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Let me just start off by saying WOW! This movie is absolutely incredible! Pretty much everything works, from the story
to the characters to the motivations to the action. If you are looking for a recommendation of
whether or not to see this movie, stop right here: GO SEE THIS MOVIE!
Considering that this movie has
the largest ensemble cast of any movie to-date—even more heroes than Avengers:
Age of Ultron—there were a lot of concerns that they wouldn’t all be done
justice. However, the Russo brothers are
very well known for their ability to manage ensemble casts, and they put that
skill on full display here. Each character
gets his or her moment to shine, both on under normal circumstances and in the
fight sequences. Captain America, Iron
Man, and the Winter Soldier have more spotlight moments than anyone else, with
Black Panther, Falcon, and Black Widow in the second “tier.” However, even the characters that appear later
in the movie have their unique moments.
They also do a very good job of
making each character’s motivations clear.
Some of the motivations are extremely basic, but there isn’t any
character whose motivations I can’t figure out.
And there is even an incredible degree of variety and depth to the
motivations of the two main heroes, Iron Man and Captain America. For the most part none of the heroes come off
looking worse than the others and it is easy to see all sides. And when the two sides face off, there is no
misunderstanding that precipitates it; both sides know why they are there, and
both sides believe that they are in the right.
The action itself in this movie
is absolutely incredible. We don’t
exactly get to see every hero fight every other hero, but we do get a lot of
those moments. Each hero gets to do
something really awesome, and some of those moments are particularly
incredible. We see the heroes fighting
together as a team, and we also see the heroes fighting individually. And there are definite consequences to all of
the fighting, something which a lot of these movies can miss out on showing.
Neither of the actual villains in
the movie is particularly exciting, which is the only negative I can really say
about it. However, considering that the
focus is squarely on the heroes and their conflict, the villains don’t really
have to do all that much. Zemo
and Crossbones are really only in this movie to serve as catalysts which push
the Avengers in certain directions. I actually
think that this all would have happened without their involvement; they simply
sped up the timetable.
If you are a long-time fan of the
Marvel Cinematic Universe, I think you will absolutely love this movie. If you are new to the MCU, you will probably
still enjoy a lot of it, but there are quite a few character dynamics and
allusions which you won’t quite understand.
If you are new, be sure to check out my “TL;DW”
article from last week before heading to the theater.
Have you seen Captain America: Civil War
yet? Which is your favorite
character? What did you think of the
movie? Let me know in the comments (but
no spoilers!)!
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