Captain America Civil War: 11 Reasons It's Better Than Batman V Superman
7. Supporting Characters Are Put To Good Use
Batman V Superman wastes so many of its supporting characters it's ridiculous. Lois Lane is obviously the most criminal offense here, relegating her to a boring, pointless subplot and then making her a damsel-in-distress.
That's not all, though: Perry White shows up for a cup of coffee and is then gone again, Jonathan Kent appears in an aforementioned scene that should've been cut from the theatrical release, Martha only shows up for a dull kidnapping plot, Lex's assistant Mercy Graves is quickly killed off nonsensically, and even Jeremy Irons' Alfred could have a lot more to do.
Civil War similarly juggles an absolutely gigantic cast of characters, though for the most part handles them all exceptionally well. Yes, it's disappointing that Crossbones is only in the movie for 10 minutes, and both Spider-Man and Ant-Man are very suddenly recruited into the mix, but at least the film gives them great character beats and awesome moments of action, ensuring that their presence doesn't feel perfunctory or overly tacked-on.
There isn't a single peripheral character whose presence feels questionable or particularly forced: we get why they're there, and so we can just sit back and enjoy it.