Zemo is the only MCU villian whose plan actually works. He has no super power, wealth or strength but patience, experience, intelligence and motivation. He doesn't want to rule the world but simply seek revenge. So yeah, don't think he is one dimensional.
+Heqing Huang I loved Zemo, because he was a man with no super human powers who actually accomplished something that no other villain could do, and that was to destroy the Avengers. He did it by making the Avengers implode from the inside, by making the main heroes distrust each other to the point of no return. Whereas both Ultron or Loki failed to take down the Avengers because they attacked from the outside, and thus the heroes could unite and defeat a common enemy.
+curtisgerdes I assure you I gave my blood, sweat and tears in those 5 days trying to make this video.... Or was binge watching Netflix and eating frozen pizzas.
"Zemo is just a normal guy." That's the point. The Sokovia Accords are so busy in rounding up superpowered beings in the Raft without knowing that Zemo, a normal human, can cause such destruction as any of them.
+TheMrParagon It makes sense to have May be in her 40s while Peter is 16. When all is set and done, we will have grown with them and watch them grow as characters and in age.
Why the hell everyone hates new villain,I think he was amazing,he was everything Luthor should been in BvS. Plus,he is villain with motivations You can understand,and he succeeded in what he wanted,and there is open room for him in other MCU movies,this is just his beginning. I think he was great villain,with good motivations,not some stupid sarcastic robot that even has line in the movie ''my evil plan''
+LordOf TheBricks he was a victim, just a civilian who had a family and lost it all. For that I actually felt for him and so did Black Panther, which is why he was able to let go of his thirst for revenge. Zemo wasnt pure evil, he had real human motives for what he did. He literally has the same powerful agenda the Punisher from Daredevil Netflix series had. His motivations were real, unlike that goofball that Lex was
Yeah! Can you tell me why Lex Luthor hates Superman is Batman v Superman? No? That's what I thought! Zemo has a legitimate reason for hating The Avengers, it makes sense
+LordOf TheBricks I just don't get what people want from a villain anymore. It's no wonder that Marvel "never gets villains right" the idea of the perfect villain is the Joker. That's it. If the guy isn't over the top and weird then he's not a good villain.
i actually enjoyed the villain in this movie, huge fan of the actor and the much more believable plot line. rather than world domination with the winter soldiers he attacked the Avengers unity.
Although I agree with complaints on the villian that his plan was very convenient and slightly complicated, I agree that I liked that he was a small scale villain with personal motivations who just wanted to divide the Avengers.
+Pouch King Yeah, the second time I watched the film I realized he wasn't that bad as I thought ar first. He has good motivations, I like him as a strategist, but the plan was so convenient and was a complicated way to bring them together, that was luck for the most part. And he didn't bring a lot of impact for the Avengers, just for Tony and Cap. Did not like his plan at all, but it was well managed, I wished we could have seen more of him before, like on Age of Ultron.
+Victor Dino Jr. no I'd say the impact is quite real as cap and iron man are two of the main avengers and leaders in mcu so a rift between them caused by this guy is actually the most damage done to the avengers ever in the mcu and that's especially Impressive considering this was just a normal guy with no superpowers
what you failed to mention was how Civil war did everything that BvS failed to accomplish and everything it didn't do, and did it all 1,000 times better
Team Cap, Gave the film a 9/10 on my review, I actually enjoyed Zemo for what his arc brings. And what his arc brings is what Black Panther said to him during the final showdown, how vengeance isn't always the best answer, how revenge can consume even the most noble of people. And for a marvel film, that is almost the first time I saw it in the MCU. his character brings a great lesson that kids who watch it will learn that. Even though I agree with you about the villain, I can't help but feel that this was an effective villain.
I think the camera angles changed because the fight scenes from the airport onwards the action scenes were filmed in imax, so they had to shoot it more wide rather than constant close-ups (with constant cuts)
too many reviewers are ignoring how zemo ties in to the central theme of the movie, and how connected that is to tony and cap. pay attention when you're watching his scenes and maybe it'll make more sense. If you think he's a dull character with nothing to contribute, you really weren't paying attention.
If you look at it, the whole movie is about family, cap fights for his remaining family(the avengers) iron man eventually fights for his parents, and Zemo fights for his wife and child
+Dakota Hazel this comment brought to you by DC Comics. It's obvious you were paid off by Zack Snyder/WB to critique this movie. You are an illuminati agent, admit it.
+Dakota Hazel you left out the part where this movie is titled Captain America...rather than Iron Man. Also, even if your plot hole accusations were true, it would still be a wildly fun and entertaining action movie that wasn't too long and had amazing special effects. I think you're too impulsive to call it "dumb" or "stupid" or other simple words; try watching it a second time (or first, I doubt you really saw it) and see if you can think of more nuance to your outrage.
+Rodney McKay I loved "Move or you will be moved" by Black Panther's Dora Milaje played by Florence Kasumba. had huge reactions every time I've seen the film.
+Relatosdelanoche Yeah, I don't buy into this whole criticism of this particular villain. It's almost like the youtube critics feel the need to find things to... critique about this movie in order for them to not appear fanboys (in their own heads), plainly looking for where there might be cracks so they can feel legit. There is ONE origin story in this movie: Zemo's. Marvel's not done with him yet. And he is EXTREMELY important to this movie, he basically choreographs everything, all the public tragedies that can be pinned on the Avengers and Bucky's implication, and then he leaks the partial truth to Tony to get him and Captain America on peace terms in the same spot, just so he can deal his final blow. Zemo is the best Marvel villain to date. The rest of the movie would just NOT WORK the same without his implications, a lot of different things need to happen differently without him for the Civil War to make sense, and Civil War works as a movie with so many superheroes BECAUSE things happen like they do.
