allthingsblackwidowed
allthingsblackwidowed
Nat’s like legit intimidated by this lady
#Civil War spoilers
nihilistelektra
nihilistelektra
civil war had this weird thing where steve was clearly right if you paid any attention at all to what was actually happening, but the narrative was consistently framed to make you sympathize with tony. the showing was with steve but the telling was with tony, and that was very confusing.
chriservans
chriservans
‘till the end of the line, pal.
legendarystarlords
Look, we all liked Civil War, bar several scenes that inspired a few ‘…sure. I guess. Why not’ reactions. However, most of us were left with a feeling of ‘that’s it?’ when we left the cinema. The movie was not bad in any way, it just wasn’t what we expected exactly. Just a slight discontent after it was all said and done. But fear not friends, it’s not you: it’s them!
But first, what is circular plot structure? Basically, the plot starts at point A, goes to point Z, but point Z is actually an “echo” of point A - things are in a similar state to what they were at the beginning, only to show the internal journey of the main character. Basically, circular plot is that saying - “the more things change, the more they stay the same”. It doesn’t mean the plot hasn’t advanced, it just means that it’s (usually) a fun house mirror image of the beginning.
The Captain America trilogy does this very well between The First Avenger and The Winter Soldier but falters in Civil War. The echoes between TFA and TWS are very clear - the most obvious one being Bucky falling in the Alps - Steve falling in the Potomac. Or the widely discussed fact that Bucky is Steve’s inverted image. One is a symbol, the other is a ghost, but they both shaped the century. The Captain America Trilogy being a movie trilogy lends itself to visual echoes - like, for example, Steve getting out of the chamber when he gets the serum and Bucky’s brainwashing in the bank vault. It’s not the same, but it’s enough of a call back to think of it as a parallel.
And here comes Civil War. The expectations set by the previous two movies are not met, because the movie doesn’t let the plot come a full circle. Had the movie ended when Steve giving up the shield to leave with Bucky after the fight with Tony, it would have satisfied our subconscious expectation of the plot structure. Steve picked up the shield to save Bucky and put it down so he could leave and live with Bucky. That end would lead us to believe that they will return to their lives as they were before any of them got super soldier-ed - while they may still go out to fight the good fight, they would live normal lives as they did back in their time. It would be an echo - this time Bucky won’t be saving Steve, but similar enough to parallel the beginning.
However, the movie did not end there. The movie ended with Bucky getting frozen in Wakanda, fridged until the plot needs him again. That most certainly does not satisfy the expectations of the circular structure that the audience has, even if they are just on a subconscious level. Civil War didn’t disrupt the status quo - Steve now basically runs the Secret Avengers, Bucky doesn’t get redemption or, you know, any opportunity for closure and the Avengers still exist in a similar state they did going back to the original movie, they are just based in different buildings.
All in all, the problem is not that Civil War is a bad movie - it is probably the best superhero movie we’ve seen so far, it’s just that it wasn’t a good conclusion to the Captain America trilogy as much as the Russos wanted it to be. The plot was good, but it was just good enough - works for the casual viewers, but not for the people invested in Steve Rogers as a character and his emotional journey.
legendarystarlords
…Or why Captain America: Civil War left us slightly unsatisfiedSteveBucky + parallels
Look, we all liked Civil War, bar several scenes that inspired a few ‘…sure. I guess. Why not’ reactions. However, most of us were left with a feeling of ‘that’s it?’ when we left the cinema. The movie was not bad in any way, it just wasn’t what we expected exactly. Just a slight discontent after it was all said and done. But fear not friends, it’s not you: it’s them!
But first, what is circular plot structure? Basically, the plot starts at point A, goes to point Z, but point Z is actually an “echo” of point A - things are in a similar state to what they were at the beginning, only to show the internal journey of the main character. Basically, circular plot is that saying - “the more things change, the more they stay the same”. It doesn’t mean the plot hasn’t advanced, it just means that it’s (usually) a fun house mirror image of the beginning.
The Captain America trilogy does this very well between The First Avenger and The Winter Soldier but falters in Civil War. The echoes between TFA and TWS are very clear - the most obvious one being Bucky falling in the Alps - Steve falling in the Potomac. Or the widely discussed fact that Bucky is Steve’s inverted image. One is a symbol, the other is a ghost, but they both shaped the century. The Captain America Trilogy being a movie trilogy lends itself to visual echoes - like, for example, Steve getting out of the chamber when he gets the serum and Bucky’s brainwashing in the bank vault. It’s not the same, but it’s enough of a call back to think of it as a parallel.
And here comes Civil War. The expectations set by the previous two movies are not met, because the movie doesn’t let the plot come a full circle. Had the movie ended when Steve giving up the shield to leave with Bucky after the fight with Tony, it would have satisfied our subconscious expectation of the plot structure. Steve picked up the shield to save Bucky and put it down so he could leave and live with Bucky. That end would lead us to believe that they will return to their lives as they were before any of them got super soldier-ed - while they may still go out to fight the good fight, they would live normal lives as they did back in their time. It would be an echo - this time Bucky won’t be saving Steve, but similar enough to parallel the beginning.
However, the movie did not end there. The movie ended with Bucky getting frozen in Wakanda, fridged until the plot needs him again. That most certainly does not satisfy the expectations of the circular structure that the audience has, even if they are just on a subconscious level. Civil War didn’t disrupt the status quo - Steve now basically runs the Secret Avengers, Bucky doesn’t get redemption or, you know, any opportunity for closure and the Avengers still exist in a similar state they did going back to the original movie, they are just based in different buildings.
All in all, the problem is not that Civil War is a bad movie - it is probably the best superhero movie we’ve seen so far, it’s just that it wasn’t a good conclusion to the Captain America trilogy as much as the Russos wanted it to be. The plot was good, but it was just good enough - works for the casual viewers, but not for the people invested in Steve Rogers as a character and his emotional journey.
angrybirdman
angrybirdman
Antman and Clint’s arrow had more chemistry than Steve and Sharon
Lines That Were Conspicuously Missing in Civil War
delightfulexcess
delightfulexcess
In no particular order:
“…but you’re Peggy’s niece, and that’s a little weird. Also, we were just at her funeral, so maybe let’s talk in a year.”
“Hey, here are some FDR pens you might like. Also, wasn’t Bucky brainwashed by Hydra? I have this memory-correcting software called BARF, maybe we could give that a whirl.”
“You were going to NUKE New York City, and you’re upset because we knocked over a few buildings?”
“Ultron as going to kill everyone, and you’re upset because we knocked over a few buildings?”
“Wasn’t keeping track of the Hulk your job, General Ross?”
“Wait, what’s this about no lawyers and a fucking ‘raft prison?’ I’m not signing this bullshit.”
“I love you.”
“I love you, too.”
“Wait, where was your dad even going with all that supersoldier serum?”
“What’s in the backpack?”
“So you got your shield back, and Falcon got his wings, but where’s my backpack?”
“Was that a glossy headshot of me in your journal, or are you just happy to see me?”
kadeart
kadeart
I hate you
them-bucky-feels
I assure you, I am a professional in the art of photo editing
emily84
emily84
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