Why would two heroes decide to go against each other, aren't they supposed to be on the same side? So far this year we have had two movies that forced us to ask this question. First we had Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice and I have to say that movie failed to answer that question and just raised many, many more. Next up we got Captain America: Civil War and boy did this movie deliver.
Captain America: Civil War is the third Captain America movie and the thirteenth movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This movie picks up after the events of Avengers: Age of Ultron where the world is left wondering, who do the Avengers report to. Since they are based in the US, does the mean the US is responsible? Does the US want to be responsible. An accord is proposed that would cause the Avengers to have to report to the United Nations. This causes the Avengers to choose a side, do they want to help people as they see fit or do they want a governing body decide when and who they should help?
There was a lot to like about Captain America: Civil War. First, there was a meaningful conflict between these heroes we have got to know over the course of twelve movies. We have seen them fight side-by-side. We have seen them interact in casual, every day situations. And now we have to see them pick a side and possibly turn on their friends. This movie does a great job of showing the characters struggling with their decision. Outside of Captain America and Iron Man, each character wrestles with what they want to do and who they want to follow.
Another thing I enjoyed about this movie was the Winter Soldier. When the movie Captain America: Winter Solider came out in 2014, I was excited to see the character the Winter Solider. The trailers made him look like an awesome villain who had a history with Captain America. Unfortunately I left that movie disappointed with the character, but in this movie, I finally got to see how awesome the Winter Solider could be. I love every fight scene that involved the Winter Soldier. He was an absolute brutal and relentless fighter. You also got to see him struggle with things he did in the past.
Captain America: Civil War also had great action throughout the entire movie. What I liked about this movie and Captain America: Winter Soldier, was that the action usually takes place in tight quarters and for the most part is hand-to-hand combat. The action isn't a bunch of characters flying around a big city destroying numerous buildings like in the Avenger movies. The action is close up and absolutely brutal. You can see and feel the impact of every punch and kick, and occasional flying shield and laser beam. The action also contain great dialogue that had many fantastic one liners, especially from Spider-Man and Ant-Man.
This movie also did a great job of introducing two new heroes to the universe, Spider-Man and Black Panther. This is now the third different Spider-Man we have seen on the big screen and this one way just be the best. This Spider-Man was still relatively new to his powers, but we didn't have to go through the origin of how he got those powers. He was also a young kid and it was great to see him interact with heroes that were older and more experienced than him. Because Spider-Man was inexperienced a lot of hilarious moments happened when he was fighting. Now Black Panther was a beast. His fighting style was fluid and intense. The way he moved it seemed slow but is was graceful and packed a wicked punch.
No matter how much I loved Captain America: Civil War, it still struggled with the one aspect that has plagued all Marvel movies so far, it's villain. The villain in this movie is not needed at all, but is only in it because he will most likely be seen again in another movie. The Marvel Cinematic Universe seems to just keep building up this big bad evil villain that we will see later on down the road, but because of that, all the villains so far in these movies have been pathetic.
Captain America: Civil War is a fantastic movie. It's a great summer blockbuster that has intense action, hilarious dialog and a meaningful conflict. You will laugh, cheer, scream and cry while watching this movie. Everyone needs to go see Captain America: Civil War!
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