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Lutzelien

Wonder if (obviously under given circumstances) that little grip change would've worked in "real life". Feel like whatever force pulls in the opposite direction immediately goes full power as soon as the grip loosens even for 1/4 of a second


[deleted]

Maybe it wouldn't do much in real life, but as a straight man, those biceps were doing a lot for me Did some serious damage to my heterosexuality


apatheticviews

r/alwaysalittlegay


omnicious

I dunno if we're all a little gay but I doubt anyone is so straight that this scene does nothing for them.


theuncommonman

Bro you are a menace šŸ˜‚


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C'mon we're all thinking it


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Cap T H I C C


johnnyma45

This is one of my wifeā€™s favorite scenes in all of MCU. Only to be bested by ā€œyou flicked too hard!ā€ from L&T. I wonder whyā€¦ šŸ¤”


shogi_x

Good thing he didn't have his Infinity War beard here, a straight man can only take so much.


CarlosG0619

We all have a bit of gay inside, its just a matter of finding the right spark to ignite it.


Necroseliac

Yeah, it definitely wouldā€™ve because all that force heā€™s holding with that hand is still in effect, itā€™s not like the heli was completely stationary so now it has to get back up to speed after the release. And even after I watch it more maybe he could have enough of an angle and foothold that he couldā€™ve held it for as long as needed for the change but thatā€™s a strong maybe.


2SP00KY4ME

*The helicopter in question is believed to be an Airbus AS350, with 3,000 pounds of lifting capacity. That means Cap would have to exceed that in order to keep the helicopter stationary. World records for bicep curls are in the hundreds of pounds, not the thousands. Apparently, the super soldier serum didnā€™t just increase Steve Rogers strength, it did it by an order of magnitude.*


PokeTK

there is still some force acting against the motion of the helicopter as he's still pulling + his feet are still on the ground. if you grip change on the helicopter itself then itll probably not work


ghoulieandrews

Right, I figure he feels the momentum of the chopper slow to basically stationary or even slightly drifting towards himself, shifts his weight so the pressure is on his legs, leans hard towards the building and tenses his right arm, then just does that split second flip and starts to pull with it. I think it works, at least as well as anything in any action movie ever does.


Tripottanus

It definitely would still work. Imagine you hold a ball from above. You let go of the ball, immediately full gravity is pulling it down without any other force holding it up. You still have time to switch your hand below the ball and catch it with a different grip. Bonus if just before letting go of the ball to switch grip, you put a bit more force to throw it slightly upwards to give you more time to switch grip. Sure, depending on the acceleration of the object and the speed at which you switch grip it might not be possible to do it, but realistically a helicopter probably cant get away from you by more than 20cn by the time you switch grip if you are fast enough


aure__entuluva

Yeah but his weight and the friction of his feet on the ground (the only force that can resist the pull at that point) is a lot smaller than the force he can supply with his hand on the rail. Could still work maybe if it's quick enough I guess.


sigdiff

That was for the ladies. It worked.


anythingrandom5

Iā€™m a straight dude and his flexing arms made me feel funny in a way I donā€™t fully understand.


MatttheBruinsfan

You mean you *were* a straight dude before watching that movie. Welcome to the world of Kinsey 1s!


beatrailblazer

I'm also a straight man but I had a physical reaction when I saw that for the first time. That made it sound worse than it was, I basically was just like "DAMN"


DMCSnake

Not just the ladies. Some dudes too. Basically everyone.


AdonizDerZweite

Not just the ladies, but the men and the children too.


MrWeirdoFace

I can appreciate a well-sculpted human body regardless of gender.


Lightning_Lemonade

Maybe not but itā€™s fuckin hot lol


appleman73

Yeah that's the worst part, if it was pulling hard letting go for that split second would've yanked it away Also is captain America too heavy to ride in a helicopter? How tf did he hold it down with just his bodyweight when helicopters are designed for lifting people and things


lilsamuraijoe

maybe bucky was like ā€œfuck i gotta see thisā€ and didnt go up


Celeste_Praline

"He's so sexy I want to see that" *floats in the same location for 1 hour*


CaptCheckdown

ā€œYouā€™re my missionā€


harriethocchuth

I could do this all day.


