Hello kiddies! Well I hope that all of you had an awesome weekend doing whatever you liked to do.
As for myself, this past Saturday, I was able to finally go to the movie theater and watch 'Captain America: Civil War." And... to be honest, I seriously enoyed it!
It was really amazingly done despite the HUGE difference from the comics.
And yes I'm aware that many 'fanboys' and 'fangirls' who have read the entire story and the different story arcs were sorely disappointed with how the movie was done.
But here in defense of the Russo brothers (like they would need any defending at all) here are some of the changes & main points that I liked about the film.
Comic book nods:
In the main story arc for 'Civil War' the main incident that triggers all the mess is the death of a young boy who was on a school bus in the wrong place at the wrong time. And thanks to these wanna be, B 'super heroes' who are just out to get ratings, the youngman gets killed in the proccess. Yes, I know there is more to that, but i don't want to get too deep into it for those who may not have had the chance to read it yet.
Well soon after the who chaos is calmed down, the grieving mother of the young man who lost his life, basically berates and pesters Tony Stark, and of course Tony Stark being who he is, decides to ally himself with not the U.N. but Washington to have a sort of registration act (accountability) for damages made by superheroes. And so, the bigger feud begins, with each side making a very important point on this entire thing.
In the movie, the driving conflict between Team Iron Man vs. Team Cap is not a young boy, but The Winter Soldier, who is made out to have carried out the attack on the U.N. when representatives of different countries and Black Widow (in representation of Team Stark) are going to formalize the accountability act.
There is a part of the movie where Tony is walking down the hall and going to get an elevator and he sees a woman, who starts talking to him about the recent fiasco of Lagos with the Avengers, and she goes to pull out something from her handbag, which ends up being a picture of her son, who was killed in one of the previous incidents (the one in Age of Ultron) and how he wanted to make a difference in the world, and she tells Tony how she sees them, not taking any responsability for the aftermath.
This obviously, troubles him more than he leads on, but the point is, that I loved that they incorporated it into the film.
I believe that both that particular nod and the incorporation of the whole Winter Solider plot meshed well and added more layers of complexity to the story.
Now for those who went to see it and griped about how the divided sides were too "small", for those who have & have not read the comic book main arc, as the title suggest, it is a CIVIL WAR between those in favor of signing the proposal and those who are not. It brings in characters from ALL of the Marvel universe, like Fantastic 4, Spiderman, Doctor Strange, Black Panther, etc. into the conflict.
Now obviously, not just for budgetary reasons this would be a difficult mess (casting and what not) but also take into account that Fantastic 4 (like Spiderman) are own by different production companies at this time. And yes, although Sony allowed Spiderman to be included, it would have taken a lot of convincing for the other studios to be ok with letting their franchise heroes be part of the film.
Going back to my point is that although there were only a few super heroes in this iteration of Civil War, the main conflict was still very much a part of it.
The essence of having the Avengers' differences slowly corrode them and separate them was still a major driving force. The other part of seeking vengeance to the point where characters couldn't see that there thrist for revenge was doing more harm than anything was also a key element.
Black Panther's sense of undying loyalty and thrist to avenge his father's death at the hands of WInter Soldier (who he thinks is responsible) clouds his vision to seeing the bigger picture, that the main antagonist also wanted to have revenge against the Avengers for the death of his family and this leads to a fracture with the team, maybe to the point of no repair.
This element is not necessarily in the comic book arc, but the sense of justice and doing the right thing is. Tony Stark feels like he needs to do justice for the young man who died at the hands of B heroes, and so does film Stark.
He feels that the Avengers need to be held responsible for the collateral damage that they incur as a result of saving people.
Captain America, doesn't. He realizes that yes, they need to take responsibility for their actions, but at the end of the day, they are the ones who can stop almost unstopabble forces that can do more damage in the long run. He also brings up a very good point that if they are policed by one goverment (or a contraact) than they can easily fall into doing the work of special interests, which he knews that deep down, they shouldn't get involved. Not being limited by special interests within goverments keep them neutral and that neutrality is important because they don't work only for ONE goverment, but for the protection of ALL.
This same conflict comes up in the movie as well as the comics.
Now,, bringing in The WInter Soldier, a.k.a. Bucky Barnes was an interesting choice. I think it gave it a more personal layer to it. We all know that Captain & Bucky are total B.F.F's and the dynamic that was left as a cliff hanger in 'Winter Soldier' needed to be resolved. And I think bringing in and somewhat resolving it in this movie gave the story more tension and a more deeper meaning, specially to Steve Rogers.
Throughout this film, Rogers is pretty adamant to bring Bucky to answer for his supposed crimes of late, but when it is disovered that he is basically being framed, it is clear to Captain that by making Bucky solely pay for what he is done, will only solve some of the problem, but not all of it.
