Captain America Character Analysis

The emphasis of these characteristics coupled with the prevalence and narrative authority of superheroes constitute a type of hegemonic masculinity, defined as the “culturally exalted form of masculinity,” which is linked to institutional power and the subjugation of women (Aulette and Wittner 527). Hegemonic masculinity suggests that there is one correct way to hold power, and that it is hypermasculine, a standard reinforced by dominant trends in comic book portrayals of superheroes. Any grand deviation from these stringent ideals creates a subordinated masculinity, one that challenges the dominant narrative of hypermasculinity, though often throwing into question the identity of the man in question (8). On the surface, the characters in Watchmen seem to bend to these ideals, but as each of them lack or challenge key aspects of hypermasculinity they serve to question both its importance and the misogynistic basis of hegemonic masculinity.

I would like to state the importance of an actor performance and mise-en-scene of the male hero to portray the representation of masculinity in this film. Connells (1995) addresses that Bruce Wayne’s character is the definition of the hegemonic representation of masculinity which embraces and exploits the over exaggerated standards of masculinity of them being serious, unnaturally strong, wealthy and cool. His facial expressions also help contribute to this

Masculinity can be defined as the behaviours, social roles, and relations of men within a given society in addition to the meanings that are attributed to them. The term masculinity stresses gender, unlike male, which stresses biological sex. Despite, this we often times see masculinity being represented as directly correlating to men with an inability to adhere to this is shown making you less of a "man". As put by Katz (1999) there is an expectation that men on screen must be void of emotion, not backing down from a fight, tough and an embodiment of the male gaze. Katz (1999) argues that essentially what

The movie surveyed a wide array of the troubles faced by boys and men as they try to navigate the realm of masculinity. A common theme was the command “be a man” and the cultural baggage that comes with living up to that ideal. To “be a man” means to not cry, to not be sensitive, to not let people mess with you, to respond with violence, to be angry, to drink, to womanize.

What makes a man, a “man”? Is it how much money he makes? The car he drives? The life he lives? Or, the amount of “Masculinity” that he shows? These are some of the stereotypical question that becomes the ideas of what men should have or strive to achieve. In Post-Princess Models of Gender: The New Man in Disney/Pixar by Ken Gillam and Shannon R. Wooden, they bring forth the ideas/thought of what the characteristic of men should be, by the overly influential control Disney and Pixar have on us and our future generation. Similar to what Matthew Immergut, in his article Manscaping: The Tangle of Nature, Culture and the Male Body, they both share ideas on the thought of man. The argument addressed in the question is either the way we view masculinity should be changed or not to determine us as men. In which the answer is, yes it should. Male or man, is a gender identity which show/ categorize, us separate from our female counterpart, Female or woman. But then are criticized on their place a “males” by getting in situation the emasculate them. Just because men independent or allowing for help, either overly sensitive or possess a lack of emotion, or whether or not “he” shaves his body or not should deter what the worlds thought on his masculinity

The movie “Captain America: Civil War” is taken from Marvel Comics. Marvel Comics was founded in 1939, officially named in 1961 for Marvel, former name Timely Comics, Atlas Comics. Boasts a Spiderman, iron man, captain America, Thor, green giant, black widow. They appeared in the movie. The main idea of the film is that Iron Man thinks that super heroes are too powerful for the people to panic, so they have to be controlled by the government. In opposite, Captain America believes that politics and justice are not equal. He disagreed with Iron Man. “Captain America: Civil War” is cleverly constructed, distinctively stylized, and deserves to be called a comic that is not understood. After watching comedies in class and combining what I learned from the class, I found a lot of comedic elements from Professor’s recommendation “Captain America: Civil War”. People usually regard it as an action movie and science fiction movie. However, in the movie, besides fighting fragments, there are some scenes, which fit into three theories that we talked about in our class: superiority, relief, incongruity.

Captain America: The First Avenger takes place in 1942 during World War II. Steve Rogers is a small, sickly but determined man who has applied for the army multiple times but continues to get rejected because of his stature. When he’s about to give up, a doctor and scientist notices his determination and eagerness and allows him to join the American army. While training it’s obvious that Steve is too small to be a good soldier, but he has the best heart. He’s the one who jumps on a grenade in training to save his team, and he’s very smart. The doctor recruits Steve to be a part of his project, which gives him incredible strength and size. After

Batman is one of the many fictional superheroes which appears in the “American comic books” that is published by the DC comics. The character is a secret identity for Bruce Wayne, the only heir to Wayne Enterprises. Bruce Wayne swore an oath of vengeance when he witnessed the death of his parents;Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne (Diamond, 2015). Bat man combats criminals in Gotham: a fictional city, with assistance from various characters, for example, his butler Alfred and Gordon; Gotham city police commissioner. Unlike many of the superheroes characters, Batman possesses no powers .Bruce Wayne trained himself intellectually and physically .it is from dedication to training he possessed the useful traits of physical prowess, martial arts skills, detective skills and indomitable will to fight for justice. Though his motive is to combat crime and protect people of Gotham city from criminals, the justice system in most of the times views Batman as a villain and vigilante. He can inflict fear to Gotham city criminals thereby bringing calmness to the city. I identify myself with the Batman character through his selfless will for justice, his strong determination to do good

