Review of Captain America: Civil War Full Movie

Review of Captain America: Civil War Full Movie: They have a movie that is self-referential and self-full, exciting and thrilling, full of cunning giants placed kicks and pop culture jokes in equal measure. Yes, it's probably a lot to do: too many characters, too many subplots, too many pieces to the giant Marvel Cinematic Universe always grind forward toward world domination. Hours and almost two and a half years is a long sit-in - despite Nicolas, 6 1/2 years has been devoted to the ground all the time.

But "civil war" remains fun throughout, although it is introverted. Russian, who also directed Chris Evans & Co. in the excellent "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" in 2014, he was back with the authors of the film, Christopher Markus, and Stephen McNealy. As the "Winter Soldier", "Batman against Superman civil war" that is relevant and resonant, with no hard or so self-serious, oh, let's say, the "Dawn of Justice" has done. He has several important intelligent questions in your mind, but also a way to achieve when it comes to emotions to find summer. Now I want to introduce a lot when it comes to action. I want to avoid spoilers both people on the planet that no "civil war" has not yet seen. (For a movie review spoiler-tactic, you can enjoy but I will take up the main thing that makes the movie so well, and the few who can is wrong.

The Russo Brothers return to kick off the third phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and all I can say is that they have outdone themselves. "Captain America: Civil War" acts as both the conclusion of the Captain America trilogy but also as an important chapter in the ongoing shared universe. It continues storylines from both "The Winter Soldier" and "Age of Ultron", as Steve Rogers is on a mission to find his long-lost friend Bucky Barnes, now a brainwashed Hydra assassin named the Winter Solider. 

Meanwhile, the Avengers have to face the Sokovia Accords, which will establish a United Nations panel to oversee and control earth's mightiest heroes and that will create a conflict that will split the team into two separate teams, one led by Rogers and the other by Tony Stark. The ensemble cast of previous films in the MCU returns, with some brand new welcome auditions, as the film marks the debuts of Spider-Man and Black Panther in the franchise. 

Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. continue to impress as their respective heroes. The action is high-octane, even more so than in previous installments, particularly in one iconic sequence. The storytelling is innovative. There are depth, heart, stakes, humor, realism, and consequences for the Avengers to face. The intentions and motivations of all characters are fully established, allowing you to choose your side. The Russos have once again made a brilliant and nearly flawless superhero movie that perfectly represents everything a modern blockbuster should be.

Thrilling, action-packed and emotionally resonant, "Captain America: Civil War" is a spectacular superhero film that lives up to the hype. It is not easy to cram so many superheroes into a movie and make it work, but the Russo Brothers have pulled it off. With the help of a talented cast, the directors have crafted a satisfying superhero film. With exhilarating action sequences, fantastic performances, and a compelling villain, the film sets a high bar for the comic-book genre. In terms of acting, it may be the most well-acted film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe thus far. Robert Downey Jr. delivers his finest performance to date as Tony Stark/Iron Man, showing an emotional range that he has never before. Chris Evans is equally impressive as Steve Rogers and has really grown into this character over the years. Despite the outstanding performances from the cast, "Captain America: Civil War" suffers slightly from an overlong running time. At times, it does feel overcrowded with one too many characters. Nevertheless, it's a near-perfect comic-book film that accomplishes what it sets out to do. Let's just say that if you're a fan of the comic-book genre, you will not be disappointed by this film.

Captain America: Civil Wars is a repetitive bore. Slow to get moving, and then it becomes stretch, a long one, that alternates between sketchy conveyed expository dialogue and excessively choreographed fights ruined by a combination of MTV editing and a preponderance of seizure-inducing camera work that jittered, jostled and in general neared the visual incoherence of a Transformers movie. And, for Christ sake, Tony Stark get even more Bruce Wayne-ish with newly revealed murdered parents issues. What desperate drag this was.Not that it was badly made, to be sure; CA: CW had the Marvel/House style that makes sure that matters of camera angles, cgi effects, fight scenes and editing are executed and presented in a seamless fashion. There is a bland professionalism that has taken over Marvel Studios that are making their films stylistically indistinguishable from one another, less so, say, than the sort of factory-assembled cop shows that dominated 70s television.

This is a shame, of course, because the Captain America tale on film has had a wonderful arc on screen prior to the latest offering, beginning with the hero's origins in WW2, expanding splendidly in the first Avengers film, and evincing great potential for political intrigue with their plot borrowings from Three Days of the Condor, with the second CA film, Captain America:Winter Soldier. This more closely resembles a Saturday morning cartoon show in the vein of Animaniacs, where there are dozens of recognizable and more obscure pop culture personas running about in a varied states of frenzy and violent upheaval, only to each take a beat to deliver a quip, a joke, an ironic aside. humor blended with accelerated mayhem is Marvel's signature, but the glut of heroes fighting heroes, each with a polished repartee is too much of what used to be a good thing. The film seems like watching the last acts at Comedy Store amateur night, and at other times it comes across as characters auditioning for their own franchises. CA:CW seems only in service to set up the future of the Marvel Universe . Under-considered, alternately plodding and manic, hysterically talkative, jittery and jumbled as an action enterprise, this film is a self-distracting mess.

