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David Fincher knows how to make a movie trailer...

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David Fincher first popped onto the scene in 1995 with the deeply disturbing, but incredibly outstanding, dark thriller  Se7en and   then followed it up with Fight Club a mere four years later that delved deeper in the intricate detail of psychological thrillers. Fincher has always been intrigued and ultimately interested in dark subject matters. Never has he made a comedy, and I think if he did it would definitely be a black comedy. The man is a genius director, an auteur and one of the best directors in the hall of fame. The nearest film that even comes close to a comedy, that features slight comedic elements in the structure of the film comes with 2010's The Social Network . An in depth look at the story that led to the biggest social networking site and one of the most absurd court cases for the copyright of a website. The world of business and young entrepreneurs in the 21st century. Constantly interested in lighting and atmospheric familiarity in his films, and the

Captain America The Winter Soldier...(featuring my second favourite villain in the Marvel universe!)

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It is refreshing to see a comic book film as bold as this one. To explore a completely distinctive bearing of this superheroes existence as the ultimate "good guy" and live up to his persona as the iconic poster boy for American patriotism, and still be one of the best Marvel films up there with  Avengers Assemble . Captain Steve Rogers has been frozen for 70 years. Awakened from the ice into the 21st century to help the Avengers, he is still adjusting to the modern era. Now working for S.H.I.E.L.D, he makes the transition slowly but surely from not knowing his place, to becoming the beacon of hope for everything good in this world. Whilst kicking some butt and charming everyone around him. Captain America is the only superhero without any actual product of superpowers; but that what was administered through a super serum. He doesn't have the power of flight, he isn't a god of thunder, or has a heart made of iron. But other than having superhuman strength, power