12 Reasons Captain America Makes The Best Standalone Marvel Movies
12. They Have Distinct Styles
Even though its been a fully fledged drama for nigh on fifteen years now, superhero flicks still follow a very rigid type; their plotting is just a redressing of the typical good guy-bad guy blockbuster plot. You can get crime-epics like The Dark Knight or allegorical twists like X2, but theyre really exceptions to the rule. This effect is only compounded when a film is part of a strict brand. Yet within the confines of what makes up a Marvel movie, Captain Americas outings manage stand out; the two weve had so far have both felt incredibly distinct, reminiscent of completely different genres of cinema. The First Avenger was a kinda-war movie, although it also flirted close to the adventure stylings of Indiana Jones, while The Winter Soldier probably cast Robert Redford purely on the back of him starring in Three Days Of The Condor, a quintessential seventies thriller, just to push that conspiracy feel. Maybe its because Steve Rogers isnt as dominating a personality, meaning he fits better into multiple types, but not only are his movies the most distinct in tone, theyre the only Marvel films to seriously attempt it; the closest is Kenneth Brannaghs stab at Shakespearing things up with Thor, but that wasnt very prevalent.
