Captain America: Civil War: Review

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I'll go ahead and say that the main reason I was excited for Civil War was just so that all those memes would die out.

Guess which side I'm on.

After seeing it, I would not be surprised if the #teamcap and #teamironman fandoms ended up actually starting a civil war, because this movie is so good at lying.

Why? Because the sides were well played off of each other. Would you like an example of how not to orchestrate believable conflict? Look no further than the Batman vs. Superman movie. Marvel blew that sucker out of the water practically as hard as the new Battlefield trailer destroyed the new CoD trailer. 

Basically what the difference is.

Civil War doesn't make you feel like the battle is contrived, no; it makes you feel as though both sides have the right, though of course you may lean towards one over the other.

For you side-takers out there, however, I will stand here as an indifferent judge and tell you that you're all wrong. There is no right side. Is one side right-er than the other? Not really.

My first reaction to the movie was skepticism, rightly so. The problem to me was that both sides left the standards of right and wrong in human hands - in Stark's case, the choice was with the government. In Steve's case, it was with the Avengers. Both situations involve fallible beings making fallible choices. Nobody wins.

However, in an article published by a libertarian website (which you can read here) it rightly labels the two choices as a false dichotomy, meaning there is no right choice presented. That doesn't mean there isn't a solution, though.

Tony Stark argues for accountability, because (as is presented in the movie) they are basically allowed to get away with whatever they want under the pretense of being 'the good guys'. His solution is to hand over the reins to the government - the UN.
Against this, Steve Rogers argues that in so doing they'd be giving their right to choose over to a group with agendas that are changeable...and not always right. So they should be free to pick their own missions.

In the article, the solution is actually quite brilliant. Simply put, the Avengers should have to provide compensation for any damage they cause. No government control over their actions, just a requirement that they repay those that they accidentally bulldoze.

That's it. Game over. You can go home now.

Oh, and do watch the movie. 9.5/10 should watch (I take off the 0.5 for language).