+Relatosdelanoche Yeah, I get he's not some over the top personality like the Joker....but weren't we pissed about how ridiculous Luthor was in BvS? it's really making a very narrow interpretation of what a good villain is if he has to be over the top and charismatic to be a "good villain." He feels like a guy....well that's the point. He is a guy (who is also an assassin and mass murderer). In order to really bring the dramatic punch at the end, his actions had to carry some mystery and misdirection. He very much fit the themes of the movie in terms of vengeance and consequences. He plays everyone in this movie. He gets Bucky free so Cap will have to protect him and makes sure Bucky and Cap from the interrogation will presume he's after the other Winter Soldiers. Then when it's time he feeds information about his crimes to the public so Iron Man realizes Cap was right and that he needs to back him up. Luring them to a facility that Cap and Bucky can't get to Zemo in without help from someone like Iron Man. Without him manipulating both sides in this way the movie wouldn't happen. It was still possible even after the airport for Cap and Iron Man to get back on the same page. But that last blow made it a very long road ahead for true reconciliation.
+Relatosdelanoche Also people seem to forget that he is just a guy. Yeah he was special forces but that is. No super powers, no organization to ask help from, nothing. And he does all these by himself. That is awesome.
+Relatosdelanoche he didn't get it Zemo took the time to find the data he most likely knows that it was tony how build Ultron and his grudge against the avangers and hydra as well is well explained he killed very few people to reach his goal and the fact that he even tried to go back to his wive and kids shows that he was driven bye pure hate ... he's not like the joker how likes to see things burn or like lex luther trying to rule the world his goal was to take revenge .
The Russo brothers have made a pointing of saying the directors of John Wick helped out on a few action sequences. Maybe that contributed towards some of the direction feeling different at the beginning
I think after two avengers movies fighting an army of villans, it took a guy with a vengence to break the avengers. I know it's not great, but it shows how fragile they all are. Like Punisher says in the Daredevil series, "you're just one bad day away from becoming me". It's philosophical. take care
+Andi X Well he wasn't just a guy. He was Sokovia special forces, whom had faith in the Avengers but became bitter after, not only telling his family the Avengers would them, but the Avengers didn't even help rebuild or address the families. In America they were still considered rock stars.
Andi X YES! It's so elemental. It's so easy to become a villan with this type of power, "die a hero, or live long enough to become a villan", it's so true, it's what heroes fight with every day. Take care
+Duriel Buie Agreed. That last fight was easily the most emotional one I've seen in a superhero movie. This wasn't about some abstract struggle to save "the world" it was far more personal than that.
I'm pretty sure that the first minutes of action sequences were directed by the people behind John Wick, Chad Stahelski and David Leitch, 2nd unit directors of Cap 3: Civil War, it has that weird shaky jumpy style that John Wick has. 7:21 www.melty.com/captain-america-civil-war-russo-s-brothers-worked-with-john-wick-s-directors-on-action-sequences-a4975.html
Spider-Man was the most exciting part to watch for me. Every time he was on screen and started kicking ass I was squeezing my girlfriend hand. He was super tough and amazingly agile, tony really did a great job with suit design. I never wanted the movie to stop i was loving every moment and how every character had purpose and made sense. The airport scene was so long and I loved that compared to how pathetic and short the battle between "Superman and Batman" was.
wasnt zemo in the movie one of the russian super soldiers? there were 6 during the flash back and wasnt he one of them? he was the one that wasnt frozen and was in slovokia or what ever as part of an elite military group there right?
Marvel completely changes a character including his motives and look and no one bats an eye but dc decides to make lex luthor a a son version of the real one and everyone loses their minds!
Hey john! I'm a huge fan. So happy to see you uploading again. I loved the movie as well! I just have one question that I was waiting for your next video to ask you. You said ages ago in your top 20 vids that forest gump was your favourite. However whenever you talk about classics you never mention it. Is not your favourite anymore or do you just not mention it?
I loved Zemo! He was great! Every Marvel villain is just a rehash of one another besides Loki and his motivations are justified! Very brilliant to pin the blame on Bucky knowing how close he is with Cap!
The point of the Sokovia Accords is to confirm from sovereignty issues and to oversee Avenger's activity. Some countries aren't comfortable with superpowerer beings going in and out of their country. Wakanda is one of them as some of them ransacked their precious vibranium. Many seems to be forgetting that Ultron was created by Tony Stark, a well loved Avenger and public personality. General Ross DID thanked the Avengers for saving the world with their lives. The downside was that some incidents were perpetrated by them that simply cannot be corrected by a simple "Sorry". Ultron's machinations and Hulk unleashed in Korea was an embarrassing point of the Avengers. General Ross has that Batman mentality or Murphy's Law that if anything can go wrong or bad, it will. Thus the Sokovia Accords were created. Normally I am Team Cap but I understand the need for the Accords. Why can they just give it a try? Are Cap very quick to assume now? And if the UN were giving them orders against their moral code, remember there's some soldiers' clause where they can disobey an official order if it bothers their conscience, can they just do the same?
+Jephthah San Pedro Its a flawed system though. The entire UN has to approve where they go right? What if there is a serious problem in Saudi Arabia and the UN votes against them going in. It should be up to solely the leader of Saudi Arabia. Also the movie doesn't even follow its own rules. So the UN never approves where they go. Ross does for some reason. He gives Iron Man permission to get cap even tough he doesn't have that power. Iron Man didn't even follow the accords. Legally Black Panther and Spider-Man shouldn't be there. They are enhanced and never signed. The Wakanda's king stance is beyond impractical. "A victory at the expense of the innocent is not a victory at all" That is absurd. When an alien invasion is happening you're gonna say "fuck you" unless the Avengers save every single person. They just saved seven billion people 3 times. Sorry like 4 people died. Yeah that blood is on your hands.
