Friday, January 15, 2016
Why Captain America, (As a Character), is Better.
Why Captain America is Correct.
Now, let me settle all the stupid Team-Cap/Team-Ironman disputes now, (by the way, quit saying Team-Ironman. Find a new name, it's not as easy to say as Team-Cap). Now, in the comic book, Civil War, the argument of whether Captain America's side of Civil War is the correct one is based on the readers views of the world more than this movie. In the book it is really more up to you regarding who is right. That being said here are some arguments based solely on the facts given and one major fact telling us who is the correct hero to follow, regardless of whether you just want to see Ironman pulp Captain America, (Which looks like you'd still be wrong. Did you see that fight in the trailer? Cap's got this).
1: Tony Stark is a bad person.
In the comic book, Tony is actually a pretty decent person. He isn't forcing anyone to sign this Superhero Registration legislation, but he figures that if people don't do it voluntarily then eventually something will happen and the government will force heroes to do it. Now I don't know Tony's motivations in the movie but from what we've seen, he is not a good person at all. What makes this whole thing really ridiculous is when Cap says, "He's my friend, Tony." and Tony says, "So was I." Let me ask you a question, did it ever occur to you that these two were friends, and not seconds from already punching each other? The answer is no, these two were always tense around each other. And even if Tony did consider him a "friend", that probably just means, "Hey I didn't forget about you like I did to literally every other person I've known."
2: Creating all the Villains:
That brings me to my next point. Tony created more world threats than Cap ever has, or ever will. To be fair, Obadiah stole the arc from Tony, but just recreated a suit that Tony made. The Russian guy in the second one, Ivan Vanko, you could argue Tony's Dad created him. However, by being a jerk, Tony created a villain out of Aldrich Killian, a seemingly nice guy at first, but turned out to be a terrorist because of how Tony forgot about him, (discount The Incredibles). And lets not forget when he created a robot A.I. which almost destroyed the earth. Not only that but he was an arms dealer for twenty years, and then when he quit that, he started another arms race centered around creating "Iron" supersuits around the world. Where is Ironman's comeuppance for that? Did he just write a check to the U.N. and they forgave him and that's how he got away with it? You know what? That's probably the correct answer.
3: Cap Hasn't Done Anything Bad:
On the flip side, Gen. Ross calls Cap a vigilante, and that he has acted against the government. That is one hundred percent bull crap! Cap, (In the movies), has only ever worked for the interest of S.H.E.I.L.D. or the government. What has Ironman done that Cap hasn't? Actually nothing. In fact Cap has done more for the government than Ironman has, see beginning of this paragraph. Cap can't just write a one billion dollar check and fix all his problems. Sure Bucky was a global threat, but he was brainwashed, and it's not like Cap isn't going to let him get away from the bad things he's done. I reckon he will work out a way for him to pay the world back for the bad things he was forced to do. Rather than let Ironman swoop in and take him out. If that is acting against the government, which Captain America technically works for, then I don't know what is.
4: This is Cap's movie:
As I've said in previous posts. This is called Captain America: Civil War not Avengers III: Civil War. So whatever happens, this is still Captain America's movie. No matter what he will presented in a good lighting and not presented as the bad guy. Even if Ironman and Cap become friends in the end and the fighting stops, it will not be shown that Cap was wrong. This is the one thing that I am more sure of. Take away all the previous points stated and you cannot deny that this is indeed Captain America's movie. He's the good guy in this. It's not Ironman's movie, he's a side character. As I've done before, it is the Dark Knight Returns of the Marvel universe in that it is about a hero who against all odds, (even that of a Red clad, more popular, superhero is presented as an obstacle), will prevail no matter what. Case and point, this is why Team-Cap is correct within the debate of the movie. Stop arguing. (And I mean, who doesn't want to see Tony get punched in the face? Face it, (literally, haha), Tony is the worst).
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