Trailer Watch: Captain America, trailer #2+posters (2014)

Captain America, trailer #2, posters #3-#9

	Plot Summary: From IMDb: “Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world and battles a new threat from old history: the Soviet agent known as the Winter Soldier.” Release Date: April 4, 2014
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	Rating: C+ (5) / C+ / C Commentary: (#3-#7) These five character posters don’t have the same origin, but they share similar design aesthetics. There have been many more clever designs for this type of film and for these type of character posters. It’s almost as if the studios really aren’t trying anymore. (#8-#9) The similarities are many. The 9th poster seems to be the earlier design. Note the March 26 date. The eighth poster shows the film’s current release date of April 4. Being the newer design, the eighth makes our hero a more imposing figure, shrinking Black Widow and Nick Fury from their prior versions. It lightens up the design and gives it a more antiquated feel. Similarities and differences aside, the design is grade school-level artwork: derivative.	Rating: B Commentary: (#2) Now we understand who our antagonist is. He’s still a bit shady, but that’s a good thing when you want to keep people curious. The film was going to have a high box office anyway, but with the massive amounts of action on display, it seems more likely to appeal to the broad demographic that The Avengers did and could be one of the franchise’s bigger performers.
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