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sherloques:

Captain America: The Winter Soldier Audio Commentary:

“We had a long conversation with Kevin [Feige] about this scene because he didn’t want Captain America to turn into the Hulk. And we said, “No, listen, the scene is about illustrating his desire to catch this guy. This shows his dogged determination to stop the Winter Soldier because now he feels responsible in some way for Fury’s death.” The great thing about Steve is also his level of guilt. As much as he was pissed at Fury, now he’s got burden to bear for the rest of the film.“

sherloques:

Captain America: The Winter Soldier Audio Commentary:

“You can see actually how violent he is with her. Again, it’s a guy who’s dealing with liars, he’s in over his head. Cap is fraying a little bit. You see him going places where he wouldn’t normally go. But also, he is treating her like an equal, both physically and mentally. She’s in Avengers, she’s on the team.”

sherloques:

Captain America: The Winter Soldier Audio Commentary:

“This is a critical moment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This is when SHIELD turns bad. In one scene you realize that something is going on on a much deeper level than anybody is aware of and clearly that the enemy is within. And I think this [scene] was able to reflect the audience’s sense of tension and 8 movies of build up to this elevator sequence. I think that’s why this is such an effective sequence because you’re in the same place Cap is. You have all this historical information telling you that SHIELD is good. And in about 5 minutes you’re discovering that they’re rotten to the core.“ 

sherloques:

Captain America: The Winter Soldier Audio Commentary:

“The journey down into Zola’s chamber is really a journey down into a psyche. This is Cap going back and going deep into his own psyche. That’s why we wanted Cap to be leading the charge in the scene. He’s the one who finds the elevator. He’s pushing them forward towards the confrontation with his past.”

sherloques:

Captain America: The Winter Soldier Audio Commentary:

“We always said that the whole movie lives or dies on that last scene between him and Bucky. It’s a superhero movie, the expectation is that he will win. But the real story is will he win Bucky? Will he save his friend? Will his friend kill him? Will he have to kill his friend? The tragedy of that moment was the most important thing to us as directors in the third act. That’s the real climax of the act.
The whole film comes down to this minute and a half. Steve is trying to save his past. It’s the last thing he has left, really.”

sherloques:

Captain America: The Winter Soldier Audio Commentary:

“I think people miss the concept. When you call the movie ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’, the notion of the Winter Soldier is from a quote from Paine about Summer Soldiers and Winter Soldiers. Winter Soldiers are the real soldiers ‘cause they are the soldiers who would fight through the winter. In a way, by Paine’s definition they are both Winter Soldiers, which is the great thing about the title.
People have said, “He is the titular character, why isn’t he more in the movie?” When really, Cap is the titular character. Cap is the Winter Soldier. The whole film is about a character who is the greatest of soldiers. He will fight through the darkest times and the coldest winter to see his principles through. That’s really what the movie is about.“

sherloques:

Captain America: The Winter Soldier Audio Commentary:

“There was some debate whether to have this moment of memory loss but it just works so well in terms of everything  being taken from Steve. Even his one friend is ceasing to exist before his eyes. For us that was the most interesting component of him as a character: when do you get to see a character who has lost everything? Everything in his life is being stripped away from him. 
You could look at that Rip Van Winkle idea and play into the fantasy aspect of it all, “Oh isn’t it fun to go to the future and experience something you never would have?” But you equally have to appreciate the tragedy of it, the loss of it, the cost of it. At the end of the day, all great superheroes have something very tragic in their experience. And this is part of Steve’s tragedy.”

sherloques:

Captain America: The Winter Soldier Audio Commentary:

“We stripped a lot of the color out of this film and out of the Marvel Universe. And it is all a choice that is a set up leading to that exact moment. When he returns to the uniform, he returns to his principles. The stealth outfit, the design of SHIELD headquarters The Triskelion – the grey and beige and sort of neutral colors that exist throughout the movie, the cold blues – are all there to serve in contrast and to represent the institutional nature of the organization and of the world that Cap is living in. And when he makes this choice to don his uniform, it’s the one real piece of color in the movie.”