Making Cap start as a propaganda piece was a genius move. Not only does it explain the costume and shield, but it also is an organic way to show Steve gaining confidence. Confidence in speaking and performing in front of crowds leads directly to his confidence leading in battle.
Can we talk about how brilliant it was to include this aspect of the Captain America's history in the film? The character was literally used to sell war bonds, in real life. To embrace that and have your character deal with being paraded around, instead of what most modern movies would do and play it safe and serious, is so freaking cool.
Including this ‘War Bonds’ number into the film was the very moment I knew I was watching something special. I agree - brilliant to add this into the movie!
Imagine you're a kid during this time period and you buy a Captain America comic for a quarter. You love that comic but eventually you forget about it. Fast forward to 2012. You're an old man now and the news stations around the world are broadcasting about how a group of heros fought off an alien invasion in New York City. Multiple news channels have shaky footage of the action and in multiple shots you see a man dressed in a red white and blue uniform throwing a shield at hordes of aliens attempting to surround him. You recognize him. You go up to your attic and dig around in the things you saved from your childhood until you find it. A dusty and torn comic book from World War 2. You go back downstairs to your living room and pause your TV on a shot of the man and you hold up your old comic book to the side. It's him. Your childhood hero, Captain America, the man you read about in comics, the man who sold war bonds across the nation, the man who became a war hero, was fighting off aliens in New York City nearly 70 years after the war ended.
I think there was a deleted scene like that in The Avengers. An old man recognized Cap in the battle of New York. Not sure if it was filmed. But I remember hearing of it.
I was just thinking that myself watching this vid! More I think about it, Rogers did seem a bit not so confident around people before he did the USO tours. I mean, he was willing to speak up and get punched for it, but that doesn't sell war bonds or inspire people to fight.
Honestly, yeah. All this experience helped get his ability to speak to people developed to the point he got good at giving speeches. Even Rocket noticed how good he was at it. While it might not have been what he wanted to do at the time, the USO Show was a major part of developing Steve into the Captain America we know and love.
I actually like this scene a lot. Not only because the comic character was actually used for propaganda during the war, but also somehow explains his colorful uniform of stars and stripes with red, white and blue.
This movie simply does not get enough credit for how it was able to take the campiness of the Cap’s golden age era and interweave it into something grounded that works within the context of what those comics originally represented. To this day very few comic book movies are willing to dip its toes in this era and make it work this well.
Agree this film is underrated but i have 3 issues. -red skull was underwhelming, he's an important villian in the history of marvel -joe johnston's campy style didn't work well with the action scenes -the film should focus more on steve on the battleground
funny, I always interpreted that as more humility and a touch of embarrassment. he knows it's a cheesy, corny rendition of what he wants to be actually doing but he also knows people are into it and having their morale lifted
By far the most comic accurate suit. It’s even spandex like how most comic accurate suits are. Yes he looks silly and impractical but this suit still has some charm to it. It’s my fav.
@@jacobcrist7982 I don’t think it’s goofy at all. It’s a comic accurate suit. Wish most of the MCU looked somewhat like this suit does. Bright and colorful spandex
It’s funny because all of this goofy shows were actually the reason he become a national symbol. Before the battles with Thanos or Loki, Captain America was already a hero because of this
I remember when the news made light of when it was revealed that Captain America was going to be a USO star in the movie, like it was a joke. And here we realize, it is a big part of what made him The Captain America. This is why anymore whenever Kevin Feige comes up with another crazy idea to throw into the MCU, I will not scoff at it but listen with interest. The guy has the midas touch.
@@samuelbarber6177 considering the Multiverse is now a thing now I am wondering if they would do Noir Marvel (the one Where Spiderman is basically a cranky detective and Iron Man is Indiana Jones)
Fun Fact: At 2:16 on the left you can see an American M3 Stuart tank with a German cross on it, during WW2 since they didn't have the correct enemy equipment for training and propaganda films American producers simply took their own and painted the symbols onto it. That just goes to show how much detail went into this movie and as a history nerd I love it
Oh for sure. This is what Steve hated, being a puppet or show piece of politics. John will get to the same point. Though this John is definitely different than the comics version. The comics Walker was a staunch right wing mouthpiece as Captain America. It's actually what ended Walker's run as Cap.
that was just a bonus, the press got a picture when he used the side of a taxi cab as a shield as the hydra spy was shooting at him, they just added the US flag for extra patriotism. Just to really sell the idea to the public that this was the guy who saved a kid and beat up a nazi spy in the streets they read about in the news paper
Thats because the line references a supposed quote by Admiral Yamamoto after the pearl harbor attacks, the US was a rising power back then and everyone including Japan knew it. (they just expected the US to well give up after Pearl Harbor hoping they would stay neutral as going to war in the eyes of the public back then was unacceptable until Pearl Harbor lol)
The scientist who invented the serum died and they had no data regarding to the serum. So they had to make Cap an entertainment/influence icon because they can't risk him dying in the war
1:08 "Each bond you buy is a bullet in the barrel of your best guy's gun." is a good sentence to try and say properly for anyone learning to speak english x)
This sequence is so great. I love how Steve’s initial uncertainty turns to confidence, because he really is doing a great deal to help the war effort. I love how they managed to fit a comics-accurate costume, the song and dance number is great, and the way the stage at the end resembles Cap’s eventual round shield is just incredible.
