FANWARRIORS, I BRING GLORIOUS NEWS - JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT MARVEL WAS ALREADY LIT AF THEY GET BETTER!

FANWARRIORS, I BRING GLORIOUS NEWS - JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT MARVEL WAS ALREADY LIT AF THEY GET BETTER!
Sorry, but you GUYS - I've just gotten back from the theater after seeing #CaptainAmericaCivilWar and I can't HANDLE all the emotions!
First Impression: This film is, well, Marvelous! It shows excellent balance between CGI, stunts, acting capabilities, humor, emotion, sets, story line, characters, and the other countless things that make people want to suit up for every Marvel movie that's been out so far.
Storyline: Without being spoiler-y, I can tell you that the plot isn't as predictable as other previous Marvel movies - the movie doesn't follow all of the previously established comic storyline (with one very, VERY notable change that I'll get to later). The story opens in 1991 where we see Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier carrying out a hit for Hydra. The movie continues to show a little bit more about how The Winter Soldier program works (something I thought that Captain America: The Winter Soldier was sorely lacking.) The movie then picks up at the present and finds some of the Avengers facing off against Crossbones (who became the Captain Phasma of this movie - forgettable and totally overrated by commercials, unfortunately). In the chaos, Scarlet Witch makes a mistake, killing many. This mistake brings the Avengers together, only to be told that the world governments want them to be regulated. This movie, as well as Captain America: The Winter Soldier, has some excellent points on the ongoing real-world issues of privacy vs. security and made a TON of good points on both. The movie continues as each side reluctantly comes together, with notable additions being Ant-Man, Black Panther, and the INCREDIBLY ADORABLE Spider-Man.
Character Development/Acting: I'm at a loss for words - with the exception of Tony Stark/Iron Man, I LOVED how this movie managed to bring in new characters, bring back older characters, and continue thier individual sagas during a Civil war and two other subplots! I did take exception with Tony getting too personal within the fighting, especially during the final battle. general Ross (played by William Hurt), also seemed under impressing, and both Martin Freeman and Emily VanCamp's government agent characters did not get nearly enough screen time. This film also had another fairly forgettable villain who could have had a much higher potential rate if his backstory was better - I'm interested in finding out what Marvel plans to do with the character.
Other: SPIDER-FREAKING-MAN YOU GUYS. I was (very) excited to hear that Spider-Man was coming home to Marvel and I was not disappointed in the least by Tom Holland's performance. He's everything we liked about Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire combined - athleticism, humor, general nerdiness and more. I'm really excited to see his solo film! Ant-Man also did a great job, bringing much of the needed humor to what could have been a much darker movie. Having Falcon, Cap, and Bucky interact as well was encouraging.
Biggest Problem - SPOILERS: Tony, Tony, Tony.... I'm upset that the screenwriters hadn't told us about your mom! Had Marvel been building this up for the past several movies, his reaction and passion for finding out what happened to his parents would have been much more believable! Also, someone correct me if I'm wrong, but in CA:TWS, doesn't Arnim Zola show a newspaper article that says the Starks died in a PLANE crash and not a car crash? Again, I could be wrong, but I'm not sure. Anyways, my point is this: If Tony is going to be so emotionally that he's about to kill someone who was brainwashed or someone who only knew one factor about the murder, TELL ME WHY. Just giving us that short bit at the beginning wasn't enough, Marvel, by no means was it enough.
The end-credit scenes for this movie aren't incredibly great - the first one is necessary, the second one, not-so-much.
Overall, the one word I'd use to describe this movie is SHARP. The fights, the lines, the general story is presented in such a way that you are never, ever bored - you are on the edge of your seat and ready for the next character, next sarcastic remark, next heartbreaking comment.
If you have a chance, please go and enjoy this movie!
Have fun at the theater!
~Samantha the Legendary Narnian Avenger
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