Don't forget Hydra's muscle in the film, the Winter Soldier. They make him relentless, stealthy, and an assassination threat at any moment. He feels inevitable, an unstoppable force. When he's tracking Black Widow in the streets of downtown DC with a saunter, grenadiering cop cars in open daylight as dozens scamper away from him, it's affecting and chilling. It was only a question of time if he gets Black Widow...that is until Cap shows up, unmasks him, revealing his identity as his long-dead best friend, reinforcing the fact our noble hero can't trust anyone in our ignoble time within which he finds himself. The Winter Soldier's action scenes, for the most part, aren't mindless, but character driven set-pieces that help create the tension and axiety that fuels the film's narrative.
God I love the Winter Soldier's character arc. When we find out it's Bucky, it's completely heartbreaking. The DRAMA, the SUSPENSE, and it's... Bucky? I love it. I love it so much. I just wish they did more with him, rather than dump him in Wakanda, ash him then just kind of let him stand int he background.
All of that, plus the fantastic performance from The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, are why I give Sebastian Stan such high praise. He's able to make Bucky not only a super dynamic character, but he can also make the Winter Soldier seem like an entirely different person. That brings back the dread and anxiety, you never know when or if Bucky will lose control. Fantastic character.
Also there's something just so terrifying and powerful about the scene where the Winter soldier walks down the street. When chaos is rising, incidente, people running everywhere, explosions, he never once loses his temper, he is calm and only focused on his mission, like the professional serial killer he is. And the score just contributes to create the chilling and anxious atmosphere.
I think a scene on par with the street fight is the night chase across the rooftops. When Steve tossed his shield at the assailant, I was expecting him to get hit with it but when he caught it with a dead stare across his face, that's enough to make my blood run cold.
An extra to that Zola scene is that the villain actually has a reason for spilling the beans and was stalling for time which makes his exposition seem clever too
I don't think any of you knows how stalling works. You stall by giving pointless, meaningless or FALSE information. You don't spoil your entire plan and plot to buy time. That's the exact opposite of what stalling is trying to accomplish.
Of all the villains of the MCU, the Winter Soldier is the one that fills me with genuine fear. He's not a superpowered alien or a Norse god, he's an assassin. The scene where he's waiting in Pier's kitchen always gets me. It makes me think, what if I'll find him one day waiting for me.
I love the contrast between Bucky and the Winter Soldier. Bucky with his soft smiles and sadness, the Winter Soldier with his glares and cold, lack of emotion. But I really love how you can still see the WS in Bucky, and it's kind of... angsty.
Agreed, The Winter Solider is a good and relatable fear because it’s realistic to an extent. There’s real life assailants and assassins out here in our world and that’s what makes The Winter Solider more respected and feared.
For me, the Winter Soldier is primarily terrifying because he's _competent_ to a scary degree. So competent and efficient that he even edges out the heroes. He sneaks up on you and attempts to one-shot you before you know he's there, he's always right on you unless you do something very out-of-the-box to escape, and his reaction to you disarming him, is to immediately pull out another weapon. In the highway scene he takes on Cap, Widow, and Sam simultaneously and almost kills them all. Ultimately, if Steve hadn't managed to get under his skin by reminding him that he's Bucky, he'd probably have won. Then when he fights the loyalist Shield personnel, he goes through them like a hot iron spike through wet toilet roll. Badass normal characters are no threat to him, you need genuine superpowers to touch Winter Soldier. I just wish MCU Bucky continued to be a badass, like in the Comics.
The Winter Soldier is probably the best stand-alone movid in the MCU. It has a strong enough story that even someone who's disconnected from the franchise could follow and relate to. Shame they didn't continue with this theme.
Marvel miserably failed at following this theme afterwards, one of the few movies that succeeded with this afterwards to me with this theme was Civil War, the way they incorporate the Sakovia Accords is similar to Winter Soldier.
Absolutely nailed it. Winter Soldier is still, even after Endgame, my favorite MCU film. Because it's not just a superhero movie, like you said, it's a political thriller, it's a conspiracy film. That it's my favorite is especially impressive because I don't normally care for that genre of movie, but it's just so damn good. And it really took Cap from a meh superhero to a fully-rounded, earnest character that I loved.
This. And also the fact that it’s fits as a superhero movie too, and makes perfect sense. It’s not like Dora in a bond movie. It’s just great. Although I would love Dora in a bond movie
They did such a great job with Natasha in this one. This is the best iteration of Black Widow in the entire MCU. Her solo movie needs to be a lot like this. That line "Well you might be in the wrong business, Rogers" is a great piece of dialogue and delivered beautifully by Scar-Jo.
@@trice286 MCU is dead. Disney is now just defiling it's corpse. Winter Soldier, Iron Man are the best MCU movies ever made. Age of Ultron despite it's short comings I found much better because of the scale of damage that Ultron did and followed by Civil War which is another good movie. That's it. Avengers IW, Endgame are utter disasters and cheesy crap. Black Widow movie doesn't exist to me (A feminist projection garbage corporate product)
I remember when the title Captain America winter soldier came out, and I thought, "what dull characters, that's going to be garbage" man I was wrong. I only watched it by accident on FX, so good. Oh, and I was really impressed they didn't go with a black widow and captain romance, that took discipline.
The directors admitted that they felt that approach would have been predictable, so they wanted them to have more of a work wife/husband relationship, which while platonic has it's own intimacies.
Kinda head scratcher for me is how come Fury didn't pick up on how much potential for misuse Project Insight is. I might be forgetting something but it seems extremely different from SHIELD's MO.
ohmygod - that Fury attack scene is hands done one of my favorite Marvel moments. they had finally given him something to face off against. unexpected ambush, wounded, surrounded, in a seriously compromised position - and the tension!! He kept his cool and fought back against uncertain, seemingly overwhelming odds. I mean - who TF has a gun turret in their center console!! scene gave me goosepimples.
Winter Soldier still is and probably always will be what I consider to be the peak of the MCU. So far I haven't seen anything that's managed to top this film's insane quality as a super hero movie.
@@supermysticsonic2 those two are great, but Ragnarok feels like a buddy action comedy and civil war is just a straight action film, WS I thought had a great underlying theme to it about where does national security and personal freedom end? That's why the other MCU films don't hold up as well to me, I watch them for the eye candy but not really for the narrative these days.
@@kielpollock5872 well those movies were excellent in their genres and CW feels like it carries some of the themes from WS which is why i put it on the same level.
@@EthanRom Because it takes sooooo much more suspension of disbelief to swallow the notion that the vehicle just happened to be trapped in a perfectly placed place where a manhole cover just happened to be exactly where Fury can access it by cutting a hole in the condensed space in which he is trapped, than to believe that the lazers just can cut through tarmac.
The "DC Police dispatch show no units in this area" line never fails to give me goosebumps. I can only remember thinking "then who the fuck are those guys".
You didn't mention this, but another really good way they played up the tension and anxiety angle is that they made the Winter Soldier into a slasher villain that pops up out of nowhere. Take another look at all the times he shows up in the movie, especially the part where he throws Sitwell out of the car, and the scene where he massacres the Shield agents on one of the Helicarriers. It's almost like he teleports like Jason Voorhees or Michael Myers, and anyone he comes across is either dead or just barely survives. That, and he slowly walks towards his prey, and doesn't speak when his mask is on. Hell, he barely spoke when his mask was off.
BLAIR M Schirmer the only reason I can agree with what you said is because when you’ve seen enough of these action movies, you kind of get into a mentality of “oh cmon he’s the main character he’s gonna be fine anyway” but you can blame that on the movie if that movie INDIVIDUALLY is good. Also I hate the logic that these other people used against you. “If you don’t like it why are you here?” Such a stupid logic.
Avenger's: Infinity War had the exact opposite effect for me. The trailer looked good and everyone said it would be good, but the end result ended up being absolutely dreadful! With an insipidly stupid plot and villain! Made me glad I didn't waste my money of Infinity War or Endgame. It did help prove however, that you can make $2 billion in the box office and STILL be a bad movie.
