20 Most Ridiculous Moments In The Marvel Cinematic Universe

The Moment: Steve Rogers becomes a major propaganda figure during World War II, joining the USO and going on tour as Captain America, complete with a low-rent fabric costume and bespoke song, Star Spangled Man. Rogers is positioned not only to boost morale but also promote the buying of war bonds, pose with babies, record propaganda videos, and punch actors posing as Nazis, pantomime-style.

Why It's Ridiculous: Because for anyone worried that a Captain America movie would end up being too goofy, this showed an unexpected level of self-awareness, choosing to lean into the earnestness of the era and have a little fun with it rather than just shy away.

In present-day context with as far as Cap has come, it's obviously insane to think that he got up to these sorts of hi-jinks back in the day, but it's also important to remember that this is where he came from.