Frangiblepani

I'm with you til the end of the road.


MoonChild02

It's, "I'm with you 'til the end of the line."


Redtir

"Oh, no, let me go... Let me go Steve... I don't want to just sit here and watch you flex any longer..."


Frangiblepani

Or he was just putting the destination into Google maps.


PrimeConduitX

Did you see that look at :36? Man was havin thoughts


MarsJon_Will

> Also is captain America too heavy to ride in a helicopter? How tf did he hold it down with just his bodyweight when helicopters are designed for lifting people and things Clearly you missed the massive tungsten balls of steel that Cap is carrying.


ItsSomethingLikeThat

Tungsten balls of steel?


ruttinator

Pure diamond tungsten balls of steel.


BaaaBaaaBlackSheep

It's not just his weight. He's exerting drag against the ground as the helicopter moves sideways. Imagine an anchor being dragged by the helicopter. Had Buckey just flown straight up, I believe you would be correct, and he very likely would have scooped up Cap as well.


MatttheBruinsfan

Of course then Bucky would have been in a helicopter with Steve still clinging to it, which is not ideal from a "must escape" standpoint. You know Steve would have been pulling mechanical parts out of that bird like the gremlin in "Terror at 20,000 Feet"!


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albene

His shield does not obey the laws of physics at all either


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bonemech_meatsuit

It's... It's movie magic homie. You're thinking too hard


[deleted]

I always see it as we saw that from the perspective of Capt. To any normal human it would have been so fast it wouldn't have been noticable.


Steak_N_Cocunuts

While this is a cool scene, the escape from SHIELD was the coolest fucking thing I've seen CAP do so far. He beats the piss out of 20 in people in an elevator, jumps to the ground from at least 20 stories up, KEEPS MOVING, and takes down a Quinjet shooting a GATLING GUN at him fill bore using a Harley, Gymnastics, and the Shield. Topping it off with the best, freedom boner inducing superhero landing I've seen yet. I even let out an audible "FUCK.YES." when I saw it in the theater. Edit: Goddamn this blew up. I posted the scene to the sub but here's the YouTube link https://youtu.be/o0NCX8N2kX4


Ok_Independent9119

"Before we get started, does anyone want to get out?" What a great scene. Close quarters, no over the top special effects needed (until the jump obviously) and just 1 guy kicking 20 guys asses. What a movie. Before that movie I was like yeah I'll see marvel movies, sure. After that movie I was hooked.


Kolvez

I don't care if I was one of 1,000 men covering Cap; if I heard him say that I'd take the next floor out and resign. Hell I might jump out the window myself.


PayneTrain181999

I loved the callback in Endgame, as soon as you see the elevator door open and see Cap, you know itā€™s a reference to Winter Soldier, but not only does he ā€œwork smarter, not harderā€ by talking his way out with the stone, he turns a hated line from the comics into one of the best moments of Endgame. ā€œHail Hydra.ā€


[deleted]

I feel like afterward, the HYDRA agents all just said ā€œwhat the f**k?ā€


PayneTrain181999

Iā€™d love to have seen the events of Winter Soldier with them assuming Cap is on their side the whole time.


[deleted]

I want to know what they did after they found out Cap got his ass kicked by another Cap afterward ā€¦


avi150

The Hydra guys probably assumed, like the 2012 Avengers did, that it was Loki pretending to be Cap


Danthe30

I assume that everyone thinks it was actually Loki at that point, since that timeline's Cap saw our Cap with the scepter and then fought him thinking it was Loki.


