Superhero movies love being set in World War 1 and World War 2. I don't know what it is about them. I don't like it. I want to see a superhero up against lasers, not regular old bullets from the 1930s. Where's the challenge in that? 'Captain America: The First Avenger' didn't really have a choice as the origin story of Captain America. His whole origin is centered around World War 2.
This movie is OK, but there's a lot of unnecessary origin story BS you have to get through before the action. Like Captain America on USO tours. It's almost Sam Raimi Spider-man 3 level weird. Not quite that bad though. You also have to see Chris Evans with a skinny, CGI body. That's not how I ever want to see Chris Evans. That's like my body. Nobody wants to see that on screen!