After seeing the HD Wolverine: Origin trailer, I started to worry about the impact this would have for future franchises focusing on the same area, namely Captain America.
In the trailer we get a sneak peak at Jim's journey through the various wars that mankind have engaged in. Being that this will be a PG-13 film, it goes without saying that the war scenes will be "neutered". This is where my concern reared up and slapped me in the face.
The highly anticipated Captain America film due for release in 2011, has had a lot of controversy surrounding it already, whether it be the CRAP cameo promised to us by the liar Louis Leterrier of Incredible Hulk fame or the PLAGUE of arguments surrounding who should be wearing the red, white & blue. But what has come to my attention has not been the little issues (no matter how strongly you feel about those previous two), but something that will affect the entire movie as a whole.
The film is to be set nearly entirely during WW2. The thought that has entertained my imagination so consistently was the idea that the Captain America movie would be on par with the likes of Saving Private Ryan in terms of being a war epic. But then it hit me, depending on how war is portrayed in the Wolverine movie and if MARVEL are staying true to their word and not screwing with the franchise, will it show the harsh realities of war and convey the message of why it was fought? Or will it be dumbed down to the level of Indiana Jones complete with sugar coated frosting?
I can’t answer this, I wish I could. On one hand it could be the best MARVEL franchise ever put to the big screen, on the other a disappointment worthy for the history books.
Cheers, James
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