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The kid in the water

posted 8 years ago by Navihawk
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When Cap is chasing the Hydra agent right after he undergoes the procedure, and the agent throws the redheaded kid in the water and he tells Cap, "It's ok...I can swim", I had a neat thought: What if Cap runs into the kid (well, he'd be an adult now; if Peggy is still alive but old, the kid could still be alive too, I guess) in the present? It's too bad they didn't already do it in Winter Soldier or one of the Avengers movies, but maybe it'll happen in Civil War or a future movie. The kid/man could say something like, "Do you remember me from when the guy threw me in the water?" I for one would like to see a scene like that...

[–] BladePuppet 8 years ago

It would be neat to see a scene where they meet again. But it should only be done if it serves the greater narrative.

[–] mojobox 8 years ago

Would be funny that the little kid now as an old man gets thrown into the water while Captain America is fighting someone and the old man yells out "It's ok...I can swim" to which Captain America says "hey I know who you are!!!"

[–] Joel_S 8 years ago

It would be cute, but I wouldn't like that for the MCU. Cute scenes like that is how they used to do supeheroes back in the day, and it's how they did the Back to the Future movies were things were repeated in every time period Marty McFly visited. But again it would feel too campy.

[–] SorroVV 8 years ago

Or in Civil war meanwhile they say that some crazy old man drowned

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[–] vasq6876 8 years ago

Actually, that WOULD be a cool scene. He couldn't have been more than ten years old (and probably younger) so he'd be in his early eighties as of 2016, so he could play the part of the senior citizen in distress at this point. If he was thrown in the water he could say "I can still swim, go get him." They'd have to be careful with it though as others have posted, it would have to be done right or it could quickly seem too campy and bring the whole movie down.

BTW, I have to say that I love that scene in the movie. It reminds me of the scene in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man when the Green Goblin is attacking Spiderman who's trying to save MJ and the cable car full of kids. Just as the goblin is coming in for the kill, the people of New York start throwing stuff at him giving Spidey enough time to put the cable car down safely and recover to face the goblin. I understand this scene was added after 9/11 to emphasize the spirit that arose in those days.

In the case of the scene in Captain America, I believe the point of the scene was to show how everyone was pulling together during wartime to fight the Axis. The newsreel had mentioned it earlier, how even little kids were doing their part by collecting metal for the war effort. Well, this kid knew he couldn't be some type of hero, but at least he could take care of himself to avoid being a burden on the hero so he could capture the bad guy. It was similar to how Steve wanted to be allowed to fight. Great stuff. It was a tiny little moment, but it seriously made me tear up the first time I saw it.

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