Review of Captain America: Civil War (2016) by Juyeon S — 04 Jan 2018

Ok. I watched this when it came out in theater and just happened to step on some thread about it to remind me that I should rate it and give some thoughts - though there may be a good possibility that I'm missing some stuff.

Initially I was with Cap because I didn't like the Accords. But then I got a few problem with Cap himself. His line "we are [giving up] if we're not taking responsibility for our actions" sounds all fine and dandy if we were shown how Cap DOES take responsibility for the collateral damage and countless victims.

Is he paying for the destruction? Does he deal with apologies/explanations as a public figure to government, reporters, etc? We will never know because we were never shown one. Cap sounds logical, but does he propose anything useful instead to satisfy the reasons that the Accords first raised from? If he doesn't, he is just another vigilante who makes himself sound like a hero.

It's really immature if one thinks 'gosh they saved the world. Without them, more would have died. So it's illogical that they are being held responsible or being criticized or being restricted to some government accords - that's like a punishment rather than a praise for saving the day.

' As a captain, you have to be able to give alternative plans on how to take responsibility and convince the public that they are not just boundless vigilantes. And lastly, Cap should have explained every little details about Bucky/Hydra situation to make Tony understand and make an apology for not telling him like a true captain would do to a teammate right after successfully damaging the suit enough that Tony can't make another attempt to kill Bucky.

Sending a letter after heat has cooled down is understandable, but he should have done it at the spot as well to be more effective and logical really. I remember hearing "you don't have to do this" line and thinking 'that's not really the tone or words you use to calm down a person.

Talk more sympathetically towards Tony who just learned the truth about his parents' death.' Plus, I don't know if it was just poor directing or acting, but the scene where Cap dropped the shield and carried Bucky out just seemed oddly cold and indifferent.

His attitude and the camera angle were just somehow weird. Maybe it's because I thought more appropriate response from Cap is sympathetic undertone since Cap in my head is a character who can relate yet be logical.

As for Tony, he did all the flawed yet understandable things within his character. Tony isn't a perfect character of virtue. Moreover, he does stuff to take responsibility in his own ways like funding the Avengers, taking initiatives like Damage Control, and agreeing to sign Sokovia Accords.

Yes, all those attempts of taking responsibility are flawed and create problems, but that's not really the point. At least he is not all talk.