Quote:Have seen it twice now, and I actually love it.  I feel like Stark's motivation is entirely understandable, actually--having created Ultron and having a huge blow dealt to his pride because of it, it makes sense that he'd be ready for some regulation.  

 

Spider-Man was great, Ant-Man likewise so.  I love how they've built the Avengers roster overall, and I can't wait for Dr. Strange and Thanos.

 

You might be the only person I've encountered to voice this opinion and you're definitely not wrong.

 

Most people empathize with Captain America that I've talked to because ultimately he's representing liberty and freedom in his own mind. Despite mutants having very little (relatively speaking) to do with Civil War due to House of M fallout (i.e. there weren't many mutants left with their powers at the time...I believe the whole Hope Summers/Messiah storyline was playing itself out in the X-Men books), the break revolved around the Superhuman Registration Act being viewed by the opposition as an extension of the Mutant Registration Act, who's sole underlying purpose was always put forth to be the first step in the subjugation of homo superior. The one very telling and poignant moment of the movie was when someone made a quip (I cannot remember who now...it may have been The Black Widow) about Cap's dissent considering he's mostly been a "company man" throughout his career.

 

Obviously, I "sided" with Cap then and I "sided" with him over the course of the movie. One of my best friends pointed out recently that the Civil War storyline is Marvel's commentary on our own political system, which is something I hadn't really given much thought until he brought it up.

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