If Thor: The Dark World was a step in the wrong direction for Marvel Studios in trying to expand the MCU following Marvel’s The Avengers, then Captain America: The Winter Soldier paved the way for the future. Indeed, one could almost look at the Captain America trilogy as the narrative spine of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and with The Winter Soldier Marvel delved deeper into the world these superheroes inhabited than ever before. The end result remains a fan-favorite film, one that pulled from a surprising tone and genre to forge a path forward that would upend the …