Watched Civil War again this weekend, but started watching it too late so we split it into two. I think my wife is right, the second half is much better than the first half. “When Spider-Man comes in is when it really gets good” are words I never thought I’d hear my wife say, but she said them.
It’s such a complex topic. I read the comic series before seeing the movie and the movie just didn’t have the same weight as the comic version (in terms of how widespread the effects of the SRA were and how hard-hitting the catalyst for the act is). Only having eight or so superheroes all in the same supergroup kinda diminished the weight of the film, which I assume is why they went with the more personal angles of Tony and his parents and Steve working to prove that Bucky wasn’t a bad guy. Also everyone picked sides early on and were much more loose with their allegiances.
The first half of the film is a bit slow and weird because they’re really trying to pack a lot of info in, and the second half they finally get down to business. I almost wonder if it shouldn’t have been two films, honestly. But I’m also hoping that the civil war isn’t over by the end of the film and we see more of it in the leadup to Thanos (who is coming after a world where the only people who can stop him are split and half of those are criminals).