Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Directed by Joe Russo
Following the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act designed to regulate all superhuman activity. This polarizes opinion amongst the Avengers, causing two factions to side with Iron Man or Captain America, which causes an epic battle between former allies.
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Partway through a dramatic battle in “Captain America: Civil War,” a character makes a passing joke about 1980’s “The Empire Strikes Back.”
The dialogue is peppered with movie and pop-cultural references — at one point, Spider-Man draws inspiration from “a really old movie” called “The Empire Strikes Back” — and there is even a sly joke about the proliferation of “enhanced” battlers of evil and world-threatening events.
Not that it will come as much of a surprise to anyone with a degree in MCU studies that “Civil War’s” roster of fighters includes the first big-screen incarnation of T’Challa/Black Panther (a striking Chadwick Boseman), as well as the latest incarnation of Spider-Man, with the plucky young British actor Tom Holland (“The Impossible,” “In the Heart of the Sea”) donning the nervous, nerdy mien of Peter Parker to terrifically scene-stealing effect.
Tom Holland ( The Impossible ) makes a stunning debut as the new Spider-Man.
Tom Holland, who did such amazing work in The Impossible, only has a few scenes here but he makes the most of his screen time by reminding viewers of this franchise’s continued excitement.
Skepticism over a third actor in the span of nine years portraying a new incarnation of Peter Parker/Spider-Man (following Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield) vanishes in an instant as the immensely likable, youthful, genuine Tom Holland (2012's " The Impossible ") walks onto the screen; he is fantastic, and so is Marisa Tomei (2015's " Love the Coopers ") in her brief appearance as Aunt May.
Wanda's breakout begins a series of apologies made from one Avenger to another as sides are drawn, Lieutenant James Rhodes (Don Cheadle) standing with Stark, who also recruits the fledgling Spider-Man (Tom Holland, "The Impossible," breathing new, golly-gee-whiz life into the character) much to the delight of Peter's besotted aunt (Marisa Tomei).
Being familiar with “Spider-man,” “Thor,” and “The Hulk” wouldn’t hurt either.
Mientras que la Mujer Maravilla protagoniza escenas aisladas de la trama principal, viendo ridículos videos en su laptop en los que introducen de manera forzada a otros héroes como Aquaman o Flash; Capitán América presenta a Pantera Negra y Spider-Man de manera mucho más orgánica en la trama.
My favorite mid-battle exchange may be the laconic moment of bonding/rivalry between Cap and Spider-Man.
It’s a bit like The Fugitive, if Harrison Ford had super-powered backup and the man with one arm was the one trying to prove his innocence.
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But like the last truly great superhero movie, “Spider-Man 2,” this one thrives on its quieter, seemingly throwaway moments: Bucky and the Cap recalling their youth in 1930s Brooklyn; Bucky pleading with Anthony Mackie’s Sam (aka The Falcon) to move his seat forward in the tiny VW Bug they’re shoehorned into; Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda (aka The Scarlet Witch) offering cooking tips to Paul Bettany’s copper-faced droid, Vision; and my favorite, Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man going all starry-eyed when he finally meets his hero, Captain America.
"Spider-Man 2" predates the dawn of the MCU, but these movies have never forgotten that film's bittersweet parting thought: Compassion is both our greatest strength, and our greatest liability.
The Accords place the Avengers under the control of a U.N. panel, which is seen as a necessary corrective for the superheroes’ unbridled power and tendency toward collateral damage—a familiar conceit that we’ve seen everywhere from Watchmen (2009), to The Incredibles (2004), to the recent Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).
There is still the sense, as there was with Batman v Superman , that all this fretting and fallout over the negative side of superheroes was dealt with perfectly adequately more than a decade ago in Pixar’s The Incredibles .
A scene between Wanda and Vision where he attempts to cook for the first time, for example, has little to do with the central plot but is the sort of special observational touch that 2014's " Guardians of the Galaxy " had, setting it apart from the lesser, more by-the-numbers Marvel entries.
The Accords place the Avengers under the control of a U.N. panel, which is seen as a necessary corrective for the superheroes’ unbridled power and tendency toward collateral damage—a familiar conceit that we’ve seen everywhere from Watchmen (2009), to The Incredibles (2004), to the recent Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).
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Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, who delivered “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” a film that diverted from the standard popcorn movie and gave audiences a more complex political thriller along the lines of “Three Days of the Condor.”
It doesn’t quite reach the majesty of Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight,” but it feels as though the franchise is growing up.
There's a fair bit of " The Dark Knight " logic, or "logic," to the storytelling.