@Steve Rogers What's even funnier is that he was actually a knockoff of another character who was doing the same exact thing, it really is a miracle how he got big
This film was made before Disney bought Marvel, so the story was definitely more grounded in reality and not as over-the-top compared to the later films
Not only does this scene perfectly interweave Captain America's real life origin into the story, but it also explain why he's called and themed captain america in a really nice and believable way. Can you imagine how weird it would be if Steve named himself that or something? The idea of the newspapers coming up with the name feels more natural than that, but this approach makes the most sense out of all of them
@@ArthurRex131 Exactly. And even though he isn’t really a US army captain in the rest of the movies, it’s not like anyone is going to officially revoke him of his title, haha
“Ok, this super soldier has more resilience and stamina than the normal human, and also has increased life span” “Ok, get him on stage, have him sing songs”
Lol so true but I think the main reason was that he was the only super soldier they made and the secrets of the formula were in his blood stream so they can't risk him going to war and dying somehow
Legit one of the best pieces of all of the mcu. Its goofy, its cheesy, its corny, and it just makes you smile every time you see it bc you can just tell how much fun they had with it
That's one thing that persisted to this day especially within the Showa Era. We have shows like Kamen Rider, Super Sentai and Most importantly Ultraman. It's goofy, cheesy, corny but there's a charm cos there's LOVE in the effort
You know, Captain America first came out in March 1941. So he actually was an inspiration to allot of kids, the war time comics is what gave them hope in dark times.
@@mariaotwomey allot of people say that comics are just for kids, and for entertainment, but they are so much more then that, Captain America gave children a hero, an idol, and hope, in a time when they needed it. This I why I love Captain America.
@@thelegend3965 well, same for superman too. They were all propaganda poster boys for the war. But then again, during those times, almost every media and medium was pumped full of propaganda and nationalism for obvious reasons
its because Marvel gets Disney writers and composers to make their songs. Alan Menken, the same guy who worked on the best Disney songs made this Star Spangled Man with a Plan song and the writers of the Frozen songs made the Agatha All Along theme
The Boys portrays superheroes as celebrity figures used to sell merchandise by media outlets and corporations. But Steve Rogers was different. He was no sell out. That is why I like this scene because he wants so much more.
while a dumb idea, this event did help Steve develop his personal confidence towards talking with other people and interaction in public which he carried this experience through the series. The confidence he built up to be the Captain America in public eyes started here.
In all actuality, the General sidelined Steve without even giving him a chance to prove himself. If it weren't for the USO shows Steve would have never made it overseas to free the Howling Commandos and Bucky.
People forget what different time it was in the 1940s. Comics and nationalism were at an all time high. Suddenly, in comes a character that proudly represents your country and battles the a real world super villain that you hear on the radio and see in the news. Someone who was unstoppable, unbeatable, and more importantly... a CAPTAIN! The hero, definitely not super, was to many young kids at the time someone they could hopefully become. Soldiers wanted to be the guy to actually punch Hitler in the face (shown in the 1st issue) and mothers wanted a comic book that in their eyes was patriotic and potentially safe for imitation play. Every company wanted a piece of that patriotism pie (including Disney) and Captain America took probably the biggest slice.
One of my friend Ed Gruber who served in Korea as a Navy Correspondent but grew up during World War II said this, Do you know the first World War II American military cemetery? It’s the USS Arizona, with almost 1200 Sailors and Marines sleeping in its rusting hull. I had the privilege, during my four years as a US Naval Combat Correspondent - most of it working out of Pacific Fleet Headquarters Public Information Office at Pearl Harbor - of escorting VIPs - politicians, business moguls, Hollywood celebrities and families to the site of the Arizona. No stately monument then; just a catwalk and flagpole - simple enough, I thought, to honor the heroes resting below our feet. Among the VIPs were the famous Andrews Sisters who’d sacrificed so much to entertain our troops during that war, and John Wayne, one of the most patriotic of our screen idols. December 7, 1941 - I was only 13 years old. Doing my part too, as a Junior Air Raid Warden and plane spotter. But no one ever told me what to do if I ever spotted an enemy plane flying over The Bronx. As a teenager I watched many newsreels of our WWII warriors in action And I often wondered just what it was that drove these young men - some less than a year from selling shoes, or being clerks, farmers, soda jerks… many just out of high school. What was it that motivated these mere boys, in the face of so much terror and danger, to take that first step out of a landing craft into so many unknowns. That baby-faced sailor steering the landing craft through a withering barrage of bullets and shells. What did it take for a soldier to enter European forests and hedgerows hiding snipers and land mines? Or Marines in the Pacific entering tunnels filled with desperate Japanese soldiers. Or P-47 fighter pilots flying their planes between lumbering B17s and machine gun-spitting Messerschmidts hell-bent on destroying those brave flight crews. The buzzwords then were that they were fighting for the American flag, for Mom and apple pie, to save the world. I knew there was more to it, but I just couldn’t put my finger on it.
It goes beyond that and References the WW2 in general with its Lyrics. Goose stepin goons = Propaganda cartoons depicting the Germans as Geese and the Italians as Ducks. American Giant= a reference to Admiral Yamamotos Quote. Hiding in his Box= AH died in his Bunker afraid of the Soviets getting their hands on him. Finish what they began = Pearl Harbor and the Invasion of Belgium, Poland ect. by Germany.
U know this kinda explains how cap was able to develop his heroic charisma so quickly through the movie, we see him in the beginning talking pretty robotically and we see him sound more like cap from the comics towards the end
This is still my favourite MCU movie (and just one of my favourite movies of all time). Still kinda wish we'd got more of these pulpy, two-fisted tales style Captain America movies.
I love how he's kinda viewed as a joke at first by the serious folk. Like, the regular audience is how the people during WW2 viewed Cap, but the soldiers viewed him the same way we did. Like, this is how we used to see Captain America when we were kids. Everyone wanted to be Spider-man, or Wolverine or Hulk... but nobody wanted to be the Cap. And they literally have the audience change their mind the same moment the soldiers did too... it was magical in how meta it was when this movie came out.