***** The Sokovia Accords HAS its own flaws. I don't eliminate them altogether. Cap's suggestion about being controlled is still an assumption. This is just a hypothetical situation that wasn't yet tested because it wasn't tried yet. The Accords is not yet in effect globally in the movies because of the Vienna incident. Ross has the de facto control for now since it wasn't yet ratified officially by the world governments. It was non-sensical of course that there would be no collateral damage in an alien war. Heck, even in human wars there's always civilian casualties. Their argument is in Ultron's creation, not just the Chitauri Invasion or the HYDRA Helicarriers. That's why the Accords where named "The SOKOVIA" because the Avengers, specifically Tony, screwed up big time by making a villain with his own hands. I'm more surprised that he wasn't arrested after the events of Ultron. So yeah. Their argument is also about the Avengers can also bring doom other than salvation, not just civilians dying.
Yes, but remember these are the same people who decided to nuke New York City and KILL MILLIONS OF INNOCENT LIVES! From Cap's perspective, the UN are nothing but hypocrites who don't even follow their own ethical rules they prescribe for the Avengers to abide by.
TheLegacyHero No, they are not. They are SHIELD senior officials who have a LOT of doubt about the formation of the Avengers to begin with. I bet that someone egged them to nuke it by some HYDRA operatives (and yes, one of them is even a HYDRA mole) working with them at that time, suggesting hitting 2 birds with one nuke. Also, the UN will create a Panel to handle it. Of course I won't say it is not prone to corruption but hey, maybe get Cap himself as one of them. Bet he didn't think that., did he?
Cap won me over with one thing...." ...governments are run by people with agendas and agendas can change, what if they send us someplace we don't want to go? What if there's someplace we need to be but they won't let us?..."
+Immortan Joe Yeah, in that line I basically was with him on this. The stakes are too high to have the Avengers being held out of an emergency by red tape. Or forced to go fight wars they don't believe in.
Really? I actually think that this movie zemo is actually really amazing, he doesn't have any superpower or superstrength and he doesn't even have the mind gem yet he can manipulate people.
yeah I know besides the conveniences and luck involved in his plan this was probably my favourite mcu villain along with the Netflix ones and Loki that end scene with panther was superb idk why many people seem to think this is another failure in the villains department for marvel the guy kept on listening to his dead wife on the phone to motivate him that's brilliant
i buy into the zemo. he wasnt trying to end the world or take over the world . like every other crappy marvel villain! his motivation was believable, personal, and tragic.
+Jacob Bastian gald to see a rare #teamzemo lol.. I've watched this movie three times and each time he makes more sense . and kudos to the russo's every argument about zemo can be counter-argued by the line in the movie where he says he has patience and experience which means if cap and stark had not appeared in siberia he would have done something else later to try and and split them apart, also he can be looked at as an anti-hero as his motive was to take revenge for himself , others like him , to make an empire fall from whiten but also remove also harmful threats otherwise he would not take out the five other winter solders .
Actually I prefer Zemo not being that charismatic at this point. The best spies are those that you wouldn't think twice about, the ones you can walk past without even noticing that they're there. I think we've gotten to used to the James Bond, ultra charismatic types in movies, but they really aren't the ones to worry about. It's the ones that you don't notice that are the real problem.
+theFLICKpick I would say that this was THE BEST Marvel movie I've seen! I enjoyed the story, the action, Black Panther, Spider-Man, and Ant-Man as well! (SPOILERS for those reading further in this comment that haven't seen the movie) My least favorite part of the film was how they introduced Zemo and his family killed in Sokovia was his motive for vengeance. I liked his idea of tearing the Avengers apart from the inside. I'm till rooting for #TeamCap because after what has happened in Avengers 1 and Captain America: Winter Soldier, official people with agendas that change for the worst are not the best people to trust. Also, Iron Man was emotionally unstable because of his guilt, and when he found out how his parents were killed. I wouldn't want to follow someone who doesn't have it all together.
+CommanderShockwave I wish they had changed his voice. But the actor say's he's coming back. Maybe Thanos will make an army out of everybody's old enemies.
+Kroatowa hilarious because you're contridicting yourself because Spider-Man was annoying af in civil war! Bvs was not a good movie I still preferred this to it but bat fleck could kill any avenger
I loved a lot of things about this movie, and disliked next to nothing. I had a lot of fun, and couldn't wait to see it again. The dude would give this an A for Abide man.
interesting thoughts about how the film felt like two directors. When John makes a review, he makes a REVIEW. yeah it would be nice to see more videos, but I love that every video he makes he puts everything into it
Actually, Zemo was my favourite part of Civil War. He led everyone by the nose, all he wanted was the Avengers to destroy themselves, he knew he wasn't powerful enough, so he had to resort the plan he utilized to split them apart. They may not have given him the mask, or the abilities he had, and affiliated him with HYDRA, but they nailed Zemo's character perfectly. He is a strategic and tactical planner that not many can hope to outmaneuver. He out-thought En Dwi Ghast, The Grandmaster of Games, and Elder of the Universe once. They did him justice in Civil War.
I holehearlty agree, what sucks do is that they couldn't get his classic outfit Here it is incase anyone's wondering: vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/2/20/Helmut_Zemo_(Earth-616)_from_Captain_America_Vol_6_1.JPG/revision/latest?cb=20120529194815
it's so pathetic that DC adapted one of their best comics (DKR) into a movie and it turned out to be complete fucking dog shit, Marvel adapted one of their worst comics ever published (CW) and it turned out to be one of their best movie
Wow John the set up looks stellar back there!! I watch the set up vid and it looks awesome back there! Also the this is the best review of this movie in my opinion because you brought humor, biceps, and a clown wig. Enough said. But I stand Team Captain America and I love the movie it was phenomenal! I agree best to date!
