As Evans gets into the elevator to ascend to Marvel’s floor, he politely holds the door for other passengers hurrying back from lunch. All of them recognize Cap, even in his civilian clothes, but nobody geeks out.
Pretty soon, the elevator is packed, shoulder to shoulder. As the doors close, someone says: “Now he’s going to beat all of us up.”
Evans laughs and turns around to break the taboo of no eye-contact. “I think about that every time I’m in one of these things,” he says.
I really have to disagree with you on The Winter Soldier. I still think it’s the best of the run in terms of tight plotting and attention to character and relationships. Loki is still my favorite character, but WS is the best scripted of the MCU.
@writernotwaiting, how recently have you rewatched The Winter Soldier? I watched it just a few weeks ago as part of my pre-Infinity War review of the MCU and I was underwhelmed. The banter between Steve and Sam was fun, but I found myself getting bored during the action sequences and kind of confused by the twists and turns of the plot (it didn’t help that I was a bit distracted by liveblogging my viewing experience on Tumblr).
As you can see in my eventual ranking, I put it pretty low. Of course, as my ranking also indicates, I still think Joss Whedon is a good writer of plot and yes, even character, even if he does fall into some problematic tropes involving the treatment of female characters. (But then, so do Markus & McFeely – Sharon Carter, anyone? and their serial fridging habit?) Whedon can turn a line of dialogue better than anyone else the MCU has ever hired. But I also think Thor, Iron Man, and The Avengers are more elegantly plotted than TWS, and Black Panther does a better job of balancing plot, character, humor, and deeper moral issues. Maybe it’s ultimately just a matter of taste.
I always kinda fixate on how Sam’s gaze lingers condescendingly on Steve after he delivers this line, and it’s produced this headcanon where after the VA scene, Sam and Steve go out on a date and hit it off really well and go back to Sam’s place and bang, but Steve wakes up while Sam is still making breakfast and is like “I’m sorry to do this, but I have to go” and is apologetic and cringe-y and Sam kinda watches him dubiously with his spatula in hand but is like “alright, man, see you around.” Whether Steve left because he got cold feet or a mission kinda varies in my head. But it makes Sam’s “if u EAT breakfast u fuckin shit” face in this scene (and the startled but slightly reserved way he initially answers the door) funnier to me.
Like I have not been able to stop thinking about this????
It… also kinda explains Steve’s little “okay I deserved that” head bob?
Rewatching “The Winter Soldier” and I still have trouble focusing during the sequence where they’re recovering the ship from the French pirates. I can’t remember whether/why this was important.
OK I guess the information that Natasha got off the ships’ computers had something to do with Hydra. Which is why Fury couldn’t open the files. And it’s relevant that Sitwell was on the ship.
Too many twists and turns and I forget what the storyline was. The basic outlines I remember, but specifics evaporate.
When that Quinjet turns around to confront Steve, it looks very much like Serenity in “Firefly” when she rears up out of the canyon to save Mal and friends from the ill-advised bar fight in “The Train Job.”
No idea why the design would be similar.
Not Steve’s first kiss since 1945, huh? I think they probably want us to assume he’s been on a few dates that didn’t go anywhere because of lack of shared life experience, but of course my assumption (and one I’ve seen bandied about on Tumblr) is that he’s hooked up with Tony, Sam, or possibly both.
Y’all don’t need to keep telling me what was going on with the ship mission. I’m watching the movie. It is becoming clear.
Sitwell mentions Stephen Strange as a target that’s been identified by Hydra as a future threat. Interesting, considering his relationship with time travel…
I get bored during long fight/action sequences so I let my attention wander, but then I have no idea how anyone ended up where they are. I’m very bad at tracking movie fight logistics.
Oh, just look at the Winter Soldier’s smoldering glare. Sebastian Stan doesn’t seem to have a lot of range, but he sure does know how to smolder.
Rewatching “The Winter Soldier” and I still have trouble focusing during the sequence where they’re recovering the ship from the French pirates. I can’t remember whether/why this was important.
OK I guess the information that Natasha got off the ships’ computers had something to do with Hydra. Which is why Fury couldn’t open the files. And it’s relevant that Sitwell was on the ship.
Too many twists and turns and I forget what the storyline was. The basic outlines I remember, but specifics evaporate.
When that Quinjet turns around to confront Steve, it looks very much like Serenity in “Firefly” when she rears up out of the canyon to save Mal and friends from the ill-advised bar fight in “The Train Job.”
No idea why the design would be similar.
Not Steve’s first kiss since 1945, huh? I think they probably want us to assume he’s been on a few dates that didn’t go anywhere because of lack of shared life experience, but of course my assumption (and one I’ve seen bandied about on Tumblr) is that he’s hooked up with Tony, Sam, or possibly both.
Rewatching “The Winter Soldier” and I still have trouble focusing during the sequence where they’re recovering the ship from the French pirates. I can’t remember whether/why this was important.
OK I guess the information that Natasha got off the ships’ computers had something to do with Hydra. Which is why Fury couldn’t open the files. And it’s relevant that Sitwell was on the ship.
Too many twists and turns and I forget what the storyline was. The basic outlines I remember, but specifics evaporate.
When that Quinjet turns around to confront Steve, it looks very much like Serenity in “Firefly” when she rears up out of the canyon to save Mal and friends from the ill-advised bar fight in “The Train Job.”
No idea why the design would be similar.
Rewatching “The Winter Soldier” and I still have trouble focusing during the sequence where they’re recovering the ship from the French pirates. I can’t remember whether/why this was important.
“did chris evans actually jump that high to grab onto that helicopter in civil war?”
friendly reminder that chris vaulted with ease over chris pratt after just telling him less than a minute before that he would be able to clear him if he only put his head down.
I want a Celebrity Obstacle Course show where all the pretty people can show off their hard stunt work for us and also occasionally eat it, because they need to be humbled sometimes. The judges would be career stunt people, to give them visibility, because they work even harder. Shirts optional.
You wouldn’t even finish the phrase “Celebrity Ninja Warrior” before Chris would start jumping up and doing yelling “Me! Me! Pick me!”
Anyone know how to contact Netflix about this?
friendly reminder Chris did most of his stunts bc the stunt guys couldn’t move like him.
“One thing we found, too, is Chris can run very fast. He also has a very unique run. It’s almost a dancer’s run. And when we tried to double him for running, there was nobody who could run like him. They just didn’t have the same dynamics or the way he moves. He had to end up doing most of his running.”
“What we also found, is that we had gymnasts come in to do things, and Chris could do the same stuff that they could do, but it would look like Chris Evans. When the body doubles or the gymnasts or the runners did it, it just didn’t look like him. He has such a unique way of moving, and he could pretty much do all of his own physical stuff that wasn’t dangerous. Like this shot right here, we had a gymnast do this, and Chris actually ended up doing it better. That’s Chris here. He hops up on a tank and over a 12-foot wall. It looks effortless but it’s not that easy!”
“Chris worked his butt off for four months doing gymnastics and stunt training so in a scene like this he could go toe-to-toe with Georges St-Pierre and make it look really credible. Once the helmet comes off, 95% of that is Chris, except obviously for that massive aerial kick that he does.I think he did a fantastic job.”
The really cool thing about Chris Evans is that he’s a super talented, athletic guy. He retains things amazingly well. I mean, I’m blown away. I can show him a 15-punch fight two times, and he’s got it. – Thomas Harper, Stunt Coordinator, CATWS
Loki is the Philosopher King 