Afterwards, we see Steve's strong fidelity, loyalty and conviction to help out his best friend, despite that he alienates the rest of the Avengers who do not agree with him.
In the film, he sees the bigger picture, he knows that there is more going on than what meets the eye, which Tony can't see because he is too afraid and arrogant to admit it.
It might not make up for the complication of the comic story arc, but I think it gives it a different dynamic in the film, and it can be appreciated it.
The separation and testing of the trust between Tony, Steve & Bucky was an incredible adaptation to film because in the comic story arc, that rift is even more visble and a lot more wider between many characters. Their alligiance is tested time and time again, because it changes from incident to incident. And this was very well done (in my humble opinion) with the whole Winter Soldier & Captain America vs. Stark conflict in the movie.
The newcomers were great additions!
I honestly think that the ones that stole the show were Black Panther, Spiderman, and Ant-Man.
Yes, I know Ant-Man isn't technically a "newcomer" but him being part of Team Capt. was a breath of fresh air.
And let us not forget the bad-assery that is Black Panther. Holy Smokes, from his awesome costume to the actor who portrayed him, it was just perfect.
I seriousy have to handed to Marvel, they know how to do their casting right!!
Tom Holland as Peter Parker was surreal and I am thankful that Sony let Marvel use him for this film. Yes, he is young (some said he was too young) but it is completely believable that he was Peter Parker. I loved his non stop enthusiam and just witty nature throughout the fight scenes. It seriously helped relieve some of the tension.
Now, here is not really a CON, but it just felt like a double stab to the feels when they had the scene where Agent Carter dies and her funeral.
I was not ready for it, seriously, specially after the annoncement that ABC cancelled the show. It sincerely took me by surprise. But I survived.
Overall, I absolutely loved the movie. it had the elements, spirit of the comic book story line, but in different forms. It also had it's own autonomy to be different and not an exact duplicate of the comic, but it was still a wonderful film, that had fun, funny, sad, exciting moments all wrapped around action packed flick.
THere was really no room for a boring or unnecessary dull moment that made you think that it was too long. Characters weere well developed,. cast and all the actors were incredible.
So what is next? whatever it is, I can't wait to see how all this leads up to (Infinity war, *cough, cough*).
Anywhoo, what did you guys think about it? Let me know below in the comment section!
Til' next time!
This post is used with Copyright Act of 1976, 17, U.S.C., § 107. All commentaries made in this post (that are not copyrighted) are my own. This blog is intended for entertainment purposes.
As for myself, this past Saturday, I was able to finally go to the movie theater and watch 'Captain America: Civil War." And... to be honest, I seriously enoyed it!
It was really amazingly done despite the HUGE difference from the comics.
And yes I'm aware that many 'fanboys' and 'fangirls' who have read the entire story and the different story arcs were sorely disappointed with how the movie was done.
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| (Source: comicbook.com) |
But here in defense of the Russo brothers (like they would need any defending at all) here are some of the changes & main points that I liked about the film.
Comic book nods:
In the main story arc for 'Civil War' the main incident that triggers all the mess is the death of a young boy who was on a school bus in the wrong place at the wrong time. And thanks to these wanna be, B 'super heroes' who are just out to get ratings, the youngman gets killed in the proccess. Yes, I know there is more to that, but i don't want to get too deep into it for those who may not have had the chance to read it yet.
Well soon after the who chaos is calmed down, the grieving mother of the young man who lost his life, basically berates and pesters Tony Stark, and of course Tony Stark being who he is, decides to ally himself with not the U.N. but Washington to have a sort of registration act (accountability) for damages made by superheroes. And so, the bigger feud begins, with each side making a very important point on this entire thing.
In the movie, the driving conflict between Team Iron Man vs. Team Cap is not a young boy, but The Winter Soldier, who is made out to have carried out the attack on the U.N. when representatives of different countries and Black Widow (in representation of Team Stark) are going to formalize the accountability act.
There is a part of the movie where Tony is walking down the hall and going to get an elevator and he sees a woman, who starts talking to him about the recent fiasco of Lagos with the Avengers, and she goes to pull out something from her handbag, which ends up being a picture of her son, who was killed in one of the previous incidents (the one in Age of Ultron) and how he wanted to make a difference in the world, and she tells Tony how she sees them, not taking any responsability for the aftermath.
This obviously, troubles him more than he leads on, but the point is, that I loved that they incorporated it into the film.
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| (Source: disneyinfinity.wikia.com) |
I believe that both that particular nod and the incorporation of the whole Winter Solider plot meshed well and added more layers of complexity to the story.
Now for those who went to see it and griped about how the divided sides were too "small", for those who have & have not read the comic book main arc, as the title suggest, it is a CIVIL WAR between those in favor of signing the proposal and those who are not. It brings in characters from ALL of the Marvel universe, like Fantastic 4, Spiderman, Doctor Strange, Black Panther, etc. into the conflict.
