Captain America: Civil War

It seems that Marvel Studios is keeping themselves busy every year. Comic book characters are always very popular, and there are always another story to tell. No matter what comic book character you enjoy most, you are guaranteed to see that character in a film. Just look at The Avengers, 2 films so far that brought us many great comic book characters, all fit into two films. Everything from Thor, Iron Man, Hulk,  Captain America, Hawkeye, Quicksilver and many more. I recently heard that Marvel Studios is planning to make more films, with new characters coming our way, so we have a lot to look forward to. Let us focus on one comic book character for a moment. Perhaps you may remember Captain America, an old fashioned hero, that have had a long run, both in comic books, but also made into 5 films. Wait, 5 films ? Yes, 2 very old ones, one released in 1979 called Captain America, and then we have a film released in 1990. Are these ones any good ? Let me put it this way, if you enjoy bad acting, bad special effects and cheesy action scenes, then you might find something to be entertained about. You could say that Captain America got a reboot in 2011, with the film Captain America: The First Avenger. This was the first film with actor Chris Evans becoming Captain America, and i have to say i enjoyed this film. As an introduction to this super hero, director Joe Johnston managed to make some interesting ideas puzzled together. The film did well at the box office, but was actually not a big profit like Thor, with Chris Hemsworth. Either way, i still think that it was a good introduction to how Captain America developed into the superhero, that millions of comic book readers love. The sequel Captain America: The Winter Soldier, made some major changes. Now, you had Captain America in present day, and there are a lot more comic book characters included here. We have Nick Fury, Black Widow and Falcon joined in the film. You could tell that directors Anthony Russo and John Russo, wanted to make Captain America more majestic, and more powerful than in the first film. The special effects were more massive, and action scenes were also more detailed. It was no big surprise that a third film was coming our way, because the fans love their Marvel Studios releases. This third time around, we have the same directors on board from the previous film Winter Soldier, and we have an even bigger cast included. Some characters from last time is here, but we have some new faces in here, how about Spider-Man and Ant Man, in the same film as Captain America ? Sounds too good to be true. But the question is, does film lift the genre into a completely more stronger position, or should they have left Captain America alone after 2 films ?

In 1991, the brain washed super-soldier James " Buckey " Barnes ( Sebastian Stan ), is dispatched from a Hydra base in Siberia to intercept an automobile carrying a case of super-soldier serum. In present day,  Captain America ( Chris Evans ), Black Widow ( Scarlett Johansson ), Falcon ( Sam Wilson ) and Scarlet Witch ( Elisabeth Olsen ) stop Brock Rumlow ( Frank Grillo ) from stealing a biological weapon in a lab located in Lagos. Rumlow blows himself up, hoping to kill Captain America. Scarlet Witch tries to protect the team with her telekinesis, it all goes terribly wrong. Buildings around are destroyed, and innocent Wakandan humanitarian workers are killed. This becomes a very serious issue, so at the team´s headquarters , U.S. Secretary Of State Thaddeus Ross, inform everyone that the United Nations ( UN ) is preparing to pass the Sokovia Accords. This means that the UN Panel will be able to oversee and control The Avengers. Since the Wakandan humanity workers were killed, the tension between Avengers is being divided. Tony Stark ( Robert Downey, Jr ) supports the idea of The Avengers being watched, because he feels responsible for Ultron´s creation and Sokovia´s destruction. Steve Rogers ( Chris Evans ) does not agree, and have faith in his own judgment, and not in the government. Tensions between the Avengers keeps on growing, as more problems arrive. At a conference in Vienna, a bomb kills King T´Chaka of Wakanda ( John Kani ), video footage is found that the bomber is Buckey Barnes. King T´Chaka´s son T´Challa ( Chadwick Boseman ) wovs till kill Barnes. The Avengers situation is no longer in control, and the war is just about to reach another level.

Since i enjoyed the 2 earlier films with Chris Evans in the lead role, i will make this very simple. Captain America: Civil War is the best of these films so far. And there are several reasons to why i feel this way. First of all the action scenes are more detailed, with more power than in the earlier films. You have some major battle scenes between different superhero characters, and these moments are very precious. Another detail i really enjoy is the dialogue between Chris Evans and Robert Downey, Jr. We all know that Tony Stark is fast with his words, and very straight forward to say what he thinks. And this is where it gets funny, since Captain America have a different way of communicating. The tone of the film is also very different than the previous ones, because you could say that this is a major battle between two groups. Did you ever expect to see Captain America fight against Iron Man, on a big screen ? Of course we did not expect to see Zack Snyder direct Batman fighting Superman either, but these 2 films are very different. While Batman V Superman struggled with a bad script, and too many problems, Captain America: Civil War have a much stronger plot, and deliver so much more entertainment . The acting is much better, the special effects is really good, and from a Marvel perspective, we get a lot of nice details that comic book lovers will enjoy. If you enjoyed the massive action scenes in the second Captain America film, you will love this third film even more. You get more of everything here, including a bigger cast with more superheroes, and other comic book characters. As an example, we get Spider-Man in here, Ant-Man and Black Panther included, among others, and you can tell that directors Anthony Russo and John Russo, really tried to make this even bigger than last time. There are some really cool special effects along the way, where some unexpected turns make the film more interesting. To see these superheroes deal with personal issues, and handle the situations with conflicts, is both fascinating, and gives you joy. Since there are so many of them here, you should have seen other Marvel films, to understand some of their backgrounds, it makes it easier to understand their positions. Directors Anthony and John Russo really knows how to handle this genre, and make sure we get the right comic book feeling. Everything is not perfect, but that´s ok, this film proves that there is still hope for Marvel Films in the future. The acting from almost all the actors deliver on a high level, and i especially enjoy Robert Downey, Jr as Tony Stark, no one could be better than him as this character. Chris Evans is still really good as Captain America. He may not be my favourite Marvel character, but this film gives him the chance to shine. One character i am looking forward to see more of, is Black Panther, played by Cadwick Boseman. I heard rumours that Black Panther will have his own film, but until then, check him out here. If you are a Marvel Comic Book fan, or love superheroes from the Marvel universe, i have a feeling you will enjoy this ride. Excuse me for a moment, i need to put on my Hulk costume, i see Jehovas Witnessess outside our house, time to smash some holy books.

Rating: DDDD