It fits the tone for Cap and a select few chars but it defo doesnt fit in with all of the MCU chars, Ironman, Spiderman and all the quippy chars would not fit with this theme.
@@celtic889 Oh definitely, I'm a sucker for a good political conspiracy/thriller but it would not have worked for Spiderman. The campy-ness and upbeat nature of Spiderman works really well for it, especially since Peter is a literal child.
Well the tone is very serious and the movie is also very grounded, making scenes much more intense and meaningful, which invests the audience much more so than some of the more light hearted comedic mcu movies.
Or you don't see a point in conformity. Filmento is on his own paradigm. I think those involved all did great along with each other, but what's good for one isn't for another. Hence, conformity.
Regarding the exposition scenes: the characters are generally finding out important information about the story as the audience is. As long as they don't already know, or already *should* know said information, I can normally tolerate the exposition just fine. It's only when it's blatantly apparent the characters already know the stuff they're talking about when it bothers me. Lines like "As you know..." just make me eye-roll. But for the general exposition stuff, what's the genuine alternative?
trinsicity I also think that having a film like this one so centered on hiding away information and making you skeptic about information that you _do_ get makes it more difficult (and maybe downright impossible) to progress the story without using exposition
Exposition is a necessary evil for some writers. "How else am I supposed to explain my complex love triangle between an edgy teen girl, handsome vampire, and exhilitating werewolf without using 50% of the movie as exposition and useless dialogue?" Don't do this. "I should use an introductory character, like a cadet, to give the audience information." This is an alternative, albiet one that is used quite often. There are many videos for writers showcasing opinions of good exposition.
Don't forget the score. I love the high pitched whirring sound that happens whenever the winter soldier is coming. They tie it in to future movies and THATWS as well. Great use of music!
This is how you write a story about an overpowered character(just ask Crossbones) that still has high stakes, dread and a posibility that this unstoppable hero might fail. Brilliant. Great vid as always.
I disagree on the Zola scene. I may need to rewatch it but it kind of comes across as Zola mocking while also buying for time. He's spilling the beans because as far he's concerned that missile will kill Capt America thus the mans last memory will be failure.
that's a very good point. the film treats his exposition scenes and moments as a part of the narrative, they are not jabs to the storytelling, they are needed by the characters. Steve and Nat had to learn those stuff while Zola needed to buy time; S.T.R.I.K.E. Team is telling Steve and Nat about Batroc and the pirates, they learn about the situation at the same time with the audience; the scenes make sense in the narrative.
that was why i liked the scene, he's just stalling for time. i liked when characters use that in the under the red hood, Jason is fighting some assassins sent to kill him, the beat him up and they though he would be more of a fight "oh i'm just stalling" "stalling for what?" then the Batman shows up
Not only is true, but also you can even say has been done before. In Shooter (the Mark Walberg one) there's a similar scene. Don't remember just now if it is only on the movie or also on the book (Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter).
If you ask me, Zola didn't just tell stuff. He actually showed pictures of Events, Photos, Newspaper Articles and so on, just to visualise what he says. This really helps creating an atmosphere while not just telling, but also showing. I mean, compare it to other expositions, where people sit around and talk about stuff and repeat stuff either they or the audience already know. CA:WS clearly did a great job with making exposition as visual as possible.
So you disagree that the scene was exposition, which revealed information to the characters, and the audience, in a way that worked, and helped continue to build the tension established to that point. You all seem to be disagreeing that the scene worked the way Filmento said, by saying that it worked the way Filmento said. BRILLIANT!
Yeah, I accidentally read that Bucky is the Winter Soldier in the comic books, but my sis had no idea. She still thinks that reveal was the best one she's ever seen
Another movie that did dread really really well was Batman: The Dark Knight. Every time Heath Ledger's Joker appeared on screen I worried whose life was going to be threatened this time
This is still my absolute favorite Marvel movie. The Cap/Winter fight scene at the end gets me every time when it becomes about Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes. Til' the End of the Line.
That's one of the things I hated about Endgame. A lot of Steve's motivation was about Bucky, he 'betrays' Tony for Bucky, he's willing to die for Bucky. Then as soon as he has him he just fucks off to the past. In CAWS Peggy clearly tells him to move on, and that she's happy with her life, her husband, her family. But Steve in Endgame completely bulldozes that idea. Apparently the line is pretty short.
@@liyre4189I didn’t see it that way. I saw it as Steve finally thinking about himself for once. He was always sacrificing himself for everyone else, & when Tony matured to be come less & less selfish, to the point that he was willing to sacrifice his life for the entire universe, Steve was also maturing to finally realize that it was okay for him to be with the love of his life, Peggy, & to have a life of his own.
The elevator scene is what we use to use to train people during security classes on reading the human body when I was the Army. The Russo brothers did A LOT of research on how to make that perfect. It had all the elements in it to help build up the pressure. The sweat, the talking in a little bit higher voice while avoiding eye contact, the focus on the people's eyes onto Capt when they walked in using the shortest route possible, and the shoulders up. It had to be as real as possible. It wasn't going to be like something from James Bond or Mission Impossible where the spies are sitting around doing something. No, it was really done perfect!
I love the elevator scene! The fight scene is really beautifully choreographed but what kills me every time is turtle Steve, when he curls up and somehow fits his whole body behind his shield
Same. When they block the closing elevator and all come in casually talking and laughing, some taller and bigger than Steve, and he looks very uncomfortable, it made me think - why does it feel like something so bad is about to happen... Cuz I wasn't paying close enough attention before. Loved it.
Watching all those Nick Fury scenes made me realize how fortunate he was to bear such a deep grudge and cynicism against people because his pet cat scratched his eye out.... it totally doesn't undermine the character at all......
It's the evolution of the character that matter. "Don't. Trust. Anyone." That line alone is what makes the Nick Fury of Captain Marvel to the Nick Fury ee know now. The fact that he doesn't listen to Talos' warnings about the cat led to his eye being scratched by said cat (or Flerken). Though the revelation that a cat scratched his left eye is played for laughs, the ending of Captain Marvel (covering up the events of the Kree Invasion, lying about his eye injury, and starting the Avenger Intitiative all by himself) leads to the journey he started in the post credits scene of Iron Man. As the man said: "He is the spy, Captain. He's THE spy. His secrets have secrets."
@@funwithtropes69 I am so happy to have you to tell me how i am supposed to feel about a character and what does and doesn't matter to me. Where have you been all my life?! There were so many things that happened where i could have needed you to tell me about what matters about things... really so many wrong feelings and impressions... and you were nowhere to be found to tell me how i am to feel... Please, never leave me alone again... i need you... please tell me how i am feeling about these things.
@@kerkie it's more specific, but I don't think it's necessarily more accurate. People with Alzheimer's generally have dementia and dementia can cause amnesia. So the statements "people who suffer from Alzheimer's have dementia" and "people who suffer from Alzheimer's have amnesia" are both correct.
What made the Winter Soldier so great to me as a villain is that up until the ending of the movie, every time he’s on screen, you feel a sense of dread and fear, but even more so is when you hear the Winter Soldier’s theme, the best example is when Black Widow is telling Steve about who the winter soldier is, and you can hear the winter soldier’s theme begin in the background, and it enhances it further
People need to understand that the Russo Brothers are merely good directors who can put a story on screen thanks to a great team, not great ones. It's the writers who make WS, CW, IW and Endgame great stories.
@@harrambou9468the first half of the movie is a complete character breakdown of what made cap worthy of the serum I thought it was some of the best character work in the MCU
The perfect way to pull off an exposition dump? Do what The Incredibles did when Mr. Incredible logged into Syndrome's computer. That scene is brilliant.
This is my favorite MCU movie (even post Endgame). This movie was thrilling and it showed how the hero's without all of the "powers" can still have a great movie with a great story line and amazing actions scenes.
This is still my favorite movie in the MCU, it's so good and still holds up so well today. My personal opinion on the exposition in this movie, I honestly think it's handled really well, usually it's given directly to Rogers so it doesn't feel like we're just having it told to us, and a lot of time it actually fits into the scenes and what's happening. Example trying to stall or distract our main characters, sure it's an exposition dump, but it actually has meaning, Zola needed to keep them there, and giving them what they want to know (something that is shocking) is the best way to keep them distracted from his intentions. Great video and analysis of this movie!
