Fondue's just cheese and bread...

[vejiicakes]

So whose Captain America: The First Avenger premiere experience involved at least one audience member breaking out into a round of AMERICA, FUCK YEAH? (I'd set up a poll but I don't feel like it.)

Speaking of the audience, we spotted a couple star-spangled cosplayers in line, one person wearing the actual American flag, and one Na'viYeah, I don't

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[gokuma]

Better/worse than "X-Men: First Class"?

[vejiicakes]

(Added more stuff to the post, BTW.)

I almost want to say they're too different to make a simple better/worse comparison... I guess I'll say it's not as emotionally compelling as XFC, but it felt maybe better balanced for the sort of film it was. Mmmaybe. I'd have to see it again to say for sure.

But for my money? Well, I happily went and saw XFC a couple times. I'd probably only watch Cap again if I could do so for free or rent it.

[vejiicakes]

Rodo thinks it was just like.. all the geeks came out? I thought there would probably be a wizard somewhere in line too, if I checked. I didn't, but I would have been less shocked after the stripey all-blue guy.

[anonymous]

So how America!Fuck yeah! was it, versus This is a Marvel Superhero movie?

I was curious since US/international marketing has been very different, and am personally not in the mood for America!Fuck Yeah! but would be up for some ham and cheese.

[vejiicakes]

I kind of eyerolled at the HEROES ARE MADE IN AMERICA marketing we got in our trailers, but didn't find that the movie really gave me the same feeling, if that helps.

Undoubtedly it's still an enfranchised American dude going in and leading the charge, and it neatly sidesteps some of the criticizable aspects of US wartime by removing Steve Rogers to a happily fully integrated unit where they love female commanders and soldiers of color (including one of Japanese descent). But as a historical fiction, it seems to be more about embracing what should have been than what was, and as a superhero movie, it seems to be more about what's good about this guy in particular and not some jingoistic WE'RE THE AWESOMEST EVER mentality.

(Keep in mind, of course, this is all from the point of view of an American who likes to think she has an eye for this sort of thing, but I never know how something like this would look to anyone else.)