The villain is called Red Skull, so that says a lot right there, he wants to rule the world, and at the end he tries to bomb the ENTIRE world. I think the fact that Captain America is such a great role model should be enough for a kid to watch, but that is the parents choice.
But the movie takes place during World War 2, and has grenades, guns, and violence. The movie is about never giving up and has a great role model.
Let me say this right of the bat, this is a GREAT movie, but the villain can be scary. If you don't feel like or are unable to talk to your child about the history surrounding the time period of the subject of the movie then maybe you and your child shouldn't be watching the movie at all. It is shown in context to the situation that is occurring in history. It delivers a character who shows selflessness in the face of adversity, and conviction to an idea of justice and honor in a time where the anti-hero and the "bad" or "crazy" protagonist is popular. The movie is 90 percent concerned with WWII problems and ideologies, that are explained and shown to a millenial audience. The screenwriter, director and main actors had an enormous task of delivering this comic book character, written in the 1940's, into the 2010's, without being corny or over the top. Captain America is one of the BEST comic book adaptations put to screen. I felt I had to add this after I had read so many negative reviews of this movie.
This is my first review on Common Sense Media. The morals are quite strong, with a focus on patriotism, and doing what's right - qualities that sometimes distinguish Captain America somewhat from his contemporaries. The romance in the movie is limited to a few comments and two kisses. A man supposedly falls to his death another man commits suicide via pill someone supposedly dies in a blinding flash of light someone dies from gun wound someone is shredded by a spinning propeller people are disintegrated by a ray cannon, etc.
There are a few deaths, mostly bloodless. Nevertheless, it's highly entertaining, and establishes a family-friendly start to a truely terrific superhero. Perhaps it could have raised the bar by considering with a little more care the climax, the atmosphere and associated emotions, and the stakes of the film. Nobody can really raise issue with it, as it does what it is supposed to quite well. (which is, of course, what is inside) Without claiming to be any kind of masterpiece, The First Avenger tells a simple and effective story with a talented cast, good set design, story elements and score. It's a story about doing what one's conscience impells him to a story about lost love, and what really makes a man. Thanks to the Nazi forces taking centre-place as the villains, and the adventure-fantasy nature of discovering and putting to use relics of great age and power, The First Avenger is often claimed to have an Indiana Jones vibe to it. Indeed, it seemed to set quite a predecent for the majority of the Marvel Cinematic Universe entries coming after it. It straddles the line between kid-friendly and mature-level themes with the result that it appeals to people of all ages.
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