I think you're putting the cart before the horse, just a little. This is an origin film; Steve is going to spend most of it thinking of himself as just plain ol' Steve Rogers, who joined Project Rebirth so he could serve his country. So he goes through all those experiments, all that pain and suffering, and becomes something he never though he'd ever be, not even in his wildest dreams -- and then the politicians make him put on this silly costume and sing for people. This is just guessing, but I don't think he'll even like the Captain America persona. He might see it as a mockery, as disrespectful to the men he actually wants to serve with. So then he goes AWOL and ditches the costume. But people still recognize him; they still want him to be Captain America.
(and I'm trying really hard not to quote V for Vendetta here, because wow, talk about inappropriate, but the theme of symbols versus people is so apt right now.)
So he decides to make the symbol his. He makes a new costume, one that's a closer match to his own sensibilities (probably he'll have to modify a set of BDUs or something, which would be a great in-story justification for the new look) and becomes Captain America, this time by choice. Now he's the kind of person who says things like "these colors don't run," and means it.
And then hopefully once the politicians find him again they'll have gotten their heads out of their asses and realized that, if nothing else, he's a far more powerful morale booster if he's actually out there killing Nazis. Cue iceberg.
I think that Cap, as a cultural icon, has the same problem as Superman -- people see him as this perfect, larger than life force, and lose interest in him as a result, because he doesn't seem relatable. This is just my interpretation of the OP, but I think Johnston is trying to make him seem more relatable, more like a three dimensional person with his own hopes and dreams and imperfections. It's a good idea, as long as he doesn't loose sight of Steve's ideals, the things that also make him Captain America. And I have yet to see anything that would indicate that anyway.
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(and I'm trying really hard not to quote V for Vendetta here, because wow, talk about inappropriate, but the theme of symbols versus people is so apt right now.)
So he decides to make the symbol his. He makes a new costume, one that's a closer match to his own sensibilities (probably he'll have to modify a set of BDUs or something, which would be a great in-story justification for the new look) and becomes Captain America, this time by choice. Now he's the kind of person who says things like "these colors don't run," and means it.
And then hopefully once the politicians find him again they'll have gotten their heads out of their asses and realized that, if nothing else, he's a far more powerful morale booster if he's actually out there killing Nazis. Cue iceberg.
I think that Cap, as a cultural icon, has the same problem as Superman -- people see him as this perfect, larger than life force, and lose interest in him as a result, because he doesn't seem relatable. This is just my interpretation of the OP, but I think Johnston is trying to make him seem more relatable, more like a three dimensional person with his own hopes and dreams and imperfections. It's a good idea, as long as he doesn't loose sight of Steve's ideals, the things that also make him Captain America. And I have yet to see anything that would indicate that anyway.