Captain America: Civil War

The best of 2016.

I said this before: out of every MCU films, the Captain America ones are the best of them all. His debut film, (Captain America: The First Avenger, not reviewed here for unknown reasons) planted the seed and with Captain America: The Winter Soldier my belief was clear, Marvel Studios hired the best team to honor the image of one of the most iconic superheroes of all time. Producers, writers and other personnel worked as hard as a rock and the actors & actresses that portrayed such iconic characters have done it masterfully time after time.

Captain America: Civil War, AKA, Captain America 3 proves with ease that they're not just looking for your money with a greedy drive. Instead, they get your money with care, with a developing story and characters that are written so well, they can grow each time we see them on screen. As I'm writing this entry, I've only watched Civil War once but, rest assured I'll watch it several more times (like I did with Episode VII, Deadpool and yes, Batman V Superman too) Behind a simple plot about concerned governments of the over empowered Avengers, lies the complexity of a group of characters that share the same ultimate aim but with different shades of gray. 

Fascism V/S Freedom.

There can only be one.

OK, but is this film about the super cool Civil War comic book?  

Seriously? I mean, really? at this point, it's clear that the MCU it's its own thing. Nonetheless, each MCU film borrowed a few things here and there from beloved comic book story arcs every fan boy treasures happily in their man cave (or bedroom, or whatever) 

Civil War picks up right after the events of Age of Ultron (hence, the Sokovia accords proposal book the U.N. are so eager to have the Avengers sign) If you've been following the MCU You already know the side effects of superhero battles, and I'm not just talking casualties and destruction, I'm also talking inner tension among the Avengers. Since, this movie is called Civil War, the only comic book related thing you'll find here is the fact that governments want superheroes to be under control of the U.N. which, in a way, resembles what happened in the comic book story arc (The Superhero Registration Act) Of course, not every superhero that made it to the comic book (brilliantly written by Mark Millar and penciled by Steve McNiven in 2006) made it to the movie for the reason explained in the paragraph above. In addition, some battle sequences were directly brought to life from the pages of the comic book. 

Tension between the leads (Captain America & Iron Man) had already been established since the first Avengers movie and boy they burst here!  Captain America stands for "we have freedom to decide when and how to proceed" while Iron Man stands for "we have to answer to somebody, it's best if we peacefully agree" Lines which could be translated as freedom V/S corporate pseudo fascist politics, at least that's the way I see it (you're free to think whatever you want, so you decide) Nevertheless, just like in the comic book, Tony Stark has a craving for being a control freak he can't simply quit just because. He wants to be the hero in control of the rest of the team, and let's be honest, Robert Downey Jr's performance here is fucking fantastic, he makes you either fucking hate him with your guts, or fucking love him with your heart. On the other hand, Captain America is the living breathing ultimate incarnation of self control, meaning he knows to do what's right, and that he trusts others will follow the example. 

Fascist control freak team.

Freedom fighters.

In Civil War, Tony Stark's portrayal is an accurate mix of several story arcs where he disguises as someone doing what's right for everyone while the truth is he's doing what's best for him, which is taking control of other superheroes, while posing as a respected citizen if you get my point. To me, he's a dick, a fucking dick sucking some gigantic ass. He's got sever issues! he's violent, armed, over powered and perhaps the only hero that should be behind bars according to the Sokovia act ideals (you know he's caused more damage than any other hero in the MCU by doing what's wrong (meaning, by getting away with whatever the fuck he wants to not listening to anyone but himself) 

The Winter Soldier, is charged of bombing the U.N. convention center, so Tony Stark decides he has to stop Captain America and his team just because he's "protecting a criminal" And well, that could be a plot hole. How come Tony Stark, a super smart ass with all the technology in the world, cannot find the obvious real perpetrator behind this facade? 

Anyways, two teams form, and battle for what they believe is right but, from very different points of view, which ultimately, reveal the truth nobody want's to see: The Avengers were forced to become a team, and never really liked each other (Specially, rich fuck Stark v/s Steve Rogers)  after more revealing moments happen, it's clear the Avengers will forever change, and working together again won't seem easy, so for the Infinity Wars movies, we'll see a completely different team. 