"Captain America: The Winter Soldier" is a great political thriller from Marvel Comics, which features Chris Evans as the lead actor. From the old-fashioned blockbuster entertainment "Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)" to the present day sequel, "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" brings back the patriotic soldier Steve Rogers recipient of the "Super Solider Serum." This second installment features Roger who is forced into many tumultuous and discordant action. Above all, the film captures conglomeration of deep character development while "The Winter Soldier" is a comic-book movie only in its provenance. With its fierce violence and dark political content "The Winter Soldier" may be the most grown-up Avenger movie.

Wade Wilson (Deadpool) is the main character portrayed by actor Ryan Reynolds. He is a wiseacre mercenary with the ability to experience accelerated healing. He is also heavily scarred all over his body as a result of being subjected to experimental mutation. He can be described a character that is only fun to be with in short spurts and ocassionally breaks the fourth wall in his monologues during the course of the movie.

was dominated by Jewish artists and writers who, knowing their brethren in Europe were being targeted by the Nazis, felt helpless. They wanted America to join the Allied Forces and go to war, but couldn’t do much about the US policy of non-interference at the time. Hence, Captain America came into existence. Steven had been born on July 4, 1922 in the lower east side of Manhattan to poor Irish immigrant parents. He was an orphan by the time he was in his teens and, disturbed by the rise of the Nazi party, desperate to fight against them. His repeated attempts to enlist in the army, however, were rejected because he couldn’t pass the physical. Steve’s persistence, however, paid off when he was selected to be a test subject for a super-soldier project – where a special serum created by a Professor Reinstein would instantly and permanently turn him into a stronger and faster soldier codenamed Captain America. Every superhero needs an evil to fight, and for Joe Simon, that evil was Adolf Hitler. And in the very first issue of Captain America dated March 1941 – 9 months before America joined WWII – we see Steve punching the Nazi leader. This verse shows the propaganda angle in the Captain America Comics. Not just that, the costume shows Rogers wearing the stars and stripes not just as his uniform, but also on his shield, which he uses not just for defense, but also as an effective weapon. Literally, it symbolizes what happens when America throws its might at the

Iron Man is a Marvel character that appears in Iron Man (2008), Avengers (2012), Iron Man 3 (2013), and Captain America: Civil War (2016). The actual character, Tony Stark goes through one of the most interesting, and genuine character arcs in film history. He starts out as the “Genius billionaire playboy philanthropist”, turned superhero via a technologically advanced suit, eventually becoming a victim of post traumatic stress disorder. Psychoanalytic criticism is a lens that scholars use to traverse deeper into the meaning of a text, and also “Adopts the methods of "reading" employed by Freud and later theorists to interpret texts. It argues that literary texts, like dreams, express the secret unconscious desires and anxieties of the

#2.) Some typical characteristics associated with depictions of masculinity in Hollywood are being virile, active, physically aggressive, emotions suppressed, sexually desired by woman, powerful, and hero’s. They are expected to, “…measure up to impossible cultural ideals of autonomy, mastery, and self-control, even though these ideals may be sugar coated with notions of love, creativity, wisdom and community” (Gender and Masculinity pg.368). In the trailer “Taken” (2008), a number of characteristics are demonstrated like; “notions of love” and wisdom, acts of heroism, physical aggression, measuring up to the seemingly impossible, being powerful, and strong. In the beginning, we can see the reasoning of why the protagonist becomes a hero. His masculine

Society as a whole tells us (or at least my generation) that we watch too much television, but I have to admit, I live for M*A*S*H reruns. If it were a horse, I would ride off into the sunset on it like some sappy love story. If you asked me about my ideal day, it would consist of having a M*A*S*H palooza complete with hot chocolate and that super-buttery popcorn that makes you feel all greasy.

Due to many of the comics made by Marvel being turned into movies, a wider audience has been created than just avid comic book readers. It is easy to get characters mixed up without reviewing all of the divergent details of them. However, it is important to also review the many facets of them that bring them together to fight crime. One of the most popular stories is of the Avengers, which features many characters including Captain America and Iron Man. Tony Stark, or Iron Man, is widely known as a narcissistic playboy with an infrequent regard for others. The complexity of technology in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been heavily influenced his own choices and methods of protecting others, as well as his intelligence. On the opposite side of the spectrum, Steve Rogers (or Captain America) is most known for his altruistic demeanor, as well as his heavily vocalized wisdom. Iconic in American culture, he is a major catalyst in his own, as well as a fictional American story. Though Tony Stark and Steve Rogers are different in terms of personality, they have some very similar life experiences that have influenced who they are as people. Tony’s selflessness is what links him to Steve Rogers and makes their friendship meaningful. They connect the most with their interest in helping people, though their methods may be different.