A lot of has happened since the beginning of MCU Phase 2 and, though I haven't been there for all of it, there has been a growing rivalry between Steve Rogers and Tony Stark though it might be most apparent in Avengers: Age of Ultron where the two's ideologies clash for the first time. That film set the framework that Civil War would build a tower out of. Though it has a few cracks on the outside and some beams seem misplaced, the film does mostly everything right with its characters. Not only do Cap and Iron Man get to shine, but so does mostly every other Avenger. I especially want to point out Scarlet Witch who acts as a perfect linchpin for the entire fight between the team. Within the first five minutes of the movie, she tries to throw the villain from the previous Captain America film into the sky in order to save citizens on the ground from his inevitable explosion but accidentally causes and entire floor of a building to explode harming even more innocent civilians than she would have otherwise. This, along with the team's actions of the past, causes the United Nations to try to suppress the Avengers so they don't do more harm than good. Captain America thinks that they should be able to control themselves while Iron Man believes they need to be put in check. One aspect about this that I absolutely love is that I couldn't decide which team I was on until the very end. Going into the film I was team Iron Man but while watching I was constantly switching between the two sides because they both brought up great points.Scarlet Witch steals the show for the film but the two new characters introduced are also very good. These are, of course, Black Panther and Spiderman. Though Black Panther's reason for choosing a side seems like a cliche revenge story at first, by the end of the film I had gotten to really know the character so I felt that he was justified for feeling the way he did. Spiderman, in my opinion, is the best onscreen Spiderman that the film industry has ever gotten. Toby Macguire was too awkward both in the suit and out while Andrew Garfield was too cool all the time. The entire point of Spiderman is that Peter Parker is an awkward nerd outside the suit but becomes a confident new man inside the suit. Tom Holland captures this aspect of the character perfectly and I can't wait until his solo movie, Spiderman: Homecoming. The one character that I really did have a problem with was Hawkeye. I do like the character but the way he was introduced seemed lazy. He didn't give an explanation for why he chose the side he did nor did he feel like he cared or knew what he was fighting for. It seemed, at least to me, that the writers just wanted an equal amount of fighters for both side. The center of the entire struggle, though, is The Winter Soldier. He is what made this a Captain America movie. He had ties to each side and was struggling with himself in much the same ways that Cap and Tony were struggling with each other. It was truly astonishing the way they used him.
Another problem I had with the film is mostly a nitpick. The animation. Though not too important in this case, as the film was very character-driven, the CG was lacking to say the least. It was especially noticeable on all of Spiderman and The Falcon's wings. Spiderman felt way too rubbery similar to how he moved in the original Toby Macguire films, though then it was a limitation of the medium. The Falcon's wings didn't feel mechanical enough - as in the movement didn't match the look. And once again the music is very lackluster. It isn't bad but just lazy. With a super hero flick I want exciting and memorable themes but all we get is generic strings with a few standout tracks. Nothing to write home about.
Go see Captain America: Civil War. It isn't perfect but the good far outweighs the bad. The characters are great and the fights are fantastic.
Captain America: Civil War is astonishing.
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