Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Captain America: Civil War

The 13th film in the Marvel Cinematic UniverseCaptain America: Civil War is a direct sequel to both the previous Captain America film, The Winter Soldier, and the last Avengers film, The Age of Ultron. Dealing with the aftermath of the events in Ultron, the world believes that superheroes should take responsibilities for their actions whenever a big event takes place. The main plot involves Captain America, who opposes a new law that tells superheroes when to go into action, trying to protect his friend, Bucky, who is accused of bombing a conference as the Winter Soldier and is being hunted by Iron Man, who feels responsible for past events and supports the law. Civil War is partly based on the Marvel comic book event with the same name, though taking some liberties such as with less characters involved and being more about who heroes report to than revealing their identities. The film introduces both Black Panther, in his first live action debut, and Spider-Man, now co-owned by both Sony and Marvel, to the MCU. It's definitely one of the most fun films ever made, with some great darker moments, and one of Marvel's best films. Chadwick Boseman excels as the African prince turned king superhero and Tom Holland is the best live action Spider-Man, though both Maguire and Garfield were great in their roles, that's ever been put to screen. Chris Evans as Captain America and Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man both excel once again in their roles. One of the best moments in the film is the amazing airport fight sequence involving Captain America and his team, which includes Hawkeye, Scarlett Witch, Bucky, Ant-Man, and Falcon against Iron Man and his team, which has Vision, War Machine, Black Panther, Spider-Man, and Black Widow. The final fight between Iron Man and Captain America is also a very strong moment with the ending showing how different Marvel can make its films. There are only a few drawbacks in the film, though they don't hurt the film that much and they're a bit minor. One is that though Daniel Bruhl gives a magnificent performance as Zemo and I feel he's one of the best MCU villains ever, especially since he technically won as The Avengers have been split, the fact that there could be another alien invasion never crosses his mind and thus doom the world. Another is the fact that they introduce the Raft, an underwater prison, which is fine by itself but seems unnecessary due to how many villains are killed off. A final complaint I have is that in her previous appearance Scarlett Witch could read minds but now seems to have forgotten. Other than that, the film is awesome as it has great action, introduces Spider-Man in a new and unique way, and the way it ended and how it will affect the rest of the franchise makes me want to see more of the films even more. Over all: 98%
Top list so far:
1. Zootopia
2. Deadpool
3. Captain America: Civil War
4. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
5. Kung Fu Panda 3
6. Hail, Caesar!
7. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

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