Solid video! The only thing I think you also missed was the soundtrack to this film. Specifically the screeching soundtrack to action, suspense portions of the film. If you don't know which music I'm talking about, it's the music when: 1) Cap is first chasing Bucky after he has shot Fury. It's the sound that plays when Cap is running in the hallways looking up through the glass ceiling of Bucky above him 2) When Black Widow get's shot in the shoulder and frantically looking around for Bucky. This particular music plays when Bucky suddenly jumps on a car and aims at Black Widow (before Cap runs into frame). That soundtrack added to the sense of fear and insecurity of this film.
I actually like how exposition in this movie feels somewhat acceptable here. In some cases that is. Like this also feels like a spy movie, so they need to find answers, and when they get it we also hear it.
I despise people like Damien Hirst, and want them all to die painfully. Considering he can't even be assed to do his own ""art"" is he still doing his job?
"Winter Soldier" was, in my opinion, the "turning point" of the MCU. Before Cap 2, superhero flicks just always seemed... campy, shallow, overwrought with action, lacking in complexity. Mind you, I still liked superhero flicks, because I don't go to the cinema to exclusively watch films that are made for "higher thinking." To me, that's not entertainment. Movies are entertainment. They should largely be seen as such. I saw all the MCU movies up to that point, in theaters. Dating all the way back to the first "Iron Man" film. And I loved each one in its' own way. But I never fooled myself for a second that they were anything other than "popcorn fuel." And that's okay. "Winter Soldier" changed all that. Because the first Captain America film was everything I would have expected from a Captain America film. Cute, a bit cheesy, nice action, war elements, and tons of action. The movie met all of those expectations... but it did not EXCEED them. None of the pre-Winter Soldier MCU movies did. By 2014, in fact, I admit I was beginning to feel a bit... tired of it all. Disney/Marvel must have sensed this attitude coming from the public in general, because "Winter Soldier" was where everything changed! Here was a superhero film, where the superhero was "just a guy," trying to live a normal life when he wasn't at work, saving the country. Here was a superhero film where the villain was already well established in continuity, and had secretly snaked its' tentacles into society in general, while Captain America literally slept (in Ice). There was no simplicity to it! There was no "this is obviously the bad guy" moments, prior to the halfway point of the film! And finally, as this video so amazingly points out, there was TREASON! Suddenly, you could trust nobody! Captain America had no friends or allies to begin with! Everything that everyone said was potentially a cover-up for their REAL motivations (to fool Cap)! By the time the final battle, to take down the Heli-carrier Fleet, took place, this was ALREADY my all time favorite MCU film. And you know what? IT STILL IS!! Have I enjoyed every MCU film made so far, to a certain extent? OF COURSE (because I don't pretend that movies are anything more than a "fling" of entertainment)!! Certainly the last two or three movies, surrounding the Avengers ("Infinity War" and "Endgame"), are way up on the emotional spectrum of awesome in their own right. And certainly, films like "Doctor Strange," and "Thor: Ragnarok," are worthy movies in their own way... ... but none of them have hit the high note, in my own reality, that "Winter Soldier" did! Captain America II is STILL the best MCU film that has come out in the past decade. And you know what? THAT'S OKAY!!! I don't take it as a sign that Marvel is "sinking" in quality, just because every successive film isn't on the same level as the one film I hold above all the others. Demanding that Marvel Films make all of their movies just as epic, and near-perfect, as their best film ever was? That's literally asking the impossible. Especially with the sheer number of minds involved in the making of these movies! All I ask is that none of the films be HORRIBLE. And so far, I can only think of one single MCU film that was, to me, horrible to watch. I won't name it out loud, because I think most of you already know which Marvel film is the "Anti-Winter Soldier."...
@@alpha-1730 Like I said, I won't name it out loud. But the answer should be pretty obvious. Here's a hint: it's not the movie you're getting ready to defend to the death...
@@alpha-1730 Dude, people would die defending GotG, simply because it came from nowhere, with a bunch of unknown characters, and did something rather artistic with them while still being a Marvel movie.
Filmento mate, your video essays never cease to entertain, educate and reveal hidden messages and motifs within the film's I love / hate (justice league). Love your work keep it up
Can I just say you’re REALLY skilled when it comes to analysing and putting your thoughts together into cohesive, entertaining, and educational videos. I wish I could do that too. *Looks at blank analytical essay paper* *cries*
Easily my fav marvel movie. I absolutely loved how they showed Cap’s calculated intelligence. He plays boyscout but is a stone cold soldier at the end of the day.
Sound in general can make any scene seem scary. Even if the visuals seem all happy sunshine and rainbows, the sound design decides how the scene will feel like.
Regarding the question of exposition dump, and why the basement scene in the Winter Soldier was good: it's because I was interested. "If at a certain point in the telling, a piece of exposition must be known or the audience won't be able to follow, create the desire to know by arousing curiosity..." (Robert McKee) In case of Winter Soldier, I wanted to know what is the secret, and I was ready to sit for minutes to get the explanation. If I remember correct (it was a long time ago), this was not the same in case of Die Hard (4).
I don't mind exposition if it's tactfully woven into the story. Imo it's only bad if the writers are hitting you over the head with information like you're in a history lecture.
Another reason the Zola reveal worked is because it made you rethink everything that has happened in the MCU up to that point. While there is a lot of explaining, it's a tense scene because it not only sets up the last half of the film, it also reshapes what the universe had been, and sets it in a new, anxiety filled direction. WS is one of my favorite movies.
This was the movie that made me go "HOLY SHIT, CAPTAIN AMERICA IS BADASS AF!!!" Especially after the intro on the ship but also that harley flinging takedown of a proto quinjet. That sequence was badass cap in a nutshell. Its no wonder caps arc all the way to endgame is the best one in the MCU.
What made the exposition scene by Zola even better was how it was revealed that he was intentionally giving them a very long-winded speech to keep them distracted long enough that Hydra could fire the missile to the base.
Every inch of this film is driven by the narrative. The action scenes are used to create tension and fear in a way that is really effective. You genuinely fear for anybody who has to fight The Winter Soldier. The writing and exposition dumps were really well handled and at every point you were questioning who the real villain is and who can’t be trusted. Even the set pieces were used to help create tension and paranoia. This movie is my favourite feature length film from the mcu, and to me is still easily a top 5 mcu project.
Aside from building fear, I really like how Zola’s exposition dump had a logical reason for happening within the context of the story too. Purely within the context of the story (not what they’re providing to the audience) exposition dump monologues often only act as the villain stroking their ego for an unreasonable amount of time instead of doing the realistically logical thing and killing the hero. Aside from a few circumstances where it fits the villain’s character, it almost never feels natural. Zola is a computer. He can’t kill the Steve and Natasha, or get them to go away, and even if he lies to them they’ll still find out some of it from the flash drive. All he can do is call a missile and stall them. And stall them he does, using what he knows to turn their worlds upside down and leave them stunned and dumbfounded. It almost works too, as the heroes only narrowly survive the missile strike. Instead of Zola inexplicably stroking his ego, he’s backed into a corner and does what he thinks will stop them. It makes sense, and that’s a big reason why the exposition dump worked so well in this movie. It does so much with one scene- it answers our burning questions, it informs the heroes of the conspiracy and sets up the last act of the film, it further builds our dread by revealing that so much has been a lie and showing us the daunting odds, and it serves as Zola’s nearly-successful attempt to trap and kill the heroes. Just compare that to the typical Bond villain monologue exposition dump, and you have a good frame of reference with how great Winter Soldier pulls it off.
The Winter Soldier is fucking terrifying to me, and I love it. The military Paranoia aspect is perfect. You never know who’s going to strike. The enemy is faceless until about 3 quarters through, and it’s so threatening. The fact that Bucky doesn’t even know he’s Bucky is terrifying. Cap doesn’t know who to kill, and it’s concerning. It’s scary.
This movie is even more intense when you realize old man Cap was probably around and chose not to interfere. He simply watched his younger self, and was reminded of what happened, and what is coming next.