The less talked and probably one of many good things about this movie is how comic accurate to that time was the entire outfit of Rogers during his stages, going full meta as to show that the comics in the MCU were inspired by his looks. It's the little things.
Appropriate releasing this clip of Steve doing propaganda work after episode 2 of Falcon and the Winter Soldier showing US Agent doing the exact same thing in the modern day.
I just watched episode 2 and was thinking I could use a dose of the original song. Sometimes that damn algorithm has the best timing. I was willing to give Walker a chance, but after the way ep 2 ended, I am not sold on him any more.
@@walover165 Indeed. I am just hoping that it ends up justified so Bucky can just walk away afterward without a care. I think that's where Sharon will come in, finding out Walker's dirty little secrets. It is as Sam put it. Better to stay clean this time and not outside the law.
Is everyone gonna forgot this legendary song. "Soooo unless you are a plane or some Ice or a brain washed buddy with a robotic arm or Spider-Maaan.... It's not necessary toooo yield"
I showed this movie to my grandma who grew up in the forties and is endeared to this really cheesy musical theater style of performing and she was absolutely grinning ear to ear during this scene. ❤
Can we all appreciate that at 2:42, Steve is literally holding a damn motorcycle with 3 women on it above his head with little to no visible exertion? Cap isn't crazy strong like Hulk or Thor but his strength is still always so cool to me 😂
Well, it's also on a stage and he doesn't seem to have trouble keeping it straight. I feel like it's not too farfetched to say that the bike canonically is held up by two wires to accommodate the 3 girls shifting their weight. Or, heck, maybe he canonically just does hold this stuff like a pro.
Hands down, one of THE funniest scenes from the Marvel movies. Have to admit, the song was pretty catchy. Loved Steve smiling as he watched from the audience. He enjoyed that. 😊
This is a great montage to study, guys. You not only see Steve Rodger’s growth, but also the growth of his country and the people in it, as they become more motivated to end the war each clip. This was the American confidence.
I obviously had no idea that he wrote this music until I saw the credits this is actually his best composition yet that he’s done it’s so heroic and catchy 😀
I've watched this so many times and every time I always smile at the part when Steve smiles to watching himself in the film, it just warms me up so much. Love you Cap
I know he wanted to go into the army and service country. And he later became a shield agent. but I'm so proud of him for taking on the smaller roles to get to the bigger role of being Captain America
Wanna Make That Movie Even Better? 😏 *How to Create a Perfect Ending for This Movie* 1) Tell Red Skull, Location of Tesseract a Decade Earlier Earlier (3rd March. 1942 -> -||-32) 2) -||- to Meet Arnim Zola 3) Brainwash Erskine to Create SSS For HYDRA 4) Turn -||- 5 Decades Younger (62->12 yr) 5) Make The Creation of SSS Finish -||- (22nd June. 1943 -> -||-33) 6) -||- Howard Stark -||- *Congratulations! You Created a Perfect Ending for This Movie* 😊
Fun fact: The bit where Cap punches Hitler wasn’t in the script, Hitler from the past found a time machine and went to the future and kept getting on set so Chris decided to punch him every time he saw him
And it's your fault for messing around with Dr. Strange, just like Tony & Banner creating Ultron, with the multiverse, all over your secret identity. Matter of fact you need to stay AWAY from Doctors FOREVER, you ALWAYS end up having problems with them WAAYYY beyond a prescription.
When I first saw the movie. when Steve jumped on the grenade I got emotional. Why because Captain America's superpower isn't the serum it's his heart. Growing up at first I didn't understand what made him special until I realized that everyone loved him. The MCU did a awesome job of showing us why the captain is so important.
This is unironically one of my favorite scenes from this movie. I love how they actual thought to include Cap's involvement in ww2 propaganda and selling war bonds. Because that's exactly what Captain America was created for here in the real world. It's such a great attention to detail and respect to the source material
The serum canonically makes his memory better as evidenced when he remembered the locations of Hydra bases with just a glance at a map. He also did the show over 200 times, so even a regular person would probably remember all the lines and lyrics.
Making Cap start as a propaganda piece was a genius move.
Not only does it explain the costume and shield, but it also is an organic way to show Steve gaining confidence. Confidence in speaking and performing in front of crowds leads directly to his confidence leading in battle.
And pretty much shows what his comics was about during ww2. Morale booster
I love this response it is so true and I wish I had created thanks for changing the way I saw that.
@@AdamasutojrAJR true
Literally xd
This is what AMERICA IS!
@@Dim4323 All countries do this, we are not exceptional 😒
Can we talk about how brilliant it was to include this aspect of the Captain America's history in the film? The character was literally used to sell war bonds, in real life. To embrace that and have your character deal with being paraded around, instead of what most modern movies would do and play it safe and serious, is so freaking cool.
That's what's amazing about the MCU frl
Good point!
@@combodev was
That what i was thinking it's so cool seeing they decided to incorporate some irl aspect and add it to the MCU.
Including this ‘War Bonds’ number into the film was the very moment I knew I was watching something special. I agree - brilliant to add this into the movie!
