If Chris Evans began his film career long before donning the Captain America suit, he really entered the orbit of the general public with this role. A role he was contractually required to play seven times, and which he seemingly turned down before changing his mind on his mother’s advice. And if it looks like he’s hung up his superhero costume, he’s not entirely closing the door on a possible return as Steve Rogers. You should never insult the future…
A second iteration around the character that came out three years later, Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, directed by the Russo brothers, largely eclipsed its predecessor’s worldwide box office haul, grossing over $714 million.
As with any film from the Marvel imprint, it certainly has some winks; It’s also a way to honor the original comic and the fans who have contributed to the company’s success. Sometimes downright cryptic, even downright unusual, like this allusion to…Louis de Funes! Yes yes, you read that right. And no, it’s not a typo.
What it brings to us is of a different nature, moreover, it is easy to lose. And which at the moment has nothing to do with the comics or even the Marvel Universe. So pause the picture at 2h 4m 35s of the movie.
When Chris Evans and Anthony Mackie stand by Nick Fury’s (empty) grave, there is an epitaph on his grave that has nothing to do with comics, but everything to do with Samuel L. Jackson!
That’s why we can read “The Way of the Righteous Man…”, Ezekiel 25:17. Does this remind you of anything? Hardly! An absolutely iconic monologue delivered by Samuel L. Jackson, aka Jules Winfield in Pulp Fiction, before shooting herself.
“The march of virtue is strewn with obstacles, these are the selfish enterprises which arise endlessly from the work of the wicked. Blessed is the man of good will who, in the name of charity, becomes the shepherd of the weak whom he leads. In the valley of shadow, death and tears, for he is his brother’s keeper and the protector of lost children.
Then I will bring down an arm of terrible wrath, of furious and terrible vengeance, upon the ungodly hosts that have pursued and destroyed the sheep of God. And you will know why my name is the Lord, when the vengeance of the Almighty falls upon you.
Source: Allocine
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