Back when this mammoth of a movie was released, I was not really impressed with it as a whole, but I liked the action, set pieces and parts of the story. I originally saw it as badly written, expensive fan service meant to sell a lot of toys, and for manbabies to overobsess about it for months, like they always do.

I rewatched it recently, and apart from a few scenes, I find it hard to enjoy as a whole even now. However, I realized 'Civil War' isn't badly written - it's written for gullible kids as the main audience in mind. I was disappointed with myself for setting high expectations on a toy commercial.

The writing is atrocious, but I was still surprised, since McFeely & Markus wrote 'Captain America: The First Avenger', a movie with a way better story and tighter script. The dialogue switches from childish and inane to preachy and pompous. The directing is what it is; I didn't expect much from the 'Community' guys. The 2nd unit team did a hellova great job with the action scenes though.

The color grading is so boring and uninspired for a supposedly colorful comic book movie; hence why the 1st 'Captain America' is supreme. The constant change of locations is a cheap copout for lack of engaging storyline. As is the segment with Pepper Pots, the dead relief workers in Sokovia. And let's not talk about the supposedly closed society of Wakanda. Or letting terrorists like Cpt. America walk free.

I deeply disliked the inapt shoehorning in of Black Panther, it was unnecessary, but it wasn't as bad as his mentally challenged character with no depth. The entire movie is a glorified, expensive toy commercial. As a whole, it's dumbed down for mass consumption and often I rolled my eyes so hard, I got an aneurysm. Not worth another rewatch.