Imagine you're a kid during this time period and you buy a Captain America comic for a quarter. You love that comic but eventually you forget about it. Fast forward to 2012. You're an old man now and the news stations around the world are broadcasting about how a group of heros fought off an alien invasion in New York City. Multiple news channels have shaky footage of the action and in multiple shots you see a man dressed in a red white and blue uniform throwing a shield at hordes of aliens attempting to surround him. You recognize him. You go up to your attic and dig around in the things you saved from your childhood until you find it. A dusty and torn comic book from World War 2. You go back downstairs to your living room and pause your TV on a shot of the man and you hold up your old comic book to the side. It's him. Your childhood hero, Captain America, the man you read about in comics, the man who sold war bonds across the nation, the man who became a war hero, was fighting off aliens in New York City nearly 70 years after the war ended.
wow
I think there was a deleted scene like that in The Avengers. An old man recognized Cap in the battle of New York. Not sure if it was filmed. But I remember hearing of it.
This sounded amazing 👏
*Proceeds to die of heart attack*
Awesome Comment!👏
I'm convinced this is why cap is so good at speeches in the mcu
Lmao. This is now my head canon.
I was just thinking that myself watching this vid! More I think about it, Rogers did seem a bit not so confident around people before he did the USO tours. I mean, he was willing to speak up and get punched for it, but that doesn't sell war bonds or inspire people to fight.
That was the point of the montage. Repetition helped his confidence until it came naturally.
2:30 Wait, is she Peter Quill's mom from GOTG2?
@@adarsh4764 she is Peter Quills Grandma..you can see her at GOTG 1
I have a feeling if Stark saw this he'd have made it his ring tone
Bold of you to assume he hasn’t done so already 😆
Hmmm, I don't think so. Howard made sure Tony was sick and tired of hearing about Captain America before he hit 16.
@@samsonguy10k how did he do that exactly?
@@whatsthisaboveme6064 Watch the first Avengers and listen to Tony when he is with Banner in the lab.
I read stark as Shrek and was confused for a minute or two
The fact that this helped him get better as a motivational speaker is another thing I love about this movie
Honestly, yeah. All this experience helped get his ability to speak to people developed to the point he got good at giving speeches. Even Rocket noticed how good he was at it. While it might not have been what he wanted to do at the time, the USO Show was a major part of developing Steve into the Captain America we know and love.
It's crazy this is the same guy who smacked tf outta thanos with mjolnir
I think that’s the metaphor 🔥🙌🏼 I fw story telling/characterization like that
@@Philosophical24 You do?
Yeah
Wait
2:16 Captain America if he couldn’t lift Mjolnir
@@insidiouspancake5590 Jane Foster Mjolnir
2:19 Steve smiling at his own films is the cutest thing ever.
You can’t tell me Chris Evans did the same face when the crowd went wild when Steve lifted Johnathan
@@nathalieleanos4647 JONATHAN HAHAHAHAHAHA I understood that reference!!!
@@yakinyamaddi I understood that reference
@@nathalieleanos4647 I also understood that reference
@@nathalieleanos4647 I get it. I understood that reference . 😅❤️
I actually like this scene a lot. Not only because the comic character was actually used for propaganda during the war, but also somehow explains his colorful uniform of stars and stripes with red, white and blue.
I remember hearing when that "Rogers the musical" came out how fucking dumb it sounded... then I remembered this scene LMAO.
And it 3xplains how he gained confidence
Wow steve is so strong that he he knocked out a guy without even touching him
For real though 😂nice pfp
@@NHLfan11 lol thx
I think the technical term for it is "Ultra instinct"
Reading One Piece.
@@SusandraSingh Damn.. So he coated his fist with Conqueror's Haki 😂
This movie simply does not get enough credit for how it was able to take the campiness of the Cap’s golden age era and interweave it into something grounded that works within the context of what those comics originally represented. To this day very few comic book movies are willing to dip its toes in this era and make it work this well.
@@chrisevans85 Chris Evans will never say that. Stop trying to steal peoples' information or some shit.
@@chrisevans85 hahahahahahahhahaaaaa
I mean, it helped that they hired ALAN FUCKING MENKEN to write this number. Just sayin'. ;)
It's better than winter soldier in my opinion
Agree this film is underrated but i have 3 issues.
-red skull was underwhelming, he's an important villian in the history of marvel
-joe johnston's campy style didn't work well with the action scenes
-the film should focus more on steve on the battleground
Seeing him smile when he watches his movie is so touching. Its not what he wanted but hes finally getting recognition. Hes just a man like you amd me.
funny, I always interpreted that as more humility and a touch of embarrassment. he knows it's a cheesy, corny rendition of what he wants to be actually doing but he also knows people are into it and having their morale lifted
and 80 years later John Walker is obliged to take part in these kind of shows...
You can’t even buy war bonds so John is just self promoting.
Isaiha: .....
@knightmare91 super frog yeah it's a new version they use at the football field.
@@zytacus 😭😢
they even use the same song with new arrangements
"Buck, I have a plan."
"Oh yeah. What is it?"
jumps out plane silently
@@girl-xk2db "Great."
*So no plan*
Says the next line of that scene
*attack*
By far the most comic accurate suit. It’s even spandex like how most comic accurate suits are. Yes he looks silly and impractical but this suit still has some charm to it. It’s my fav.
Imagine him fighting Thanos with that costume
Well, I'm glad it's not his official costume, but I love the way they incorporate it into the movie as his campaign outfit.
Alongside that, it actually looks like a costume made in the 1940s, especially with the baggy looking mask
I think they played into it being goofy in the movie
@@jacobcrist7982 I don’t think it’s goofy at all. It’s a comic accurate suit. Wish most of the MCU looked somewhat like this suit does. Bright and colorful spandex
It’s funny because all of this goofy shows were actually the reason he become a national symbol.
