Tag: civil war

“I wish to understand it. The more I do, the less it controls me. One day, who knows? I may even control it.”

From: Captain America: Civil War

Genre: Movies

Who said it?: Vision

The story behind the quote: This week’s quote comes from the Marvel Cinematic Universe film, Captain America: Civil War. In the movie, Captain America and Iron Man comes to odds against each other and, in the process, leads to the Avengers breaking up and splintering into two factions.

The quote comes early in the film. Vision (played by Paul Bettany) is talking to Wanda Maximoff (played by Elizabeth Olsen) and he states that most people are afraid of her because of her powers. Wanda makes a comment that, despite her having these powers, she’s still a person. Vision then talks about how the Mind Stone embedded in his forehead is still pretty much an unknown variable but it is still a part of him. Wanda then asks if he’s afraid of it and this is when Vision answers with the quote.

Geek wisdom: It is so easy to be afraid of things we don’t understand. It could be about the world, the universe and even other cultures. Something foreign to us can be scary. However, the more we try to learn and understand, the less we tend to fear whatever it is.

“I can do this all day.”

From: Captain America: The First Avenger and Captain America: Civil War

Genre: Movies

Who said it?: Captain America/Steve Rogers

The story behind the quote: This week’s quote actually comes from two movies from the Marvel Cinematic Universe but it does come from the same person, Captain America. Portrayed by Chris Evans in the film, Captain America is actually Steve Rogers, a scrawny kid from Brooklyn who was chose to be the first person to get the Super Soldier serum because of his good nature.

The quote comes a couple of times from the first film, Captain America: The First Avenger. It comes up first before Steve Rogers is injected with the Super Serum formula when he’s being beat up by a unruly movie patron. The second time it comes up in the First Avenger is when Red Skull captures Steve Rogers, now as Captain America.

The next time the quote comes up is during Captain America: Civil War. During the climax of the film, Iron Man is trying to kill Bucky/Winter Soldier for murdering his family. Captain America steps in and intervenes as he’s Bucky’s friend. Even though Iron Man has the upper hand and asks Cap to stand down, Steve Rogers still stands up and delivers the quote.

Geek wisdom: There is something to be said about being tenacious. Even though you are beaten down in life, you should never give up and always try to get up. The only time you’ll actually be beaten is when you give up.