If you have not read the comics or do not know anything about Captain America or even know there is a Captain America, and do not want to be spoiled on any level, stop reading now!
Steve Rogers, a scrawny young man from Brooklyn with a laundry list of physical ailments yearns to serve his country, as a man with nothing to lose as he is an orphan - He actually has a family, this is simply deviation from the comics that they couldn't afford to spend time.
After 5 failed (4 of which were illegal) attempts to enlist in the service, Rogers is complaining to a friend that now one will give him a chance. This is overheard by a scientist spearheading a secret super soldier program from the government.
Rogers is chosen to be the gineua pig for the program, because if his pure-blooded desire to serve his country, which is seen in his determination to not give up in his excersizes in basic training. He also passes a test of courage that everyone fails, except Rogers (who passes with flying colors) because he truly is an un-selish guy that is not afraid to stand up to the bullies of the world since he has been bullied and beaten up his whole life.
This undying patriotism of Rogers and his desire to stand up to the bullies of the world, is what drives this character and you feel it throughout the movie.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, the Nazi's are up to no good... again. Hitler has an R&D division called Hydra that is building exprimental weapons (that have a tie in to Thor, so if you haven't seen Thor you might be scratching your head at the end of the movie) that disintigrate the victim, or anything for that matter. They are just about to unleash this terror on the world when they learn about Captain America and see him as their ultimate threat that will shut down hydra and their chances for winning the war.
This is definitely a PG-13 movie that is not appropriate for younger audiences and maybe not even be appropriate for 13-16 year olds (depending on the maturity level of your teen.) On top of the type of weapons, this is a very shooty movie... lots of gun use in the one. We even have a somewhat gory moment of an expandable Hyrda soldier and a propeller blade of a moving plane. We have very little swearing and no sex, at all.
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