This was the most anticipated movie release of 2016, and it has become the highest grossing MARVEL film of all time (including "The Avengers"). It's definitely the best "Captain America" movie out of the trilogy. The second and third movies in the franchise were directed and produced by Anthony and Joe Russo, and both films are much better than the first "Captain America" movie! The Russo brothers are also expected to direct the "Avengers: Infinity War" films. If you haven't seen it yet, it's based on the original MARVEL "Civil War" comic books, and it's packed with more mutants than "The Avengers" movies. In fact, it seems like this could easily be the third installment of the "Avengers" franchise. In the beginning, this film features the NEW "Avengers" team that we saw at the end of "Age of Ultron". They come together to easily defeat "Rumlo", who returns as "Crossbones" after nearly dying at the end of the second movie.
However, they become divided in this movie when "Captain America" directly disobeys government orders so he can protect his friend "Bucky" (AKA "Winter Soldier"). The government is looking for "Bucky" and still sees him as the enemy and a fugitive after the villain, "Zemo", frames him for a bombing. "Zemo" wants to destroy the "Avengers", but he knows he can't beat them. So, he tricks them into fighting each other and destroying themselves. But how did he know that his plan would work so well? It's only by chance that "Iron Man" finds "Captain Rogers" and "Bucky" in Siberia at the end of the movie....So how could "Zemo" possibly predict that was going to happen??! (That's a BIG plot hole) "Rogers" knows that "Bucky" is innocent, so he helps him stay on the run and becomes a fugitive himself in the process.
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The U.N. tells the "Avengers" that they can no longer operate privately and without restrictions. "Stark" is almost a villain in this movie- he agrees with the governmental and helps arrest his own friends. The only people on "Tony Stark's" side are "Vision" and his buddy "Rhodes/ War Machine", so he recruits a very young "Spider-Man" to join his side. This is the third actor to play "Spider-Man"..... it's getting a little confusing and ridiculous. Why couldn't Andrew Garfield just continue playing the role of "Peter Parker"? In this movie, he is played by Tom Holland (an unknown British actor).
This film also introduces "Black Panther"- a skilled warrior with a "vibranium" suit, who is also the King of "Wakanda". He eventually joins "Iron Man" in capturing "Captain America" and his best friend, "Bucky Barnes"/"The Winter Soldier". But "Captain America" is not alone either; he is joined by "Agent 13", "Bucky", "Falcon", "Ant-Man", "Hawkeye", "Scarlet Witch" and eventually "Black Widow". These two groups of powerful mutants battle each other in the most epic fight scenes. The airport battle was probably the best part of the movie. There's no question as to which side you're on. Obviously, the audience wants "Captain America's" team to win. "Tony Stark" is a jerk in this movie and he gets his ass kicked by "Steve Rogers" and had the better team. After all, this is a "Captain America" movie! I take back what I said about Paul Rudd being a bad casting choice for "Ant-Man"; he was perfect as the comic relief in such a tense fight. I definitely like the "Captain America" trilogy way more than the "Iron Man" trilogy.
The "MCU" is expanding quickly introducing more and more characters in each film. The secret scene at the end of the credits is a setup for the upcoming "Black Panther" movie and the new "Spider-Man Homecoming" movie, both set to release in 2017. I give "Captain America: Civil War" a 8/ 10 rating - It's absolutely phenomenal, but I'm sad to see the end of this "Captain America" franchise.
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