Before the battles with Thanos or Loki, Captain America was already a hero because of this
they are also the reason he's so good at speeches
I remember when the news made light of when it was revealed that Captain America was going to be a USO star in the movie, like it was a joke. And here we realize, it is a big part of what made him The Captain America. This is why anymore whenever Kevin Feige comes up with another crazy idea to throw into the MCU, I will not scoff at it but listen with interest. The guy has the midas touch.
Partly the reason he’s my favourite hero of the movies. Also, because this is my favourite Marvel movie
@@samuelbarber6177 considering the Multiverse is now a thing now I am wondering if they would do Noir Marvel (the one Where Spiderman is basically a cranky detective and Iron Man is Indiana Jones)
Iron Man was supposed to replicate that for the Cold War but he was less successful
Fun Fact: At 2:16 on the left you can see an American M3 Stuart tank with a German cross on it, during WW2 since they didn't have the correct enemy equipment for training and propaganda films American producers simply took their own and painted the symbols onto it. That just goes to show how much detail went into this movie and as a history nerd I love it
also, they probably didn't have any prime condition German Panzer tanks lying around they could use in movies
And also original Thompson SMG with drum mag, squad leaders like my friend August carried them
I just commented on the same thing before seeing this. It's great.
SAME, I AM A HISTORY NERD AND I LOVE THE GOOD DETAILS
@@the4thtomato138 well they have the 131...
Has always been and will always be one of my favorite MCU scenes.
If the entire roster of the Avengers saw this...
They probably did and roasted him at some point
They would roast him 😂😂😂
Coulson obviously saw it
Imagine Scott seeing it
Well, Tony definitely did. It is amusing to think he did show the newsreels later with the gang.
The US Agent is probably pissed that he has to do this stuff now
Hahahahahahahaha
He'll regret it for sure...
Oh for sure. This is what Steve hated, being a puppet or show piece of politics. John will get to the same point. Though this John is definitely different than the comics version. The comics Walker was a staunch right wing mouthpiece as Captain America. It's actually what ended Walker's run as Cap.
Did you hear the reworking of star-spangled man when Walker was introduced to the crowds.
At least John doesn't have to do shows this ridiculous.
I absolutely love how the only reason he ever started using a shield was so he could read his lines off of it.
that was just a bonus, the press got a picture when he used the side of a taxi cab as a shield as the hydra spy was shooting at him, they just added the US flag for extra patriotism. Just to really sell the idea to the public that this was the guy who saved a kid and beat up a nazi spy in the streets they read about in the news paper
And because of him using that door to block bullets
@@AbelDuviantAnd that trash can lid to defend from the bully
"Who waked the giant that napped in America
We know it's no one but Captain America"
This line always gives me chill!
ME TOO!!
Thats because the line references a supposed quote by Admiral Yamamoto after the pearl harbor attacks, the US was a rising power back then and everyone including Japan knew it. (they just expected the US to well give up after Pearl Harbor hoping they would stay neutral as going to war in the eyes of the public back then was unacceptable until Pearl Harbor lol)
Japan.
@@forickgrimaldus8301 the line is unfortunately fictitious, I believe Yamamoto never actually said such a thing.
@@mr.iiconic yeah but its a neet reference none the less
they made a super soldier; and the first thing they do is make him sing songs lmao
Same thing with the Viberinium 😂 they made a frisbee 😂
they need new recruits lol
@@clarkjosephkent5047 Why would they need more recruits when everyone's conscripted?
The scientist who invented the serum died and they had no data regarding to the serum. So they had to make Cap an entertainment/influence icon because they can't risk him dying in the war
You forget the fact that propaganda was extremely important back in WWII
1:08 "Each bond you buy is a bullet in the barrel of your best guy's gun." is a good sentence to try and say properly for anyone learning to speak english x)
Bond, as in war bonds.
*Each One
@@matthewallen445 _Bond, War Bond._
@@HeIsAnAliBond, James Bond
"Each bond you buy is an arrow in the slot of your best guy"s crossbow"
This sequence is so great. I love how Steve’s initial uncertainty turns to confidence, because he really is doing a great deal to help the war effort. I love how they managed to fit a comics-accurate costume, the song and dance number is great, and the way the stage at the end resembles Cap’s eventual round shield is just incredible.
The perfect way to introduce a character called "Captain America" in a realistic manner
I mean just look at Cap he is a literal walking American flag.
@Steve Rogers What's even funnier is that he was actually a knockoff of another character who was doing the same exact thing, it really is a miracle how he got big
@Tyco Zer0 Homelander
@@qbird3713 lol, but also nah cap is a nock off of soldier boy
This film was made before Disney bought Marvel, so the story was definitely more grounded in reality and not as over-the-top compared to the later films
Not only does this scene perfectly interweave Captain America's real life origin into the story, but it also explain why he's called and themed captain america in a really nice and believable way. Can you imagine how weird it would be if Steve named himself that or something? The idea of the newspapers coming up with the name feels more natural than that, but this approach makes the most sense out of all of them
Plus his actually BEING a Captain in the US Army makes the first part of the name not just a clever nickname, but an actual title he has.
@@ArthurRex131 Exactly. And even though he isn’t really a US army captain in the rest of the movies, it’s not like anyone is going to officially revoke him of his title, haha
@@wx7fm Even after being retired from the army he retains his rank anyway.
“Ok, this super soldier has more resilience and stamina than the normal human, and also has increased life span”
“Ok, get him on stage, have him sing songs”
Lol so true but I think the main reason was that he was the only super soldier they made and the secrets of the formula were in his blood stream so they can't risk him going to war and dying somehow
And make him act in films too
To be fair, stage acting is very physically demanding. I'm sure the captain had a relatively easy time with it though.
Power of propaganda.
Plus they no longer had the means to make the serum.
