By Nadia Ranaputri
It seems to be the year for hero vs hero. We had
Daredevil facing off The Punisher in the second season of Marvel’s Daredevil, and then we had Superman fighting Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Now,
we have Captain America defending his right against Iron Man (and that’s before
we get the epic X-Men vs The Four Horsemen in X-Men: Apocalypse). After the unfortunate disappointment of Batman
V Superman, we have yet another hero vs hero movie, this time in the form of Captain America: Civil War.
Captain
America: Civil War has a huge cast on its belt. The
problem with a movie having an insane amount of cast members is that not
everyone is given the chance to shine. They could end up as someone’s favorite
character or otherwise, a forgettable one. Civil War has none of these problems
(with the exception of Martin Freeman’s Everett Ross). In fact, every single
Avenger had their time to shine.
But really, the most hyped character of Civil War is
Spider-Man. Yes, I liked Tobey Maguire’s geeky yet mature portrayal of the
infamous web-slinger. Yes, I liked Andrew Garfield’s charming and funny
portrayal, too. But somehow I loved Tom Holland’s hilarious and young charm
portrayal more than the others. For me, this is exactly how Spider-Man is
supposed to be in Civil War: young (incredibly young), funny, and a little
naïve. Tom Holland’s portrayal ticks all of those things.
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Captain
America: Civil War is a follow up to both Avengers: Age of Ultron and Captain America: The Winter Soldier,
where after countless battles, the Avengers are questioned for the damages and
casualties that they have made during those battles. As a result, the Sokovia
Accords is made, where the Avengers will have to surrender their freedom of
operating on missions to the government.
This causes a debate between the two leaders of the Avengers: Captain
America and Iron Man; which ends with the Avengers splitting into two sides of
the debate.
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Speaking of certain Avengers, my favorite character
was no doubt Chadwick Boseman’s Black Panther. In my opinion, he was the most
developed character. He has a big part to play in this movie and he delivered. I
loved his arc and I loved his accent, suit, and combat skills. Black Panther
has an impressive rage as well as a suitable motive for why he is there. Trust
me, there has to be a word beyond “amazing” to describe how incredible he was.
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As for the villain, I thought he was a little weak,
but I realized that the villain’s
strength was actually his intelligence. A villain doesn’t have to look menacing
and they certainly don’t have to be able to fight. Sometimes the best villains
are the ones that use their intelligence, and Daniel Bruhl’s Hemlut Zemo does
just that. He’s quite similar to Lex Luthor, yes; but his reason for why he
does what he does is smarter and logical than those of Luthor’s.
Captain
America: Civil War has everything that Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice
lacked, and it’s not just the fun. Civil War gives you a fair reason about why
these heroes are against each other. But most of all, Civil War implies heavily
on the fact that both sides have rights and wrongs. It’s not one-sided. You see
the advantages and disadvantages as well as the reasons and their flaws. If a
movie makes you root for both sides of an argument, it means that it’s doing
its job right.
The action and choreography was well incorporated
and they feel real, despite some of it being CGI. This was quite a problem in
Batman V Superman, where most of its action scenes were heavily incorporated
with CGI (and obvious, too).
Overall, Captain America: Civil War has an
entertaining storyline. You see both rights and faults on both sides yet you
still root for them. Black Panther and Spider-Man had great introductions,
every Avenger had their chance to shine, and the action scenes were great to
watch. Another stunning installment from Marvel, and for this, I give it….
4.5/5 stars