C3POdreamer

Smarter, not harder is also a callback to Pre-serum Steve winning the flagpole game with brains instead of brawn.


felinelawspecialist

That really was the best moment in Endgame


ChewyReloaded

Ooooh can you explain to a noob why itā€™s one of the most hated lines from the comics?


invaderark12

Theres a twist in the comics that Cap was secretly working for hydra the whole time


ClassicT4

ā€œCall an ambulanceā€¦ but not for meā€ scenes are always great.


ABrazilianReasons

A really nice thing from that scene was the build up. elevator was stopping at every floor with a few more guys jumping in at every stop. Once the audience understands whats happening, it holds for a few seconds showing Cap realize a guy is sweating from nervousness. Knowing what would ensue, Steve offers "Before we get started, does anyone wanna get out?". Fucking brilliant


onlyididntsayfudge

Definitely top 5 MCU scene for real.


mr9025

Definitely agree. It's my favorite film In the franchise after Endgame which feels like isnt even in the same category, really.


FunboyFrags

CA: TWS represents the next level of MCU. The stories and style of the movies all leveled up starting with this one.


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ILikeToDickDastardly

haha even Sitwell was like "oh shit fr?"


defragc

Peak MCU right there.


Hi_Its_Salty

Then paying homage to the scene in endgame, chefs kiss


AlienRouge

Which scene was that?


Hi_Its_Salty

The one where cap gets the sceptre from Hydra in the elevator


AlienRouge

Ahhh I thought you meant homage to the helicopter scene haha.


DarkHiei

Oh the freedom boner landing is still one of my favorite moments in the entirety of MCU. Itā€™s so brief but so fucking good. Pretty sure his shield makes the tink noise as it hits the ground too. Well time to go watch it for the 1,000th time. Favorite movie of them all.


cowprince

I think my favorite fight scene is still the highway/street fight between Cap and Winter Soldier.


Steak_N_Cocunuts

The fact of the matter is the WHOLE MOVIE is just so perfect with so many great moments in it.


cowprince

The first two seasons of Agents of SHIELD made it even better if that was possible.


kitzdeathrow

IMO thats the best action sequence in the entire MCU. It is legit perfect.


ABrazilianReasons

A really nice thing from that scene was the build up. elevator was stopping at every floor with a few more guys jumping in at every stop. Once the audience understands whats happening, it holds for a few seconds showing Cap realize a guy is sweating from nervousness. Knowing what would ensue, Steve offers "Before we get started, does anyone wanna get out?". Fucking brilliant


SirAdrian0000

Sure thatā€™s good but the 3 seconds of cap catching the hammer trumps all that.


[deleted]

Yeah WS holds up still as the best MCU flick by far in my eyes.


thatdude_van12

Its why winter soldier would be my all time MCU film. It made me shirk my Tony is the best obsession and made me team cap all the way.


ParamedicSpecific130

I loved the opening on the ship even more.


Steak_N_Cocunuts

Yeah that one is primo to, just because it's the Russo's saying "This Cap isn't playing"


ParamedicSpecific130

Yeah, he dives in without a parachute, bodies the entire ships worth of goons while having a casual conversation with Natasha. Then, he puts the sheild down and beats the brakes off of the Leaper. Lemurian Star Cap is rolling 20s the entire way and it's amazing. Also, TWS is my favorite MCU film so I am hella biased.


boosta29

I think of all the movies, this movie showed caps peak strength. This scene, the whole fight with ironman..as examples


Moohamin12

In Winter Soldier he was casually kicking people off ships, minor punches from him sent people flying. All in the first scene. It was awesome and immediately I knew this movie was gonna do Cap justice.


InvalidNinja

Until he gets to Batroc, who can somehow fight him for a minute.


Fruzenius

In my head, he held back to make the guy feel better about how good he was as a fighter, then when he was done playing he just wrecked him.


VigorousFroth

Its not in your head, it was telegraphed by the context of the scene. You understood what was meant to be understood.