I actually loved Zemo... I found him so real, he was a real man with nothing left to live for except for revenge of his family. He was a very cold character but after losing your family and plotting a plan in solitude for a couple of years it seems like an resonable state of mind
+huexolotl99 Indeed. His motivations were clear & he was a Segovia soldier he wasn't just a random dude.. He was trained & gain a lot of that info because Black Widow leaked Sheilds files in Winter Soldier. The only thing he really needed to get was the mission report from December 16, 1991. His plan totally made sense & *worked*
Where can i find that DeLorean? and how much?? its so badass!
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Zemo honestly was the best part of the film
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Exactly, I really connected with his motives cause I put myself in his shoes with the loss of his family and I couldn't take it if I lost my kids and wife... And his plan made complete sense to me at least.
+Jace Belerin i thought it was great plan but honeslty i expected all those winter soldiers to wake up and fight the avengers to have an awesome final fight but i guess it was predictable and they wanted to focus on cap and stark
I'm assuming you have watched the movie right? Just think about all the things from the moment winter soldier was being setup. He relied on captain and Bucky escaping cause he said he knows Steve Rogers well in the end. That's not good enough. Steve and Bucky could've easily been captured on the escape scene. Zemo himself could've been captured as well in the escape scenario. A lot of luck have to do with his escape. He also needed ironman to watch the video and what an amazing timing on his part for ironman just to show up in the right place at the right time. Too many other random things that is not worth mentioning. Only thing that matters is that his plans was not smart at all and relies too much on other people to pull it off. Beside that, I still love the movie. It was enjoyable and have so many fun moments. Just wished the villian' plans was better executed.
Some people actually thinks zemo is a genius. That's why I made this topic cause it feels like I watched a different movie. Doesn't take away from the beautiful progression of the characters thou. Love black panther. Spider-Man I have to admit was weird till he starts talking with tony. Than everything just makes sense.
I loved this film! Probably my favourite marvel movie so far! My favourite part of this film was Tom Holland as spider man. He was just perfect! I also loved two of the action scenes in the film. Airportfight and the chase scene between Cap, Bucky and Black Panther. Btw, I liked how the relationship between Cap and Bucky has been through three films. If I was to pick a side here, I would have to go with team cap, although Spiderman were on the other team.
The only reason people die when the avengers are fighting is because they are tying to snapchat it, instead of running
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I'm dead af from this comment.
+David Robles tbh id do the same...
IKR.
Natural Selection at its finest.
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Zemo is the only MCU villian whose plan actually works. He has no super power, wealth or strength but patience, experience, intelligence and motivation. He doesn't want to rule the world but simply seek revenge. So yeah, don't think he is one dimensional.
Exactly!
yeah man your right.
+Heqing Huang I loved Zemo, because he was a man with no super human powers who actually accomplished something that no other villain could do, and that was to destroy the Avengers. He did it by making the Avengers implode from the inside, by making the main heroes distrust each other to the point of no return.
Whereas both Ultron or Loki failed to take down the Avengers because they attacked from the outside, and thus the heroes could unite and defeat a common enemy.
+Heqing Huang yeah but still he sucks.
+European 1994 no
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That's your opinion.
+palmdaleskater7896 PLEASE
Only 5 days after the movie came out. Good job John. New record.
+curtisgerdes I assure you I gave my blood, sweat and tears in those 5 days trying to make this video.... Or was binge watching Netflix and eating frozen pizzas.
+theFLICKpick I understand you 😂
+theFLICKpick Make more vlogs John or i'll come to your house and smack you with a rubber fish...
+theFLICKpick That's rough man.
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"Zemo is just a normal guy."
That's the point. The Sokovia Accords are so busy in rounding up superpowered beings in the Raft without knowing that Zemo, a normal human, can cause such destruction as any of them.
We can have a hot Aunt May when the studio doesn't cast a 40-year-old to play Peter Parker!
+Abe From an she is hot and still good age for aunt may (51) thats just amazing how she looks considerind her age ,
+Martin Pedál fuck that, she's amazing period. You don't even have to add the "for her age" part
Aunt May is Aging backwards.
+TheMrParagon Benjolina Velcro!
+TheMrParagon I like Hot Aunt May
+TheMrParagon - This is a reboot dude. The other Spider-Man movies aren't in the MCU.
+TheMrParagon It makes sense to have May be in her 40s while Peter is 16. When all is set and done, we will have grown with them and watch them grow as characters and in age.
+Alex Mujica Marisa Tomei is in her 50's.
Why the hell everyone hates new villain,I think he was amazing,he was everything Luthor should been in BvS. Plus,he is villain with motivations You can understand,and he succeeded in what he wanted,and there is open room for him in other MCU movies,this is just his beginning. I think he was great villain,with good motivations,not some stupid sarcastic robot that even has line in the movie ''my evil plan''
+LordOf TheBricks he was a victim, just a civilian who had a family and lost it all. For that I actually felt for him and so did Black Panther, which is why he was able to let go of his thirst for revenge. Zemo wasnt pure evil, he had real human motives for what he did. He literally has the same powerful agenda the Punisher from Daredevil Netflix series had. His motivations were real, unlike that goofball that Lex was
ikr, if baron zemo was the joker, people won't talk shit
Yeah! Can you tell me why Lex Luthor hates Superman is Batman v Superman? No? That's what I thought! Zemo has a legitimate reason for hating The Avengers, it makes sense
+LordOf TheBricks I just don't get what people want from a villain anymore. It's no wonder that Marvel "never gets villains right" the idea of the perfect villain is the Joker. That's it. If the guy isn't over the top and weird then he's not a good villain.
