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Tony Stark had to be in Civil War. He's the main character of the comic, along with Cap, and often its greatest villain. And without Iron Man the MCU wouldn't even exist, and Downey was the one that made Disney pay his fellow actors the money they earned that they were being shortchanged. Without him, many may have gotten out of their contracts and blown that popsicle stand.
So in many ways, Iron Man/Downey are the ultimate "heroes" of the whole shebang.
I don't give a damn. I honestly don't.
Tony Stark didn't have to be in "Captain America: Civil War", because the third Captain America movie didn't have to be about the damn civil war. In fact, Marvel could have saved this plot for another Avenger's film. The studio was planning a different narrative, until someone had the bright idea of using it for "Captain America 3" and drawing Robert Downey Jr. into the movie. Worse, Mr. Downey Jr. had insisted upon being the film's co-lead.
Downey Jr. as the co-lead in a Captain America film. It made me sick to my stomach. Worse, because of this civil war plot, a good deal of Steve Roger's personal story from his previous two films were either rushed or pushed to the background. The movie spent 10 to 15 minutes focused on Tony Stark recruiting Peter Parker and barely touched upon how Clint Barton and Scott Laing ended up helping Steve. In a damn Captain America movie.
That's why I dislike it. You can love it all you want. But "Captain America: Civil War" will never be a favorite of mine. As for Robert Downey Jr. . . . my opinion of him has somewhat declined in this past year.
It's still Cap's film, as it focuses on his dynamic with Bucky above everything else, and how his loyalty to his old friend drives him at odds with his own team. It's the perfect culmination of Steve's arc, and if they were doing Civil War, Tony had to be the co-lead. They could've adapted the comic more than they did beyond that, but if you know the story you'll realize it ends with a great finality, and clearly the filmmakers wanted to continue on and do more in the future, as all the heroes (some of whom would've died) would be needed for the Infinity War films.
In First Avenger, Howard Stark was in awe of Steve Rogers, a super soldier he helped create. As we learned in the first Avengers movie, Howard wouldn't shut up about Cap, which naturally got on Tony's nerve as he grew up. Tony grew up, in a way, with an older brother he never knew who their father saw as his favorite. That sort of relationship began in a Cap film and it needed to be dealt with in a Cap film, not an Avengers film.
As far as Hawkeye and Ant-Man being brought into the fold, we didn't need to see that. Cap looking for Ant-Man was dealt with in Ant-Man, and despite Hawkeye's desire to retire at the end of Age of Ultron, it's pretty obvious he would have hopped into the fray as soon as Cap asked him. The only failing there is that he was barely referenced prior to that. Spider-Man needed to be introduced because he hadn't been in an MCU film prior to that, it's that simple.
I'm sorry that, to you, Captain America needed to be in 100% of Civil War's runtime. If it's any consolation to you, he has the most screentime of any of the Avengers in the first Avengers movie, despite the fact that the movie should have been about them all equally.
With all that said, this film is indeed a solid culmination to a Cap trilogy, but if they truly did want to make this a Cap film, they should have cut out a number of the superfluous characters and fluff that distracted from Cap's arc. As @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 mentioned, at the films core is Cap's loyalty and integrity that puts him at odds with Stark. I think shoving the rest of the Avengers into this film simply because it is called "Civil War" detracts from Cap's story.
Shield no longer exists so Cap's time is 100% dedicated to being an Avengers which is part of a team of superheroes that are a constant in his life. Yes, Civil War is told from Cap's perspective but the film doesn't force audiences or expect them to only acknowledge and validate Cap's side of things. Where Tony's coming from is equally valid and his perspective is meant to cause friction and uncertainty as to pick which side is right because they're both right and they're both wrong.
Cap's friendship with Bucky caused a lot of problems; problems that will have ramifications beyond Civil War and in his quest to get Justice for Bucky it meant being at odds with the law and with some of his team mates but here's the thing, fortunately the film allowed for Cap to convey the truth of the matter and why he was helping Bucky which Tony later understood and realised cap was right in wanting to protect Bucky. The new problem, however, was Steve finding out at the end of Winter Soldier from the file Black Widow gives him that Bucky killed Ma and Pa Stark; and kept that information from Tony. The manner in which Tony found out the truth about his parents and the fact that cap, the closest thing Tony had to an "older brother" he never wanted but respected and trusted knew about it and never told him was the breaking point for Tony. With everything going on in this movie, it's cap that is at the centre of it all and is the film's anchor that everything else gravitates towards. It's easy to see and appreciate why some people would see this as an Avengers film but at the end of the day, these cinematic universe crossovers are inevitable when it's the third film of a character that is a full time member and the leader of the Avengers.
In other news:
Martin Freeman Joins Black Panther as Filming Begins
http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/805829-martin-freeman-joins-black-panther-as-filming-begins#/slide/1
Intriguing...
I assume we'll be getting a look at some of the filming they've done on the Infinity Wars films?
Square Enix posted a tease today too, perhaps a Marvel related game?
https://news.marvel.com/movies/58647/marvel-studios-begins-production-black-panther-2/
Yes!
http://www.geekexchange.com/news/avengers-reassemble-marvels-big-announcement-teases-new-game/
Very interesting. Marvel seems to be making good on their promise to expand the game market more with their original titles. Spider-Man for the PS4 looks great, and I'm intrigued by the Avengers project. The way they're talking about it, it makes me feel like we'll get to create our own hero or at least play as a rookie who joins the team to help fight some threat, in an MMO styled game. I don't know how long it's been developing, but it'd be great to see gameplay of it, even if it's just a glimpse, at this year's E3. I'm hoping that's also when we'll see more of the Spider-Man game.
I really want this game to be the one that finally feels like a spiritual successor to Spider-Man 2, which was the game of my childhood. My best gaming memories belong to that one.
Tony Stark and Sokovia, which could have been saved for an Avengers film.
What would your ideal Cap 3 have been? Who would the villain be? Would you then ignore the Avengers and thus continuity?
Can't wait !