One thing
universally agreed upon about this movie is that the villain was unnecessary
and I concur. Everyone is going to be O.K. expect for the bad guy. If someone
strikes, it is or blocked, reverted into a stronger comeback, or takes blow but
continues as if they were never harmed. His plan was extremely complex and it
played out the way it did only because the movie wanted to. But, for a change
it was refreshing to see a human antagonist who uses his wit and intellect to
defeat the heroes. He doesn't have a grandeur motive to destroy to world, and I
really appreciated that. That still doesn't take away the face that he was
inessential to the overall plot.
The new
characters in this movie are amazing too. Tom Holland as Spider- Man and
Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther were magnificent. I still do not know who I
liked more but both roles were performed excellently and I cannot wait for
their individual films. This is Ant-Man's first time with the Avengers and he
held his own as well in this movie as well which I enjoyed.
To an
extent, the movie struggles to find its voice for half the film, as the
building blocks are slowly put down for the film. This can be good too, though,
allowing for more character development. Unlike the Avengers films, this movie
is not teeming with fight scene after fight scene. Rather they are more spaced,
and rightly so; any more fight scenes and this movie would have been
indistinguishable from any other Avengers film.
Movie
lacks good continuity. It is fun at moments, then at some you are wondering how
long until movie ends. Movie shouldn't last 2.5 hours, filled with cheesy
lines, unnecessary parts. Movie would maybe be best superhero movie ever if it
lasted hour and 40. Plus from me is that there are no usual Marvel jokes, and
whole movie feels SLIGHTLY darker than usual, which is plus from me.
You can
relate some action scenes to Asia's martial arts movie, like when Cap is gunned
down (check 66-70 minutes on CineRill: http://www.cinerill.com/watchmovie-captain-america-civil-war-full-movie-online-free-v28-271110)
and fall from building to the ground, Jacky Chan's stunt has done that 'fall'
before. The way Black Widow/Romanoff doing 'parkour' in the market, just like
Donnie Yen did in "Bodyguards and Assassins" and so on. The Russo's
brothers seem to be a martial art fans and it's good, they made the action
scenes awesome by combining the grace of Asia/Hongkong's martial art and the
explosive/spectacular of Hollywood's CGI and special effects.
This
movie is good, but it's not great. Civil War is engaging enough to keep you
entertained, but The Winter Soldier is intense enough to keep you on the edge
of your seat, and so I prefer the latter. I guarantee by the end of it all,
you'll be sucker-punched through the heart. RDJ isn't just a great actor, he's
a force and I love him for that and never phones in a performance; if anything,
he owes his second chance in life to Iron Man and Marvel and that is evident
(hell, he even owns the Avengers logo which sits in his office!) I'm not
ashamed to admit it but I man-cried in Act 3. Kudos to the writers who deserve
an Oscar each.
