My Captain America Civil War review

My Captain America Civil War review

Intro: Now this is how you do a versus movie! 

Captain America Civil War: The movie takes place after the events in Age of Ultron and the world leaders are not happy with the collateral damage the Avengers have caused from saving or protecting the earth. To prevent this from happening again they came up with the Sokovia Accords which allow the Avengers to operate under the Governments control. Of course, some of the Avengers are for the Accords others not so much so they have to decide if they will support the Accords or not? Meanwhile, the Winter Soldier resurfaces and he's accused of blowing up a building full of people, so Steve Rogers has to find him before everyone else does. Plus figure out if Bucky Barnes/ the Winter Soldier really did set off the bomb?         

This movie is better than Dawn of Justice! Seriously did anyone else see that coming? I like how the movie is different from the comic book it's based on, in the comic book the heroes were fighting over whether or not the general public should know their secret identity? I appreciate this change from the comic book, I'm not saying keeping your identity secret isn't a big deal however that wouldn't work in the MCU because almost everyone knows who the Avengers are. This movie has the same theme as Winter Soldier and that's trust, instead of asking can we trust the Government the question is can we trust each other? 

The airport scene will either be your favorite scene in the movie or the best scene in the movie. The movie introduces two new characters and fans will be happy to see one of them. I'm surprised to learn where Steve Rogers and Tony Stark stand on the Sokovia Accords because this shows us how much these two have changed since the first Avengers movie. This made me appreciate Age of Ultron more because that movie set up this conflict. How the Avengers view the Accords are not black and white because there are ups and downs to it.  

Steve Rogers/Captain American is against the accords due to what he witnessed in Winter Soldier, this should show the haters that he isn't a dumb character. 

Tony Stark/Iron Man is for the Accords because he feels guilty for the damage they created, also the Avengers need boundaries. Plus he isn't in the right state of mind. 

Natasha Romanoff /Black Widow have mixed feelings about the accords because she wants the Avengers to stay together. What bugs me about her is that she considers the Avengers her family I'm having a hard time buying that because she doesn't interact with all the Avengers. 

Vision is the racial one who's learning how to fit in with everyone else. His subplot of trying to get in Scarlet Witch's pants ( My editor pistol whip me.) I mean woo her is cute but it lacks subtlety. The only complaint I have with him is that he's underused. 

Helmut Zemo ( the main villain) joins the list of forgettable villains. The reason I say that is because his plan wasn't thought out and he got lucky in some parts of his scheme. Plus he had a chance to do something that will help make his plan easy but he didn't take it, what the fudge!?! 

One of the many problems with this movie is that it's more of an Avengers movie than a Captain American Sequel, this wouldn't bother me at all if A his name wasn't on the title of the movie and B this movie feels like two separate films. We wouldn't have this movie if the world leaders didn't impose the Sokovia Accords. They could have addressed the damage the Avengers cause and suggest that they use precautions so this won't happen again, this was done in the Justice League cartoon. But no they create the Accord just to be controlling typical. The Government is the reason why most of the collateral damage exist and they have the nerve to hold the Avengers responsible, If I was in this movie I would tell them to shove the Accords where the sun don't shine. 

There is a character at the beginning of the movie that would make a better villain but the movie wasted him. I have issues with the two new characters because one of them serves no purpose in the movie beyond being fan service. As for the other one the movie could have done a better job setting him or her up, plus I have the same gripe with this character as Zemo. I don't buy Steve's relationship with Tony because they don't seem to be friends. We learn something new about Bucky that makes him look less threatening. There is a scene in the movie that will remind you of the worse scene in Dawn of justice, I'm going to leave it at that. 

Overall this is the best Avengers movie so far because the stakes are small and personal, not every Avengers movie should be about them stopping the villain of the week. Also, this movie will be the turning point of the MCU. I would recommend this if you want to see heroes fight each other for a change. 

Rating = Worth Seeing