What's the Best Film?: MCU's Trinity of First Films

It is that time.  No, not the time for me to Review the new Avengers Film (sadly- for me).  No, it is time for the return of 'What's the Best Film?'

In honor of, well, duh, let's look at how the MCU got started.  It is their Trinity in an epic showdown!

Iron Man vs. Thor vs. Captain America: The First Avenger

They are all great, so this should be a tough one.  People still debate this today, so why not me too?

The Lead

In the left corner, we have Robert Downey Jr reviving his Career and becoming the MCU's cornerstone.  In the center, we have Chris Hemsworth breaking away from Australian Dancing Shows to be a Lead.  In the right corner, we have Chris Evans becoming famous for all the right reasons.

While my gut says Evans, I have to be realistic and go with...
Winner: Iron Man

The Villain

It is the battle of greedy human vs. God vs. super Nazi.  What a battle!

I feel like it *should* be Red Skull, but, again, I have to be realistic...
Winner: Thor

The Supporting Cast

Iron Man has Pepper Potts and also the Director.  Thor has a Skarsgard that isn't hot (unless you're into DILFs), Natalie Portman and a Broke Girl.  Captain America has his BFF Bucky and Agent Carter, a Character Marvel is wishy-washy with using consistently.

For having two Characters that actually appear in non-Sequels too, the winner is...
Winner: Captain America

The Story

The first Film tells the tale of Tony building his armor and becoming a hero.  The second has Thor learning some humility and becoming a real hero.  The third has Cap getting his powers and becoming a hero.

All of have lead to 2 Sequels (three if you count Spider-Man: Homecoming), so it's up in the air.  I'll pick...
Winner: Captain America

The Big Action Scene

It all comes down to what some people think of Comic Book Films only featuring- naturally.

We have the first MCU Supervillain Battle, which is good.  We have Thor fighting the Destroyer, which is good.  We have Cap assailing the Hydra Base and fighting Red Skull on the Plane, which is good.

This is a tough one.  I reluctantly yield to...
Winner: Iron Man 

So it is a tie! Captain America and Iron Man both lock it up! Sorry, Thor.
If it makes you feel better, your Threequel was better than Iron Man's (but not Cap's).

With such a tight race, there is no real loser...except for the poor Captain America Film that has to be compared to Marvel's now...

Did my inherent Cap bias tilt things in the Film's favor?  Maybe, but I can live with that.