Anger & martial arts do not get along.

Narcissist  superhero wannabe.

Tony Stark's team members are quite predictable as to how did they choose to sign the Sokovia act, instead of following the rougher road with the Captain. 

Let's check this brief description, so that you can see my point:

• War Machine: A soldier with no brains that follows order and never stops to think if doing what's right is any different from doing what's legal.
• Black Panther: He was fooled into thinking The Winter Soldier killed his father.
• Vision: He's Tony Stark's creation, so...
• Black Widow: She has a double agenda, she will never submit to shitty registration acts. 
• Spider-Man: He's a poor student and Stark buys him off with a scholarship and a new suit.

Now, let's take a look at Steve Rogers' team:

• Falcon: He knows the difference between what's right and wrong.
• The Winter Soldier: His recovering memory, allows him to see he was once on the good guys side. He wants to be on that side again.  
• Scarlet Witch: She knows the only fear she can control is hers, so freedom is her side.
• Hawk Eye: He's always done what's right. Why would he change that now?
• Ant-Man: He's befriended Falcon since their first encounter. A friend of my friend is my friend too!

Hey! I was in the movie too!

Fuck you! I'm who fans want to see!

Now, moving into the most hyped Civil War moment: Spider-Man's debut in the MCU! How was it? how was it?! Well, this is the first time ever, where we're actually seeing a more comic-book accurate Spider-Man. Tobey Maguire's wasn't that bad and the other emo guy, was just teenage shit. Tom Holland just nails the part with a natural talent, so I'm sure like me, you can't wait for his solo movie to debut ASAP. All his lines are mostly hilarious just like they're in the comic book. Also, the battle sequences are simply fantastic (yes, mostly CGI, but well done)  As for Black Panther's debut I'd say he has a modest role on Civil War. Nevertheless, I'm sure that is because his also set to star his own solo movie, but the basics are there, you know, where do you come from, who you are, why you do what you do and so on. Moreover, his battle scenes are very good, you can see he's skilled and holds a powerful armored suit hard to break. 

Another fantastic addition is the presence of Ant-Man. Specially, the battle scheme he & Hawk Eye have designed to attack team rich fuck, and let's not talk about his fantastic Giant-Man moment!

As for the presumed deaths in the movie, sure, there are deaths but not of any of the characters you'd expect, so, no, Captain America doesn't die here despite having Crossbones in the bad dudes list.However, there is a funeral scene (hinted in trailers, TV Spots and leaked photos) but it's about something else entirely.

 

Super powered beauty.

You've got a friend?

Overall, Captain America: Civil War is a fantastic movie, a masterpiece, as good as Captain America: The Winter Soldier or even better! For naysayers, the rumor Tony Stark spends too much on screen time, while Steve Rogers is merely there, they're fucking feeding internet trolls! This is a Captain America movie! and it could have easily replaced the god awful and derivative Age of Ultron. For those thinking yeah but is it better than Batman V Superman? man! stop the crap! different movies, different comic book firms BUT same fans! let's enjoy these movies for what they are meant to do: entertain! if you want division, choose religion and crooked politics instead! 

Now, I know many comic book fans will address the movie as "not truly based upon the original Civil War story arc" Guys! I love comics, and I love movies too! there's no need to go scholar with a movie as good as this one. 

What about the after credits scene? Well, there isn't much going on with it, see it yourself. I for one, found it to be meh! 

What else can I say? Captain America: Civil War is another triumph for Marvel Studios, Disney, and for us the fans who, like Cyndi Lauper would put it, "fans just wanna have fun" and that's exactly what you're getting by watching this new entry in the succesfuly growing healthy, Marvel Cinematic Universe. 

Iron-Man cocksuckers, this movie is all about the Cap! As a matter of fact, I think you should all thank him for being such a good human being or else... 

Here's the movie trailer collection:

The original first trailer:

The second trailer:

And the third and final trailer:

Bonus! The TV Spot that features the Amazing Spider-Man!!