Civilized War

Marvel's answer to DC's Batman v Superman is here. With considerably more heroes in one movie. More heroes than Avengers: Age of Ultron. It stars Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr with newcomers Tom Holland and Chadwick Boseman, directed by The Russo Brothers who did The Winter Soldier. The film continues the story after TWS and also Ultron. I was pretty hyped on this movie, and it's gonna be fun to see after BvS. 

Captain America's Avengers team is creating a bit of a chaos in of their missions. The UN called a council to keep the heroes on check. Captain disagrees but Tony Stark agrees because of the casualties in Sokovia and also his own guilt for creating Ultron. In the meantime, Bucky resurfaces and is currently a fugitive, so Cap, being a bro that he is, tries to find Bucky and also protects him.

First things first, Civil War is better than BvS, if you want to compare. The storyline was well-fleshed out, the characters were given enough screentime and the fights were satisfying. The jokes were the best part of the movie and although it almost became annoying, it thankfully didn't. I loved how they introduced Spider-Man almost seamlessly while also making fun of Marisa Tomei's casting. Also Black Panther was alright even though it would be annoying in his solo movie if he keeps that accent (Scarlet Witch's Russian accent was diluted tho, and she is still amazing af). That titular fight that has been teased was satisfying. It was more than the 8-minute Batman vs Superman fight and each character gets his/her own moments to shine. Nevertheless, the film felt super safe without any consequences. And the villain's endgame, played by Daniel Bruhl, was a tad better than 'same mom's name Martha.' The film kept it really safe and still maintains to keep us excited for future films. I, once again, doubt the Russos could deliver a Joss Whedon-caliber Avengers film. This film was bland compared to the two Avengers films. There's no killer shot like the slow-mo fights between the Avengers and Ultron robots or that killer opening shot where all the Avengers were in one frame or if you still want to compare to BvS, no Wonder Woman entrance-type moment that makes you cheer or leave you in awe. There were some cool and pleasant moments but it was everywhere. Probably each time Tony Stark suit up, but we've seen them in five previous films. The Russos did a crowdpleasing but merely functional job. Also have I mentioned that the film felt hollow because the score by Henry Jackman couldnt match all the action that are happening on screen. Bottomline, Civil War is a good movie, you'll recommend it to your friend but I don't think a conversation around this film would last longer than three minutes. It's a good Marvel movie, but it's an okay movie in general. Captain America: Civil War: rated 3/4.

note:
Probably Batman v Superman hurt and helped this movie. It helped us to praise this movie more because our basic instinct was to compare it to that underwhelming film. However, it hurt this film because after that lackluster of missed opportunities, we want this film to be more than what was shown in the trailer and we want it bad but it didn't. I mean, BvS left such an impression (be it good or bad or mixed) that I am still thinking about that film even after more than a month. BvS made us audience more critical about similar film which is Civil War. As a whole, I don't think Civil War is even better than The Winter Soldier. Or probably we have reached the superhero fatigue.

note part II:
Am I the only one who's disappointed that Spidey's suit was enhanced by Tony Stark? As cool as it may sounds, I always thought the idea of Spidey as a self-made hero and anyone could be him. A nerd guy who was given an extraordinary power to help others, thus the help from Tony Stark might break that idea for me.