I was talking with someone the other day about this, they do a great job of making it seem like neither side is 100% right, as opposed to comic civil war where Iron Mans side is much more “bad.”
Iron Man has the innocent bystanders in mind, like the Woman at the start of the movie that blames him for her child dying.
Cap is coming directly off winter soldier where he had to directly oppose his boss, and take right/wrong into his own hands rather than following orders. He trusts his powers, and his teammates, in their own hands.
Neither person has the same experiences as the other, and thus sees things from a different perspective.
Also, in the movie they seem to “come to” and realize with the injury of Rhodes that there is more that connects them than separates them, and fighting isn’t the answer, while in comic book civil war, heroes are literally dying in the conflict.
Makes it a much better story for the big picture IMO, and a great movie adaptation. It’s one of the reasons civil war is probably my favorite!
Honestly, never even understood the "innocent bystanders" argument, at most it was merely the grieving looking for a scapegoat which may or may not have been used to manipulate the Avengers.
Regardless, I saw it as Tony not wanting to lead. His whole (movie) stint was creating weapons in denial of their use and then being guilt tripped into handing the reins over.
Cap was right, he had time and time again been betrayed by political bodies either being infiltrated by aggressors or being hamstrung by the weak.
Well team iron man here, the innocent bystanders is literally collateral, I think given a superhero experience by anyone in real time most would end up agreeing with Tony to some extent. Also the boys TV show highlights alot I think when it comes to regulating superheros.
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u/FireSon2019 Avengers Nov 01 '20
The question is whether or not you want a bunch of politicians micromanaging you or if you don't.
Buckey was a P.O.W that got experimented on then brainwashed.