(Light Spoilers) The big blockbuster season is upon us and first up is Marvel's latest super hero title, Captain America: Civil War but, it's this showdown between heroes worth your buck? The latest title picks up after the events from Avengers 2: Age of Ultron, leaving our heroes divided over the collateral damage caused by the battle of Sovokia. Due to the high level of casualties, Tony Stark sides with the governments plan to protect citizens by limiting the autonomy of the Avengers and from there, the division widens. Captain America is equal parts an Iron Man film as it is a Captain Rogers film, weighing heavy motivations for both characters involved. The action is a huge step up from nearly any Marvel film preceding it with an amazing opening sequence and a super hero showdown that's worth the 2 and a half hour run time alone. You'll be pleasantly surprised to hear that aside from all of our returning heroes, Chadwick Boseman's Black Panther as well as Tom Holland's Spider Man fir perfectly into what could have easily been a chaotic movie. While Panther plays a larger role, understandably, Spider Man is an absolute delight and it's hard not to jump up and down that we might get the version of Spider Man we've been waiting for. Civil War also does a good job of diving up the lengthy dialogue portions with some fast paced action. This is, after all, the same team who brought us Captain America: Winter Soldier. Daniel Brüh who plays villain, Helmut Zemo, is less conventional that most comic villains in the sense that he doesn't spend much time getting his hands dirty as he does pulling the string to divide the heroes. While that's drawn a bit of criticism, his performance is far from a let down and he carries the film all the way through. This movie has a mix of everything we love from Marvel, funny moments, sweet moments and action galore. Accompanied with a few surprises and nod's to whats coming next as well an amazing soundtrack, I can easily say that we're heading into the most exciting phase of Marvel films yet! This movie is a must see so grab a friend and get to the theater this weekend!
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