And I do mean random. I’m hoping by
now most people have seen Captain America by now that I am not spooling too
much. And yes, I know that it has been a while since I’ve written anything but
you know …”things, life, whatnot.”
“Life is not whatnot, and its none of
your business.” Sorry that was a John Hughes Sixteen Candles rant … “Sixteen
Candles, John Hughes? You know that guy too?”
Sorry that was a Dogma rant.
Where was I, oh yeah Captain America
Civil War. I thought the movie was good. It had a nice balance of humor and
serious undertones. Then, I was taken out of the movie by one scene. The
k-i-s-s-i-n-g scene between Sharon Carter and Steve Rogers. It’s not about the
actors, but I felt that scene was kind of forced. And I was thinking, why are
you kissing you are practically family. In an alternate universe somewhere out
there Peggy and Steve get married, and that’s all I got to say about that.
Wait one more thing. Maybe two more
things, but I am also wondering did I miss something? Do Sharon Carter and
Steve Rogers really know each other? I mean I know they were neighbors, but
does that mean they talked, like friends? Wait, one last things, would Peggy be
cool with this? The love of her life and her niece. It seems kind of rude. Luckily
Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) and Bucky (Sebastian Stan) took me out of that
scene with their smiling at Cap.
I will have to say something, some
may not agree with. But if I can say something, if I can say something. This
was the first Marvel movie I did not like Tony Stark. Yes, he is usually a smart-alack but that is what makes him funny. This time, it was like “I’m
depressed about Pepper. Now I feel guilty. So now I am going to overcompensate
and go overboard.”
No wonder the bromance between Tony
and Steve ended with a Dear John letter. I kept hearing Taylor Swift lyrics “We
are never ever ever getting back together. You go talk to your friends, talk to
my friends, talk to me.”
Gee wiz. Even T’Challa/Black Panther
(Chadwick Boseman) understood that Bucky had been brain washed and certain
things were not his fault. He gets it. This time, I think Stark went too far. I
mean was it necessary when Sam asked if Rhodes/War Machine (Don Cheadle) was
okay for Tony Stark to shoot at him? But I guess that it’s a necessary part of
the story. You got to tell both sides.
Not sure how I feel about Spider-Man.
Tom Holland is funny as Peter Parker and brings genuine naivety/innocence to
the character. That’s all I got to say about that. I am not sure there was
enough for me to say cool beans, etc. I know, I know they can’t character
develop just yet.
So those are my thoughts on Captain
America Civil War. And in conclusion, “You see us as you want to see us – in
the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. But what we found out
is that each one of us is a brain, and an athlete, and a basket case, a
princess and a criminal.”
See that? Full circle. And somehow
that Breakfast Club quote works.