They simply didn't know how a single soldier can make an impact.
Later in the film we see that the person who made Steve do this was hydra.
Tony: You are a laboratory experiment Rogers, everything special about you came out of a bottle
Steve: Not everything...
@@chrisevans85 not a real person, probably a bot
@@chrisevans85 great fan? Like he’s a great grandfather???
One special thing about him that didn't came out of a bottle is
He has a plan
Everything special about Tony came out of one of Howard Stark's testicles, so...
@@yourcomrade4378 to buy War Bonds
Legit one of the best pieces of all of the mcu. Its goofy, its cheesy, its corny, and it just makes you smile every time you see it bc you can just tell how much fun they had with it
That's one thing that persisted to this day especially within the Showa Era. We have shows like Kamen Rider, Super Sentai and Most importantly Ultraman. It's goofy, cheesy, corny but there's a charm cos there's LOVE in the effort
You know, Captain America first came out in March 1941. So he actually was an inspiration to allot of kids, the war time comics is what gave them hope in dark times.
u right
thats actually adorable
@@mariaotwomey allot of people say that comics are just for kids, and for entertainment, but they are so much more then that, Captain America gave children a hero, an idol, and hope, in a time when they needed it. This I why I love Captain America.
@@thelegend3965 well, same for superman too. They were all propaganda poster boys for the war. But then again, during those times, almost every media and medium was pumped full of propaganda and nationalism for obvious reasons
@@edsel6988 also Batman and Wonder Women, and I agree with you about the propaganda, but they kept children’s spirits up, and that is a good thing.
I don’t know why but whenever marvel makes songs in their movies (or TV shows) it’s always so good!
Cuz disney
Ye ur right...
I know who makes the songs....
It was AGATHA all along!!!
its because Marvel gets Disney writers and composers to make their songs. Alan Menken, the same guy who worked on the best Disney songs made this Star Spangled Man with a Plan song and the writers of the Frozen songs made the Agatha All Along theme
The soundtrack of all the three Disney Plus shows were brilliant.
The Boys portrays superheroes as celebrity figures used to sell merchandise by media outlets and corporations. But Steve Rogers was different. He was no sell out. That is why I like this scene because he wants so much more.
damn cap’s character development was great tbh
I mean for real just stellar. This movie is so underrated
@@GeeklyGoods it gets way too much hate imo
@@editor7354 yeah, and whereas many of the best MCU movies need you to have seen some others beforehand, this works great as a stand-alone
@@anatoldenevers237 agreed
Efg vc
First super soldier they make, and what do they do? They don’t send him into battle against the Japanese or Germans, no they make him sing songs
Propaganda was really important back then
also they needed to study him to duplicate the serum and get an army, they couldn't risk him dying at war
It’s exactly what they would do IRL.
War bonds were a huge thing back then - gotta finance the war somehow 🤑
while a dumb idea, this event did help Steve develop his personal confidence towards talking with other people and interaction in public which he carried this experience through the series. The confidence he built up to be the Captain America in public eyes started here.
In all actuality, the General sidelined Steve without even giving him a chance to prove himself. If it weren't for the USO shows Steve would have never made it overseas to free the Howling Commandos and Bucky.
People forget what different time it was in the 1940s. Comics and nationalism were at an all time high. Suddenly, in comes a character that proudly represents your country and battles the a real world super villain that you hear on the radio and see in the news. Someone who was unstoppable, unbeatable, and more importantly... a CAPTAIN! The hero, definitely not super, was to many young kids at the time someone they could hopefully become. Soldiers wanted to be the guy to actually punch Hitler in the face (shown in the 1st issue) and mothers wanted a comic book that in their eyes was patriotic and potentially safe for imitation play. Every company wanted a piece of that patriotism pie (including Disney) and Captain America took probably the biggest slice.
One of my friend Ed Gruber who served in Korea as a Navy Correspondent but grew up during World War II said this,
Do you know the first World War II American military cemetery? It’s the USS Arizona, with almost 1200 Sailors and Marines sleeping in its rusting hull.
I had the privilege, during my four years as a US Naval Combat Correspondent - most of it working out of Pacific Fleet Headquarters Public Information Office at Pearl Harbor - of escorting VIPs - politicians, business moguls, Hollywood celebrities and families to the site of the Arizona. No stately monument then; just a catwalk and flagpole - simple enough, I thought, to honor the heroes resting below our feet. Among the VIPs were the famous Andrews Sisters who’d sacrificed so much to entertain our troops during that war, and John Wayne, one of the most patriotic of our screen idols.
December 7, 1941 - I was only 13 years old. Doing my part too, as a Junior Air Raid Warden and plane spotter. But no one ever told me what to do if I ever spotted an enemy plane flying over The Bronx.
As a teenager I watched many newsreels of our WWII warriors in action And I often wondered just what it was that drove these young men - some less than a year from selling shoes, or being clerks, farmers, soda jerks… many just out of high school.
What was it that motivated these mere boys, in the face of so much terror and danger, to take that first step out of a landing craft into so many unknowns. That baby-faced sailor steering the landing craft through a withering barrage of bullets and shells. What did it take for a soldier to enter European forests and hedgerows hiding snipers and land mines? Or Marines in the Pacific entering tunnels filled with desperate Japanese soldiers. Or P-47 fighter pilots flying their planes between lumbering B17s and machine gun-spitting Messerschmidts hell-bent on destroying those brave flight crews.
The buzzwords then were that they were fighting for the American flag, for Mom and apple pie, to save the world. I knew there was more to it, but I just couldn’t put my finger on it.
This genuinely sounds like a song from the 1940s.
