Marvel's form of Angst.

Rating: 8/10 (8 May 2016)

Unlike the DC films I have seen that are full of foreboding and angst and self reflection and are dark and broody, such as "Batman v. Superman", I find Marvel to be warm, inviting, cheerful and fun, even when they are being broody.
The story picks up from the last Marvel films Ant-man and Avengers:Age of Ultron. It does not incorporate any of the "Agents of Shield" television series, as happened last year. The Avengers, as they stand, are Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow, Falcon (from Captain America: Winter Soldier and Ant-Man) and Scarlet Witch (from Age of Ultron). At the home base is Vision (from Age of Ultron), who makes some pivotal decisions later in the film.
Saving the world many times comes at a great cost of human lives, and rather than be grateful only 10,000 died instead of a million, the UN has now created a protocol to put a rhetorical political leash on the Avengers. Not all agree. Tony says the Avengers need oversight (since there is no more official S.H.I.E.L.D), whereas Captain America believes the hero force must be independent to fight evil where they find it. If they were all of the same mind, there would be no movie. This is because *spoiler alert* the bad guy, named Zemo, is counting on this division. Zemo is grieving for his lost family killed in Sokovia by the villain Ultron lifting the city and then dropping it. Of course, he blames the Avengers. So he has hatched a long, convoluted scheme.
This is my only problem with the Marvel universe. Blame the bad guy, not the heroes who saved us from the bad guys. But then we wouldn't put ourselves into the position of trying to control them politically. And Zemo is counting on this schism to seek revenge by making hero battle hero. And it works. There is a sub- plot about a group of "super-soldiers" formulated at the same time as Winter-Soldier (who also is a possible future ally.) It leads to some of the best fight scenes ever (not). No, it actually leads to nowhere, as they were only used as a ruse to get to a video. A video taken from some mysterious camera, that happened to be just where it needed to be.
But enough with that. These are super-hero's, after all, so if I can suspend disbelief about that, surely I can suspend disbelief about conveniently placed cameras.
As a wrap, I can say that when the credits rolled, and I put down my empty soda cup and empty popcorn bag, I had a smile on my face and a warm feeling in my soul, for I had just seen a very important chapter in the Marvel Universe's history and am anxious to see more.