-selling movies of the year, the superhero genre movies are coming to their golden year. In 2010, the movie, Captain America: the first Avenger, was a great hit when it came out. Along all the comic characters, Captain America is one of the most famous and popular characters, and the oldest characters that Marvel has ever created. People take him as the symbol of America with his red-and-blue star strips uniform, as well as his pride of the nation. For me, the quickest and easier …show more content…
Although almost all the people around him make fun of him, he still holds his dream. When he was at the Modern Marvels Pavilion, a science fair, he tries to sign up for joining the army again, and his friend Bucky argues with him that a war is not as easy as he thinks. Then Rogers says, “Bucky come on, there are men laying down their lives. I got no right to do any less than them.” [9] And just because of his words, Doctor Abraham Erskine, the head of Strategic Scientific Research Department and the man who created the serum for super soldiers, notices Steve Rogers, and gives Rogers a chance of joining the army. Rogers’ words might sound simple, but that’s exactly what the American army really wants at that time, a man who is always considering about his own country, and always ready to sacrifice for the war. Here, the script shows that Rogers is an altruistic and patriotic …show more content…
For being a hero, except the inner aspects of being a good, altruistic person, the outside, or we should say physical appearance should also has some sort of heroic feeling. I am not say that only those strong and tough guy can be a hero. But considering the special meaning underneath the character of Captain America, I think having a muscular body is quite important. The difference between Captain America and other superheroes that Marvel has introduced is that he is thinking as being a representation of the United States. He is the nationalist superhero, who is fighting as a symbol of its country. We can know that just through his name and his star spangled tight uniform with blue, white and red color. He is wearing the United States’ flag in some way. And also consider about the time when Captain America was created, he was a character that was meant to fight against Nazis. Therefore being powerful is really important. From the movie, this impression can be more directly. From the start, Steve Rogers is not a big man, and he has lots of trouble with his health like asthma. His body looks like a week teenage boy who is not able to afford anything to
We are daunted by the idea that our movies in America are not going to be as successful as we hope. With that being said, many movies are made based around the same topic. According to one article, “Hollywood has made
Movies don’t always portait characters correctly. For the most part, the characters will have important details in their life taken out for the sake of entertainment. The Patriot, while an amazing movie, did have a few major inaccuracies. Benjamin Martin, William Tavington, and Jean Villeneuve were all based off of real people from the war. While they were portrait pretty accurately, there were some major differences between the movie and real life.
Since Marvel’s booming popularity of the 1960s, Lee found himself the figurehead and public representative of the company.
Saving people come first, and Steve Rogers is selfless when it comes to protect innocent people. However, once he is certain everything is over and that HYDRA can't put people in harm's way, he stops being Captain America and goes back to being “just a kid from Brooklyn” – as he likes to remind it sometimes. He drops his shield which is an allegory for his duty as a soldier, a protective item, and as America's golden boy, wearing America's colors. He is a diligent soldier and a noble man, and gives up everything he built more than once for Bucky. Dropping the shield was a symbolic act that he reproduced in Civil War, when Tony Stark told him he didn't deserve
Stan Lee changed the world in many great ways. He was an iconic comic book writer that went on to change the characters in comic books, he made comics evolve from simple to intricate, and he made comic book personalities come to life when put on the television screen. Stan Lee had no doubts that comic books would still be popular even when other things are in the way. A few statistics that prove how Stan lee changed the world are first Marvel Comics took away the top spot from DC comics on the percentage of comics sold with Marvel at 39.06 percent sold and DC at 26.38 percent. Also another one is the first Marvel Comics number one was sold at 350,000 dollars (“Marvel Movies”). Stan Lee revolutionized comic books in many different ways. He will always be remembered by what he did in the entertainment world.
...ionary leader that this country needed but did not necessarily want. He was a controversial and compelling figure in American history. He grew up in harsh circumstances and had to fight his way out of hardship and peril. He used his time of incarceration as a point of reflection, opening himself to new ideas and philosophies. He was reviled by many for his ideas about the revolution against whites; he was also beloved by the African-American community because of his outright and passionate support for the equality of the minority, and the belief that blacks should have a place of power in American society. Malcolm X embodied what the civil rights movement represented and he should be considered as one of its greatest leaders because he helped shape the public’s understanding through his own experiences and his hard-won perspective, leadership, and sacrifice.