That's the point
@@harrymetcalfe1878 I know that I’m just stating the obvious lol
@@stephenmurphy2212 I'm not an American but if I'm being completely honest this should be their national anthem 😂
@@harrymetcalfe1878 who would be the star spangled man? john travolta?
It goes beyond that and References the WW2 in general with its Lyrics.
Goose stepin goons = Propaganda cartoons depicting the Germans as Geese and the Italians as Ducks.
American Giant= a reference to Admiral Yamamotos Quote.
Hiding in his Box= AH died in his Bunker afraid of the Soviets getting their hands on him.
Finish what they began = Pearl Harbor and the Invasion of Belgium, Poland ect. by Germany.
U know this kinda explains how cap was able to develop his heroic charisma so quickly through the movie, we see him in the beginning talking pretty robotically and we see him sound more like cap from the comics towards the end
I appreciate this first Captain America film more and more as I get older.
"You don't get to call me that."
"Why? It's what Steve called you."
"Steve knew me longer, and Steve had a plan."
Falcon and the Winter Soldier
@Thien Trangkhanh BEGON THHHHHHHOT!
That's what I thought when I heard that
Steve knew Bucky for 70years 😅
The comic-accurate costume and the integration of real life Captain America comics to the plot, is what I think makes CA:TFA very appealing to me.
This is still my favourite MCU movie (and just one of my favourite movies of all time). Still kinda wish we'd got more of these pulpy, two-fisted tales style Captain America movies.
SAME😭
This was a brilliant way to reference the WWII era of Marvel
WW2 was also a real event, listening to this makes me emotional about the men and women who fought to save Europe and Asia from tryanny
YES!!!!
@@Voucher765 yeah!!
Stan Lee thanks you for the compliment.
This is how Steve developed his speech skills and overcame his shyness
Man, from selling bonds in ww2 to facing all by himself to whole alien army, i mean, how can you not love this man???
I love how he's kinda viewed as a joke at first by the serious folk. Like, the regular audience is how the people during WW2 viewed Cap, but the soldiers viewed him the same way we did.
Like, this is how we used to see Captain America when we were kids. Everyone wanted to be Spider-man, or Wolverine or Hulk... but nobody wanted to be the Cap.
And they literally have the audience change their mind the same moment the soldiers did too... it was magical in how meta it was when this movie came out.
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The less talked and probably one of many good things about this movie is how comic accurate to that time was the entire outfit of Rogers during his stages, going full meta as to show that the comics in the MCU were inspired by his looks. It's the little things.
One of my favorite MCU scenes ever. I love everything about it. The whole movie was honestly one of the best in my opinion.
Appropriate releasing this clip of Steve doing propaganda work after episode 2 of Falcon and the Winter Soldier showing US Agent doing the exact same thing in the modern day.
I just watched episode 2 and was thinking I could use a dose of the original song. Sometimes that damn algorithm has the best timing. I was willing to give Walker a chance, but after the way ep 2 ended, I am not sold on him any more.
@@samsonguy10k Bucky's gonna beat his face in with his vibranium arm and I ain't even gonna be a little bit sad.
@@walover165 Indeed. I am just hoping that it ends up justified so Bucky can just walk away afterward without a care. I think that's where Sharon will come in, finding out Walker's dirty little secrets.
It is as Sam put it. Better to stay clean this time and not outside the law.
John walker sucks...
trueeeee
This is the training John Walker didn't get.
@@imaChickenYT no definitely not... hes not worthy to lift mjolnir
@@proximascentauri sorry i havent watched the whole series but yes he isnt worthy
Nah, his training was just trauma from war
I am not even an American but I still love this whole montage
It's pretty cool that they used this song again in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
I got mad pissed for real when I heard it for US Agent.
"Don't you dare... That's STEVE'S!!"
2:20 OMG THAT FACE 😍🥺
I like how the production quality of the music goes up as the scene progresses: more instruments, and more background singers over time
Is everyone gonna forgot this legendary song.
"Soooo unless you are a plane or some Ice or a brain washed buddy with a robotic arm or Spider-Maaan.... It's not necessary toooo yield"
Well now a chair has stopped the shield from making someone yield.
Literally the most american video I've ever seen.
@@c456ex9 I'm British but I agree that it's a tired stereotype
Then watch that America Fuck Yeah video
You should see Apollo Creed's walk-on in Rocky IV
@@90139 with the extra large coke
Then you should watch the opening to the animated GI Joe movie
I showed this movie to my grandma who grew up in the forties and is endeared to this really cheesy musical theater style of performing and she was absolutely grinning ear to ear during this scene. ❤
Can we all appreciate that at 2:42, Steve is literally holding a damn motorcycle with 3 women on it above his head with little to no visible exertion? Cap isn't crazy strong like Hulk or Thor but his strength is still always so cool to me 😂
Well, it's also on a stage and he doesn't seem to have trouble keeping it straight.
I feel like it's not too farfetched to say that the bike canonically is held up by two wires to accommodate the 3 girls shifting their weight.
Or, heck, maybe he canonically just does hold this stuff like a pro.
He is a fuking superhuman shown to be able to move 80 ton bulldozer across the Field in 4 seconds
But I think he can't lift a car. A motorbike is ok
Not sure how much good it will do, but I reported the bots.
@@seele_verloren hydra bots.
0:01
Cap: "i can do this all day"
Also Cap: *i don't know if i can do this*
Yeah
Steve from the future: yeah I know I know
@@NHLfan11 😅😅
2:30
The one thing he liked doing all day
And all night 😏
I love how the MCU pays tribute to the origins of the Captain America in real world... the comics, the serials, etc,
It’s a nice nod to see John Walker walk out to this but it’s even a nicer nod to hear the civil war song when U.S Agent jumps onto the trucks.
