Actor Anthony Mackie, who portrays Marvel's Captain America in the new installation “Captain America: Brave New World,” said in an interview recently that he believes the character does not represent America.
“Captain America represents a lot of different things and I don’t think the term ‘America’ should be one of those representations. It’s about a man who keeps his word, who has honor, dignity and integrity.”
“Someone who is trustworthy and dependable,” he added.
“This is kind of an aspect of a dream coming true. All of us as actors, I believe, want to get back to that day before someone told you, ‘No.’ When you look out your door and you see a 5-year-old kid with a stick and he’s slaying dragons to save the princess in a tower, that kid really believes there’s dragons out there. That stick is really a sword, and he’s really trying to save that princess. And then one day somebody told him, ‘No. There are no dragons. That’s not a sword. And that princess is not there.’ And all of his little dreams were dashed.”