Captain America: Civil War

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Logan Burnett

On Friday, May 7, 2016, Captain America: Civil War, one of the most anticipated superhero movies of all time was released in the United States. It stars Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Evans as Captain America, both reprising familiar roles, as well as a few other easily recognizable Avengers. It also introduced Tom Holland as the new Spider-Man, and Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther.

The plot for Captain America: Civil War is based off the much-loved Marvel Civil War comics from the 2000s. In the movie we see the government seek control over the Avengers and all superheroes, because of damages and lives lost while they save the world. The government wants the Avengers to sign an agreement stating that they will only go into action if requested by the United States. We see a guilty Tony Stark willingly sign up, while Steve Rogers, Cap, believes that “the safest hands are still their own”. The movie   ties this story with another, the continuation of the Winter Soldier storyline, Steve’s childhood friend turned brainwashed assassin.

So we see Steve and Tony go head to head, Tony’s team consisting of him, War Machine, a very young Spider-Man, Black Panther, Vision, and Black Widow. Steve sides with Falcon, the Winter Soldier, Scarlet Witch, Hawkeye, and Ant-Man. The film is fantastic, and it’s one they’ve been building up to for a long time.

It introduces Spider-Man and Black Panther in an excellent exposition. This is by far the best and most comic accurate Spidey fans have ever seen. Ant-Man provides some great comic relief and the relationship between Cap and the Winter Solider is powerful. The twist in the movie is shocking and tears fans apart while being forced to choose sides. The movie is emotionally moving throughout, and we can see both sides of the heroes’ spectrum.

My only complaint is that they called it a Captain America movie. If it weren’t for the Winter Soldier tie in, this could have just been another Avengers movie. Even fans dubbed it Avengers 2.5. They could have produced two separate movies, but I can understand why they didn’t as it would’ve cost a fortune.

Overall, I loved the movie and everyone I saw it with enjoyed it as well. There were whoops and clapping all throughout the theater. It left off in a way that viewers can wonder and only assume what happens next. This is by far the best comic movie I have yet to see, even better than this year’s Deadpool. Please bobcats, do yourselves a favor and go see Captain America: Civil War. You won’t regret it.