The Winter Soldier did very very well in the theaters. I still think it’s one of my favorite Marvel movie because it had a good storyline with emotional weight.
So much of the action is masterfully done, with constant set-up, anticipation, execution, reaction, and response/retaliation. In the highway fight, after Black Widow zips down from the highway and is running, she notices the Winter Soldier's shadow who's waiting to ambush her. And she uses that info to ambush him with a good shot to knock off his eye pro. And when he tries to retaliate by shooting down where she last shot him from, we're shown that she's anticipated this and moved already.
still 100% the most well made, well put together marvel movie to date. the pacing was perfect, the score was incredible, the story telling was amazing, character development and relationships were written perfectly and naturally. the fight choreography was beautiful, and gorgeously shot, the suspense, and the jokes added were added at appropriate times. a few jabs here and there, but unlike other films, there weren’t so many that it took away from the story. everything about this movie was so well done, and i feel like after this, things went kind of downhill. i feel like more and more mcu became greedy fanservice, rather then genuine story telling.
13:55 I'd argue another reason why the Zola theme works is the location. In that moment, we are literally standing in Zola's "body" AND seeing his weapons; information and time. We're also in the physical location of where Cap's old world was (the very same location where Steve was given military training before the serum injection), and are basically being shown through documents how it was torn apart from the inside until it literally became a perverse distortion of the original. It doesn't carry the scene on its own, but its enough to help the scene stand out from most exposition scenes.
Filmento always describe movies the WHY, HOW, WHEN... which let us the Audience to understand clearly especially a movie with big plot hole! .. KEEP IT UP FILMENTO, one of the best channel in RUclips👍👍👍👍👍👍
I love this. I have to write an essay on how the play ‘Antigone’ builds tension and I’m 5 minutes in and this video has been a great help. This guy knows what he’s talking about.
Winter Soldier was my most unanticipated movie in the MCU because I thought it was going to be lame but it turned out to be almost my favorite movie in the whole MCU and it stands on it's own as a kick ass espionage thriller.
This is my favourite MCU film, the whole theme was dark, brooding and suspenseful from start to finish. Really made great use of the B-characters and Cap's elevator + Nick Fury car scenes are some of the best moments in action cinema I've seen.
Winter Soldier was the first time I genuinely thought a Marvel hero was going to lose. Between the lift fight, the street fight with Bucky and the rematch on the carrier, every time Steve got in a fight he was outgunned, demoralised, and in real physical danger. Most MCU films you're wondering how the hero will win; here you're wondering how he's going to survive. Exceptional work.
Saw this in theaters and loved it, was actually one of the first movies I saw. Then almost a decade later I discovered MGS2 and realized part of why I love the Winter Soldier so much.
Don't forget Hydra's muscle in the film, the Winter Soldier. They make him relentless, stealthy, and an assassination threat at any moment. He feels inevitable, an unstoppable force. When he's tracking Black Widow in the streets of downtown DC with a saunter, grenadiering cop cars in open daylight as dozens scamper away from him, it's affecting and chilling. It was only a question of time if he gets Black Widow...that is until Cap shows up, unmasks him, revealing his identity as his long-dead best friend, reinforcing the fact our noble hero can't trust anyone in our ignoble time within which he finds himself. The Winter Soldier's action scenes, for the most part, aren't mindless, but character driven set-pieces that help create the tension and axiety that fuels the film's narrative.
God I love the Winter Soldier's character arc. When we find out it's Bucky, it's completely heartbreaking. The DRAMA, the SUSPENSE, and it's... Bucky? I love it. I love it so much. I just wish they did more with him, rather than dump him in Wakanda, ash him then just kind of let him stand int he background.
All of that, plus the fantastic performance from The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, are why I give Sebastian Stan such high praise. He's able to make Bucky not only a super dynamic character, but he can also make the Winter Soldier seem like an entirely different person. That brings back the dread and anxiety, you never know when or if Bucky will lose control. Fantastic character.
Also there's something just so terrifying and powerful about the scene where the Winter soldier walks down the street. When chaos is rising, incidente, people running everywhere, explosions, he never once loses his temper, he is calm and only focused on his mission, like the professional serial killer he is. And the score just contributes to create the chilling and anxious atmosphere.
I think a scene on par with the street fight is the night chase across the rooftops. When Steve tossed his shield at the assailant, I was expecting him to get hit with it but when he caught it with a dead stare across his face, that's enough to make my blood run cold.
So he's basically a cyborg Terminator?
An extra to that Zola scene is that the villain actually has a reason for spilling the beans and was stalling for time which makes his exposition seem clever too
Another great reason is cap and BW were learning along with us they NEEDED to know that stuff it wasn't just for us which I appreciate
The rare instance of a villain's monologue being a strength not a weakness.
It was a little clunky but still good
It also told that the Winter Soldier killed Tony's parents
I don't think any of you knows how stalling works. You stall by giving pointless, meaningless or FALSE information. You don't spoil your entire plan and plot to buy time. That's the exact opposite of what stalling is trying to accomplish.
Cap when walking into elevators
"Ahhh shit here we go again!"
Correction:
Cap walking into the elevator in Endgame:
"Ah shit, here we go again"
“Hail Hydra” 👀👀👀
@@gavinparished Even more accurate.
I love how he was courteous enough to give them the chance to leave.
@@christopherjones5446 "Before we start. Does anybody wanna get out?" Lmao one of the best lines in the MCU.
Of all the villains of the MCU, the Winter Soldier is the one that fills me with genuine fear. He's not a superpowered alien or a Norse god, he's an assassin. The scene where he's waiting in Pier's kitchen always gets me. It makes me think, what if I'll find him one day waiting for me.
I love the contrast between Bucky and the Winter Soldier. Bucky with his soft smiles and sadness, the Winter Soldier with his glares and cold, lack of emotion. But I really love how you can still see the WS in Bucky, and it's kind of... angsty.
Same.
the scariest threats are the one that look and feel the most real
Agreed, The Winter Solider is a good and relatable fear because it’s realistic to an extent. There’s real life assailants and assassins out here in our world and that’s what makes The Winter Solider more respected and feared.
For me, the Winter Soldier is primarily terrifying because he's _competent_ to a scary degree. So competent and efficient that he even edges out the heroes. He sneaks up on you and attempts to one-shot you before you know he's there, he's always right on you unless you do something very out-of-the-box to escape, and his reaction to you disarming him, is to immediately pull out another weapon.
In the highway scene he takes on Cap, Widow, and Sam simultaneously and almost kills them all. Ultimately, if Steve hadn't managed to get under his skin by reminding him that he's Bucky, he'd probably have won.
Then when he fights the loyalist Shield personnel, he goes through them like a hot iron spike through wet toilet roll. Badass normal characters are no threat to him, you need genuine superpowers to touch Winter Soldier.
I just wish MCU Bucky continued to be a badass, like in the Comics.
The Winter Soldier is probably the best stand-alone movid in the MCU. It has a strong enough story that even someone who's disconnected from the franchise could follow and relate to. Shame they didn't continue with this theme.
Yeah they failed miserably when they tried to bring back the “political thriller” to Black Widow
It was so good Marvel tried replicating it and failed
Marvel miserably failed at following this theme afterwards, one of the few movies that succeeded with this afterwards to me with this theme was Civil War, the way they incorporate the Sakovia Accords is similar to Winter Soldier.
Absolutely nailed it. Winter Soldier is still, even after Endgame, my favorite MCU film. Because it's not just a superhero movie, like you said, it's a political thriller, it's a conspiracy film. That it's my favorite is especially impressive because I don't normally care for that genre of movie, but it's just so damn good. And it really took Cap from a meh superhero to a fully-rounded, earnest character that I loved.
This is exactly how I feel
Exactly.
This.
And also the fact that it’s fits as a superhero movie too, and makes perfect sense. It’s not like Dora in a bond movie. It’s just great.
Although I would love Dora in a bond movie
The Russo Brothers nailed it so hard with this one, Civil War is up there for me as well.
