The Russo Brothers do it again !!!

Rating: 9/10 (17 March 2017)

ADVANTAGES: #1 The conclusion of the Avengers' activities: There are two Avengers movies so far and they both show us the same thing...the Avengers kicking ass fighting armies of CGI aliens/robots and facing no critisism from the goverment and most importantly from the people. In "Civil War" that doesn't happen because after an incident which resulted in collateral damage Captain America and his new team of Avengers are finally dealt from both the goverment and the people with some controversy. And that's the filmmakers trying to show us the other side of the coin...the dark truth Marvel movies lacked since now...the consequences of each battle. #2 The continuation of the Winter Soldier's story. "Civil War" not only continued Cap's search for his friend but it also made the Winter Soldier an extra factor for civil war to break out. The fact Cap didn't sign the Sokovia Accords might not have been an important reason to pit him against his team colleagues but the fact he was trying to help a former Hydra spy credited with dozens of assassinations crossed the line and it worked beautifully for both Captain America 3 and the Civil War story the movie was trying to tell. #3 The new characters. Black Panther finally makes his debut and he is awesome. They totally nailed him. Everything about him was perfect: the outfit, the nails, the combat and Chadwick Boseman's performance. Tom Holland's Spider-Man was great too although we haven't seen much of him yet. I liked the way he performed as Peter Parker, his combat style and the fact he developed the web-shooters on his own. Finally, I liked Daniel BrÃ¼hl's Zemo. He might not be the faithful comic-book version of Baron Zemo but his character was realistic and had the perfect motivation. #4 The perfect way almost all characters were handled. The Russos did an awesome job by giving almost all characters a strong motivation to fight against each other and they all had their moment to shine and interact with one another. They also didn't cross the line by turning Captain America: Civil War into Avengers: Civil War keeping the story more focused and relatable to Captain America. #5 The action. What's there to say about the action? It was epic. It was perfectly choreographed and each character had his moments. The ending fight was mind-blowing, emotional and one of the best ones I've seen in a movie. #6 December 16, 1991. The movie starts with one of Winter Soldier's missions while being under Hydra's control and while this is a great way to start the movie so we may get a taste of what the Winter Soldier has done over the years, it serves the plot of the film perfectly. The persons Bucky murdered in December 16, 1991 were Tony's parents. It was an epic moment when Zemo showed the footage of that night to Tony, Cap and Bucky and not only it gave these characters a reason to get back to fighting each other once again but it also was a shocking moment and a brilliant plot-twist.
DISADVANTAGES:
1# About Spider-Man and Ant-Man. "Civil War" finally introduces the MCU version of Spider-Man and despite the fact it was fan watching him back in action, his involvement in the war didn't make much sense.The fact Tony knows that the wall-crawler is actually Peter Parker is not yet clear considering the videos he had only show Spider- Man helping people while he's wearing a mask.Plus, in this movie Tony becomes more responsible and he joins the government and signs the Sokovia Accords, so I find it quite irresponsible and contradictory bringing a 16- year old boy in a battle in which he could have ended up like War Machine or even worse. The other character that didn't quite fit in the story is Ant-Man. Scott Lang has been a criminal who is now starting to become the hero he would never dream of. The fact he joins Captain America and steps out of the law (AGAIN) doesn't make any sense. Not only he breaks the law again but he has absolutely no motivation to get involved in the war. Has his friendship with Sam Wilson aka Falcon become so powerful since their last meeting that he's willing to risk going back to imprisonment instead of embracing his role as a father and live his life with his daughter?
#2 The Humor.
After a dark and without many jokes Captain America 2 I was expecting "Civil War" to be if not darker than the "The Winter Soldier" then at least more serious. But it wasn't. There were some very funny moments in the movie that I liked but overall it had quite a lot of humor in it. Especially in the airport scene in which the two teams were fighting each other there is a huge amount of jokes and it's disappointing watching avenger vs. avenger (which is like family vs. family at this point in the MCU) cracking jokes and not being serious about it.
#3 No Consequences. The final throw down ends with Tony being defeated and Cap trying to help his friend Bucky. And while this is a great way for the movie to end, a few minutes after we see Tony in the Avengers' HQ receiving a letter from Steve saying: "When Thanos arrives just give me a call and I'll be there". Well, that's not what he said but the movie ends with a very optimistic way which suggests that no matter what happened between them, Steve and Tony can still get along and they will. Still despite the fact "Civil War" showed us the conclusion of the Avengers' activities and the collateral damage they had caused over the years, the movie ends with not even one major character dying and not only it does that but it also tries to reconstruct Steve's relationship with Tony ignoring the fact they were fighting to death a few scenes ago.
EXCEPTIONAL: 8.5/10