Captain America: Civil War
May. 6th, 2016 11:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
meteordustSo, I finally got to see this last night.
There's a lot for me to think about. It felt very dense, even for a two and a half hour movie. I liked it. I've liked all the Captain America movies so far. But it'll take a while for me to process all my thoughts.
In brief:
* I liked the main conflict regarding the Accords - it felt believable and reasonable for both sides to take the stances they did. Even though I'm Team Cap all the way, because personal loyalty is my bulletproof kink.
* I went in fairly unspoiled, apart from general osmosis about the comics Civil War storyline. So I enjoyed all the unexpected twists - the bombing of the UN, and the other supersoldiers, and Zemo's ultimate plan.
* After all the speculation about whether the Winter Soldier assassinated Tony's parents, and whether Tony knows about it, the writers used this plot point in the most explosive and effective way possible. Kudos.
* Natasha was awesome. Always coolheaded and farsighted, except no one ever listens to her advice. And she helped Steve right when he needed it.
* Wanda was awesome. She has staggering power, and she struggles with it.
* T'Challa was awesome. Even though for a lot of the movie, I was like "Nooo, stop, can't we all be friends?" It's such a comic book thing that the standard response to trauma is to get into a costume and become a superhero. I loved that he chose to end the cycle of vengeance.
* Sam was awesome. I loved him being Steve's most steadfast ally, I loved his interactions with Bucky, and I loved his indignation at "Bird costume?!"
* Vision just leaves me cold for some reason, even though I usually like AI characters.
* I haven't seen Ant-Man, so my reaction to Scott was rather like Tony's "Who are you?"
* Spider-Man was charmingly gawky, and it was fun seeing him be young at everyone. I'm still side-eyeing Tony dragging a high school kid into battle though.
* I like Emily VanCamp and I like Sharon, but I'm still uncomfortably weirded out about the replacement goldfish thing.
* The final fight still sits kind of oddly with me. Even when watching the trailer, it seemed unfair for Captain America and the Winter Soldier to both be whaling on Iron Man. And for the climax to be Steve defeating Tony in battle without killing him - I don't know, it's an action climax but not an emotional one. Based on the comics, I was apprehensive that someone would die, and I was hoping it would be Steve martyring himself for something he believed in or someone he wanted to protect.
* Bucky - and his reunion with Steve - was what I was most highly anticipating before the movie, but I can't think of much to say right now. Him choosing to go back into the ice was moving.
I do agree with the people who say it feels more like an Avengers movie than a Captain America movie. If Civil War had been an Avengers movie, it'd be interesting to think about what Captain America 3 would have been like.
There's a lot for me to think about. It felt very dense, even for a two and a half hour movie. I liked it. I've liked all the Captain America movies so far. But it'll take a while for me to process all my thoughts.
In brief:
* I liked the main conflict regarding the Accords - it felt believable and reasonable for both sides to take the stances they did. Even though I'm Team Cap all the way, because personal loyalty is my bulletproof kink.
* I went in fairly unspoiled, apart from general osmosis about the comics Civil War storyline. So I enjoyed all the unexpected twists - the bombing of the UN, and the other supersoldiers, and Zemo's ultimate plan.
* After all the speculation about whether the Winter Soldier assassinated Tony's parents, and whether Tony knows about it, the writers used this plot point in the most explosive and effective way possible. Kudos.
* Natasha was awesome. Always coolheaded and farsighted, except no one ever listens to her advice. And she helped Steve right when he needed it.
* Wanda was awesome. She has staggering power, and she struggles with it.
* T'Challa was awesome. Even though for a lot of the movie, I was like "Nooo, stop, can't we all be friends?" It's such a comic book thing that the standard response to trauma is to get into a costume and become a superhero. I loved that he chose to end the cycle of vengeance.
* Sam was awesome. I loved him being Steve's most steadfast ally, I loved his interactions with Bucky, and I loved his indignation at "Bird costume?!"
* Vision just leaves me cold for some reason, even though I usually like AI characters.
* I haven't seen Ant-Man, so my reaction to Scott was rather like Tony's "Who are you?"
* Spider-Man was charmingly gawky, and it was fun seeing him be young at everyone. I'm still side-eyeing Tony dragging a high school kid into battle though.
* I like Emily VanCamp and I like Sharon, but I'm still uncomfortably weirded out about the replacement goldfish thing.
* The final fight still sits kind of oddly with me. Even when watching the trailer, it seemed unfair for Captain America and the Winter Soldier to both be whaling on Iron Man. And for the climax to be Steve defeating Tony in battle without killing him - I don't know, it's an action climax but not an emotional one. Based on the comics, I was apprehensive that someone would die, and I was hoping it would be Steve martyring himself for something he believed in or someone he wanted to protect.
* Bucky - and his reunion with Steve - was what I was most highly anticipating before the movie, but I can't think of much to say right now. Him choosing to go back into the ice was moving.
I do agree with the people who say it feels more like an Avengers movie than a Captain America movie. If Civil War had been an Avengers movie, it'd be interesting to think about what Captain America 3 would have been like.
