Well, yeah. Watching the Avengers who are identified as American (Cap, Iron Man, Hawkeye and Hulk) is sort of like a nice little glimpse into America.

You have the way that America likes to see itself in Captain America. Noble, humble, heroic, self-sacrificing, polite and honest to a fault. The man you want to follow. This is an America that the world doesn't believe actually exists, or can exist; it's a daydream. Would be nice if it did, though.

You have America the way it comes across most often in Iron Man. Rich, egocentric, arrogant, womanizing and dependent on technology to keep him alive, literally. This is the America most of the world see's when American companies come into their country and dictate how the country will treat the company. This America is an ally at times, but all in all not someone you want to put your trust into if you can help it.

You have America in the way that some people see it in Hawkeye. Aloof, arrogant, overconfident, subtle and dangerous. You won't see Hawkeye coming at you, or hear his attack, but he'll kill you just the same from the veil of secrecy, darkness and silence. This is the America that conspiracy theorists and anti-American propagandists think of - the America that removes democratic leaders when they oppose America, or sells weapons to rebels who will support America. The America that creates Jason Bourne and sets him loose on the world, moving through foreign countries like fish through water.

And you have America the way the world is terrified that it will become in the Hulk. You don't want to make Hulk angry - when Hulk is angry, nothing is safe. There are no allies to the Hulk, only things to smash. All you can do is hope to be lowest on the list of things Hulk will smash, and that he'll get bored or calm down before he gets to you. This is the antithesis of Captain America, and is just as unreal.


There's lots to see in an Avengers movie for non-Americans. Particularly non-Americans who are interested in tossing unintentional meanings into things.

/can't wait to see it
//though does sort of hope that the dialogue and story fall flat, just to be able to stick it to the Browncoats.

Walker: Latvia

Everytime I see this country, I want to say Latveria

Confabulat: It was only a couple of years ago that it would have been unimaginable for a giant tentpole summer blockbuster to be released almost last in the USA. Things have changed.

THANKS A LOT, FARTBONGO!

Kurmudgeon: Que someone biatching about comic book movies.

I don't appreciate your starting out a sentence in Spanish then immediately switching to english. You could have easily just said "What".

GAT_00: Walker: I love how the US is one of the last countries to be able to see the movie. What a slap in the face. Countries that will see The Avengers before the US:

This is the exact same thing as Battleship, international markets LOVE American movies, and it gets them plenty of buzz to convince meh domestic customers to go see it, and I doubt it increases the chance of fraudulent distribution much. It's probably higher overseas anyway, so this could reduce it.

I think we're going to see this more and more for big releases.

Do you really think someone sitting in Bumfark, Idaho was debating whether to see "The Avengers" then took a look at the overnight grosses from Slovenia and said "If Slovenians say it's good it must be good! I'm gonna see it now!"

It was only a couple of years ago that it would have been unimaginable for a giant tentpole summer blockbuster to be released almost last in the USA. Things have changed.