+FlareKnight Ikr
Zemo being so "normal" is actually why I loved him .
+Vinh “Bobby” Tran Quang it's because he is so 'normal' that the Avengers is cought off guard
i actually enjoyed the villain in this movie, huge fan of the actor and the much more believable plot line. rather than world domination with the winter soldiers he attacked the Avengers unity.
exactly
Finally someone who thinks this too!
Although I agree with complaints on the villian that his plan was very convenient and slightly complicated, I agree that I liked that he was a small scale villain with personal motivations who just wanted to divide the Avengers.
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Yeah, the second time I watched the film I realized he wasn't that bad as I thought ar first.
He has good motivations, I like him as a strategist, but the plan was so convenient and was a complicated way to bring them together, that was luck for the most part. And he didn't bring a lot of impact for the Avengers, just for Tony and Cap. Did not like his plan at all, but it was well managed, I wished we could have seen more of him before, like on Age of Ultron.
+Victor Dino Jr. no I'd say the impact is quite real as cap and iron man are two of the main avengers and leaders in mcu so a rift between them caused by this guy is actually the most damage done to the avengers ever in the mcu and that's especially Impressive considering this was just a normal guy with no superpowers
what you failed to mention was how Civil war did everything that BvS failed to accomplish and everything it didn't do, and did it all 1,000 times better
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+huntercj99 or maybe he doesnt want to be a part of the marvel vs dc hate train.
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Team Cap, Gave the film a 9/10 on my review, I actually enjoyed Zemo for what his arc brings. And what his arc brings is what Black Panther said to him during the final showdown, how vengeance isn't always the best answer, how revenge can consume even the most noble of people. And for a marvel film, that is almost the first time I saw it in the MCU. his character brings a great lesson that kids who watch it will learn that. Even though I agree with you about the villain, I can't help but feel that this was an effective villain.
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I think the camera angles changed because the fight scenes from the airport onwards the action scenes were filmed in imax, so they had to shoot it more wide rather than constant close-ups (with constant cuts)
When Black Panther is onscreen nothing and no one else matters
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True that character is badass
Wakanda ForEVER!
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Hell yeah! Sorry, Spidey, I love you, but I'm with Cap.
too many reviewers are ignoring how zemo ties in to the central theme of the movie, and how connected that is to tony and cap. pay attention when you're watching his scenes and maybe it'll make more sense. If you think he's a dull character with nothing to contribute, you really weren't paying attention.
If you look at it, the whole movie is about family, cap fights for his remaining family(the avengers) iron man eventually fights for his parents, and Zemo fights for his wife and child
+Dakota Hazel this comment brought to you by DC Comics. It's obvious you were paid off by Zack Snyder/WB to critique this movie. You are an illuminati agent, admit it.
+Dakota Hazel how so?
+Jordan Hetu some zemos just want to see the world burn, at least for the avengers
+Dakota Hazel you left out the part where this movie is titled Captain America...rather than Iron Man. Also, even if your plot hole accusations were true, it would still be a wildly fun and entertaining action movie that wasn't too long and had amazing special effects. I think you're too impulsive to call it "dumb" or "stupid" or other simple words; try watching it a second time (or first, I doubt you really saw it) and see if you can think of more nuance to your outrage.
Best quote in the film. Spider-Man : "HOLY SH@T!!!!"
The exact reaction I had when I saw that.
I think "Give me back my Rhodey" was better.
+Rodney McKay I loved "Move or you will be moved" by Black Panther's Dora Milaje played by Florence Kasumba. had huge reactions every time I've seen the film.
Zemo one dimensional???
Gosh...
+Relatosdelanoche Yeah, I don't buy into this whole criticism of this particular villain. It's almost like the youtube critics feel the need to find things to... critique about this movie in order for them to not appear fanboys (in their own heads), plainly looking for where there might be cracks so they can feel legit.
There is ONE origin story in this movie: Zemo's. Marvel's not done with him yet. And he is EXTREMELY important to this movie, he basically choreographs everything, all the public tragedies that can be pinned on the Avengers and Bucky's implication, and then he leaks the partial truth to Tony to get him and Captain America on peace terms in the same spot, just so he can deal his final blow.
Zemo is the best Marvel villain to date. The rest of the movie would just NOT WORK the same without his implications, a lot of different things need to happen differently without him for the Civil War to make sense, and Civil War works as a movie with so many superheroes BECAUSE things happen like they do.
+Dexi Antoniu completely agree Zemo was one of the best villains in the MCU
+Relatosdelanoche Yeah, I get he's not some over the top personality like the Joker....but weren't we pissed about how ridiculous Luthor was in BvS? it's really making a very narrow interpretation of what a good villain is if he has to be over the top and charismatic to be a "good villain."
He feels like a guy....well that's the point. He is a guy (who is also an assassin and mass murderer). In order to really bring the dramatic punch at the end, his actions had to carry some mystery and misdirection. He very much fit the themes of the movie in terms of vengeance and consequences.
He plays everyone in this movie. He gets Bucky free so Cap will have to protect him and makes sure Bucky and Cap from the interrogation will presume he's after the other Winter Soldiers. Then when it's time he feeds information about his crimes to the public so Iron Man realizes Cap was right and that he needs to back him up. Luring them to a facility that Cap and Bucky can't get to Zemo in without help from someone like Iron Man.
Without him manipulating both sides in this way the movie wouldn't happen. It was still possible even after the airport for Cap and Iron Man to get back on the same page. But that last blow made it a very long road ahead for true reconciliation.