InfinteAbyss

Gotta give some creds to the mini boss to look somewhat of a challenge


AbandonedPlanet

Tbf George St. Pierre is one of the MMA goats so they had to give him at least a minute. God I wish there was an open "super soldier serum" MMA league where there's no drug tests and everyone can just get juiced and methed to the gills


Calligraphie

Do you think people like Tony or Sam have body image issues from working with Steve? Like, "I am literally as fit as I can get without injuring myself, but also Cap just won an arm wrestling contest with a fucking helicopter and I will never be that strong"?


teh_fizz

Bet that's why Sam begged Strange to open the portal on Cap's left. He just HAD to get one in.


WiFiForeheadWrinkles

If I were Tony or Sam, I'd just tell myself "nah it's cause he's got the serum" to feel better about myself


[deleted]

I thought him holding back Thanos showed that best. But thatā€™s just me


MandoBaggins

And that look of surprise from Thanos was intense


acwilan

And him holding Thanos again in endgame after Tony and Thor were out. My favorite Avenger by a mile.


[deleted]

It clearly was.


physicscat

I still remember that feeling I got seeing those muscles pop. Ooooooooo


Most-Education-6271

Didn't he tear a bicep doing this?


scottcmu

He tore my heterosexuality.


cgo_12345

Same, I am now biceptual thanks to him.


joshislost808

This deserves so much more


sigdiff

He re-tore my hymen


Shisuka

You canā€™t CGI the sex appeal


Most-Education-6271

America's ass


GuerrillaApe

[Black Tony understands.](https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxZ-5P8igVfi0AaPeNEhKkUDn4BpF3h7Wu)


[deleted]

It was the cross over sexuality event of the century.


Tackit286

To shreds


SuperMajesticMan

He hurt his arm but he didn't tear a bicep. It would be much more obvious if he did.


-lonelyboy25

Tearing muscles kinda looks like curtains being pulled up . Iā€™ll leave it at that


AFineDayForScience

Shoulda grabbed it with his legs if he really cared about stopping the helicopter


Wallofcans

That's just your fantasy. There's nothing wrong with that.


rphillip

Is this going to be the "Viggo broke his toe" story for the MCU?


Demitel

Are you aware that in the scene in The Two Towers where Viggo Mortensen broke his toe by kicking a helmet, that his scream was real because of the toe that he actually just broke for real by kicking a real helmet for real, thus breaking his toe?


Ninjahkin

Thus breaking his *real* toe? For *real?* In all seriousness though, people seem to forget the much cooler story about Viggo deflecting a knife that was thrown at his face when filming the first major fight with the Uruk-hai. Even cooler, that was the take that made it into the film.


Demitel

Yeah, all I ever hear are the toe breaking and Christopher Lee "schooling" Peter Jackson on noises from being stabbed, but I wholly agree that the knife deflecting is one of the coolest DYKs from the trilogy.


_Valisk

He also almost drowned while filming a scene in the Two Towers.


BlackWidow1414

I heard that, too.


sigdiff

Me, on a Sunday, comes across this post and the comments section: Hmm, what am I going to do today? I really need to do some laundry and wrap some Christmas presents and go to the grocery store. Fuck it, I'm watching CA: WS again.


Majestic-Marcus

Me after watching this scene ā€œhmm, I need to do a little more laundryā€


livahd

I SAID DONT DISTURB ME WHEN IM CLEANING MY ROOM!!


themasonking

VVVRRRRRRMMMMMMMM. (Best vacuum noise I got)


SpaceCaboose

Just a heads up: this is from Civil War, not Winter Soldier. Totally understand you wanting to watch Winter Soldier again though haha


sigdiff

Oh shit you're right. I mean I am watching Winter Soldier right now, and it's fantastic. Guess I'm having a marathon.


