Different kinds of beginnings

Here is a difference, as well as a similarity "“ what better way to start list like this?

Batman v Superman, while the second movie of the DCEU, is seen as the launching pad of the shared universe. It brings together the biggest DC superheroes (the Trinity of Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman) and has an open ending, which wouldn't work at all without the hope of additional movies to come. Basically, the ending teases the need for a team, because in time big baddies will begin to arrive on Earth.

On the other hand, Captain America: Civil War is also a beginning "“ but of a different kind. The MCU has been active since 2008, after all. Civil War begins a third phase of the shared universe, one which will lead to the biggest showdown of them all, when all of the superheroes will have to unite against the biggest in the Universe.

So Batman v Superman launches the DCEU toward a confrontation with a major villain (Darkseid), while Civil War launches the third phase of the MCU, one that will end with a war against the biggest MCU villain (Thanos).

On the next page, the biggest difference "“ the outcome!