Just came out of an IMAX screening.
Easily the best Marvel movie ever. Honestly even though there's some cheese I think this is a contender for best superhero movie ever.
The story is tight and never feels cluttered. The characters are faced with intense emotional hurdles and choices?
The twist that the Civil War doesn't end up being about registration but rather personal vengeance was great. It was built up perfectly in Cap 2.
Spidey and Black Panther were incredible and Scarlet Witch and Vision were given a chance to shine that they weren't afforded in AoU.
At first I felt let down by Zemo. He had glimmers of his Nazi heritage in the green eyes comment, but ultimately I understood why they altered him. He was made into a poignant driving force for the story, his character serves to set up the true villain which is the pit of vengeance that can control men. Bucky is burdened by Hydra programming which can rob him of his self control, but ultimately it's Tony who loses his self control and tries to hurt his friend and murder another man.
Yet the door is still open to explore Zemo's comic accurate origin. The character actually reminded me a bit of Frank Caslte from Ennis' 'Punisher kills the Marvel Universe' in that that he was a regular guy driven by vengeance brought about by superhero collateral damage. It was a bit strange that his obsession was Cap though and not Tony who was more responsible for Sokovia.
Overall this film is a triumph. 8 years of careful planning and lovingly crafted spectacle has brought us to this climax. The film juggles many characters, but the amazing feat is how it juggles serious adult themes, brutal and fast paced action with emotional character resonance and humour.
They could have ended the MCU here and it would have been a perfect send off. Instead they gave an already healthy franchise a shot of adrenalin or more aptly a super soldier serum.
9.5 out of 10.