Offbeatworlds Winter Soldier is my favourite Thriller film in general
They did such a great job with Natasha in this one. This is the best iteration of Black Widow in the entire MCU. Her solo movie needs to be a lot like this. That line "Well you might be in the wrong business, Rogers" is a great piece of dialogue and delivered beautifully by Scar-Jo.
But then...she calls the avengers her friends\family in endgame ..good character development
Spoiler Alert: her movie is mediocre and she wasn't even the best character in her own movie.
@@trice286 MCU is dead. Disney is now just defiling it's corpse. Winter Soldier, Iron Man are the best MCU movies ever made. Age of Ultron despite it's short comings I found much better because of the scale of damage that Ultron did and followed by Civil War which is another good movie. That's it. Avengers IW, Endgame are utter disasters and cheesy crap. Black Widow movie doesn't exist to me (A feminist projection garbage corporate product)
@@lostalx I liked IW and Endgame but every movie after that I feel is just going to be a shadow of what the MCU was.
i expected winter soldier vibes but her "sister" stole the show.
I remember when the title Captain America winter soldier came out, and I thought, "what dull characters, that's going to be garbage" man I was wrong. I only watched it by accident on FX, so good. Oh, and I was really impressed they didn't go with a black widow and captain romance, that took discipline.
Especially considering their level of chemistry.
Fr, Hollywood grew up for a second... Then they became childish again with the black widow bruce banner thing
The directors admitted that they felt that approach would have been predictable, so they wanted them to have more of a work wife/husband relationship, which while platonic has it's own intimacies.
Kinda sad they didn’t do the cap black widow thing towards the end cause in the comics they have a kid who later becomes the new cap
Winnie The Flu but isn’t she Sterile?
When HYDRA failed at operating openly, they learned to operate secretly.
And succeeded
Anurag Dighe almost succeeded.
“real g’s move in silence”
Kinda head scratcher for me is how come Fury didn't pick up on how much potential for misuse Project Insight is. I might be forgetting something but it seems extremely different from SHIELD's MO.
They even mention Operation Paperclip in the movie. It's real, look it up.
ohmygod - that Fury attack scene is hands done one of my favorite Marvel moments. they had finally given him something to face off against. unexpected ambush, wounded, surrounded, in a seriously compromised position - and the tension!! He kept his cool and fought back against uncertain, seemingly overwhelming odds. I mean - who TF has a gun turret in their center console!! scene gave me goosepimples.
Yeah and then destroyed the whole character in secret invasion
Winter Soldier still is and probably always will be what I consider to be the peak of the MCU. So far I haven't seen anything that's managed to top this film's insane quality as a super hero movie.
mike meeks an absolute high water mark.
Thor Ragnorak and Civil War >>
@@supermysticsonic2 those two are great, but Ragnarok feels like a buddy action comedy and civil war is just a straight action film, WS I thought had a great underlying theme to it about where does national security and personal freedom end? That's why the other MCU films don't hold up as well to me, I watch them for the eye candy but not really for the narrative these days.
@@kielpollock5872 well those movies were excellent in their genres and CW feels like it carries some of the themes from WS which is why i put it on the same level.
@@supermysticsonic2 lmfao get put
Basically, Winter Soldier is like a really good Bond or Bourne movie
No, it Metal Gear Solid 5 the movie starring captain America XD
Exactly, that's how I felt when watching. I was like "I gotta show this to dad" (cause he loved the Bourne movies)
@Django Fett Pleb.
Kingsmen is more Bond than the current Jameson Bournd xP
wretched17 I love Jameson Bourbe. Bourne isn’t supposed to be Bond. And I’m sorry but Kingsman is not on the same level as any Bond or Bourne movie.
“The only thing we can trust is these *laser cutters* which can apparently get you through anything”
Stop throwing shade😂😂😂
OMG, I had to check to see if anyone commented on this..that was the absolute funniest thing I heard all week. lmao
Hey, Fitz invented those, of course they're reliable.
ah i see you're a man of culture as well :D
I thought it was implied that it went thru a manhole, idk why people still think it went thru the asphalt road.
@@EthanRom Because it takes sooooo much more suspension of disbelief to swallow the notion that the vehicle just happened to be trapped in a perfectly placed place where a manhole cover just happened to be exactly where Fury can access it by cutting a hole in the condensed space in which he is trapped, than to believe that the lazers just can cut through tarmac.
The "DC Police dispatch show no units in this area" line never fails to give me goosebumps. I can only remember thinking "then who the fuck are those guys".
You didn't mention this, but another really good way they played up the tension and anxiety angle is that they made the Winter Soldier into a slasher villain that pops up out of nowhere. Take another look at all the times he shows up in the movie, especially the part where he throws Sitwell out of the car, and the scene where he massacres the Shield agents on one of the Helicarriers. It's almost like he teleports like Jason Voorhees or Michael Myers, and anyone he comes across is either dead or just barely survives. That, and he slowly walks towards his prey, and doesn't speak when his mask is on. Hell, he barely spoke when his mask was off.
The winter soldier is the most metal gear solid movie I've ever seen and I love it for it.
💯
very cool.
I can understand it without bath salts and a stringboard, so it's definitely not metal gear related.
@@Sousabird what?
@@Sousabird wat
The Winter Soldier, or "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Russos".
@BLAIR M Schirmer Yet here you are.
Yeah why are you hear??
and where did that bring you? back to me.
BLAIR M Schirmer the only reason I can agree with what you said is because when you’ve seen enough of these action movies, you kind of get into a mentality of “oh cmon he’s the main character he’s gonna be fine anyway” but you can blame that on the movie if that movie INDIVIDUALLY is good. Also I hate the logic that these other people used against you. “If you don’t like it why are you here?” Such a stupid logic.
....until Infinity War and Endgame where Russo bros ruin once again
Remember when WS's first trailer dropped, and everyone was like "ehhh, it probably won't be good" and then it ended up being freaking GREAT
Ehhh Ohhh thats how the internet works you bitch and you find out ohh shit this was great
Really?
When I first saw it it got me to finally watch the movies in cinima
Avenger's: Infinity War had the exact opposite effect for me. The trailer looked good and everyone said it would be good, but the end result ended up being absolutely dreadful! With an insipidly stupid plot and villain! Made me glad I didn't waste my money of Infinity War or Endgame.
It did help prove however, that you can make $2 billion in the box office and STILL be a bad movie.
There was pretty big hype over the WS trailer though.
@@LordMalice6d9
Infinity war is amazing
Fun Fact: the Winter Soldier theme is actually Bucky's scream when falling from the train in First Avenger warped into an unsettling metallic noise.
@@ethananthony8439 The composers scream, Henry Jackman, not Bucky's
@@jackal_9791 tbh it should have been Bucky's. It being Jackman's is lame.
This was not a fun fact 😭
@@mr.iiconic really? Because...it sounds amazing
@@harrambou9468 it *sounds* great but the story behind it is lame.
Winter soldier had such a tone I enjoyed that it made me wish all the MCU films were like it.
It's so set apart like that. So different, even the score.
It fits the tone for Cap and a select few chars but it defo doesnt fit in with all of the MCU chars, Ironman, Spiderman and all the quippy chars would not fit with this theme.
@@celtic889 Oh definitely, I'm a sucker for a good political conspiracy/thriller but it would not have worked for Spiderman. The campy-ness and upbeat nature of Spiderman works really well for it, especially since Peter is a literal child.
Well the tone is very serious and the movie is also very grounded, making scenes much more intense and meaningful, which invests the audience much more so than some of the more light hearted comedic mcu movies.
when you wanted in on the "one marvelous scene" collab but noone invited you
savage
Eugene InLaw I like the disaster dc
only to find out an invite is not needed to participate.
Or you don't see a point in conformity. Filmento is on his own paradigm. I think those involved all did great along with each other, but what's good for one isn't for another. Hence, conformity.
@@tellmesomething2412 Yeah, only that in one of his videos he kinda seemed pissed about not being invited to the exclusive party.
