![]() But the way The First Avenger rushes through this stuff to find an ending that will allow The Avengers to occur turns the film into the cinematic equivalent of a greatest hits album. They really could have made a movie just about that part of Cap’s life - and maybe someday they will. The middle section is given particularly short shrift after Cap rescues the Commandos from a Hydra prison camp, most of their adventures are condensed into one long action montage. It tells three different stories - Steve becoming Cap, Captain America’s adventures with the Howling Commandos, and Cap’s final mission of World War II against the Red Skull (Hugo Weaving) - at a breathless pace. ![]() To crib a line from Mystery Science Theater 3000, Captain America: The First Avenger is 40 pounds of movie in 30-pound movie-capacity pants. That meant the film had to cover the entirety of Steve Rogers’ origin and adventures in World War II in two hours.
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