Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Captain America: Civil War poster

Captain America: Civil War (2016)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes

Viewer Rating
7.9

Overview

Following the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act designed to regulate all superhuman activity. This polarizes opinion amongst the Avengers, causing two factions to side with Iron Man or Captain America, which causes an epic battle between former allies.


Starring Cast


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

The film consciously balances competing viewpoints regarding individual autonomy versus government control, presenting valid arguments and significant drawbacks for both sides of the central conflict. It critiques ideological extremes and the inability to find common ground, rather than championing a specific political solution.

The movie features a visibly diverse cast, including several prominent minority superheroes who are integral to the plot. However, these characters align with their traditional portrayals, and there are no explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative does not explicitly critique traditional identities, with its primary conflict being ideological rather than identity-based.

Secondary

The film features Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow) who, without relying on overwhelming technology or superpowers, physically defeats multiple male opponents in direct combat situations.

Captain America: Civil War does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The film's narrative is centered on the conflict between Captain America and Iron Man over government oversight of superheroes, and the re-emergence of the Winter Soldier's past.

Captain America: Civil War does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's plot and character arcs are entirely centered on the superhero conflict and its political ramifications, leading to a determination of N/A for transsexual portrayal.

The film faithfully adapts its Marvel Comics source material, with all established male and female characters retaining their original genders. No canonical character underwent a gender change.

The film's main and legacy characters, including Captain America, Iron Man, and Black Widow, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their established comic book or prior cinematic depictions. No instances of a character canonically established as one race being portrayed as a different race were identified.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.9

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.8
The Movie Database logo
7.4

Critic Ratings

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9.0
Metacritic logo
7.5

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