The number one comment I hear from people after they see a good superhero movie is this:
"That movie was awesome."
In Spider-Man, the city-swinging was awesome. The webs were awesome. That upside down kiss. Awesome.
In the first Avengers movie: The flying ship. Hulk. More superheroes working together on screen than ever before. NYC being destroyed. Shawarma.
All awesome.
When you think of the "awesome" parts of a movie, these are the parts that are most memorable. The parts that stick out. The parts that have a chance of becoming iconic. Civil War has plenty of these.
The Russo brothers, who also directed Captain America: The Winter Soldier, knocked this out of the park. It's magical how they can bring forward so many characters without a single one of them feeling like a shoe-in. The way they handled the Avengers working against each other in such a perfect way really gets me excited for Avengers: Infinity War - two movies that will also be directed by the Russo Brothers.
The action is everything it needed to be - exciting, new, and fun. There are plenty of surprises, and the way everyone fights with and against each other is a dream come true for any Marvel fan. The airport scene could turn out to be just as iconic as this one.
Let's get this out of the way - Spider-man. Holy crap. First, let me lay down my opinions of the past two Spider-men.
TOBEY MAGUIRE: Big fan of how much of a loser he comes across as. Knocked it out of the park.
ANDREW GARFIELD: Love this Spidey when he's in the costume. His quips are all fantastic. As Peter Parker, however, this guy is way too cool for the role. Skateboarding to graduation. Making out with Emma Stone. Hair product. Come on.
Both of these actors, however, didn't have something to offer to the role of Spider-Man that the Spider-Man in this movie can - being a teenager.
Tom Holland is the new face of Spider-Man. As opposed to Maguire, who was 27 when he donned the spandex, and Garfield, who was 29 - Holland is 19 years old.
Holland steals the show. The Russos don't burden us with an origin story we already know the details of. One quick scene is all they need to show us to paint the picture of a scared teenager who is burdened by his newfound abilities. Then we get to see him fight. As a cherry on top - this kid is hilarious. I can not wait for Spider-man: Homecoming.
Also - Black Panther! I knew nothing about this guy going into this movie.
He is a total badass. And Marvel knows it - so he gets his own movie too.
I'm kind of confused why this is labeled a Captain America movie - it's just as much a movie about Tony Stark, and Robert Downey Jr. stole the show for me. This is for sure RDJ's best performance since the first Iron Man.
The main complaint I hear about Marvel movies is always with the villains. Too boring. Too bland. Too predictable. This new guy, Baron Zemo, is very intriguing. His whole motivation ties in nicely with the movie's themes of destruction caused by heroes and the effects of collateral damage. He's chilling.
Anyway - go see it. It's - well... awesome.
POST CREDITS? Two scenes! Don't you dare move.