+Relatosdelanoche Also people seem to forget that he is just a guy. Yeah he was special forces but that is. No super powers, no organization to ask help from, nothing. And he does all these by himself. That is awesome.
+Relatosdelanoche he didn't get it Zemo took the time to find the data he most likely knows that it was tony how build Ultron and his grudge against the avangers and hydra as well is well explained he killed very few people to reach his goal and the fact that he even tried to go back to his wive and kids shows that he was driven bye pure hate ... he's not like the joker how likes to see things burn or like lex luther trying to rule the world his goal was to take revenge .
The Russo brothers have made a pointing of saying the directors of John Wick helped out on a few action sequences. Maybe that contributed towards some of the direction feeling different at the beginning
Fatty 7 the john wick directors helped with the airport fight
I liked the Zemo character. He doesn't have powers, he doesn't have an army, but he alone broke the avengers. And he's just a guy.
I think after two avengers movies fighting an army of villans, it took a guy with a vengence to break the avengers. I know it's not great, but it shows how fragile they all are. Like Punisher says in the Daredevil series, "you're just one bad day away from becoming me". It's philosophical. take care
+Andi X Well he wasn't just a guy. He was Sokovia special forces, whom had faith in the Avengers but became bitter after, not only telling his family the Avengers would them, but the Avengers didn't even help rebuild or address the families.
In America they were still considered rock stars.
+Walter Definis Zemo won...he did damn near everything he set out to do
Andi X YES! It's so elemental. It's so easy to become a villan with this type of power, "die a hero, or live long enough to become a villan", it's so true, it's what heroes fight with every day. Take care
***** true
Zemo is my favorite mcu villain . I completely disagree he was very dimensional and deep . The rest I agree with
Please do a spoiler talk with Chris stucmann
Yes please!!!
Yes Very much, DO it PLEASE guys
Hey FlickPick,
Where did you get the Terminator Head on the movie shelf behind you?
It looks awesome.
God it's been 2 weeks, I forgot how BIG your arms were .-.
I've been waiting so long for you to post, John! Im crying because you're back.
why is everyone hating on zemo? like wtf?? he's just a guy and that's what makes him more interesting. I thought zemo was an amazing villain.
agreed, Zemo was pretty bad ass!
Hey Jon. So regarding the different feel of the fights you pointed out the Russo's had the guys from John Wick come in to help do the fight scenes.
so which part of the movie did he do?
i couldnt tell ya i wasnt there. but im sure if you really want to know, you can find it. but im sure itll be on the bluray.
5:04 when i tell my friends i haven't seen civil war yet
May is an AILF :)
+ZomIIXC can't believe she is 51
hahaha...John's letting out his gripes bout BvS thru Cap 3...like that.
Haha
Yay! You're back with a new video finally!!!
for the record zemo worked for me because he was the driving force for Black Panther to be in the movie
+Duriel Buie I really like the small interaction between them at the end, it was powerful
+cell9899 the most emotional fight I've seen in a comic book movie
+Duriel Buie Agreed. That last fight was easily the most emotional one I've seen in a superhero movie. This wasn't about some abstract struggle to save "the world" it was far more personal than that.
That's so refreshing to see. It's always stronger when it's personal
I'm pretty sure that the first minutes of action sequences were directed by the people behind John Wick, Chad Stahelski and David Leitch, 2nd unit directors of Cap 3: Civil War, it has that weird shaky jumpy style that John Wick has. 7:21
www.melty.com/captain-america-civil-war-russo-s-brothers-worked-with-john-wick-s-directors-on-action-sequences-a4975.html
I loved the movie I agree with what you said about the movie. one thing I really like was. "December 16 1991, mission report." quote zemo
+Ethan Kaplan Homecoming, daybreak
Freight car
Boris Murillo
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You know, in addition to being a good review, this is just a very entertaining, quality TH-cam video. You gots skills, man.
The pacing for the first hour (up to the airport scene) was a little clunky, otherwise I don't have any issues - 9/10. #TeamCap
Spider-Man was the most exciting part to watch for me. Every time he was on screen and started kicking ass I was squeezing my girlfriend hand. He was super tough and amazingly agile, tony really did a great job with suit design.
I never wanted the movie to stop i was loving every moment and how every character had purpose and made sense. The airport scene was so long and I loved that compared to how pathetic and short the battle between "Superman and Batman" was.
The guy who sent the nuke to New York was Gideon Malick. Who was also HYDRA. Hahahaha
Wasn't it the entire council even people who weren't HYDRA? Or was the whole panel HYDRA? Also I don't watch agents of shield
Where did you get that ant man mask?
Can you please reenact the Capt Am biceps scene but shirtless? ;}=
7:10 Hilarious! Don't worry, my 'Spidey' sense were tingling too John.
your bicep vein is distracting
lol
+rvcracker92 😂
wasnt zemo in the movie one of the russian super soldiers? there were 6 during the flash back and wasnt he one of them? he was the one that wasnt frozen and was in slovokia or what ever as part of an elite military group there right?
I liked Zemo.
+Garen Gasparovic Same here.
great villain
Marvel completely changes a character including his motives and look and no one bats an eye but dc decides to make lex luthor a a son version of the real one and everyone loses their minds!
Same m8
+Paul Allen No BvS lex had a father maybe named Lex but he wasn't comic lex son, he was comic Lex just a younger version.
Hey john! I'm a huge fan. So happy to see you uploading again. I loved the movie as well! I just have one question that I was waiting for your next video to ask you. You said ages ago in your top 20 vids that forest gump was your favourite. However whenever you talk about classics you never mention it. Is not your favourite anymore or do you just not mention it?
