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Friday, March 31, 2017
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
The third Captain America film is more like an Avengers film since most of the Avengers team show up here, including Ironman, Scarlet Witch, Vision and Falcon. Probably the best aspect was the introduction of new characters before their official standalone film debut, such as Black Panther and Spider-Man. Civil War does this naturally and you don't feel as if they didn't have enough time to shine. Furthermore, with such a large cast and considering that each character has their own style, Civil War does a fantastic job of keeping the characters true to themselves while still making the film coherent. From the humor of Ant-Man and Spider-Man to the more serious scenes between Captain America and Ironman. Naturally, the biggest enemies in Civil War are the Avengers themselves as there is discord amongst their ranks. The plot manages to present a plausible reason for the rift, which initially was entering into an agreement for the United Nations to govern the Avengers but eventually evolved to something more personal (and believable). It is hard to take sides, which was the whole point of the film, both Captain America and Ironman has a point but Ironman here comes out as more negative and harder to side against. Considering the hype of the fights, it can be a bit painful slogging through the introductory scenes until you get to the point where the two Avengers team battle it out. Overall, Civil War was a fun movie that holds a bit more depth than you would expect considering the gimmick of the fighting within the team.