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--> '''Steve:''' Just go!\\

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--> '''Bucky:''' ''(looking around)'' There's gotta be a rope or something!\\
'''Steve:''' Just go!\\go! Get outta here!\\
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* A meta moment: the fact that Joe Simon (Captain America's co-creator) lived long enough to see the film, and how well it was received, before his death a few months later at the age of 98.

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* Col. Phillips shooing people out so Peggy can talk to Steve one last time with privacy. Speaks volumes for a man that started out not even liking Rogers (pre- or post-serum).

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* In the background, Col. Phillips shooing people out so Peggy can talk to Steve one last time with privacy. Speaks volumes for a man that started out not even liking Rogers (pre- or post-serum).



-->'''Falsworth:''' To the Captain.
-->*all five raise their glasses*

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-->'''Falsworth:''' To the Captain.
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*** Bear in mind the Skull also gives Zola the keys to his CoolCar to escape the factory; Also, after a point in the film, HYDRA actively stop deploying any new designs like the rifles and tank cannons the Tesseract powers - If the Skull wanted to go all YouHaveFailedMe on Zola, he'd have done it during the film.

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*** Bear in mind mind, the Skull also gives Zola the keys to his CoolCar to escape the factory; Also, after a point in the film, HYDRA actively stop deploying any new designs like the rifles and tank cannons the Tesseract powers - If the Skull wanted to go all YouHaveFailedMe on Zola, he'd have done it during the film.



* A meta moment: the fact that Joe Simon (Captain America's co-creator) lived long enough to see the film, and how well it was received, before his death a few months later at the age of 98.
* The "Star-Spangled Man" montage

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* A meta moment: the fact that Joe Simon (Captain America's co-creator) lived long enough to see the film, and how well it was received, before his death a few months later at the age of 98.
* The "Star-Spangled Man" montagemontage.


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* A meta moment: the fact that Joe Simon (Captain America's co-creator) lived long enough to see the film, and how well it was received, before his death a few months later at the age of 98.

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* When Cap is found on ice, an unnamed SHIELD Agent demands that Nick Fury be woken up and told the news, because Captain America has waited long enough, and it's time he was brought home.
** The mere fact that Captain America is ''still'' fondly remembered at all long after those early USO shows says a lot about the impact he's left on his fellow Americans.



* When Cap is found on ice, an unnamed SHIELD Agent demands that Nick Fury be woken up and told the news, because Captain America has waited long enough.
** The mere fact that Captain America is ''still'' fondly remembered at all long after those early USO shows says a lot about the impact he's left on his fellow Americans.
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* Col. Phillips is pissed that Peggy broke security by telling Steve about the 107th being captured, but he relents in the face of Steve being terrified for Bucky's safety. He sadly informs him that Bucky's one of the men who have been captured or lost.

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** Phillips' understated, but warm embrace of Steve as a soldier. Steve comes back with all the HYDRA prisoners, and the first and only two things he does is ask for medical attention, showing that he cares for the men, and surrender himself for disciplinary action (violating orders), showing he respects the chain of command. Both things proving him as a good officer. "That won't be necessary" is high praise in this case.

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** Phillips' Phillips's understated, but warm embrace of Steve as a soldier. Steve comes back with all the HYDRA prisoners, and the first and only two things he does is ask for medical attention, showing that he cares for the men, and surrender himself for disciplinary action (violating orders), showing he respects the chain of command. Both things proving him as a good officer. "That won't be necessary" is high praise in this case.
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* Steve launching a one-man assault on a Hydra base just because there's a chance Bucky could be alive in there.

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* Steve launching a one-man assault on a Hydra HYDRA base just because there's a chance Bucky could be alive in there.



* Bucky refusing to leave without Steve when it looks like he's going to be trapped in the exploding Hydra base.

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* Bucky refusing to leave without Steve when it looks like he's going to be trapped in the exploding Hydra HYDRA base.



* The fact that Nick Fury treats him with the utmost respect, and gently makes him aware that what he's experiencing isn't a Hydra trick. It's a mixture of heartwarming and heartbreaking: you meet the man your organization takes its name from, a hero to generations, and you have to tell him his entire world and everyone in it is gone.

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* The fact that Nick Fury treats him with the utmost respect, and gently makes him aware that what he's experiencing isn't a Hydra HYDRA trick. It's a mixture of heartwarming and heartbreaking: you meet the man your organization takes its name from, a hero to generations, and you have to tell him his entire world and everyone in it is gone.



** Phillips' understated, but warm embrace of Steve as a soldier. Steve comes back with all the Hydra prisoners, and the first and only two things he does is ask for medical attention, showing that he cares for the men, and surrender himself for disciplinary action (violating orders), showing he respects the chain of command. Both things proving him as a good officer. "That won't be necessary" is high praise in this case.

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** Phillips' understated, but warm embrace of Steve as a soldier. Steve comes back with all the Hydra HYDRA prisoners, and the first and only two things he does is ask for medical attention, showing that he cares for the men, and surrender himself for disciplinary action (violating orders), showing he respects the chain of command. Both things proving him as a good officer. "That won't be necessary" is high praise in this case.



* After catching the Hydra spy (although failing to take him alive), Steve realizing what he just did. He's spent his entire life trying to stand up for other people, trying to do the right thing, but failing because his body can't keep up. And now he's at the peak of human condition and nothing is holding him back from being, well, Captain America.