Regarding the exposition scenes: the characters are generally finding out important information about the story as the audience is. As long as they don't already know, or already *should* know said information, I can normally tolerate the exposition just fine. It's only when it's blatantly apparent the characters already know the stuff they're talking about when it bothers me. Lines like "As you know..." just make me eye-roll. But for the general exposition stuff, what's the genuine alternative?
Show don't tell is the genuine alternative, but that's very tricky and takes serious time, effort and creativity to do
trinsicity I also think that having a film like this one so centered on hiding away information and making you skeptic about information that you _do_ get makes it more difficult (and maybe downright impossible) to progress the story without using exposition
Exposition is a necessary evil for some writers.
"How else am I supposed to explain my complex love triangle between an edgy teen girl, handsome vampire, and exhilitating werewolf without using 50% of the movie as exposition and useless dialogue?" Don't do this.
"I should use an introductory character, like a cadet, to give the audience information." This is an alternative, albiet one that is used quite often. There are many videos for writers showcasing opinions of good exposition.
@@Enderdragon1800 twilight saga sucks
as an exposition tool i have always kind of liked the whole "give em what they want but just stall them"
I swear Filmento is the most underrated YTber
very.. i just love his videos.. i mean he even fixed the ending of GOT (i also love his story and few others)
and his jokes and memes.. love them :D
HE'S FUCKING BRILLIANT. Totally agree with you
Whoisthisgit: do you know me? No? As i thought
have you seen value select?
Just an idiot trying to act smart and very smugged.
Don't forget the score. I love the high pitched whirring sound that happens whenever the winter soldier is coming. They tie it in to future movies and THATWS as well. Great use of music!
no matter how hard Disney and Marvel try, no movie could be as amazing as The Winter Soldier.
I agree
Disney doesn't try. They have the laziest, most predictable and vomit-inducing movies in the industry. And that's saying something.
You just made me understand that "Winter Soldier" is a far better film than I understood when I watched it in theater. I have to rewatch it.
Same, time to rewatch it
This is how you write a story about an overpowered character(just ask Crossbones) that still has high stakes, dread and a posibility that this unstoppable hero might fail. Brilliant. Great vid as always.
I disagree on the Zola scene. I may need to rewatch it but it kind of comes across as Zola mocking while also buying for time. He's spilling the beans because as far he's concerned that missile will kill Capt America thus the mans last memory will be failure.
that's a very good point. the film treats his exposition scenes and moments as a part of the narrative, they are not jabs to the storytelling, they are needed by the characters. Steve and Nat had to learn those stuff while Zola needed to buy time; S.T.R.I.K.E. Team is telling Steve and Nat about Batroc and the pirates, they learn about the situation at the same time with the audience; the scenes make sense in the narrative.
that was why i liked the scene, he's just stalling for time. i liked when characters use that
in the under the red hood, Jason is fighting some assassins sent to kill him, the beat him up and they though he would be more of a fight "oh i'm just stalling" "stalling for what?" then the Batman shows up
Not only is true, but also you can even say has been done before. In Shooter (the Mark Walberg one) there's a similar scene. Don't remember just now if it is only on the movie or also on the book (Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter).
If you ask me, Zola didn't just tell stuff. He actually showed pictures of Events, Photos, Newspaper Articles and so on, just to visualise what he says. This really helps creating an atmosphere while not just telling, but also showing.
I mean, compare it to other expositions, where people sit around and talk about stuff and repeat stuff either they or the audience already know.
CA:WS clearly did a great job with making exposition as visual as possible.
So you disagree that the scene was exposition, which revealed information to the characters, and the audience, in a way that worked, and helped continue to build the tension established to that point.
You all seem to be disagreeing that the scene worked the way Filmento said, by saying that it worked the way Filmento said.
BRILLIANT!
I really wish that I wasn't aware that Bucky was the Winter Soldier when I first saw this movie
It would have been super shocking to see
Yeah, I accidentally read that Bucky is the Winter Soldier in the comic books, but my sis had no idea. She still thinks that reveal was the best one she's ever seen
@@AF-ft6nh I knew it was bucky, but watching it the shock was still there
Another movie that did dread really really well was Batman: The Dark Knight. Every time Heath Ledger's Joker appeared on screen I worried whose life was going to be threatened this time
Except that in TWS you wouldn't be asking "Why is a homeless guy mass murdering people with machine guns?"
Winter Soldier is my favorite Marvel movie. It made me want to actually be interested in Marvel movies again, especially after Avengers 2.
You saw it out of order? Winter Soldier is before Age of Ultron.
Jr Beans Its age of ultron.
Jr Beans which is very sad cause Ultron was absolutely amazing in that movie
I hear you.
I don’t get why people dislike Age of Ultron, it was really good
This is still my absolute favorite Marvel movie. The Cap/Winter fight scene at the end gets me every time when it becomes about Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes. Til' the End of the Line.
That's one of the things I hated about Endgame. A lot of Steve's motivation was about Bucky, he 'betrays' Tony for Bucky, he's willing to die for Bucky. Then as soon as he has him he just fucks off to the past. In CAWS Peggy clearly tells him to move on, and that she's happy with her life, her husband, her family. But Steve in Endgame completely bulldozes that idea.
Apparently the line is pretty short.
@@liyre4189I didn’t see it that way. I saw it as Steve finally thinking about himself for once. He was always sacrificing himself for everyone else, & when Tony matured to be come less & less selfish, to the point that he was willing to sacrifice his life for the entire universe, Steve was also maturing to finally realize that it was okay for him to be with the love of his life, Peggy, & to have a life of his own.
I loved the concept of Computer Zola so much, I wish the scene had been longer.
Same here. Crazy right? An exposition dump that leaves the audience wanting more.
Based in his comic version
What if
That scene where Winter Soldier shows up in front of Fury's SUV was the height of dread for me in this movie.
The elevator scene is what we use to use to train people during security classes on reading the human body when I was the Army. The Russo brothers did A LOT of research on how to make that perfect. It had all the elements in it to help build up the pressure. The sweat, the talking in a little bit higher voice while avoiding eye contact, the focus on the people's eyes onto Capt when they walked in using the shortest route possible, and the shoulders up. It had to be as real as possible. It wasn't going to be like something from James Bond or Mission Impossible where the spies are sitting around doing something. No, it was really done perfect!
The elevator scene is the most intense scene in the MCU.
Yeah I love this fight
I love the elevator scene! The fight scene is really beautifully choreographed but what kills me every time is turtle Steve, when he curls up and somehow fits his whole body behind his shield
It’s intense but the car scene with vulture is definitely more intense to me
Same. When they block the closing elevator and all come in casually talking and laughing, some taller and bigger than Steve, and he looks very uncomfortable, it made me think - why does it feel like something so bad is about to happen... Cuz I wasn't paying close enough attention before. Loved it.
Watching all those Nick Fury scenes made me realize how fortunate he was to bear such a deep grudge and cynicism against people because his pet cat scratched his eye out.... it totally doesn't undermine the character at all......
Captain Marvel was such a shit film that it also shittifies its surroundings. It's the King Midas of shit films.
Fuuuuuck I still can’t get over how much I hate the movie
@@dansaunders1655 Niiiiiiiice metaphor.
It's the evolution of the character that matter. "Don't. Trust. Anyone." That line alone is what makes the Nick Fury of Captain Marvel to the Nick Fury ee know now. The fact that he doesn't listen to Talos' warnings about the cat led to his eye being scratched by said cat (or Flerken). Though the revelation that a cat scratched his left eye is played for laughs, the ending of Captain Marvel (covering up the events of the Kree Invasion, lying about his eye injury, and starting the Avenger Intitiative all by himself) leads to the journey he started in the post credits scene of Iron Man. As the man said: "He is the spy, Captain. He's THE spy. His secrets have secrets."
@@funwithtropes69 I am so happy to have you to tell me how i am supposed to feel about a character and what does and doesn't matter to me. Where have you been all my life?! There were so many things that happened where i could have needed you to tell me about what matters about things... really so many wrong feelings and impressions... and you were nowhere to be found to tell me how i am to feel... Please, never leave me alone again... i need you... please tell me how i am feeling about these things.
Great video
Peggy has Alzheimers not Amnesia
in the movie, she has both. she forgets things, therefore she has amnesia. Amnesia isn't a disease, it's a symptom.
