Movie Review: Captain America Civil War
“Captain America: Civil War” is the perfect sequel to the events following “Avengers: Age of Ultron” and “Captain America: Winter Soldier”.
The Russo Brothers, who directed both “Captain America” movies, did a phenomenal job weaving in elements introduced in “Winter Soldier” while maintaining a steady, suspenseful build-up to the final fight between Captain America (Chris Evans), and Ironman (Robert Downey Jr.).
What stood out to me most was how hard and heart-wrenching it was for me to pick a side. Team Captain America seemed like the moral good choice, but Ironman also has a compelling argument that also seemed reasonable. There is a lot of gray area in this movie which only makes it more thought-provoking. By the end of the film, I ultimately sided with Captain America, but Ironman becomes a fascinating antagonist.
However, I wanted to see the stakes raised even higher for all the characters involved, especially for the huge team fight that happens. The main villain, played by Daniel Brühl, successfully creates division within the team, but he is somewhat dull for a character. His only purpose is to divide Captain America and Ironman.
Robert Downey Jr. in “Captain America: Civil War.” (Photo courtesy Marvel Studios/TNS)
Other characters, like Black Panther and Peter Parker, are introduced in this film. I adored Chadwick Boseman’s Black Panther character. This movie shows his origin’s story and is a great introduction to get pumped for the release of his solo film in 2018. Since Marvel received the rights for Spiderman from Sony, Peter Parker, played by Tom Holland, makes an appearance in this movie. I am still attached to the Andrew Garfield’s Spiderman, but I enjoyed the reliability and humor of this Spiderman. It will be interesting to where Marvel takes this character in the future.
The regular Avenger team members all have moments to shine, especially Antman (Paul Rudd). He does some pretty cool stuff in this movie. It was also interesting to see Vision (Paul Bettany) wandering around and learning how to live in a world full of humans. Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) is still a badass, butt-kicking gorgeous human being. I wish Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) had been in the movie more but that is only because I love him the most. Overall, there are many hilarious moments and humor present in this movie, but it maintains that much needed suspense.
With so many movies being released, I am surprised the Marvel Industry is still going strong. I am still enjoying watching all these movies, and I think this phase three of Marvel has a strong start. “Doctor Strange” is coming out this later this year, followed by the next “Guardians of the Galaxy:“ movie in 2017. Like it was back in 2012 with the release of Joss Whedon’s “Avengers”, it still is an amazing time to be a comic book fan.
– Deonna Edgar
deonna.edgar@aggiemail.usu.edu