While Marvel and DC are perpetual rivals, never before did they really go head to head with similar movies before the Spring of 2016. After the massive disappointment of Batman V Superman, Marvel gave it a shot with their own version, also an adaptation of one of the most popular comic stories of all time. I bring up DC because it's hard to think about Civil War without thinking of Batman V Superman because of how similar they are, and how close their release dates were. And it's quite clear that part of what made Civil War great was that it succeeded where Batman V Superman failed. This review is not just hating on DC, but it really is important. Right when this movie came out, the disappointment from BvS was still fresh on our minds. But enough about BvS, on to Civil War.

Marvel has two types of movies, the mystical, cosmic ones and the earth-based ones. This is clearly the latter. It feels more like Winter Soldier than any other Marvel movie, and not just because it's a Captain America movie. There's a lot of talk about the politics within the MCU's world, which is vital to the plot. The Avengers are torn as to whether they should be put in check or not. For those who may not be interested in factional politics, this will be rather boring. It's kind of like the politics in the Star Wars Prequels, only with way better writing. The Sokovia Accords are something interesting to think about though. What if this was your world? Would you want them kept in their place? 

The characters in this movie are the most important aspect. You have the clear division between Cap and Iron Man, where the tension they built over the previous few movies destroys their friendship. At the end of the movie when they're fighting each other, it is actually sad. You saw them build a relationship over the past few movies, and now look at them. Of course, this movie's show stealer was Black Panther. Wow. Everyone knew he would be a fun character to watch, but he was much better than anticipated. The way his character develops makes for a very great sub-plot, which this movie definitely needs. Zemo is one of Marvel's best villains. He has no powers, no super-suit, no magic weapon, none of that. All he has is an idea and some Soviet secrets, and you could very well argue that he wins in the end. There's an interesting relationship between Scarlet Witch and Vision, where she takes Cap's side to and Vision takes Tony's, seeming more like a robot but yet with a bit of humanity in him. Most of the rest of the Avengers are just there for comic relief, like Ant-Man and Spider-Man. That's welcome though. Most of this movie takes itself quite seriously, and the humor helps keep the mood up.

The action scenes are fantastic. The airport battle is the best MCU action scene (haven't seen Infinity War yet), and it's not even close. It goes on for 15 minutes, and it's fun to watch, climactic, and has some great lines thrown in. The final battle was epic, emotional, and a great end to a great movie. If there is one thing to complain about, the movie's a tad bit long. It's just over 2 and a half hours. It's still a great movie, and one of my favorite MCU films to date. Team Cap!

Strengths: I praised the original Avengers for the delicate balancing act it did with all its parts. This movie might have don't that ever better. With so many pieces, this basically plays as an Avengers movie. All the usual players give their typically strong performances. Chris Evans (Steve Rogers/Captain America) continues to have great chemistry with Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier) and Scarlett Johansson (Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow). The person who may give the best performance of all is Robert Downy Jr. (Tony Stark/Iron Man). He's been so good in every movie he's appeared in, but he's at his best here. The arrogant pieces of him start to fade as the weight of Avengers, Iron Man 3, and Age of Ultron all crush him. 

It all comes to a head in the final fight against Cap and Bucky, which is among the best in MCU history. Speaking of great fights, the airport battle between Team Stark and Team Cap is the single best thing the MCU has ever done. It's so perfectly laid out, with each hero getting several chances to shine. The direction, character moments, and action of that scene are perfect. Paul Rudd (Scott Lang/Ant-Man) is the MVP of the fight, even though that's really his only scene. The movie gets the humor right, never going too far in with it, but remaining funny at the right points. I especially enjoyed Bucky's relationship with Sam/Falcon (Anthony Mackie). There was also the tall task of introducing two major new characters, which not even Avengers had to do. 

Tom Holland (Peter Parker/Spider-Man) and Chadwick Boseman (T'Challa/Black Panther) are both spectacularly cast. Even better, they're introduced so well. Gone are the generic origin stories. Parker and Stark develop their relationship quickly and it sets up HomeComing, while T'Challa plays mysterious early on. In fact, T'Challa gets one of the better arcs, going from someone basing his actions off rage, to allowing Zemo (Daniel Bruhl) to live. I also enjoyed Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch) much more here than in Ultron. Lastly, I have to praise how the film never leans you towards picking a side between Iron Man and Captain America. You can see how both sides are right and how both sides are wrong.

Weaknesses: There were only a few small things in this film that bugged me. One was how Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) came back after his retirement in Ultron. It led to some cool scenes, and I love having him around, but it cheapened Ultron a bit. The other was Vision (Paul Bettany). I just still don't like his character, even if he was dumbed down a bit here (he was basically a god in Ultron). It didn't help that he walked around dressed like a dad during the movie.

Overall: I often go back and forth on what my favorite MCU film is. It's either The Avengers or this. That's how good Civil War is. It manages to juggle a lot at once and never feel forced. To introduce Black Panther and Spider-Man, have great scenes of Cap against Iron Man, feature brilliant fight scenes, and set up future films is genius. It's a brilliantly paced movie that is among the best ever.