Captain America: Civil War - 26 WTF Moments

9. The Entire Airport Sequence

Captain America Civil War Airport Explosion
Marvel Studios

Before release, it was pretty easy to dismiss the early reviews that suggested that the Leipzig-Halle airport sequence is the finest action sequence in any comic book movie as hyperbole, but once you've seen it, it's impossibly to deny it.

From the moment the heroes throw down, it's a breathless, high-stakes spectacle that is as gloriously entertaining as it is confusing. Incredibly, the Russos don't ask you to choose a side, allowing each hero a moment to shine in a stunningly choreographed set-piece that is very easily the stand-out scene in the entire movie.

It's an edge-of-the-seat thrill ride that more than makes up for the diversions from the source material, and it absolutely laughs in the face of those memes that suggested there was no way the climactic battle could live up to the final conflict in the comic.

Best of all, Paul Rudd and Tom Holland manage to steal the entire sequence, thanks to one giant sized transformation...

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