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5. It Furthers Major Character Arcs

This movie fits into the MCU like a puzzle piece. Let’s run down the character arcs it hits on, shall we?

Hawkeye’s AOU arc of wanting to retire but being unable to. Scarlet Witch’s arc about her coming to terms with her powers and how to use them. Vision trying to be more human. Ant-Man trying to live up to his potential.And let’s not forget about Steve and Tony.

Steve continues his development from TWS, learning that he has to stand up for what he personally believes in, even if it means standing against  his government (TWS) or those he cares about (CW).

But it’s Tony Stark’s arc that most fascinates me. Tony’s Phase One arc shows him becoming the kind of hero who’d risk the ultimate sacrifice to save the world, which he does in The Avengers. His post-Avengers arc is about him trying to ask the question, “Who will save us?” In Iron Man 3, he realizes he can’t save the world by himself so he deactivates House Party. In Age of Ultron, he realizes he can’t invent something to save the world, so he puts his faith in the government and the Avengers. Civil War shows him realizing that the government can’t even be trusted to save the world from the horrifying threats that it faces.

It’s a fascinating character progression and I really want to see where it goes next.