-Scarlet Witch:
Yeah, she has gone through a lot between Avengers II and this movie.
She lost her brother and killed a bunch of people trying to protect
her friends. I like that they keep hinting that she is unpredictable
with her powers.
-Black Widow:
For all the bitching that went on about this character in Avengers
II, no one should call her weak in this movie. While she isn't in it
that much, she has an important moment at the end of the second act.
It makes sense.
-The Vision
played by Paul
Bettany : Okay, I like seeing the sweater version of the
Vision. He has more to do here despite the fact he's not the center
of the story . There are some funny moments with him that Paul
Bettany handling it rather well. His relationship with SW is
handled extremely well too and built upon the last Avengers movie. I
love that Bettany still plays him as a guy that is merely a few
months old and still doesn't have a handle on his feelings on SW.
The Russo
Brothers kept the movie/story going with only a few slow points.
However, some of those slower points do in fact stand out. unlike
Avengers 2, these slower moments aren't as painful as the farm scenes
in Avengers 2.
Due to the
larger superhero roster, some of the more modern day spy stuff people
loved in the second Cap movie isn't really in this movie as much.
This is more of a superhero movie with certain spy elements carried
over and a more personal story weaved into the third act.
The special
effects are really good for this movie. I loved seeing Spider-Man
and team Iron-Man take on Giant-Man. The CGI is pretty much seamless
with the practical stunts and effects. However, most Marvel movies
look good when it comes to special effects.
Henry Jackman
has come back to score the film. It is a completely different style
of music from his 24-ish genre type score from Winter Soldier. I
like the direction he took here with the symphonic tone. This new
score sounds akin to the scores from traditional superhero movies and
even has a classical tone to some of themes. Winter Soldier's sore
has grown on me, but this score is better and much cleaner.
One of my
biggest gripes with the movie are the shaky camera shots. They were
a problem in action movies in the early 2000s and I hate seeing that
technique creeping into current movies. I really didn't notice it in
their second Marvel outing, but it is noticeable in Civil War. I
hate it because it takes away from stunt work and special effects.
Leave this shit for the video games.
despite its
minor problems, the movie handles both sides of the argument fairly
well. However, I am more on the side of Cap than Stark. As I've
gotten older, I have moved from left to the center with a view of
government being too big and overreaching. It makes since to see why
Cap would be against the UN tying the Avengers' hands. Too much red
tape would slow them down and might cost them lives. Stark has a
point and too, He sees firsthand why there needs to be oversight.
It doesn't make him a trust villain.
Overall, this is
a pure Marvel movie fun with some serious overtones that don't bog
down the fun stuff. The writers and directors know how to balance
out the script. The acting is top notch and the movie plot runs
along at a brisk pace with only a few filler bits here and there.
The Russo brothers outdid themselves and further build upon the
strong and rich MCU. I can't wait to see them work on the a proper
Avengers movie. You've impressed me here. It is time to step up your
game, DC.
Grade: A-
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