Captain America The Winter Soldier Analysis

Genre Theory Genre theory as described by Richard Azia is, “…the study of films in order to facilitate the categorization of films.” It is what helps a movie be marketable. Once a genre is applied to a movie they have a target audience, and the movie becomes profitable. You wouldn’t normally see a child asking to see a movie that is described as a romantic comedy as opposed to an animated fantasy. Whether genre exists or not people look for certain things when they see a trailer for a movie; key words, action sequences, long heated stares from across a room. There is something specific associated with a movie that helps viewers classify it. Science fiction has an abundance of characteristics that people look for in order to be categorized; alternate realities, aliens, end of the universe, time travel, the future, history, space or the universe, space travel, artificial intelligence, cyborgs and androids, the possibilities are endless. While the list I’ve given is incomplete I bet anyone could tack a movie to each one without much thought. Science fiction is at its base a collection of stories about what could be. The answers to the question, what if?
Captain America: The Winter Soldier is an ideal example of science fiction. Here is a previous summary I wrote to the movie noting the basic storyline, plot, and characters goals:
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Romanoff infiltrates Pierce’s office and disarms him. Fury shows up and makes him unlock S.H.I.E.L.D.’s database and Romanoff leaks all of their classified info, exposing Hydra to the world. Fury kills Pierce soon after. Captain America and Wilson continue the mission to sabotage the helicarriers but the Winter Soldier destroys Sam’s suit and fight Rogers. Regardless Sam and the Captain are successful in their mission. The Winter Soldier continues to fight Rogers who refuses to fight back. He falls into the river and is rescued by the Winter Soldier who walks off in to the