In this episode Hugh and Jenna take a look at the MCU’s Pulpy World War II epic, Captain America: The First Avenger, starring Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones and Harley Atwell, directed by Joe Johnson and written Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely.

Hugh and Jenna discuss the history of Captain America as a comic book character, what is the impact of films like Captain America being children’s first exposed to the Second World War, the elements of the fantastical film, that are grounded in real history including propaganda, women’s contribution to the war effort, and the feel of the era, as well as so much Hitler punching.

Recorded August 2019

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