I believe Dementia is more acurate than amnesia
She has Covid.
No Genres bruh
@@kerkie it's more specific, but I don't think it's necessarily more accurate. People with Alzheimer's generally have dementia and dementia can cause amnesia. So the statements "people who suffer from Alzheimer's have dementia" and "people who suffer from Alzheimer's have amnesia" are both correct.
What made the Winter Soldier so great to me as a villain is that up until the ending of the movie, every time he’s on screen, you feel a sense of dread and fear, but even more so is when you hear the Winter Soldier’s theme, the best example is when Black Widow is telling Steve about who the winter soldier is, and you can hear the winter soldier’s theme begin in the background, and it enhances it further
People need to understand that the Russo Brothers are merely good directors who can put a story on screen thanks to a great team, not great ones. It's the writers who make WS, CW, IW and Endgame great stories.
9:44 "We can't even trust DEATH in this movie" lol
The moment Sam knew he wanted to become Captain America...
When Widow drove by to pick up Steve.
....
So true he was thinking Blacked. Com
@@mrmushin1 Stop it, stop it now.
@@mrmushin1 broooo why ,why , wwhhy ,whyyyy
Who wouldn’t?
Winter Soldier still holds up as one of the best MCU films. Right there with IW and Guardians2.
Endgame: *Am I a joke to you?*
i wouldn’t call guardians 2 one of the top 3 mcu films
@@ttvoid437 for me yes, I am not hater, just a joker
@Peta Parka well yes it might be fan service but it's good service and my favorite mcu movie
@@kidddunegan1668 But it has many problems, although it is not a bad movie.
The Captain America Trilogy is my favorite trilogy in the MCU.
Same...Winter Soldier and Civil war are my all time favorites from the MCU. Dr. Strange was also really cool!
me too omg!!
@@dez-m First Avenger is underrated :P
In Avengers I can understand everyone calling him “basic” (but not really) but in his own movies he’s awesome
I love Iron Man miles more than Cap but I can't even lie here. Cap had the best trilogy in the MCU.
@@harrambou9468the first half of the movie is a complete character breakdown of what made cap worthy of the serum I thought it was some of the best character work in the MCU
The perfect way to pull off an exposition dump? Do what The Incredibles did when Mr. Incredible logged into Syndrome's computer. That scene is brilliant.
I´m a simple man, I see a video analysis about CA TWS I press like.
Still the best MCU movie
Very simple, indeed
Winter Soldier is one of the best MCU movies on par with Civil War and Infinity War.
Too bad that the Russos are not coming back to the mcu :(
@@ming2479 Nooooooooo
Infinity War was terrible. A schizophrenic mess and utterly illogical!
@@LordMalice6d9 bullshit
I'd say that Winter Soldier is the best Marvel movie.
This is my favorite MCU movie (even post Endgame). This movie was thrilling and it showed how the hero's without all of the "powers" can still have a great movie with a great story line and amazing actions scenes.
This is still my favorite movie in the MCU, it's so good and still holds up so well today.
My personal opinion on the exposition in this movie, I honestly think it's handled really well, usually it's given directly to Rogers so it doesn't feel like we're just having it told to us, and a lot of time it actually fits into the scenes and what's happening. Example trying to stall or distract our main characters, sure it's an exposition dump, but it actually has meaning, Zola needed to keep them there, and giving them what they want to know (something that is shocking) is the best way to keep them distracted from his intentions.
Great video and analysis of this movie!
Solid video! The only thing I think you also missed was the soundtrack to this film. Specifically the screeching soundtrack to action, suspense portions of the film. If you don't know which music I'm talking about, it's the music when:
1) Cap is first chasing Bucky after he has shot Fury. It's the sound that plays when Cap is running in the hallways looking up through the glass ceiling of Bucky above him
2) When Black Widow get's shot in the shoulder and frantically looking around for Bucky. This particular music plays when Bucky suddenly jumps on a car and aims at Black Widow (before Cap runs into frame).
That soundtrack added to the sense of fear and insecurity of this film.
"one of the... most *marvelous* scenes"
i see what you did there.
you modest soul, you.
I actually like how exposition in this movie feels somewhat acceptable here. In some cases that is. Like this also feels like a spy movie, so they need to find answers, and when they get it we also hear it.
The beginning actually killed me
So you are commenting from heaven?
What's the signal like up there?
@@thecrazyslopoke apparently pretty great. That's something to look forward to at least.
why?
@@FireflyArc it was a funny reaction, that's why.
Movies are an art: and if art makes you feel anything the artist did something right.
Except the last Jedi
@@George-um2vc Mr. Chadwick: We don't talk about that here
I despise people like Damien Hirst, and want them all to die painfully. Considering he can't even be assed to do his own ""art"" is he still doing his job?
If it makes you feel trash it's spectatcular. Poor choice of words.
"Winter Soldier" was, in my opinion, the "turning point" of the MCU. Before Cap 2, superhero flicks just always seemed... campy, shallow, overwrought with action, lacking in complexity.
Mind you, I still liked superhero flicks, because I don't go to the cinema to exclusively watch films that are made for "higher thinking." To me, that's not entertainment. Movies are entertainment. They should largely be seen as such.
I saw all the MCU movies up to that point, in theaters. Dating all the way back to the first "Iron Man" film. And I loved each one in its' own way. But I never fooled myself for a second that they were anything other than "popcorn fuel." And that's okay.
"Winter Soldier" changed all that. Because the first Captain America film was everything I would have expected from a Captain America film. Cute, a bit cheesy, nice action, war elements, and tons of action. The movie met all of those expectations... but it did not EXCEED them. None of the pre-Winter Soldier MCU movies did. By 2014, in fact, I admit I was beginning to feel a bit... tired of it all.
Disney/Marvel must have sensed this attitude coming from the public in general, because "Winter Soldier" was where everything changed! Here was a superhero film, where the superhero was "just a guy," trying to live a normal life when he wasn't at work, saving the country. Here was a superhero film where the villain was already well established in continuity, and had secretly snaked its' tentacles into society in general, while Captain America literally slept (in Ice). There was no simplicity to it! There was no "this is obviously the bad guy" moments, prior to the halfway point of the film! And finally, as this video so amazingly points out, there was TREASON! Suddenly, you could trust nobody! Captain America had no friends or allies to begin with! Everything that everyone said was potentially a cover-up for their REAL motivations (to fool Cap)!
By the time the final battle, to take down the Heli-carrier Fleet, took place, this was ALREADY my all time favorite MCU film. And you know what? IT STILL IS!! Have I enjoyed every MCU film made so far, to a certain extent? OF COURSE (because I don't pretend that movies are anything more than a "fling" of entertainment)!! Certainly the last two or three movies, surrounding the Avengers ("Infinity War" and "Endgame"), are way up on the emotional spectrum of awesome in their own right. And certainly, films like "Doctor Strange," and "Thor: Ragnarok," are worthy movies in their own way...
... but none of them have hit the high note, in my own reality, that "Winter Soldier" did! Captain America II is STILL the best MCU film that has come out in the past decade. And you know what? THAT'S OKAY!!! I don't take it as a sign that Marvel is "sinking" in quality, just because every successive film isn't on the same level as the one film I hold above all the others. Demanding that Marvel Films make all of their movies just as epic, and near-perfect, as their best film ever was? That's literally asking the impossible. Especially with the sheer number of minds involved in the making of these movies! All I ask is that none of the films be HORRIBLE.
And so far, I can only think of one single MCU film that was, to me, horrible to watch. I won't name it out loud, because I think most of you already know which Marvel film is the "Anti-Winter Soldier."...
Is it Gotg or Captain Marvel, cuz if it’s guardians of the galaxy we have a problem.
@@alpha-1730 Like I said, I won't name it out loud. But the answer should be pretty obvious. Here's a hint: it's not the movie you're getting ready to defend to the death...
Summer Soldier? Pepega
@@alpha-1730 He's definitely talking about Commander Flat-Ass.
@@alpha-1730 Dude, people would die defending GotG, simply because it came from nowhere, with a bunch of unknown characters, and did something rather artistic with them while still being a Marvel movie.
