5. Black Widow Escapes Her Interrogators (The Avengers)
Marvel StudiosScarlett Johanssons Black Widow had to wait until The Winter Soldier for some thorough character development, and could still do with a solo film of her own before shes as well-rounded as some of her male counterparts, but her introductory scene in The Avengers doesnt put a foot wrong. When we first see the films only female superhero, her interrogator slaps her round the face, and she seems to be in need of a hero herself. Its a little disappointing, but not unusual for the genre, after all. Then the phone rings for Natasha, who suddenly switches to a tone of complete boredom and protests that shes working, while her captors look on in confusion. Theres a brief conversation, and when its finished, the Black Widow is in control of the situation. She takes out most of her interrogators when shes still strapped to her chair and breaks herself free with a gravity-defying backflip, all while Coulson waits patiently at the other end of the line. Natasha grabs the phone and switches straight to business, but makes sure to grab her heels on the way out; those things can be expensive, after all.