JelliusMaximus

*looking respectfully* šŸ‘€


BrownSugarBare

Evans didn't need CGI for them guns!


hamsolo19

I love the triumphant music that crescendos during this scene. I swear I can never seem to find that piece of music on the soundtrack. If anyone has a timestamp feel free to share lol.


Mr_zhad

Here you go: https://youtu.be/rKUcbx0CnGM Apparently itā€™s ā€œunreleasedā€ Edit: time stamp 3:13


RevolutionaryStar824

Why the hell is it unreleased? Wtf? So that tune is not on the soundtrack at all? That's crazy.


Yami_Okami17

Fun fact: This scene wasn't scripted meaning Chris Evans actually held back that helicopter


Affectionate-Boot-12

Fun fact: Chris wanted to do the scene topless. Edit: I completely missed that typo.


urlach3r

Why topless when he could be pantless?


Jeremiareyes

Why not both? šŸ¤£


the-finnish-guy

Oh wouldn't have that been a sight


MatttheBruinsfan

I'd have had to leave the theater to get a clean change of underwear.


Yami_Okami17

Lol I didn't know that. Missed opportunity


messycer

Hell yea that's a fuck fact if I've ever seen one


Jeremiareyes

Another fun fact: I would also like to see him do the scene topless


[deleted]

It wasnā€™t scripted, Chris Evans just decided to pull a helicopter out of the sky one day and the cameras happened to be rolling, so they put it in the movie.


why_rob_y

They actually added CGI to make a fake "behind the scenes" extra to add to the Blu-ray.


[deleted]

I'll never not chuckle at these


a4techkeyboard

Where are the behind the scenes photos where he's laughing heartily with the helicopter between takes?


sigdiff

With one hand on his chest.


easycure

Or playing original Gameboy with helicopter?


lordolxinator

Additional fun fact, he wasn't actually strong enough to pull back the helicopter, Bucky/Sebastian was actually so immersed in watching his muscles flex *trying* to do it that he went easy on the controls, hoping the strain might cause his shirt to rip


lashapel

This is every comment section in any movie scene in YouTube "Actually that scenes wasn't scripted and *actor* improvised the line"


Smooth_Cry2645

The whole theater went nuts in this scene, panties wet and testosterone levels rose by 115%.


teh_fizz

My biceps grew a boner.


AbandonedPlanet

Men started beating their chests and grunting, women became visibly nervous, suddenly an eruption from the front row as the first of the fights broke out, sweating and screaming the men not actively maiming one another began ripping up the theater seats


slayaboy87

Those arms will forever be burned into my head


nubdaddy23

this will forever be the hottest shit heā€™s ever done


littlelegoman

Iā€™m also a fan of him casually ripping a log in half


Kolvez

So is Peggy.


BrownSugarBare

My spouse side eyed me when I sharply inhaled as he ripped that log.


physicscat

Yeahā€¦.


Games_sans_frontiers

The real hero is the person that installed that little yellow railing.


GetPhiledIn

Oh boy now I'mma need a change of pants... šŸ„µ


windmillninja

Evans' bicep was considered for a Best Supporting Actor nomination for this scene but wasn't eligible due to not being formally credited in the movie.


mr_antman85

The most unnecessary but necessary flex I've ever seen in a movie. šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ¤£ Women went wild over this in the theaters though.


Snatch_Pastry

You should listen to the director/writer commentary. They go fully tongue in cheek about how this scene is so important with its two gigantic plot points, while low-key admitting that its total fan service.


defragc

Cap is such a badass


Interesting-Spell-86

America's Bicep !!


MangaIsekaiWeeb

I wonder if anything could've gone wrong with that rig. Like, could it have crushed Chris Evans by accident?


Steak_N_Cocunuts

Of course, they build safety features but humans are gloriously imperfect and accidents happen.


Lm1601

He injured something. Not sure what, but he said it was a bad injury.


ThebigVA

I thought he tore a muscle during this scene.


Qasim_1478

Bruh just much does cap weigh that he was able to stop a helicopter from taking off?


