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Captain America: Civil War

November 1, 2018
By MovieReviewer_18 ELITE, Short Hills, New Jersey
MovieReviewer_18 ELITE, Short Hills, New Jersey
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 Captain America: Civil War is the third movie in the Captain America series and continues the adventures of Steve Rogers, while also managing to tie in most of the other Avengers, making the movie feel like an Avengers movie from Captain America's perspective. It all starts when political pressure begins to build up, due to the fact that Earth's mightiest heroes have been responsible for millions of dollars worth of damage, as well as the death of hundreds. Although they do their best to save just about everyone in need, this is simply not a possibility, and the world wants to put the group of superheroes under supervision by the United Nations. When some of the members begin to get informed about some of the lives who were lost at their hands, the group isn't quite sure what they should do. Because of this, the group becomes deeply divided and starts to take sides on who is right and who isn't. Steve believes that the team cannot possibly go under control by the government, because they're heroes for when the world needs them, not when they're told to go. However, Tony Stark believes that the team should just accept the reality and agree to the terms, because it's just a matter of time before they get put under a government's control eventually, and at least it's the highly respected United Nations. This causes the team to split and smash heads against one another, and when super-powered people clash with one another, it spells doom. Due to their incredible powers, the debate escalates until team members are forced to choose sides and stick with that side, and each side eventually begins enlisting outside superhero help, which only furthers the fighting, and a civil war between the Avengers is born. 

 Although Captain America: Civil War is technically a Captain America movie, the film seems to feel much more like an Avengers movie, and this further causes the adventure to be extremely important in the Marvel cinematic universe. Not only does the movie build up future ones' plots and is extremely beneficial for audiences to better understand Earth's mightiest heroes, but it also manages to allow fans to gain a better understanding of the true purpose of the Avengers. 
 

The beginning of the movie starts things off brilliantly, and it is quite interesting to see the heroes deal with being famous and how the world reacts to their acts of heroism. Things quickly get more and more exciting, and by the middle, audiences are mind-blown and on the edges of their seats. The ending to the movie is arguably the best part, and it manages to be incredibly enticing, as well as have some fantastic battle scenes. The movie manages to tie together the entire movie together to create a cohesive story, and Captain America: Civil War even manages to tie together the entire franchise together superbly. There are thrilling twists and turns at seemingly every corner, and there are absolutely a few that no one will see coming, which does nothing but help to add to the adventurous feel that the movie possesses. 

 The movie is action-packed to the brim, and there is a memorable amount of intensity and suspense in the movie that takes advantage of the unbelievable amount of character development, as well as create emotionally rich scenes. Captain America and Iron Man's disagreement on the important conflict allows the movie to demonstrate just how human most of the heroes really are and how they aren't that different from the average human being, which allows viewers to connect with their fan-favorite heroes on an entirely new level. Iron Man begins to not feel like a fictional, eccentric billionaire, and Captain America seems to no longer be an unfathomable, seventy-plus year old who helped America win World War II. 

 Even though none of the movie should be able to work, it does so triumphantly. There are more than enough characters on the screen, and none of them should be able to shine, but they all do amazingly. In fact, although the amount of superheroes is near incalculable, every character has a somewhat important, vital role in the movie, and this allows all of them to bring out their inner greatness. Because there are so many superheroes, the fighting scenes are just so spectacular and are one of the many reasons that the movie stays true to its name, since it showcases a full out superhero civil war. 

 The vividly outstanding visual effects bring the comics to life and make the well-known heroes sparkle in ways that make Captain America: Civil War feel like an actual event that could occur in the real world and be taught in history textbooks. The superb special effects help to elevate the battles an insane amount, and they help to take the movie to the next level of greatness, while also showing the true might and grit of the relatable heroes. 

 Not only was the movie a massive hit with fans, but critics seemed to be equally satisfied. Rotten Tomatoes gave the movie an impressive 91%, and a marvelous 93% of Google users liked the movie. And because both critics and viewers gave the movie such high marks, it's clear that this Captain America movie is definitely a must see. Captain America: Civil War manages to make war enjoyable and entertaining, while also satisfying just about anyone and everyone. 


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