I personally felt it was an 'okay' film and simply put: another Marvel movie (meaning it's just like the other Marvel movies). From my point of view, a film and universe, as vastly extensive as it is- my expectations may have been too high. The world of comics to me- is not just make-believe, it's storytelling with fantastical imaginations of what can, is, and should be occurring in everyday life, just with super powered beings. (And which is what makes Marvel characters unique, they themselves having human conditions.)
The movie as whole, was okay to watch, but it felt like all the other movies, let alone, like the other Captain America movies, where Rogers is always right, he is just up against another person disagreeing with him so he goes AWOL (ironic for a soldier). This time, again, he tells Tony, his gut feeling and Tony doesn't believe Rogers, whom he was fought with in a few battles to save the earth. The relationship or bond with Rogers and Stark, in my opinion, wasn't there. The fact that Stark is very unreasonable throughout the movie, thier relationship felt more like co-workers. The movie itself. It felt like watching a slideshow of trailer scenes in order. It was not a shitty movie, nor was it the best movie marvel has made so far. It felt like a rushed idea about two leaders clashing without truly setting up for it. (But there's 13 movies!? That never really cared about collateral damage, unless you watch the Netflix series, but that was in the Netflix series, and is not felt in the movies, at all- the Avengers are seemingly oblivious to all threats unless it's an end-of-the-world type threat which is literally every movie). You have two characters seemingly "friends" suddenly become irrational and now members are choosing a side. My emotions for the movie, is mirrored to that of Baron Zemo, the Avengers fought, then just went home, all the other details considered were not. People die, shit get f***ed up and it's fine (sarcasm) for a universe of this caliber, this formula, yet if you're going to introduce consequences now, at least put more emphasis on it. Marvel movies are fun, but don't pretend to tell a story that you haven't for 12 movies. So it was just another movie to watch. In my opinion, it was nothing new, nothing great as the hype has concluded. I walked in expecting a fun, one-time-watch movie and walked out with just that.
The Good:
- The introduction of a new character (Black Panther) without the need for an origin stories, the actor has done a great job to showcase his presense among established actors and characters without seeming as an addition to the cast, but a part of the cast.
- The performance by Olsen for Wanda, personally I love it. Along with Evans, he does very well as Captain America.
- My favorite sequence was the chase sequence, superb. That sequence was superb.
The Bad:
- Tony Stark bringing in a kid to an established organization and fight among adults, a fight, which even as he is strong, could kill him... And on that note, consequences, the amount of explosions and shooting, and kicking and punching during the airport scene, yet everyone is still to an extent in tact. There isn't any emotion towards any of the characters on my part for whomever gets hurt, I know, they'll all survive.
- And aren't all heroes are to be registered or just the Avengers, did I miss that part? And shouldn't Spiderman be registered?
- How did the world know The Vision..is an A.I. (it's to be assumed?)
- The CGI was very noticeable, it was awful, and you could tell which scenes were digitized. Spiderman was fairly noticeable that it was a CGI Spiderman moving about even standing still. The frame rate itself, I don't know about you guys, but it was choppy and movements seemed to jump.
- Predictable choreography sequences (besides the chase sequence with Panther and WS was beautiful, the rest...maybe it was the CGI). (They should get the guys from The Raid to help them out a bit or a lot)
- Tony Stark finding out about Zemo and the fact WS mask, then asking his A.I. to send it to Ross, and then meeting Ross... yet acting as if he's on Ross's side, like doesn't Ross know it's not the WS and Zemo now since you sent him the info already..?
The Ugly:
- Steve Rogers was right in CA1, Steve Rogers was right in CA2, Steve Rogers was right in Avengers 2... and Steve Rogers is right about Bucky in Capt America 3. It should've been called - Captain America: Is Right Again Tony. (It should've just been about Crossbones or Zemo and not Capt going AWOL)
- 13 Movies it took to discuss collateral damage and consequences.
- The movie is called Civil War, not at all based on Civil War of the comics.
Argument: The cinematic universe is different.
Counter-Argument: If it is different, then why change other characters? If the Ancient One can be a woman, why can't the Sorcerer Supreme be of a different race.
Counter-Arguement: They chose the best actor..
Counter: So billions of people on the planet, only one individual can play a certain character. What about all the Batmen, Jokers, Hulks... anyways. The movies should be based on comic book, but understandably Civil War: The Movie can't.. so call it something else. And save Civil War for a whole Phase.
This is simply my perspective. I just didn't feel like it was all that great, a movie to stand along other great comic book movies, but a filler, like a filler episode.