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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 309533" data-attributes="member: 23">Captain America: Civil War continuedThen there was the big fight - the Clash Of The Avengers at Leipzig-Halle Airport. And this is where I knew this film was really doing something right. With the introduction of colourful characters such as Spider-Man and Ant Man, this is in some ways the most cartoony fight yet seen in the MCU. But it embraced this fully and was actually fun. Once again, it cut away to show one-to-one fights and - the clincher for me - it included some pithy, cheeky banter. Many of the best fights in Marvel comics have included witty dialogue and this was something that either wasn’t present or didn’t register with me in the two Avengers films. This time round I found myself chuckling out loud at some of the lines, or simply at the baffled reactions to the new heroes with their different powers (not to mention Paul Rudd’s dinosaur roars after becoming Giant Man). It wasn’t just silly dialogue for the sake of it. The camaraderie in this scene was truly joyful and I very much appreciated the balance this film struck between the broad and the intimate, and the Leipzig-Halle fight also had some nice character moments, such as Natasha’s decision to aid Cap and Bucky’s escape. Then there was the dramatic change in tone when something went very wrong and Rhodey ended up seriously injured (as I watched it play out, I actually thought they’d killed him off). Effortlessly, it went from Lee/Kirbyesque comic fun to a moment of grim reality and I felt almost guilty for enjoying the fight. And that’s the point. Again and again, there were different reminders that the stakes were extremely high and there were casualties of this war and those that had come before. The Clash Of The Avengers is notable for the moment Spider-Man swings into the MCU in full costume. I was previously aware of this moment due to the surrounding hype, which was all but impossible to avoid, and was pleasantly surprised to find that there was also an earlier scene in which Tom Holland’s Peter Parker was approached by Tony Stark. If there’s a turning point in the expansion of the universe to include new heroes it’s the latter part of Phase Two and the beginning of Phase Three. Whereas Phase One had fairly cautious introductions of new additions such as characters such as Black Widow and Hawkeye, The last three films alone have introduced Vision, the Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver (albeit briefly), Ant-Man, Black Panther and Spider-Man to the Avengers’ world. It’s done with flair and it also shows a great deal of confidence in the MCU as a continuing series that needs future-proofing to allow for the inevitable point (we’re eight years and thirteen films down the line) when long-standing actors will begin departing. continued…</blockquote>

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