Anyone outside the US that bothered about Captain America?

[Scrubiii]

I've never really been interested in any superhero, even the major ones like superman, so feel free to call me out on how uninformed my opinion is.

Personally though, I have always viewed Captain America as the point when the writers ran out of ideas and went "Americans like America right? Lets just make a comic about how awesome America is." It's like a comic where every issue the USA invades a different country just to prove how awesome and superior they are, with each country surrendering immediately before their glory.

It's not offensive to love your country. If they made a British, Russian or other version it wouldn't be bothersome.

To some people it would. It may not be offensive but anyone who claims to represent the ideals of an entire country is a presumptuous prick.
Personally, I feel no greater attachment to the area of land that I was born in than I do to any other. I'm British and personally I feel that Britain is a remarkably pathetic excuse for a country. Socialised healthcare is pretty much the only thing we have going for us and I know many other British people agree with me.

 

[SomeBritishDude]

British and excited. Love me some Cap.

 

[sheah1]

I'm not a big fan of America (like, at all), but the trailers make the film look genuinely fantastic. This reminds me weirdly of the other day when a douche in my class claimed Saving Private Ryan was as filled with propaganda as a nazi propaganda film (he's a douche in general for the record, not 'cause of what he said), it's a great looking film, do my views towards it have to be identical to my views towards America?

 

[Nate Corran]

By the looks of it Union Jack is one of the characters fighting alongside Cap in the movie. Its not so much America as the Allies.

 

[Hawkmoon269]

I guess you have to look at the whole Captain America franchise in context. America likes to focus on their involvement in WW2 because it was the last point in history where the nation could define itself as undeniably "the good guys."

They were fighting Nazis, who were definitely "evil", and this made america proud. Post WW2 this heroic america self image was a big deal.

But then came the cold war, with its nuclear issues, Vietnam and Korea with its civilian cost and obvious political agenda, and more recently the whole Iraq/Afghanistan situation. In short, not since WW2 has america fought a clear cut war of good vs evil. Political agenda has always been in play and this has tarnished its global reputation as "the good guy".

So, they enjoy clinging to WW2 era themes as it allows them to relive if only fictionally their "glory days", and it is this that the Captain America movie represents.

I suppose the point of this whole post therefore is that you shouldnt get too caught up on the whole "american hero arrogance" thing, because really, its not arrogance, its just nostalgia for better days.

 

[FOXGEAR]

So I am from the UK (England if you want to be picky) and have seen a few of the Captain America trailers now and I find myself not really giving a crap. Iron man was good. hulk remake was ok. Thor was really good but Captain America do not care. maybe it is because it IS Captain America and like I have said i am not from America and maybe the whole reason alot of people like him is because of the whole America thing.

Maybe its because most WW2 movies to come out of hollywood are just "and then America came and won all by themselves. yay America!!" and I hate that.

For the record this IS NOT a rant about America or WW2 i am well aware that without them Britain could not have lasted much longer than we did and i know alot of American's died as well.

Anyway what do you guys think. About Captain America not the war.

I think you are bundling up all American's into a single "My Country Tis Of Thee" pile. I am American and I have no qualms with bashing the shit out of it when they decide to be massive cunts. Which is all of the time. I like the super hero movies, though I have had no real interest in Captain America, partly because of the previously mentioned America FUCK YEAH attitude. I was a tad bit insulted when I saw the subject line, because it seems obvious to me you would expect a bunch of "OmG AMERICA YES WE KILL THERE ASSES!" which is not the case.

 

[Gizmo1990]

OP is someone who has no clue what Captain America is and what he stands for. Typical, "I hate anything with America on it, so i ignore it because i'm better than Americans" Kinda person by the looks of it.

I do not hate America and i do not think i am better than Americans. There are alot of Americans in the world and I have met maybe 12 and i liked them. They were nice people. I do not automatically think that i am better or worse than anyone I have never met. All I wanted to know was what people outside the US throught of Captain America so if I pissed anyone off I am sorry but I throught I was clear that I was not bashing America.

 

[Farson89]

I'm from the UK and I'm excited to see it, mostly because I'm a Marvel fan and the mere thought of an Avengers movie gives me approximately 3209.4 boners.