The first 30 minutes of movir were slow and the shaking camera in the crossbone scene Holly shit i thought i was seeing cloverfield 1
no thoughts on black panther??? he was epic!
My favorite Spideys go
1. Tobey Maguire
2. Tom Holland
3. Andrew Garfield
I agree
1.Tobey Maguire
2. Tom Holland
3. Andrew Garfield
+Noah Caboose lol what? tobey Maguire sucks as spiderman. hes a good peter parker but not a good spiderman
+Matthew Whitaker his movies were better and was a better role model, some kid who wanted to do the right thing
It's too early to rank Tom Holland
I loved Zemo! He was great! Every Marvel villain is just a rehash of one another besides Loki and his motivations are justified! Very brilliant to pin the blame on Bucky knowing how close he is with Cap!
The point of the Sokovia Accords is to confirm from sovereignty issues and to oversee Avenger's activity. Some countries aren't comfortable with superpowerer beings going in and out of their country. Wakanda is one of them as some of them ransacked their precious vibranium. Many seems to be forgetting that Ultron was created by Tony Stark, a well loved Avenger and public personality. General Ross DID thanked the Avengers for saving the world with their lives. The downside was that some incidents were perpetrated by them that simply cannot be corrected by a simple "Sorry". Ultron's machinations and Hulk unleashed in Korea was an embarrassing point of the Avengers. General Ross has that Batman mentality or Murphy's Law that if anything can go wrong or bad, it will. Thus the Sokovia Accords were created.
Normally I am Team Cap but I understand the need for the Accords. Why can they just give it a try? Are Cap very quick to assume now? And if the UN were giving them orders against their moral code, remember there's some soldiers' clause where they can disobey an official order if it bothers their conscience, can they just do the same?
+Jephthah San Pedro Its a flawed system though. The entire UN has to approve where they go right? What if there is a serious problem in Saudi Arabia and the UN votes against them going in. It should be up to solely the leader of Saudi Arabia. Also the movie doesn't even follow its own rules. So the UN never approves where they go. Ross does for some reason. He gives Iron Man permission to get cap even tough he doesn't have that power. Iron Man didn't even follow the accords. Legally Black Panther and Spider-Man shouldn't be there. They are enhanced and never signed. The Wakanda's king stance is beyond impractical. "A victory at the expense of the innocent is not a victory at all" That is absurd. When an alien invasion is happening you're gonna say "fuck you" unless the Avengers save every single person. They just saved seven billion people 3 times. Sorry like 4 people died. Yeah that blood is on your hands.
***** The Sokovia Accords HAS its own flaws. I don't eliminate them altogether. Cap's suggestion about being controlled is still an assumption. This is just a hypothetical situation that wasn't yet tested because it wasn't tried yet.
The Accords is not yet in effect globally in the movies because of the Vienna incident. Ross has the de facto control for now since it wasn't yet ratified officially by the world governments.
It was non-sensical of course that there would be no collateral damage in an alien war. Heck, even in human wars there's always civilian casualties. Their argument is in Ultron's creation, not just the Chitauri Invasion or the HYDRA Helicarriers. That's why the Accords where named "The SOKOVIA" because the Avengers, specifically Tony, screwed up big time by making a villain with his own hands. I'm more surprised that he wasn't arrested after the events of Ultron.
So yeah. Their argument is also about the Avengers can also bring doom other than salvation, not just civilians dying.
Yes, but remember these are the same people who decided to nuke New York City and KILL MILLIONS OF INNOCENT LIVES! From Cap's perspective, the UN are nothing but hypocrites who don't even follow their own ethical rules they prescribe for the Avengers to abide by.
TheLegacyHero No, they are not. They are SHIELD senior officials who have a LOT of doubt about the formation of the Avengers to begin with. I bet that someone egged them to nuke it by some HYDRA operatives (and yes, one of them is even a HYDRA mole) working with them at that time, suggesting hitting 2 birds with one nuke.
Also, the UN will create a Panel to handle it. Of course I won't say it is not prone to corruption but hey, maybe get Cap himself as one of them. Bet he didn't think that., did he?
Your argument is not with me. It's with Captain America!
you should do a video about Civil War vs BvS...you taking into that will be interesting...
There should have been an end credits scene of Thor and hulk wearing clown wigs
They got the directors from John Wick to help with some action scenes, probably the scene at the beginning. Btw, what did you think of Black Panther?
Cap won me over with one thing...." ...governments are run by people with agendas and agendas can change, what if they send us someplace we don't want to go? What if there's someplace we need to be but they won't let us?..."
Me too
+Immortan Joe Yeah, in that line I basically was with him on this. The stakes are too high to have the Avengers being held out of an emergency by red tape. Or forced to go fight wars they don't believe in.
Can someone tell me what is the track playing in John's intro?
i really liked Zemo, along with Loki I think he's my favorite villian in the MCU. just my opinion you know.
I agree.
10:07 Is John the Hulk?
Really? I actually think that this movie zemo is actually really amazing, he doesn't have any superpower or superstrength and he doesn't even have the mind gem yet he can manipulate people.
yeah I know besides the conveniences and luck involved in his plan this was probably my favourite mcu villain along with the Netflix ones and Loki
that end scene with panther was superb
idk why many people seem to think this is another failure in the villains department for marvel
the guy kept on listening to his dead wife on the phone to motivate him that's brilliant
I have been waiting for awhile for your review! FINALLY!!! YOU ARE THE BEST
i buy into the zemo. he wasnt trying to end the world or take over the world . like every other crappy marvel villain!
his motivation was believable, personal, and tragic.