Im so glad you talked about this movie. Its one of my favorite movies of all time
Filmento mate, your video essays never cease to entertain, educate and reveal hidden messages and motifs within the film's I love / hate (justice league). Love your work keep it up
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Can I just say you’re REALLY skilled when it comes to analysing and putting your thoughts together into cohesive, entertaining, and educational videos. I wish I could do that too. *Looks at blank analytical essay paper* *cries*
Easily my fav marvel movie. I absolutely loved how they showed Cap’s calculated intelligence. He plays boyscout but is a stone cold soldier at the end of the day.
Not to mention the really dynamic relationship between Steve and Bucky.
Sound in general can make any scene seem scary. Even if the visuals seem all happy sunshine and rainbows, the sound design decides how the scene will feel like.
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Regarding the question of exposition dump, and why the basement scene in the Winter Soldier was good: it's because I was interested.
"If at a certain point in the telling, a piece of exposition must be known or the audience won't be able to follow, create the desire to know by arousing curiosity..." (Robert McKee)
In case of Winter Soldier, I wanted to know what is the secret, and I was ready to sit for minutes to get the explanation. If I remember correct (it was a long time ago), this was not the same in case of Die Hard (4).
I don't mind exposition if it's tactfully woven into the story. Imo it's only bad if the writers are hitting you over the head with information like you're in a history lecture.
Another reason the Zola reveal worked is because it made you rethink everything that has happened in the MCU up to that point. While there is a lot of explaining, it's a tense scene because it not only sets up the last half of the film, it also reshapes what the universe had been, and sets it in a new, anxiety filled direction. WS is one of my favorite movies.
This was the movie that made me go "HOLY SHIT, CAPTAIN AMERICA IS BADASS AF!!!"
Especially after the intro on the ship but also that harley flinging takedown of a proto quinjet. That sequence was badass cap in a nutshell. Its no wonder caps arc all the way to endgame is the best one in the MCU.
Nice job integrating KSI into that intro, it just fits so well.
thanks. Can always count on KSI of early 2010s
@@Filmento is there a link to his video? couldn't find it by searching KSI winter soldier/captain america reaction?
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I think it all comes down to Black Widow's straight hair. The movie wouldn't work without it
Hi Filmento, could you do a video on Plot Devices? Thanks
What made the exposition scene by Zola even better was how it was revealed that he was intentionally giving them a very long-winded speech to keep them distracted long enough that Hydra could fire the missile to the base.
Every inch of this film is driven by the narrative. The action scenes are used to create tension and fear in a way that is really effective. You genuinely fear for anybody who has to fight The Winter Soldier. The writing and exposition dumps were really well handled and at every point you were questioning who the real villain is and who can’t be trusted. Even the set pieces were used to help create tension and paranoia. This movie is my favourite feature length film from the mcu, and to me is still easily a top 5 mcu project.
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I understood that reference
Aside from building fear, I really like how Zola’s exposition dump had a logical reason for happening within the context of the story too.
Purely within the context of the story (not what they’re providing to the audience) exposition dump monologues often only act as the villain stroking their ego for an unreasonable amount of time instead of doing the realistically logical thing and killing the hero. Aside from a few circumstances where it fits the villain’s character, it almost never feels natural.
Zola is a computer. He can’t kill the Steve and Natasha, or get them to go away, and even if he lies to them they’ll still find out some of it from the flash drive. All he can do is call a missile and stall them. And stall them he does, using what he knows to turn their worlds upside down and leave them stunned and dumbfounded. It almost works too, as the heroes only narrowly survive the missile strike.
Instead of Zola inexplicably stroking his ego, he’s backed into a corner and does what he thinks will stop them. It makes sense, and that’s a big reason why the exposition dump worked so well in this movie.
It does so much with one scene- it answers our burning questions, it informs the heroes of the conspiracy and sets up the last act of the film, it further builds our dread by revealing that so much has been a lie and showing us the daunting odds, and it serves as Zola’s nearly-successful attempt to trap and kill the heroes. Just compare that to the typical Bond villain monologue exposition dump, and you have a good frame of reference with how great Winter Soldier pulls it off.
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The Winter Soldier is fucking terrifying to me, and I love it. The military Paranoia aspect is perfect. You never know who’s going to strike. The enemy is faceless until about 3 quarters through, and it’s so threatening. The fact that Bucky doesn’t even know he’s Bucky is terrifying. Cap doesn’t know who to kill, and it’s concerning. It’s scary.
What did we learn? Always trust your lightsaber.
This movie is even more intense when you realize old man Cap was probably around and chose not to interfere. He simply watched his younger self, and was reminded of what happened, and what is coming next.
No, Old man Cap wasnt in our timeline, because MCU time travel DOES NOT WORK LIKE THAT.
The Winter Soldier did very very well in the theaters. I still think it’s one of my favorite Marvel movie because it had a good storyline with emotional weight.
So much of the action is masterfully done, with constant set-up, anticipation, execution, reaction, and response/retaliation.
In the highway fight, after Black Widow zips down from the highway and is running, she notices the Winter Soldier's shadow who's waiting to ambush her. And she uses that info to ambush him with a good shot to knock off his eye pro. And when he tries to retaliate by shooting down where she last shot him from, we're shown that she's anticipated this and moved already.
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He love plenty of movies. the hell you mean?
One of the best sequels ever made. Russo brothers brought so much energy and style into this film, simply brilliant
still 100% the most well made, well put together marvel movie to date. the pacing was perfect, the score was incredible, the story telling was amazing, character development and relationships were written perfectly and naturally. the fight choreography was beautiful, and gorgeously shot, the suspense, and the jokes added were added at appropriate times. a few jabs here and there, but unlike other films, there weren’t so many that it took away from the story. everything about this movie was so well done, and i feel like after this, things went kind of downhill. i feel like more and more mcu became greedy fanservice, rather then genuine story telling.
The Winter Soldier was like a cross between a Jason Bourne assassin and a Terminator.
The only person to make a review on the winter soldier and not even mention the winter soldier
13:55 I'd argue another reason why the Zola theme works is the location. In that moment, we are literally standing in Zola's "body" AND seeing his weapons; information and time. We're also in the physical location of where Cap's old world was (the very same location where Steve was given military training before the serum injection), and are basically being shown through documents how it was torn apart from the inside until it literally became a perverse distortion of the original. It doesn't carry the scene on its own, but its enough to help the scene stand out from most exposition scenes.
As always, great review!
Filmento always describe movies the WHY, HOW, WHEN... which let us the Audience to understand clearly especially a movie with big plot hole!
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You did two Film Perfections in a row. Now you have to do two anatomy of failures if you want your channel to be perfectly balanced.
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I love this. I have to write an essay on how the play ‘Antigone’ builds tension and I’m 5 minutes in and this video has been a great help. This guy knows what he’s talking about.
This is the only MCU movie that I always comeback to watch. This and the Dark Knight are amazing.
2:47 Invisible enemy. So this is why I like Wandavision, because nothing is certain of who is actually pulling the strings.
Winter Soldier was my most unanticipated movie in the MCU because I thought it was going to be lame but it turned out to be almost my favorite movie in the whole MCU and it stands on it's own as a kick ass espionage thriller.
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This is my favourite MCU film, the whole theme was dark, brooding and suspenseful from start to finish. Really made great use of the B-characters and Cap's elevator + Nick Fury car scenes are some of the best moments in action cinema I've seen.
Agreed 💯
Winter Soldier was the first time I genuinely thought a Marvel hero was going to lose. Between the lift fight, the street fight with Bucky and the rematch on the carrier, every time Steve got in a fight he was outgunned, demoralised, and in real physical danger. Most MCU films you're wondering how the hero will win; here you're wondering how he's going to survive. Exceptional work.
That fury attack scene is still the most terrifying MCU scene for me till date
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Still my favourite MARVEL movie!
(Not just MCU)
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Saw this in theaters and loved it, was actually one of the first movies I saw.
Then almost a decade later I discovered MGS2 and realized part of why I love the Winter Soldier so much.