Now obviously, not just for budgetary reasons this would be a difficult mess (casting and what not) but also take into account that Fantastic 4 (like Spiderman) are own by different production companies at this time. And yes, although Sony allowed Spiderman to be included, it would have taken a lot of convincing for the other studios to be ok with letting their franchise heroes be part of the film.
Going back to my point is that although there were only a few super heroes in this iteration of Civil War, the main conflict was still very much a part of it.
The essence of having the Avengers' differences slowly corrode them and separate them was still a major driving force. The other part of seeking vengeance to the point where characters couldn't see that there thrist for revenge was doing more harm than anything was also a key element.
Black Panther's sense of undying loyalty and thrist to avenge his father's death at the hands of WInter Soldier (who he thinks is responsible) clouds his vision to seeing the bigger picture, that the main antagonist also wanted to have revenge against the Avengers for the death of his family and this leads to a fracture with the team, maybe to the point of no repair.
This element is not necessarily in the comic book arc, but the sense of justice and doing the right thing is. Tony Stark feels like he needs to do justice for the young man who died at the hands of B heroes, and so does film Stark.
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| (Source: marvel.com) |
He feels that the Avengers need to be held responsible for the collateral damage that they incur as a result of saving people.
Captain America, doesn't. He realizes that yes, they need to take responsibility for their actions, but at the end of the day, they are the ones who can stop almost unstopabble forces that can do more damage in the long run. He also brings up a very good point that if they are policed by one goverment (or a contraact) than they can easily fall into doing the work of special interests, which he knews that deep down, they shouldn't get involved. Not being limited by special interests within goverments keep them neutral and that neutrality is important because they don't work only for ONE goverment, but for the protection of ALL.
This same conflict comes up in the movie as well as the comics.
Now,, bringing in The WInter Soldier, a.k.a. Bucky Barnes was an interesting choice. I think it gave it a more personal layer to it. We all know that Captain & Bucky are total B.F.F's and the dynamic that was left as a cliff hanger in 'Winter Soldier' needed to be resolved. And I think bringing in and somewhat resolving it in this movie gave the story more tension and a more deeper meaning, specially to Steve Rogers.
Throughout this film, Rogers is pretty adamant to bring Bucky to answer for his supposed crimes of late, but when it is disovered that he is basically being framed, it is clear to Captain that by making Bucky solely pay for what he is done, will only solve some of the problem, but not all of it.
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| (Source: forbes.com) |
Afterwards, we see Steve's strong fidelity, loyalty and conviction to help out his best friend, despite that he alienates the rest of the Avengers who do not agree with him.
In the film, he sees the bigger picture, he knows that there is more going on than what meets the eye, which Tony can't see because he is too afraid and arrogant to admit it.
It might not make up for the complication of the comic story arc, but I think it gives it a different dynamic in the film, and it can be appreciated it.
The separation and testing of the trust between Tony, Steve & Bucky was an incredible adaptation to film because in the comic story arc, that rift is even more visble and a lot more wider between many characters. Their alligiance is tested time and time again, because it changes from incident to incident. And this was very well done (in my humble opinion) with the whole Winter Soldier & Captain America vs. Stark conflict in the movie.
The newcomers were great additions!
I honestly think that the ones that stole the show were Black Panther, Spiderman, and Ant-Man.
Yes, I know Ant-Man isn't technically a "newcomer" but him being part of Team Capt. was a breath of fresh air.
And let us not forget the bad-assery that is Black Panther. Holy Smokes, from his awesome costume to the actor who portrayed him, it was just perfect.
I seriousy have to handed to Marvel, they know how to do their casting right!!
Tom Holland as Peter Parker was surreal and I am thankful that Sony let Marvel use him for this film. Yes, he is young (some said he was too young) but it is completely believable that he was Peter Parker. I loved his non stop enthusiam and just witty nature throughout the fight scenes. It seriously helped relieve some of the tension.
Now, here is not really a CON, but it just felt like a double stab to the feels when they had the scene where Agent Carter dies and her funeral.
I was not ready for it, seriously, specially after the annoncement that ABC cancelled the show. It sincerely took me by surprise. But I survived.
Overall, I absolutely loved the movie. it had the elements, spirit of the comic book story line, but in different forms. It also had it's own autonomy to be different and not an exact duplicate of the comic, but it was still a wonderful film, that had fun, funny, sad, exciting moments all wrapped around action packed flick.
THere was really no room for a boring or unnecessary dull moment that made you think that it was too long. Characters weere well developed,. cast and all the actors were incredible.
So what is next? whatever it is, I can't wait to see how all this leads up to (Infinity war, *cough, cough*).
Anywhoo, what did you guys think about it? Let me know below in the comment section!
Til' next time!
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This post is used with Copyright Act of 1976, 17, U.S.C., § 107. All commentaries made in this post (that are not copyrighted) are my own. This blog is intended for entertainment purposes.
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