 

[lord.jeff]

American, but I'd like to point out that Iron Man is more capitalist, living the American way, and punching out foreign dictators for the government then Captain America is.

Well, Captain America's thing is leadership. he's patriotically colored and inspires others around him as his gimmick. Aside from being leadership which is good for being the leader of the avengers or a general in battle, he might have been 'badass normal' if not for the super soldier chemical coursing through him which automatically makes him inferior to Batman who does everything Cap can do, by himself.

Yes Batman does it by himself with nothing to help him other then his bullet proof suit, fire/explosion proof cape, a belt full of million dollar gadgets, a space station, several super computers, a tank that can out pace a performance car, and batarangs.

 

[Jesus Phish]

Yes.

Comic book fans who like Captain America are probably going to care and be excited about Captain America.

 

[Yarkaz]

Captain America was never my favorite hero. I never really liked him t all, actually. Even as an american, he always seemed a bit bland and uninteresting to me. That being said, this movie has a fantastic cast and some pretty amazing trailers. That doubled with marvel's nice track record lately makes me want to see this pretty bad.

 

[alex2212]

The only discernible difference between this and other superhero movies, in terms of national pride at least, is the fact that this hero has "America" in his name. Look at Spiderman 3, where Spidey does a cheesey pose in front of the stars and stripes at the end. In the final analysis, not going to see a movie that looks good based purely on a notion that it represents a nation's hubris is cutting off your nose to spite your face. It looks fun. Go and see it, dick

 

[TheDutchin]

Cap is my favorite superhero, and I am canadian. In fact, I am canadian and proud, but I still love the cap, not because he is patriotic or because he is american or whatever, but because he has a strong sense of right and wrong, and has great ideals. I aspire to have that strong of a moral standing and the cap is the one who instilled that in me. So no, I have no problems with captain america, I love him because of his character, not his character name or nationality.

 

[zombie711]

It's not offensive to love your country. If they made a British, Russian or other version it wouldn't be bothersome.

Also, They do have a captin russia. His name is The red guardian

 

[Gizmo1990]

So I am from the UK (England if you want to be picky) and have seen a few of the Captain America trailers now and I find myself not really giving a crap. Iron man was good. hulk remake was ok. Thor was really good but Captain America do not care. maybe it is because it IS Captain America and like I have said i am not from America and maybe the whole reason alot of people like him is because of the whole America thing.

Maybe its because most WW2 movies to come out of hollywood are just "and then America came and won all by themselves. yay America!!" and I hate that.

For the record this IS NOT a rant about America or WW2 i am well aware that without them Britain could not have lasted much longer than we did and i know alot of American's died as well.

Anyway what do you guys think. About Captain America not the war.

I think you are bundling up all American's into a single "My Country Tis Of Thee" pile. I am American and I have no qualms with bashing the shit out of it when they decide to be massive cunts. Which is all of the time. I like the super hero movies, though I have had no real interest in Captain America, partly because of the previously mentioned America FUCK YEAH attitude. I was a tad bit insulted when I saw the subject line, because it seems obvious to me you would expect a bunch of "OmG AMERICA YES WE KILL THERE ASSES!" which is not the case.

Again if you see the post just below yours i really did not mean to insult anyone. If I have I am sorry.

 

[Nargleblarg]

It's not offensive to love your country. If they made a British, Russian or other version it wouldn't be bothersome.

Also, They do have a captin russia. His name is The red guardian

There is also a Captain Britain as well.

 

[JdaS]

Even if I'm not American I can still appreciate Cap as a superhero. The same way I'm not Japanese but still manage to be a huge weeaboo. I especially like how, despite being a product of WWII patriotism, Captain America has managed to evolve with the times, such as his political views on the Registration Act in Civil War.

That said, I'm all for the movie. Finland reporting in by the way.

EDIT: I feel I should add, though, that there are a lot of comics I'd rather see adapted onto the big screen. Deadpool, a DECENT Silver Surfer and Doctor Strange (admittedly just for Dormammu).

 

[El Poncho]

I'm not excited but I will go see it because the recent run of superhero movies have been good and I hear will be leading up to the avengers which is cool.