Captain America: Civil War - 10 Most Hyped Moments

5. The Confusion Of Sympathies

Captain America Civil War
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One of the most intriguing critical revelations is that it's mercifully difficult to say who the "villain" is in the Avenger v Avenger conflict. According to multiple critical responses, you're not presented with a narrative that demands you accept that Iron Man is the villain and Captain America is the dyed-in-the-wool hero.

They're under scrutiny and the control of the Accords because of their failings and their humanity, and it thus makes sense that both of their attempts at idealism are flawed.

As Empire's review puts it:

"Steve€™s defence of Bucky is questionable: he may be his childhood friend, but now he€™s a lethal, robot-armed killing machine forever in danger of being reactivated. It€™s fair enough that he should be brought to heel, right? Then again, there are flaws in Tony€™s arguments, too, especially the problematic evidence on which he rests them. Who the audience should agree with is hardly a clear-cut matter."

The invitation to question all motivations is a great selling point: without that sort of complexity, Marvel would effectively be throwing one of their prime brand characters under the bus. And knowing nothing is clear cut ahead of release is a hell of an anticipation builder.

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