Captain America-The First Avenger

“Captain America – The First Avenger” stars Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Tommy Lee Jones and Stanley Tucci. Directed by Joe Johnston and written by Christopher Markus and Stephn McFeely, this is the story of how Captain America came to be. Created in the early ‘40’s for Timely Comics, predecessor to Marvel Comics, our hero is transformed from a puny Brooklyn boy named Steve Rogers to Captain America whose ostensible aim is to fight the Germans in World War II. The film had a special appeal to me because (a) I was brought up in that era and read Captain America regularly and (b) its locale and area of activity was New York City. Nostalgic memories of a time when all of us had a common foe and joined forces to beat it, this film captures the feeling and genre of the time. It is a believable and charming story of heroes and villains without the trite and absurdity found in other comic book films. Although the first half of the film is clearly the more interesting and character absorbing, the film gets and deserves a 3 star rating. It is a fun film that doesn’t take itself too seriously and for that reason should please most of the viewing audience regardless of its age..