11/19/2022 0 Comments Superman captain america super soldier![]() Sam Wilson probably laid it out the best in Captain America: The Winter Soldier: “Dude, Captain America needs my help. It's mentioned time and time again by opponents from Red Skull to Ultron to Zemo. There's an undeniable and unavoidable aura of inspiration that surrounds Steve Rogers whether he's in uniform or not. In the comics, Cap bloviates about America, her values and ideals all the time when he's fighting. ![]() Steve Rogers is the most square-jawed, forthright and earnest superhero ever conceived. He believes it, he lives by it, he defends it, with his last breath if need be. In any battle in which he’s engaged, Cap’s strongest asset – other than that possessed, homing pigeon shield – is always his belief in the values of America, and what they stand for: fairness, justice, liberty. Meanwhile, Superman doesn’t wear the stars and stripes…but they ain’t exactly strangers.īe that as it may, and as any good character starts with the person, one has to get to know Steve Rogers to truly appreciate the depth of Cap’s personification of the American ideal. ![]() In terms of true American-themed heroes, only Captain USA is exceeded by Captain America. Cap’s raison d’etre – both in the comics and in real life – was to embody the fight against Hitler and human evil. Also with Cap, the whole “America” thing is as overt as it gets. Considering that Cap was the physical embodiment of the perfect Aryan, and Superman may (or may not) have had parts of his origin coming from a renowned German philosopher, yet both fought against the Nazis for America, the irony is notable. So what do we see in Captain America and Superman when it comes to the American ideal? Muscle-bound, physical perfection immediately comes to mind super-heroic, muscular instruments of justice smacking down (super)villainy in the name of Uncle Sam. Oh, and if you're of the hardcore comic variety and thinking this should really be Cap vs. So in this highly-charged election season, it’s our intent to explore how these two characters’ representations of American ideals in their cinematic incarnations has evolved and whether or not there’s even room for – as Cap put it to Coulson once – “old fashioned” patriotism. The other also wears the colors, and his fabled motto of "truth, justice and the American way" sounds like it came straight out of the Constitution. ![]() One guy flat out represents the Republic, in name and in attire. In these two characters we have two of the most recognizable representations of America: it's ideals, its dreams, its values. But it's not the typical hypothetical that fans usually discuss. I'm talking, of course, about Captain America vs. The struggle for the very symbolism of America is at stake. The rift between the two sides and their ideologies seem deeper than ever. 2016 has found America in the midst of a historic - and historically nasty - political season. ![]()
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