![]() ![]() With Boseman portraying the stoic king of Wakanda, Ryan Coogler directing, and the incredible cast, I can’t wait for Black Panther. Plus seeing his fighting abilities was incredibly fun. He truly inhabited the role of a ruler of a small but powerful country. He was somber, emotional, charming, heroic, and royal in the role of T’Challa. Chadwick Boseman has continuously impressed me each time I’ve seen him, so I am thrilled he has the opportunity to shine as this exciting new character. I now have high hopes for Spider-Man: Homecoming.īlack Panther also left a positive impact on me. From his movement to his dialogue, he just felt perfect. This was the best incarnation of Peter Parker and his alter-ego since Sam Raimi’s first two Spider-Man films. To me, he was Peter the minute he started talking to Stark and Aunt May (Marissa Tomei (!!!)). Speaking of Spider-Man, Tom Holland killed it as a poor, dumpster-diving teenage Peter Parker. If no long term consequences occur for the side characters in this fight, why fight? And why recruit Spider-Man and Ant-Man and no one else? Is 6 vs 6 really going to make more impact than 5 vs 5? The film does diminish the stakes when characters aren’t in actual danger, as proven when Black Widow and Hawkeye are fighting and they quip about pulling punches and still remaining friends. It is varied, exciting, funny, thrilling, and surprising (Ant-Man, dude, he was awesome). Thankfully the abilities of the heroes on display (particularly those by Black Panther, Spider-Man and Ant-Man) were incredible and made this scene worth the price of admission alone. When I first saw the trailer and saw the two sides run at each other on an empty tarmac, all I could think was how bland it would look seeing many heroes fight each other against a grey-colored background. The other that has been much discussed is the airport fight scene. Two scenes in particular stand out, one was an emotional fight between Iron Man, Captain America and Bucky Barnes in close quarters that has great choreography and cinematography. ![]() Characters sprint between cars, jump over obstacles, and have a variety of acrobatic fighting styles. movie by adding more physical in camera stuntwork, including several impressive pieces of foot chase scenes. ![]() The Russo directors have improved upon the solid hand-to-hand combat from the previous Capt. These two protagonists then go head to head in some of the best comic book action sequences ever put to film. Tony Stark is in agreement that there needs to be more oversight after learning about devastating personal losses of strangers affected by the Avengers’ actions, while Captain Rogers is wary of government control due to his experience with SHIELD and HYDRA during the events of Captain America: Winter Soldier. The Sokovia Accords, which have been written by the United Nations to keep the Avengers Initiative in check to prevent further civilian casualties, has effectively split the group of heroes into two. From political reasons to emotional ones, the heroes fight and argue with each other using their words and fighting abilities to support their opinions. From Steve Rogers to Vision, each hero is acting for very specific reasons. To start with the positives, Marvel knows how to portray its heroes as complicated characters with clear motivations and emotions. Captain America: Civil War was highly enjoyable and satisfying due to the character dynamics and serious tone, but also a little disappointing due to its unnecessary convoluted plot and underwhelming villain. As someone who enjoyed the beautiful mess that was Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice and is getting somewhat tired of the “Marvel formula” (I found Age of Ultron to be slightly boring), I went into Civil War thinking that I may not enjoy it, even though it did receive a lot of critical acclaim when it was released back in May. ![]()
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