MCU Meets 'Real' Cinema: Like Captain America: The First Avenger? Try The Great Escape

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Despite our best efforts, the worlds of Marvel and 'real' cinema continue to be at war. MCU fans have still not gotten over that one time Scorsese said their movies were "closer to theme park rides” than traditional cinema, even though he's right. Theme park rides are great, it's why they make billions of dollars each year. They provide exciting if slightly predictable thrills, and that's exactly what the MCU does. We know a lot of what's going to happen before the movie even starts, but that doesn't mean every dip and corner doesn't have us screaming for more.

Here at TheGamer, we have attempted to unite these two warring factions with our weekly column of film recommendations. The idea is MCU fans have a nice jumping off point into movies Scorsese might deem 'real' cinema, while film buffs ready to pour scorn on Marvel might appreciate that despite the fairly similar theme work of 'good guy wins, bad guy loses', there is more variety to the MCU than meets the eye. This week, we're up to Captain America: The First Avenger, and if you love that, try The Great Escape.

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There are a plethora of World War 2 movies to pick from, and a lot of great ones that I could reasonably suggest under the guide of The First Avenger sharing the wartime setting - but there is more than that when it comes to The Great Escape. Come and See, Defiance, Schindler's List, Letters From Iwo Jima, Casablanca, Fat Man and Little Boy... all great movies set during World War 2. But none of them have the energy of The Great Escape, and therefore The First Avenger.

The First Avenger is both a war movie and not a war movie. The first half of the film takes place back in New York, and even