Captain America Ethos

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The 2011 movie, Captain America, is an action-packed, inspiring story about a weak boy who transforms into a powerful superhero. Although I have previously watched this movie, I noticed many new aspects to it. Ethos, pathos and logos are embedded deep within this film showing that Captain America is an American hero. Evidence of ethos is widely spread throughout this movie. Captain America convinces us that he has the characteristics of an American Hero. A great example of a trait that exudes a hero is self-sacrifice. Steve Rogers knows he wants to be in the military despite being too weak and unqualified. People tell him repeatedly that he will only die in the military due to all his disabilities, but he is willing to take the challenge. He knows many other men are overseas risking their lives and wants to contribute to the cause. Secondly, Steve Rogers was extremely selfless when he threw himself onto the deathly grenade during boot camp training. Without thinking, he knew the brave thing to do was protect his fellow army men. The third scene that showed Captain America was self-sacrificing was when he knew the plane he was flying was headed to New York City, but he landed it in the water to avoid any damage to the people of the city. An American hero would strongly emanate …show more content…

Steve Rogers starts this movie as the underdog. He is weak and ill, but still has a fight within him to become a strong, powerful solider. In the first quarter of the movie, we watch as Steve Rogers gets belittled and beaten. We see Steve Rogers get into a fight with a complete stranger, and thankfully, Bucky comes to the rescue. Secondly, while Agent Carter and Steve were on the way to the lab, Steve points out every spot he has gotten beat up, which was quite a few. This makes the audience feel sorry for him for getting hurt so often. This makes the audience root for the underdog and hope that he

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