The other night my six year old sister and I were watching CA:tWS together. We kept having to pause the final fight sequence so that she could clarify what was happening, and that got me thinking: What if I used my editing skills, dumped the entire 30-minute sequence into Premiere, and deconstructed it to what it would have been without the intercuts?
This is what happened – the original format of Steve and Bucky’s fight.
hopefully tumblr/vimeo doesn’t send me to jail for this
One thing that jumped out at me: this contains several of the same elements as the Lemurian Star fight sequence, assembled in reverse order. Taking off his helmet, putting down his shield, even the long fall into the water. Except the first time it’s recklessness, Steve being careless with his own life because he lacks any sense of purpose, and the second time it’s sacrifice, Steve being willing to lay down his own life for the thing that finally gives him purpose.
Jesus, augh, this is stunning forever.
Just in case you need to perish in a barely controlled explosion of TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE FEELINGS this morning.
