Civil War is a brew of way too many superheroes (and punches) for any one film. Yet, from this composite, a precipitate story of loyalty and self-actualization, painted with warranted revenge, emerges. And the best thing is, whenever Tony Stark (Downey Jr.) tries to overwhelm the film, we are quickly reminded that Steve Rogers (Evans) is our main character.

Rogers riffs with his heroic pals because he won’t give in to government oversight. There is the story. There is the divide rooted in the film’s title. However, the seeds for this divide are purposely planted by Baron Zemo, played by the fantastic Daniel Bruhl, who lost his family due to consequences stemming from The Avengers disregard.

I appreciated Zemo as a clever man of sinister tendencies rather than a cloaked villain. He plucks at Rogers by manipulating Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) into incriminating scenarios knowing that loyalty to his friend would outshine allegiance to his peers.

These films are annoyingly inconclusive as each one serves as the basis for another film and countless spinoffs. However, The Captain America thread is legit, fighting for justice with a shield and 3.9 starred napkins out of 5.