I just saw an advanced screening of Captain America: Civil War, and I am still trying to collect my thoughts. Let me just say right away that this might have been my favorite Marvel movie yet. I was apprehensive about the film going in, there were more characters involved than ever before, there was a lot of new characters to introduce, and there was a lot of story to see rise, climax, and fall all in the time restraints of one movie. That being said, I think they did wonderfully. Let's break this down. Avengers: The movie starts with a great scene showing the training that has obviously taken place between AOU and CACW, and for the most part the team seems to gel together quite well. Each member is dealing with their own personal trauma and grief, however, and that will serve as a catalyst to tear them apart. While this is a Captain America movie and not an Avengers flick, each member of the team gets a share of the screen time, and more than a few good, quotable lines. There are some moments that seemed a little forced, and a few characters that I feel have not yet been fleshed out for their full potential, and that mostly falls to the two newest members of the team, Wanda and Vision. The two have some great moments, but I hope that this is not the best we see from them when both characters have potential for so much character growth. New Characters to the team(s): Black Panther, never-before-seen Spider-Man, and Ant Man. I was going into this movie with very little expectations for Black Panther and Spider-Man. I didn't know much about Black Panther, and I was starting to get tired of Spider-Man, so It really caught me off guard how well done and developed these characters were. With so much else going on in this film, there was still a chance for you to get to know both of these characters and get invested in their part of the narrative as well. Antman we see less of, backstory wise, most likely due to his previous movie, but there are still some twists to the story since we last left him with Hank Pym. Some may argue that Agent 13 (Sharon Carter) should be included here, but we see disappointedly little of her in the over all story arc of the film, so I don't consider her as truly a part of the team. A whole lot of story going on: I am still amazed by the amount of story that fit into one movie. The whole time I was anxiously waiting for a scene or two from the trailer that I hadn't seen yet, and thought for sure that they would not have enough time to do those scenes properly. They proved me wrong at almost every turn, and even the scenes that I thought I knew, they managed to still catch me by surprise. There were only a few scenes that I wished they had expanded on a little more, but unfortunately the ending was one of those scenes. I don't want to give anything away, so I'll just say that I wish they had resolved the conflict in a different way than they had, as the ending left a lot still up in the air. Overall, I loved the movie and felt that they managed to do justice to the team(s). The action was perfectly done, and the fight choreography was amazing to watch. It was also refreshing to see some new tech and toys for the team, especially for fans of the comics. Would recommend 5/5!
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