Source: smh.com
2. Every Moment is Earned
Y’know what? I’m sick of typing out the words That Other Movie every time I need to talk about it. Let’s just call it TOM for short.
So TOM’s problem is that it tries to deliver emotional weight to characters to whom we had no attachment. You can’t just pretend that we care about these cape wearing superheroes because they exist, you have to build that attachment.
And the MCU has spent the time on these characters that is necessary to make us care. This version of Iron Man has been around for eight years, and Cap for five. We know them. We care about them. So seeing them fight actually has weight to it. We’ve seen them fight together, so seeing them split apart hurts, and rightfully so.
I don’t think it’s possible to make an emotionally powerful superhero vs. superhero movie without that sense of attachment to the characters.
I mean, I personally prefer to see my heroes team up against villains than fight each other, but this is the best hero vs. hero movie we’re likely to get.
