You know out of all the superhero films coming out next year Civil War was actually at the bottom of my list because i assumed it would be the least creative and new. I mean Batman V Superman, we haven't seen that before, Doctor Strange, haven't seen that before, Suicide Squad, haven't seen that before, Deadpool, haven't seen that before; Captain America and Iron Man being pissy with each other, seen that a fair few times. But then we had to get a pretty damn good trailer to make me reorganise that list.
So the first big thing I can say about this trailer is that they remembered this isn't Avengers: Civil War, it's Captain America: Civil War, the focus should be on him and his story, which is exactly what this trailer shows happens. Cap finds Bucky, the government also finds Bucky and they want him dead and Cap ain't gonna let that happen. Really that seems to be the driving force for this film, not the superhero registration act, but the United States Government hunting down Bucky. Now Cap is a patriot, he loves his country, he knows about sacrifice and he will always do the right thing...but not necessarily when it comes to Bucky, he is the one person that he will break all the rules for and will turn his back on the world to protect, i like that, i like seeing a superheroes limits, seeing what can make them act selfishly and without reason. But something I hope (and assume) this movie will address is the government ain't all that perfect either, after all the last government agency Cap worked for turned out to be a bunch of Nazis, so ya can't blame him for not wanting to work with them again and be controlled by him.
But that's another idea the film sets up, the idea of The Avengers being vigilantes, having too much freedom, too much power, they need someone to hold them back. Though I question why Cap is the one getting all the heat when it was freakin' Iron Man that created Ultron! Speaking of his fellow Avengers, they really get little focus in this trailer, i would imagine because it's only a trailer and this is Cap's movie, but it'll be fun to see them all in action fighting each other. And I think we all know what has to happen in this movie, Hawkeye and Ant-Man are both in this film, they are both on the same team, have Ant-Man hang on to one of Hawk's arrows as he fires them, it's gotta happen Marvel. Also we got no Spider-Man...i'm okay with that, hell it wasn't till the trailer was over and i was scrolling through the comments that i remembered "Oh yeah, Spider-Man's supposed to be in this movie!"
Now for the personal highlights of this trailer, it's obviously the last few moments. "I'm sorry Tony, I wouldn't do this if I had any other choice. But he's my friend" "...So was I" Oh god that really gets ya. you can see the heartbreak in Tony's eyes. Personal conflict, I love it! And then they top that with a Cap/Bucky team-up on Iron Man just beating the ever loving shit out of him, ooh that's gotta hurt, but oh damn does it look good on film. Though all of this fighting and bitterness and pissyness between the two just makes me think of that scene from Doctor Who "How much blood will spill until everybody does what they're always going to have to do from the very beginning -- sit down and talk!". Because really, that is what's going to have to happen, this isn't a problem that can go away just by punching each other, so I would love it if this movie didn't end in a big action scene but just Tony and Steve sat in a room, talking.
I know some people are upset about the changes in this film from the comic and to that I have to say: Shut up. No way was that comic going to make it on screen for copyright reasons alone, not to mention how much that would cost to get all those characters (Thus: actors) to appear together, find a way to fit enough content in to please people within the span of 2 hours and follow a superhero registration act despite the fact no one has a secret identity in this universe. Besides the comic is just decent at best, a lot of character decisions feel more like the decisions of a bratty 13 year old than they do adult superheroes.
So yeah, that was the Captain America: Civil War trailer, it looks really good. Oh and Black Panther was there for like a millisecond, um...he looks good, i'll judge him when we actually hear him speak. See ya tomorrow for the Flash review.
-Danny
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