First, it is important to identify Captain America as a nonexclusive alter-ego. Isaiah Bradley, for instance, is an African American soldier who also received the Super-Serum. He later took on the role of Captain America, while still holding high moral standards. This proves Captain America is a symbol not bound by an individual, therefore not restricted by a certain demographic. Secondly, it is critical to examine virtue ethics, the moral code of Captain America, and how it can represent a whole country. In Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle argues about a person is continent, incontinent, viscous, or virtuous. A continent person knows right from wrong and usually does what is right. An incontinent person also knows right from wrong, but will easily succumb to his or her desires. A viscous person will also do what is wrong and enjoy it. A virtuous person will always do what is morally right. Using virtuousness or virtue ethics as a representation of a group is setting them up for failure, yet is advantageous for the group because they then aspire to virtuousness. To answer the initial question, Captain America is a symbol of virtue, without being constrained to a certain demographic. He or she (assuming that a female will act as Captain America eventually) serves as a moral example by which to
“Captain America: Civil War” focuses on the once allies Steve Rogers (Captain America) and Tony Stark (Iron Man). A serious disagreement prompts the Avengers to choose sides, leading to a tough battle.
The movie Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is based in the 1970s. It depicts the highly male dominated broadcast team and shows the shake up when a woman is hired as a reporter and has aspirations of becoming an anchor the television station. The particular scene shows Ron Burgundy is flustered because Veronica Coringstone is impeding on his masculinity. Burgundy exemplifies hegemonic masculinity by explaining he is a man and a professional, when Coringstone says he his acting like a baby he takes offense and explains he is a man and he his ultimately better than a women because indeed he is a man. Burgundy states, “'I’m a man who discovered the wheel, and built the Eiffel Tower out of metal and brawn. That's what kind of man I am. You're just a woman with a small brain. With a brain a 1/3 the size of us...It's science (Robertson, McKay, 2004). The clip also depicts Burgundy’s desire for Coringstone to be the typical submissive female he is used to. The articles will identify the gender stereotypes and access if they are true or false based on the research.
m industry, which is the largest in the world. From the movies and shows people see the life style, American life style. They are becoming more Americanized every time when they watch a film where American marines one again save the world. A huge part of American movie industry is based on propaganda movies. And this is not all, bois in the information programs such as CNN and ABC sometimes can be completely misinformed.
There are many qualities that people think a hero should have. To name a few of those qualities there is; courage, determination, focus, compassion, dedication, honesty, loyalty, responsibility, and wisdom. (http://www.personalitytutor.com/qualities-of-a-hero.html). Most people believe these are very important qualities to have, probably because they themselves wish they had more of those traits. Most people believe that these traits are not just traits of “superheroes”; they are also the traits of everyday heroes, or real heroes-not super heroes- throughout history.
His iconic history has made him a prominent figure in the pursuit of the American dream. His ability to instill the mindset that Disneyworld is an achievement in society is phenomenal. He created a society and culture through producing movies and amusement parks. His characters in his movies created feelings in America. Then he created a park where the animations came to life. He essentially created a dream come true, which gives hope to the American dream. It is all a process to achieve the dream. Even though the dream has changed over the years, Disney has not. Disney has stayed the same and that is why they are so
Does Captain America embody the definition of a patriotic hero? What is a hero? “A person, typically a man, who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.” What is patriotism? “Patriotism is an emotional attachment to a nation which an individual recognizes as their homeland. This attachment, also known as national feeling or national pride, can be viewed in terms of different features relating to one 's own nation, including ethnic, cultural, political or historical aspects.” Captain America shows he’s a patriotic hero by simply his uniform, compassion, and strength. Not everyone in America has those things, and that upon many other things is what’s wrong with America.
When I think of a hero I immediately think of someone who is strong, intelligent, handsome, and daring. Upon closer examination, many different qualities than these become apparent. Courage, honesty, bravery, selflessness, and the will to try are just a few of the overlooked qualities of a hero. The definition of heroism changes with the context and time. Heroes of the past are not necessarily heroes of present time and vise versa.
Without including the movie, or the comics, let us examine the visual imagery of Captain America. In specifically examining the picture included in this text we will see a very strong hero. His wardrobe screams fighter; as he is equipped with pockets for holding weapons, durable for fighting, and accents his very masculine stature. His getup embodies his era, WWII, and pays homage to the country he is from and represents. His costume respectfully represents America. Steve Rogers, AKA Captain America’s costume is mostly blue however; single white star on his chest respectfully represents all of the states and towards his abdomen we find vertical red and white stripes. His mask covering around his eyes and chin is all black with a white “A” on his forehead.