CAPTIN AMERICA ENDGAME MOVIE
Steve’s responses to temptation are largely played for comic relief, especially in the first movie with this throwaway scene featuring Natalie Dormer–who, by the way, would have made a much better Captain Marvel than Brie Larson.ĭespite all the women willing to leap into his arms, we’ll see in the end that Cap is a good man with a loyal heart. In Campbell’s monomyth, this step on the journey is often a symbol of the hero being tempted by his baser instincts, instead of holding to a higher moral code.
All of these were stepping stones of increasing difficulty, proving to himself and to others that he could be The Captain. He led the Howling Commandos into battle across the world. So he went out to rescue Bucky and the others. Steve had to show them why they should let him fight. The program didn’t go as planned, so the brass immediately discarded him. The real challenge was being taken seriously by the Army. He showed he could do the job when he ran down a Hydra agent and tore him out of a submarine with his bare hands. Getting his powers was only one part of this step. Erskine later gave Steve his superpowers, but more importantly, he gave him a guiding philosophy: be good, and do good. He cleared Steve for Army training, giving him a 1A status, despite all his previous failures. His persistence is a demonstration of his inner values, which is what land the attention of a certain scientist… Physically he couldn’t hack it, no matter how many times he applied. Steve of course didn’t refuse the call, but we can say that it refused him. More to the point, the call hits Steve head-on when his best friend, Bucky, gets deployed, and Steve can’t follow him. In this case the adventure is World War II.
I will present them here out of order with regard to Campbell’s monomyth, but the steps will follow the order of Steve Rogers’ experiences in the films.
Here is a link to the Wikipedia article for the Journey, with details of each step. There were also some clever turns where the steps were presented out of order, or with roles reversed, as you’ll see. Granted there are a few deviations–the story was handled by numerous writers and directors, as well as the creative director–but the steps are there, some of them more prominent than others. The story of Captain America follows it with admirable fidelity throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Joseph Campbell’s monomyth, called The Hero’s Journey, is a storytelling pattern that is found all over the world, in all time periods. Now that Avengers: Endgame has destroyed the entire worldwide box office, it’s time to complete an analysis that I’ve been looking forward to for a while.
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