‘Captain America: Civil War’ – Art Reflecting Life?
The new Captain America movie is coming out in May, Captain America: Civil War, that has avid Captain and Avengers fans looking forward to another great movie experience. But does the premise of the story actually reflect something deeper than just an enjoyable flick?
For the particular audience that loves seeing their favorite characters over and over again, loves watching the superheroes beat the bad guys—after a heart-stopping battle that makes you question for just a moment (which is long enough) whether the bad guy might actually win this one—and save the world once again, we anxiously await.
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— GameSpot (@GameSpot) March 11, 2016
For those who cheer when Ironman, Captain America, and the others team up to fight an enemy that is too big for one of them alone, but together, they can accomplish anything because each one has different strengths — we are ready. And when they sometimes get on each others nerves like irritating siblings and squabble, in the end they love and respect each other and each others abilities and appreciate their time together, and we enjoy their squabbling banter.
But what happens when that “sibling rivalry” runs deeper than the occasional Hulk smash? What happens when it turns into something bigger and more threatening? Captain America has always been the beacon of shining light, holding tightly to his principles. The Captain is the role model of right, good, triumph and heart.
So why is he now in the center of a civil war? Why are Batman and Superman, role models and superheroes in their own right and always fighting the bad guys, battling against each other? As Forbes asks, “Why can’t they all just get along?”
Well, have you looked outside lately?
Terrorists are killing, kidnapping, and connecting; presidential hopefuls are turning America into a water cooler topic of scrapyard conversation; people are arguing and fighting about—and with—police, which needs to stop. Now. Maybe we need a real Captain America to help fix these problems. If only.
In Captain America: Civil War, the team is gathered once again, and new characters have been added to the mix. There is the first showing of “Underoos” (more commonly known as Spider-Man), Black Panther, Vision, War Machine, Crossbones, and Ant-Man, while Falcon, Black Widow (Natasha), the Winter Soldier (Bucky), Hawkeye, and Scarlet Witch will be returning or showing up from the Avengers movies. See what you think from the trailer.
In Civil War, the main point of contention that divides this one team into two sides that want to smack the living daylights out of each other, is whether to register superheroes or not. Tony Stark is in favor; Captain America is not. In the comic books, Stark is cast in a very obviously bad guy light, while Captain America is the ever-shining good guy. However, the movie blurs the line a bit more and shows the discussion from a more balanced two sides. Even the characters aren’t sure which way to go or if they will change sides.
On the one side, Tony Stark is disheartened at the amount of destruction that was caused by all of them previously, and thinks it’s a good idea to set up a registration for those with special abilities, to keep everybody in check. However, Captain America thinks that is an absolute infringement of their rights and refuses to be part of it. This forces all of their friends (and some new ones) to essentially choose sides.
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— Comics Alliance (@comicsalliance) March 12, 2016
Meanwhile, it seems Batman and Superman, after battling each other in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, must put aside their differences and come together (along with Wonder Woman) to fight a larger threat created by Lex Luthor. So, that team can come together. Will Tony Stark and Captain America bury the hatchet and come back together? Can the real world bury hatchets and come together? We can at least see what happens in the Marvel universe when Captain America: Civil War is released in the U.S. on May 6.
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