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Captain America: Civil War review

May 12, 2016 by Becky 20 Comments

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I’d been looking forward to seeing Captain America: Civil War for awhile, and that always makes me a little nervous.  What if it doesn’t live up to my expectations?  Luckily, in this case I can say that I really enjoyed the film.  It wasn’t perfect, but I walked away from it happy.  This review will be pretty spoiler-free, just very generic plot and character descriptions included.

Captain America: Civil War - Disney in your Day

In case you missed it, the movie is mostly about a split in the Avengers.  They are introduced to the idea of the “Sokovia Accords,” which would basically give the government control over the Avengers and people like them.  Instead of just having the Avengers rush into action when they deem is necessary, the government(s? It’s signed by 117 countries so I’m confused as to how exactly it would all work) would send them out when they felt it was needed.  Iron Man is on board with the Accords, while Captain America is totally against them.  Most of our superhero friends take sides, and the rest of the film is about the conflict between them.  This conflict only gets worse when a villain is introduced, and the Avengers are no longer able to work together to try and stop him.

Captain America: Civil War - Disney in your Day

Now, the reason the Sokovia Accords come about is because of what happens at the end of Avengers: Age of Ultron.  I love the fact that they actually went to tackle a moral question like this.  Granted, they don’t go into a ton of details about the morality, but it comes down to this: “is it okay to sometimes have to sacrifice innocent lives in order to save the whole world?”

One of the things that I thought was very well done was the fact that there wasn’t really a “right” or a “wrong” side, at least not the way I interpreted it.  I walked away from the movie feeling like both sides had good points.  However, it’s clearly open to interpretation because Jason thought they made it clear Captain America was in the right, while my brother thought the movie favored Iron Man.  So go see it yourself and let me know what you think!

Captain America: Civil War - Disney in your Day

For me the highlight of the movie was really the cast of characters.  Most (not all) of the Avengers are back, but so are some other faces.  I was thrilled to see Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) join in.  We also meet Spider-Man for the first time (at least in this universe) and a new superhero called Black Panther.  The best scene in the movie by far is where the two sides face off against each other and show off all of their unique powers.

The movie was long but I didn’t feel it dragged anywhere, so I was actually okay with the length.  I’m having a tough time coming up with anything critical or negative to say about the movie.  If anything the addition of another villain felt perhaps a bit forced or just a more “typical” plot than the other things going on in this movie.

Captain America: Civil War - Disney in your Day

Seeing Captain America: Civil War really has me excited for other upcoming Marvel movies in the future.  I’m looking forward to our new Spider-Man, and (hopefully) Ant-Man 2.  Plus I’ll be curious to see where they take the Avengers after this.

Have you seen Captain America: Civil War?  What were your thoughts on it?

Filed Under: Disney Movies and TV, Marvel, Reviews Tagged With: Ant-Man, Avengers, Captain America, Iron Man, Marvel, Movie, Review, Spider-Man

Comments

  1. Julia @ Drops of Jules says

    May 12, 2016 at 3:17 pm

    I’m so behind on the superhero movies.. I haven’t seen any Marvel movies apart from Thor! Ah, I need to catch up.

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    • Becky @Disney in your Day says

      May 15, 2016 at 4:05 pm

      I haven’t seen all of them yet either (in fact, I haven’t seen Thor!). But most of them are really enjoyable.

      Reply
  2. Lisa // Fjords & Beaches says

    May 12, 2016 at 4:09 pm

    It was so weird seeing Spider-man in there with them, but I loved his interactions with the Avengers! It’s definitely interesting to see the movie touch base on the morals of saving the world – I remember thinking during the New York scenes in the first Avengers movie that ‘SURELY loads of civilians are injured by now??’ 🙂

    — LisaLDN.com

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    • Becky @Disney in your Day says

      May 15, 2016 at 4:06 pm

      I agree, Spider-Man felt a little funny being there but it was good! I’m looking forward to his movie. And yeah, I always thought that too during other Avengers movies so I love that they actually addressed it.

      Reply
  3. The Traveling Gals says

    May 12, 2016 at 4:23 pm

    I thought the “villain” part was stupid and unnecessary but I guess it was in the comics so that’s why he was there? I know nothing about the comics haha. But I thought the movie was really great & entertaining. It could have been a little shorter but it kept my attention the whole time!

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    • Becky @Disney in your Day says

      May 15, 2016 at 11:08 am

      Yeah, I don’t know much about the comics either except what my brother tells me haha. That makes more sense that they might have included it if it was part of the original story.

      Reply
  4. Rachel @ STCL says

    May 12, 2016 at 5:29 pm

    I loved it too! They did a fantastic job casting Spiderman this time around. Totally agree that both sides had valid points but I must say I did side with Captain for the majority of it!

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    • Becky @Disney in your Day says

      May 15, 2016 at 4:07 pm

      You’re right, I think they’ve really got a good Spider-Man. I like that they cast someone who’s actually young – I think they’ll get a lot of mileage and jokes out of the “young kid learning to be a superhero” thing.

      Reply
  5. Nichole says

    May 12, 2016 at 6:02 pm

    I can’t wait to see this. i’m seeing it this weekend with my boys on a date night!

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    • Becky @Disney in your Day says

      May 15, 2016 at 4:07 pm

      I hope you enjoy it!

      Reply
  6. The Animation Commendation says

    May 12, 2016 at 8:00 pm

    Glad to hear it’s got good reviews and that both sides of the “civil war” have good points. Reminds one of political parties, lol!

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    • Becky @Disney in your Day says

      May 15, 2016 at 4:08 pm

      Haha indeed it does!

      Reply
  7. Shann Eva says

    May 12, 2016 at 8:35 pm

    I haven’t seen a non-animated movie in so long! I have to catch up and see the ones before this, but then this is definitely on the list. Great review.

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    • Becky @Disney in your Day says

      May 15, 2016 at 4:09 pm

      Haha I know what you mean, I spend more time watching animated movies than anything else 😉 But this one is definitely worth seeing!

      Reply
  8. Belle Vie A Deux says

    May 13, 2016 at 1:09 am

    Loved this movie! Made me very excited for the Black Panther movie.

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    • Becky @Disney in your Day says

      May 15, 2016 at 4:09 pm

      I didn’t even realize they were working on a Black Panther movie – now I’m even more excited!

      Reply
  9. ashortblonde says

    May 13, 2016 at 1:11 am

    I sort of stopped paying attention to this franchise a few movies ago but I do remember liking the First Captain America. I did hear this movie was rather good!

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    • Becky @Disney in your Day says

      May 15, 2016 at 4:09 pm

      Yeah, I don’t know if you have to watch all of the Marvel movies (some are better than others) but the first Captain America is probably my favorite out of all of them.

      Reply
  10. jdg says

    May 16, 2016 at 4:38 pm

    Loved it… Such a great movie can’t wait for it to be released on Blue Ray so I can buy it and watch again.. All of the Avengers movies have been great.. I can’t wait to see more of these.

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    • Becky @Disney in your Day says

      May 17, 2016 at 9:51 pm

      I agree, I’ll probably see it in the theaters at least once more, and then when it comes out on blu-ray!

      Reply

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I'm a huge Disney fan in my early 30's and always trying to find a way to put a little bit of Disney into everyday life. I live in Pennsylvania but travel to the theme parks several times a year - I'm an annual passholder at Disney World! In addition to Disney I love traveling, running, and theater.

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