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* After catching the Hydra HYDRA spy (although failing to take him alive), Steve realizing what he just did. He's spent his entire life trying to stand up for other people, trying to do the right thing, but failing because his body can't keep up. And now he's at the peak of human condition and nothing is holding him back from being, well, Captain America.
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general editing. And I seen the scene plenty of times to get a read on it.

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** Alternatively, he's giving the cameraman a DeathGlare, as if to say, "What the hell are you doing? We're in the middle of something here."
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* In Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter, we find out that Peggy Carter has a photo of Steve in her desk drawer. Not post-serum Captain America, but pre-serum, skinny runt from Brooklyn Steve Rogers. [[TrueBeautyIsOnTheInside Just goes to show that she fell in love with him long before he became a Super Soldier]].

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* In ''[[Film/AgentCarter Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter, Carter]]'', we find out that Peggy Carter has a photo of Steve in her desk drawer. Not post-serum Captain America, but pre-serum, skinny runt from Brooklyn Steve Rogers. [[TrueBeautyIsOnTheInside Just goes to show that she fell in love with him long before he became a Super Soldier]].
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Whatever happens tomorrow, you must promise me one thing. That you will stay who you are. Not a perfect soldier, but '''a good man'''."'']]

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Whatever happens tomorrow, you must promise me one thing. That you will stay who you are. Not a perfect soldier, but '''a good man'''."'']]"'' [[note]] Steve kept that promise, and then some. [[/note]] ]]
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** And the way Peggy smiles at him...
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* The ComicBook/HowlingCommandos' toast at the end of the war:

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* The ComicBook/HowlingCommandos' [[ComicBook/SgtFuryAndHisHowlingCommandos Howling Commandos]]' toast at the end of the war:
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** The others prisoners don't seem too weirded out by Captain America, and remain at his side from than on.

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** The Despite their initial trepidation, others prisoners don't seem too weirded out by Captain America, and remain at his side from than then on.
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Dewicking Not So Different as it is now a disambig.


** Plus, him, Howard Stark, and Peggy all jumping to stop the procedure the instant it becomes obvious it's hurting Steve. Contrasting with the villain being very casual with human life, it's a good way to avert NotSoDifferent in regards to how far they're willing to go to make supersoldiers.

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** Plus, him, Howard Stark, and Peggy all jumping to stop the procedure the instant it becomes obvious it's hurting Steve. Contrasting with the villain being very casual with human life, it's a good way to avert NotSoDifferent clarify how different they are in regards to how far they're willing to go to make supersoldiers.

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* During the "Star-Spangled Man" montage, we see various kids completely invested in the USO's Captain America campaign, with some happily reading his comics and more getting into one of Steve's performances by alerting Cap of the (fake) Hitler. It's small in the grand scheme of things, but a good view of how children believe in heroes.

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** Steve's stage manager gives him a pep talk when Steve has pre-show jitters. He says that it may not be fighting but Steve is raising war bonds that help raise the supplies needed to fight Nazis. Later the stage manager gives a SmileOfApproval while in the audience at two different shows.
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see various kids completely invested in the USO's Captain America campaign, with some happily reading his comics and more getting into one of Steve's performances by alerting Cap of the (fake) Hitler. Some give him a standing ovation when he does a stage punch onstage. It's small in the grand scheme of things, but a good view of how children believe in heroes.heroes.
** Considering that Cap beat up several punching bags with ease, it's very considerate that they make sure the Hitler actor is nowhere ''near'' his fists when Steve "punches" the guy and instead has well-disciplined pratfalls. The montage shows that consistently, the actor never got hurt for real. That's pretty hard to do in real life, with celebrities like Mindy Kaling explaining sometimes a stage punch will land on someone's face at the worst time.
** A few soldiers on the front are reading Captain America comics and enjoying them.
** The films that Cap makes to promote the war effort receive a full round of applause from a crowded theater. He can't help but smile while watching in the front row.
** Throughout all this, Steve ''never'' gets AcquiredSituationalNarcissism, just confidence in his acting abilities. When Peggy dares him to be more than a performer, she also acknowledges that he's still trying to do what is right.

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'''Steve Rogers:''' I don't want to kill ''anyone''. I don't like bullies; I don't care ''where'' they're from.

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'''Steve Rogers:''' I don't want to kill ''anyone''. I just don't like bullies; I don't care ''where'' they're from.



* It's small, but right before the procedure to turn Steve into Captain America starts, Peggy can be seen hovering by his side, clearly very concerned for his safety. She's distracted enough that Erskine actually has to remind her to take her seat in the booth reserved specifically for observers.
** After Steve's operation, she rushes to his side at once, immediately asks him how he feels, and requests for a nurse to give him a shirt to keep him from being cold (though not [[DistractedByTheSexy before barely stopping herself from touching/admiring his new pecs).]]



* Col. Phillips shooing people out so Peggy can talk to Steve one last time with privacy. Speaks volumes for a man that started out not even liking Rogers (pre or post serum)

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* Col. Phillips shooing people out so Peggy can talk to Steve one last time with privacy. Speaks volumes for a man that started out not even liking Rogers (pre (pre- or post serum)post-serum).

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