Source: marvel.wikia.com
3. Steve Rogers Doesn’t Like Bullies
Captain America: The First Avenger
I WILL get through this without crying, I WILL get through this without crying.
Okay. So Captain America was a tense one to get on screen. For those who don't remember the run up to it in 2010 and 2011, people were rolling their eyes. "Captain America? Oh is that gonna be some jingoistic uber-patriot fest? How the hell will THAT ever sell overseas?" And a lot of people thought that there was no way to make a silly sounding character like Captain America work. I mean, these people would say the same about Rocket Raccoon several years later, but still. And they got the Human Torch to play Captain America? Come on man, it's gonna be a disaster.
But then we saw it. And Chris Evans absolutely defined Steve Rogers with his performance. The movie worked because it didn't roll its eyes at its main character, it took him very seriously. It was earnest. And when asked why he was fighting the Nazis, Steve responding that he "doesn't like bullies" is the perfect example of that. It was earnest and serious, but it played the inherent silliness of the character dead straight.
It's the entire movie encapsulated in one shining moment.