Somewhere in the MCU, there is a UA-cam video of Tony Stark reacting to this and it has millions of views.
Hands down, one of THE funniest scenes from the Marvel movies. Have to admit, the song was pretty catchy. Loved Steve smiling as he watched from the audience. He enjoyed that. 😊
I love how they captured the 40s comic cheese in this scene
This is a great montage to study, guys. You not only see Steve Rodger’s growth, but also the growth of his country and the people in it, as they become more motivated to end the war each clip. This was the American confidence.
I'm so impressed at 1:23 that none of these ladies ever touch another. My coordination could never.
One of my absolute favorite scenes from the MCU!!
"The Star Spangled Man with a Plan". A banger in 1942. Still a banger in 2021.
If you're republican.
After the first episode of She-Hulk, the little moment at 2:31 with the "I WANT YOU" in the background has a lot more meaning
Imagine what Tony would have said if he saw this.
LOL he would've been all over Cap about this LMFAO!
@@GeeklyGoods Tony would put the song on speakers and would get the other Avengers to sing it to Steve to tease him.
@@SpFlash1523 LOL right?! God a scene like that would be priceless actually lol
I imagine it would resemble the "Robin Sparkles" situation in how i met your mother, with tony being barney
He would nickname him stripes
Fun fact: this music was composed by Alan Menken, who composed Disney's most famous songs in the '90's
Really? Fancy that!
That's awesome, great song!
I obviously had no idea that he wrote this music until I saw the credits this is actually his best composition yet that he’s done it’s so heroic and catchy 😀
thank you for that information!
The star-spangled man who lifted the hammer of a god.
Spongebob: “I don’t know if I can do this.”
Steve: I can... I can do this all day.
Im ready im ready im reaaaady
@@brandonrussell3346 Spongebob: “Yeah, I know. I know.”
0:57 I love how the guy on Steve's right looks like a discount Bucky, lol.
Glad someone else, also, noticed
This whole scene is a masterpiece
I've watched this so many times and every time I always smile at the part when Steve smiles to watching himself in the film, it just warms me up so much. Love you Cap
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I know he wanted to go into the army and service country. And he later became a shield agent. but I'm so proud of him for taking on the smaller roles to get to the bigger role of being Captain America
That's one of the best comments I've read. Hell, it is the best!
2:30 literally me after watching she hulk (and coming back to this scene): 😳
This gives me stark expo vibes, y'know, with women dancing and dressed up like the superhero counterpart?
Except it's in the 1940's lol 😂
@@denpogi10 And Tony isn't trying to sell war bonds, or really anything.
This is the scene that will make you love Captain America so much
LOL right?! Gotta love Cap!
@@GeeklyGoods I love Cap and Bucky falcon ❤️
man i love this scene definitely one of my favorite MCU movies
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*How to Create a Perfect Ending for This Movie*
1) Tell Red Skull, Location of Tesseract a Decade Earlier Earlier (3rd March. 1942 -> -||-32)
2) -||- to Meet Arnim Zola
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4) Turn -||- 5 Decades Younger (62->12 yr)
5) Make The Creation of SSS Finish -||- (22nd June. 1943 -> -||-33)
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@@Lifegotmid stop spamming this shit!! T
Fun fact: The bit where Cap punches Hitler wasn’t in the script, Hitler from the past found a time machine and went to the future and kept getting on set so Chris decided to punch him every time he saw him
And it's your fault for messing around with Dr. Strange, just like Tony & Banner creating Ultron, with the multiverse, all over your secret identity.
Matter of fact you need to stay AWAY from Doctors FOREVER, you ALWAYS end up having problems with them WAAYYY beyond a prescription.
Bravo vince
Hitler: CAPTAIN AMERIKA!! I'VE COME TO BARGAIN
Steve: I can do this all day!!
Wow, there was a long way between using the super soldier as war propaganda to experimenting on the black super soldier.
0:28 - redhead on the left be 'mirin HARD.
This movie is highly underrated.
Military: Makes a superhuman who can destroy armys with a single shield.
What the Military does with him:
This song honestly goes hard
The first avenger is super underrated
How I would love to see Steve battle Thanos in this original costume.
When I first saw the movie. when Steve jumped on the grenade I got emotional. Why because Captain America's superpower isn't the serum it's his heart. Growing up at first I didn't understand what made him special until I realized that everyone loved him. The MCU did a awesome job of showing us why the captain is so important.
Nothing better than listening to this banger while sitting in my room in northern Germany
We need to rewatch this masterpiece again
Yes yes we do
Not only a mcu movie but a good war aspect movie
Ngl, that suit still looks badass.
This is unironically one of my favorite scenes from this movie. I love how they actual thought to include Cap's involvement in ww2 propaganda and selling war bonds. Because that's exactly what Captain America was created for here in the real world. It's such a great attention to detail and respect to the source material
This hits different after Episode 2 of FATWS...
It really does!! The parallels are crazy!
Hits harder after Episode 5 of FATWS
US in movies : Captain America
US in reality : Soldier Boy
head cannon steve can still recite all the lines and sing all the verses from this song.
The serum canonically makes his memory better as evidenced when he remembered the locations of Hydra bases with just a glance at a map. He also did the show over 200 times, so even a regular person would probably remember all the lines and lyrics.
Cap at the beginning: doesn't know if he can do this.
Cap at the end of the clip: he can give inspiring speeches all day!
2:30 "Captain America FU-"
#SheHulk
Can you imagine if Tony saw this he would be making thousands of jokes