I saw Captain America: Civil War last week (like most of America), and I was duly impressed. It’s far from perfect, but it’s a really fascinating showcase of what a full cinematic universe can do. The plot was very engaging, even the slower moments felt important. I could list the number of underdeveloped characters on one hand, which considering the amount of cast is impressive. The movie didn’t feel crowded, it felt like an event comic, with just enough cameos and bit parts that weaved together the summation of what Marvel has been doing with their franchise. And the fact that they also introduced so many new characters that are so integral to the Marvel universe (Black Panther, Baron Zemo, effing Spiderman, etc.) and it still wasn’t bloated is frankly incredible.
There is, of course, the criticism that it’s not like the comic. And that’s true. The Sokovia Accords are not exactly the SHRA, the entire storyline that Spider-Man had in the comics is gone, and unlike Deadpool, the studio couldn’t even get one X-Man. Though Negasonic Teenage Warhead would probably be Team Cap.
The marketing around the movie was also interesting, having everyone pick a side. People would post #TeamCap or #TeamTony or what have you signaling which side they were on. I didn’t pick a side because I didn’t care enough to, but also because the issue of registration is a complicated one. One that’s actually been explored in several different forms of comics media. And Civil War (in the comics) was very different in that the Pro-Reg side were the heroes.
There’s a reason it was changed in the movie.
09/25/2017
Ranking (Most of) PIXAR
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PIXAR Animation Studios. I mean, do I need to introduce them? They’ve only made some of the best and most iconic family films of the past 20+ years, completely changing how family films are made in the process. While I will lament the loss of 2-D animation, it’s not necessarily PIXAR’s fault… They didn’t help, but it’s not their fault.
This is my ranking of 17 out of 18 of the released PIXAR films. You may disagree with my order, and you’re welcome to leave your own rankings in the comments. There are no truly bad PIXAR films, even the least good ones are at least mostly coherent narratives with good animation and defined characters. That being said– yes, this list only has 17 of the 18 movies in the PIXAR line-up. I’ll admit it. I haven’t seen Cars 2. Well, I haven’t seen it all the way through, and what I have seen, I barely remember. I look forward to your complaints.
This’ll be a long one, so let’s get to it.
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