Captain America: Civil War - Marvel Crossover

I always liked Civil War a lot but felt Zemo was the weakest part of it. Here Lapis Molari does a great job of cutting back on Zemo, making him more on the level of Crossbones (a product of the Avengers in this world rather than the big mastermind), and putting the geopolitics at the core of what tears the Avengers apart. It gives the film more of a CA: Winter Soldier political thriller vibe (which I LOVE) and makes for a smaller scale, more intimate story between Tony, Steve, and their teammates. Seriously, MUCH BETTER than the original cut, especially with the news stories kicking off the film. I also agree with Zarius that the sudden cut out of Wakanda before we see the glorious view, as well as the fast swipe to Tony at Avengers HQ, were a little jarring. But nothing too damning. Overall this took great Marvel movie and made it REALLY great!

With this light edit, the movie goes by at a much brisker pace, focusing on the things that drive our heroes to make their choices rather than the situations, we get to learn more about the villian alongside them as they deal with thier own troubles. The use of the newsport interview (complete with a nifty way of working around the aspect ratio), does a lot to put the drama of the accords forward and also educates people on the history of Ross in the MCU. About the only niggle I have is the use of a wipe to transistion to Tony arriving near the compound at the end, the music switch is particularly jarring...the idea isn't bad, but the execution is a bit flat. Perhaps it would have been better to have just let the Wakanda scene play out and then cut to Tony arriving at the compound.

That major strike against it aside, it's a very good edit and it still ticks all the required boxes to follow along and enjoy the sory