8 Ways Captain America: Civil War Could Ruin The Marvel Cinematic Universe

4. A Big Fight Over Nothing?

Everybody is aware that Civil War won't stick to its comic book source material, because the world of Marvel comics and its cinematic equivalent are very, very different. That means that the MCU has to take a somewhat different approach, but when you look at what Iron Man and Captain America are potentially fighting over, you have to ask: why? After all, in the comic story arc, Civil War comes about when the government attempt to pass a law that requires all superheroes to reveal their secret identities and register themselves after a superhero fight results in a huge loss of human life. Iron Man agrees that it's a good idea in order to prevent further collateral damage, whilst Captain America is afraid that doing so will result in lots of superhero loved-ones being harmed. In the movies, though, secret identities don't really exist; the public know what the superheroes look like out of costume and what their full names are. It's not a thing. Which means the the main beef shared between divided superheroes in Captain America: Civil War essentially has to stem from a mere regulation law being passed; would this really cause friends as tight as The Avengers to face off against one another? Wouldn't an idealist like Steve Rogers refuse to do battle with Tony Stark on an account of this one point? There was a brief mention of a growing complication between Captain America and Iron Man during the Ant-Man post-credits scene, in which the Captain and Falcon ponder whether or not Tony Stark could help them with their Winter Soldier problem, or would an organisation called "The Accords" prevent him from doing so? This is presumably a hint towards Civil War's Superhero Registration Act, but it carries little weight as it stands. The risk of having a fully-fledged Civil War over what one could perceive to be a "non-issue" could easily screw up the balance of the MCU in the grand scheme of things. After everything that our heroes have been through, it was this that turned them on each other?