Year: 2016
Director: Anthony Russo
Country: US
Language: English
Affectionately considered by fans as Avengers 2.5, Captain America: Civil War has the grandiose spectacle of the first two cross-over films, but also gains more depth as it contains heavy themes of revenge and consequences. Audiences arrived for the superhero against superhero action, but were surprised to find a strong emotional core that spread throughout its run-time. The result? A film better than the first two Avengers flicks combined.
Political involvement in the Avengers' activities causes a rift between Captain America and Iron Man.
Civil War starts where Age of Ultron ended. The Avengers are cornered by international concern over the collateral damage they have accidentally caused. Ironman and Captain America, the leaders of the team, disagree whether the team should be beholden to the U.N. The conflict is smarter than the majority of conflicts in these types of movies, because the problem is a complex grey area. Neither answer is necessarily "correct" and neither answer is either morally "good" or "bad".
Most impressive are the character arcs of Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) and Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) Rogers, a patriot from the 50's, has become slowly disenfranchised with the society he once loved and his optimism is clearly fading. Stark has become a more wounded character, weighed down by the irresponsibility of his past actions and his desire to make things right again. New Marvel characters like Blank Panther and Spiderman are introduced to the fray; making quite memorable debuts.
The airport action scene, which features a six-on-six Avenger fight, is impressive in its choreography, special effects, stunt-work and camera-work. It's a sheer spectacle in terms of size and scope. In the end it's nice to see the film-makers thinking about the role of superheros in the MCU in a serious way. I was greatly impressed by the visual and philosophical aspects of this film.
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