On a battleground chock-a-block with the greatest superhero abilities we’ve ever seen it’s the little man that rises above the pack to deliver the greatest comedic moment. So while others consider Daniel Brühl’s character a bit of wet blanket that merely serves as a vehicle to further the plot I found his tragic villain a marvellous approach: one of the strongest elements about Civil War.īut this film could quite easily survive without a villain at all because what we’ve all ultimately come to see is the greatest superhero battle of all time and it doesn’t disappoint: it’s awesome. I mean let’s be serious, we don’t watch superhero films to see them lose, this shouldn’t be a spoiler. It’s refreshing to find a Marvel villain that recognises his own inferiority rather than having it beaten out of him. Which brings me round quite nicely to Civil War‘s villain, there’s no alien fiends here. The character development over the course of Phase 1 and 2 has been subtle to a point and then WHAM! hits us with all this emotional investment all at once.įriendships are tested, personal histories are needled to the surface, and public opinion is stretching the belief of the very heroes that first united as the Avengers to close an alien wormhole over New York City back in 2012. It’s on this basis of difference that the Avengers are split into two warring, no that’s a bit extreme…how about, sparring factions #TeamCap and #TeamIronMan.Īfter my very recent realisation that I am no longer on Team Cap by default through my long-standing dislike of Iron Man, Civil War became a lot more personal: and in here lies the crux of Civil War‘s, and by association, MCU’s success. But for Steve Rogers, Captain America himself, the decision to surrender to political oversight never once enters his mind. Sign the Sokovia Accords, effectively surrendering their service to a UN committee, a bunch of red tape, and waffling diplomacy, or, embody the vigilante label and surrender for arrest.Īfter Iron Man is served a lesson in moral accountability his decision is easily swayed. Calling the freedom of altruistic protection into question The Avengers, with no SHIELD to fight their corner, are served an ultimatum. Oddly enough, metaphorically speaking, that’s kind of how Civil War moves forward. But thankfully things have a little more heart when the protagonists aren’t tied to a string. In the age of superhero responsibility and accountability things are edging closer and closer towards Team America territory where everyone and no-one appreciates their sacrifice. Kicking things off with a bang a team of Avengers set out to do good and come away licking their moral wounds. There may be no such thing as a perfect movie, but in as far as the MCU is concerned, Civil War comes pretty darn close. I had the pleasure of attending the FDA screening of Captain America: Civil War in IMAX 3D at Empire Leicester Square, a mightily impressive venue for a mightily impressive movie. With my smug plug and intro over with let’s get on with it.
So if you clicked on this thinking ‘Surely he hasn’t seen it already?’ Think again my friend. If you don’t have the honour of following me on twitter or snapchat jhaseltine21 then you won’t know that I got to see Captain America: Civil War early doors last week.
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