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starwritandsuchthings:
queenoftherandomword:
thelittleblackfox:
supermagdalene:
guardiansofthegalaxi:
karadin:
freckled-heart:
petermaximoff:
tsunamiwavesurfing:
goat fight. non-negotiable.
#LISTEn listen most marvel fights feel so contrived and fake and like la-dee-da-superhero#but this one was REAL and had me on the edge of my seat and still does#partially bc of the street clothes not costumes#partially because steve is fighting 1 on 1 and gets stripped of his shield quick#and he has to show like his physical combat skills#and the ACTING on both their parts.. fucking ace#esp chris evans tho like his face looks PANICKED how often do u see captain fucking america panicked??#anyway in this essay i will (tags via @asterlark)
Thank the Russo brothers for a) shooting outside in a real setting with practical effects not CGI, for going with a shaky cam that actually added to the sense of immediacy and wasn’t annoying as fuck.
Let me tell u what makes this scene so great. It’s the fact that Steve has a match, an equal. He mows down the goons on the Lemurian Star, escapes SHIELD HQ by fighting 15 people in closed quaters, jumps off a buliding and blows up a plane, then within hours he meets up with Natasha and survives a missle strike. He has no match, no equal in this world. That’s what happens when Batroc challenges him - this scene shows us that men think they can go toe to toe with Steve but they simply can’t.
And then this scene is a rare beast. It’s an action scene that is actually a character building scene. We saw the WS blow up Fury’s car and shoot him, but that could have been any common soldier. Sam could have deployed the mine. Natasha could have taken the shot a Fury. None of them could survive in no holding back fight with Steve.
Within seconds, Bucky has Steve off of him (usually if Steve is close enough to hit you, it’s game over for you), then disarms him and uses his weapon against him. Bucky dictates the speed and the path of the fight, and while Steve tries to attack, most of the time he is dodging. This tells us the audience, several things: a. Steve is in actual danger, b. Steve, judging by his face, is scared (remember what beatings he has taken up unitl now) and therefore c. for the first time in 3 movies, Steven Grant Rogers, Captain America, is not safe. The stakes are real. You are feeling the adrenaline Steve is feeling, even if you are not sure why. That’s what makes this scene a masterpiece.
As much as I agree this is the greatest fight of all time, part of me is still disappointed each time I see “goat fight” on my dash and it’s not accompanied by a gif of two goats having a tiff.
Thanks for that @thelittleblackfox
Additionally, when Steve puts someone Down they STAY DOWN, and we saw him win the elevator fight without using his full strength.
And then here? WS is like a yo-yo, he keeps popping back up. The camera barely acknowledges that WS gets hit, despite the fact that they are fairly evenly matched. But the camera Lingers in close shots as Steve takes the hits.
The cinematography and the editing change the audience view on the fight choreography, because while the fight is an even match? Steve is out of his comfort zone from the jump, and being physically pushed farther than any other fight we’ve seen him in. His body and subconscious are probably having a minor flashback because the only other times his body has had to work this hard was pre serum in back alleys. And Bucky usually has his back, which makes that reveal all the more devastating if you look at it through the lenses of someone with PTSD. That fight wrecks Steve emotionally, and it’s the first time (I think) that Steve’s “I can do this all day” attitude can’t keep up with his body. Because his serum strong body can keep going, but his brain just blue screened.
I have PTSD and asthma, and a life threatening asthma attack and panic attacks CAN FEEL THE SAME. The tightness in the chest, the gasping, the wheezing – add that into Steve’s body being worked hard?
What I’m trying to say is that there are Even More Ways that scene was done Right.
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starwritandsuchthings:
queenoftherandomword:
thelittleblackfox:
supermagdalene:
guardiansofthegalaxi:
karadin:
freckled-heart:
petermaximoff:
tsunamiwavesurfing:
goat fight. non-negotiable.
#LISTEn listen most marvel fights feel so contrived and fake and like la-dee-da-superhero#but this one was REAL and had me on the edge of my seat and still does#partially bc of the street clothes not costumes#partially because steve is fighting 1 on 1 and gets stripped of his shield quick#and he has to show like his physical combat skills#and the ACTING on both their parts.. fucking ace#esp chris evans tho like his face looks PANICKED how often do u see captain fucking america panicked??#anyway in this essay i will (tags via @asterlark)
Thank the Russo brothers for a) shooting outside in a real setting with practical effects not CGI, for going with a shaky cam that actually added to the sense of immediacy and wasn’t annoying as fuck.
Let me tell u what makes this scene so great. It’s the fact that Steve has a match, an equal. He mows down the goons on the Lemurian Star, escapes SHIELD HQ by fighting 15 people in closed quaters, jumps off a buliding and blows up a plane, then within hours he meets up with Natasha and survives a missle strike. He has no match, no equal in this world. That’s what happens when Batroc challenges him - this scene shows us that men think they can go toe to toe with Steve but they simply can’t.
And then this scene is a rare beast. It’s an action scene that is actually a character building scene. We saw the WS blow up Fury’s car and shoot him, but that could have been any common soldier. Sam could have deployed the mine. Natasha could have taken the shot a Fury. None of them could survive in no holding back fight with Steve.
Within seconds, Bucky has Steve off of him (usually if Steve is close enough to hit you, it’s game over for you), then disarms him and uses his weapon against him. Bucky dictates the speed and the path of the fight, and while Steve tries to attack, most of the time he is dodging. This tells us the audience, several things: a. Steve is in actual danger, b. Steve, judging by his face, is scared (remember what beatings he has taken up unitl now) and therefore c. for the first time in 3 movies, Steven Grant Rogers, Captain America, is not safe. The stakes are real. You are feeling the adrenaline Steve is feeling, even if you are not sure why. That’s what makes this scene a masterpiece.
As much as I agree this is the greatest fight of all time, part of me is still disappointed each time I see “goat fight” on my dash and it’s not accompanied by a gif of two goats having a tiff.
Thanks for that @thelittleblackfox
Additionally, when Steve puts someone Down they STAY DOWN, and we saw him win the elevator fight without using his full strength.
And then here? WS is like a yo-yo, he keeps popping back up. The camera barely acknowledges that WS gets hit, despite the fact that they are fairly evenly matched. But the camera Lingers in close shots as Steve takes the hits.
The cinematography and the editing change the audience view on the fight choreography, because while the fight is an even match? Steve is out of his comfort zone from the jump, and being physically pushed farther than any other fight we’ve seen him in. His body and subconscious are probably having a minor flashback because the only other times his body has had to work this hard was pre serum in back alleys. And Bucky usually has his back, which makes that reveal all the more devastating if you look at it through the lenses of someone with PTSD. That fight wrecks Steve emotionally, and it’s the first time (I think) that Steve’s “I can do this all day” attitude can’t keep up with his body. Because his serum strong body can keep going, but his brain just blue screened.
I have PTSD and asthma, and a life threatening asthma attack and panic attacks CAN FEEL THE SAME. The tightness in the chest, the gasping, the wheezing – add that into Steve’s body being worked hard?
What I’m trying to say is that there are Even More Ways that scene was done Right.
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