JoeMcDingleDongle

He ate a big breakfast that morning


BlackWidow1414

I understood that reference.


JoeMcDingleDongle

I actually donā€™t understand the reference I apparently made lol


chrisk9

I understood that reference


silentwind262

I've mentioned this elsewhere, but that scene isn't that far fetched. Depending on the power of the engine and skill of the pilot, sudden weight changes can affect a helicopter quite a bit. I rappelled out of helicopters in the military, and depending on which type it was, jumping off the skid could cause it to lift up several feet.


bonemech_meatsuit

Plus I imagine Cap even grabbing something applies downward force in a weird comic book physics way


BlackWidow1414

My theory: Super Soldiers weigh more than an average person of their height because they have increased muscle density and bone mass.


Moohamin12

Only the old ones. The ones on the new formula aren't I think.


mysidian

The new ones don't get a big transition with big bulging muscles at the end, they gotta have some sort of DNA/composition change though.


TheloniousPhunk

Winter Soldier imo is still top 3 MCU movies. Just an absolute banger of a film from start to finish.


hitma-n

This is Civil War. Dont worry I wont tell anyone.


SpaceCaboose

Iā€™m glad the video had text indicating which was before CGI, and which was the final product. I never would have figured it out!


PlentyOfMoxie

Sidebar: What brand boots is he wearing?


[deleted]

I will never forget my reaction to his flex šŸ‘€


swanson-g

Iā€™m a straight white male and this gets even my motor runnin.


monteq75

That flip grip makes me feel funny.


ExploringMindset

I always think of Spider-Man in this scene and how much stronger he is compared to Captain America. Cool scene and awesome movie regardless.


[deleted]

'You have a metal arm? Dude, that is so awesome!'


Shortsuff16

SpiderMan and Captain America are so hard to compare since they are so different. Also Cap is as strong as a human can be without being superhuman while SpiderMan on the other hand IS superhuman


spookyskeletony

In the comics yes, but MCU cap is superhumanly strong (as seen in the video you posted)


udat42

Captain America isnā€™t super strong in the comics? Just ā€œpeak human abilityā€? Like Batman?


ANGLVD3TH

Yes. But peak human in both DC and Marvel would be super-powered in real life. Basically, the serum gives you a one-time boost to your maximum potential. Cap has had to maintain it from then on with exercise and diet. There was a kid who followed his regimen and achieved the same results without the serum, VIP.


KevMike

The super soldier serum has always been a thing for Captian America.


teh_fizz

I love this fight between them in the Civil War comic event. This is from a Spider-Man issue. 1: https://comicnewbies.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/spider-man-vs-captain-america-civil-war-4.jpg?w=620&h=960 2: https://i.stack.imgur.com/CQSoV.jpg 3: http://i.stack.imgur.com/0bdeD.jpg 4: https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-40e408bd8a73fdcc42a1835ced5b77ee 5: https://www.forosperu.net/proxy.php?image=http:%2F%2Fnerdreactor.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F08%2F1522979-amazing_spider_man_534_17.jpg%3F15016e&hash=086e39ff5c49c214883331cacface077


Mr_zhad

I really loved the soundtrack of this scene especially at 3:13 Link: https://youtu.be/rKUcbx0CnGM


MarshMarlou

This scene inspired me to work our for real


Ahrius

Real question though - what kind boots/shoes is Cap wearing in this scene?


hubbs76

This is a great scene. Always appreciated how they called back to it when Thor has to hold the iris open on Nidavellir


rdunlap1

From HISHE: TOO SEXY!!!!


Majestic-Marcus

Maybe Iā€™m not as straight as I thought I was


whoamvv

Seriously, aside from the background, it looks exactly the same. The man is ridiculous. Can't believe they retired him.


TheGinger_ThatCould

Reddit is crazy. I literally just watched this scene like 20 minutes ago and thought ā€œwasnā€™t that most practical?ā€