While I don’t do reviews here on the blog, I do like to drop a recommendation every now and then, and this is one of those times.
So… Captain America Civil War… I saw it over the weekend. Do I recommend it? That depends.
Did you watch and enjoy Winter Soldier? Do you like Spider-Man (the character, not any specific movie)? Are you okay with a movie that delivers quality action and characters, but just enough story to justify the action and characters?
If you answered “yes” to these questions, then yes, I’d recommend Civil War.
Even if you answered “no,” it might still be worth watching if only to figure out how the movie makers packed so many characters into the film without it feeling bloated or fragmented. (Even Age of Ultron couldn’t pull off that trick.)
And for those who have seen it, if (like me) you’re have a little trouble suspending disbelief over the Accords (“Despite your best efforts, some people were killed in the process of you saving the lives of everyone else on Earth, and we’re real upset about that!”), consider this: the Accords aren’t really about limiting collateral damage. They’re about taking the Avengers out of the hands of Americans.
Remember, the Avengers started out as a SHIELD (i.e., American) project. Even with SHIELD officially dead, the Avengers HQ and major members are still based out of the US — and their poster boy is called Captain America for crying out loud! It was bad enough when the Americans had yet another batch of WMDs in their arsenal, but now that the arsenal isn’t even being controlled by the government, the rest of the world felt threatened. The civilian casualties are just the excuse they need to justify their actions.
At least, that’s how I see it. 🙂