+Jacob Bastian gald to see a rare #teamzemo lol.. I've watched this movie three times and each time he makes more sense . and kudos to the russo's every argument about zemo can be counter-argued by the line in the movie where he says he has patience and experience which means if cap and stark had not appeared in siberia he would have done something else later to try and and split them apart, also he can be looked at as an anti-hero as his motive was to take revenge for himself , others like him , to make an empire fall from whiten but also remove also harmful threats otherwise he would not take out the five other winter solders .
Actually I prefer Zemo not being that charismatic at this point. The best spies are those that you wouldn't think twice about, the ones you can walk past without even noticing that they're there. I think we've gotten to used to the James Bond, ultra charismatic types in movies, but they really aren't the ones to worry about. It's the ones that you don't notice that are the real problem.
John loves the word interject.
John what happened to common background music during the video?
+theFLICKpick I would say that this was THE BEST Marvel movie I've seen! I enjoyed the story, the action, Black Panther, Spider-Man, and Ant-Man as well! (SPOILERS for those reading further in this comment that haven't seen the movie) My least favorite part of the film was how they introduced Zemo and his family killed in Sokovia was his motive for vengeance. I liked his idea of tearing the Avengers apart from the inside. I'm till rooting for #TeamCap because after what has happened in Avengers 1 and Captain America: Winter Soldier, official people with agendas that change for the worst are not the best people to trust. Also, Iron Man was emotionally unstable because of his guilt, and when he found out how his parents were killed. I wouldn't want to follow someone who doesn't have it all together.
hey FLICKpick, what did you think about Crossbones? you dind't talk about him
+CommanderShockwave I felt he was underused and I wanted more.
+JohnFlickster yes, me too. and I though he was alongsided with Zemo. but the design was cool
+CommanderShockwave I wish they had changed his voice. But the actor say's he's coming back. Maybe Thanos will make an army out of everybody's old enemies.
who says he's coming back?
CommanderShockwave
Frank Grillo, the guy who played him
At 7:15 I confused Ant-Man with Aunt May in my mind.
+Dharzjinion I thought i'm the only one :D
great review. dude - what supplements are you on?
No mention of Black Panther??? Big screen debut man!!!
3:13
ant man too
Caleb Williams
yeahhh and Ant man!
+flava82 Ant-Man=BADASS
Good to see ya back John
Someone get some duct tape, cuz this guy is ripped.
Flickster is back with another awesome review!!
Tom Holland killed it as Spiderman! Airport fight was epic! This movie was way better than B vs S
+Naoise AhearneWoods Yo I wanted a to post something about you being a DC fanboy but your comment was too hilarious for me to comeback. xD
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+Kroatowa hilarious because you're contridicting yourself because Spider-Man was annoying af in civil war! Bvs was not a good movie I still preferred this to it but bat fleck could kill any avenger
I really enjoyed your review.
I highly disagree about Zemo, he's probably my favorite villain so far.
Great to have you back Flickster!
I loved a lot of things about this movie, and disliked next to nothing. I had a lot of fun, and couldn't wait to see it again. The dude would give this an A for Abide man.
interesting thoughts about how the film felt like two directors. When John makes a review, he makes a REVIEW. yeah it would be nice to see more videos, but I love that every video he makes he puts everything into it
DC: Can you put your seat up?
Marvel: NO
+BeeTeeDoubleYou9
Marvel: I don't know if filmed a movie before but there's usually not this much talking
DC: Sorry My Bad
Actually, Zemo was my favourite part of Civil War. He led everyone by the nose, all he wanted was the Avengers to destroy themselves, he knew he wasn't powerful enough, so he had to resort the plan he utilized to split them apart. They may not have given him the mask, or the abilities he had, and affiliated him with HYDRA, but they nailed Zemo's character perfectly. He is a strategic and tactical planner that not many can hope to outmaneuver. He out-thought En Dwi Ghast, The Grandmaster of Games, and Elder of the Universe once. They did him justice in Civil War.
I holehearlty agree, what sucks do is that they couldn't get his classic outfit
Here it is incase anyone's wondering:
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it's so pathetic that DC adapted one of their best comics (DKR) into a movie and it turned out to be complete fucking dog shit, Marvel adapted one of their worst comics ever published (CW) and it turned out to be one of their best movie
I was thinking the same things.
Wow John the set up looks stellar back there!! I watch the set up vid and it looks awesome back there! Also the this is the best review of this movie in my opinion because you brought humor, biceps, and a clown wig. Enough said. But I stand Team Captain America and I love the movie it was phenomenal! I agree best to date!
I love your ending . . . #TeamCap
Finally man!!! Great to see you back
I was team iron man before I saw the movie... Now I side with Cap cuz the government sucks!
I actually loved Zemo... I found him so real, he was a real man with nothing left to live for except for revenge of his family. He was a very cold character but after losing your family and plotting a plan in solitude for a couple of years it seems like an resonable state of mind
You're wrong about Zemo, therefore the movie was perfect.
+huexolotl99 Indeed. His motivations were clear & he was a Segovia soldier he wasn't just a random dude.. He was trained & gain a lot of that info because Black Widow leaked Sheilds files in Winter Soldier.
The only thing he really needed to get was the mission report from December 16, 1991.
His plan totally made sense & *worked*
Where can I get an Ant-Man helmet like the one in the background????
I give the movie an A+
No. A
***** that's your opinion. My opinion is an A+
+theFLICKpick When are you gonna use your new backdrop you posted in Instagram.
Civil War was more fun, yes, but I believe BvS is a better film. More well rounded, The complete package
+Batman Is that sarcasm? (seriously asking)
LOL
+Batman gotta love bad editing, plot holes and random dream sequences, the full package
+jamyjet dont Forget Checking emails At the Climax of the movie
Interesting that a person called batman would say that
I agree on all points, especially what you said about Spider-Man and Zemo. Good stuff!!
who else heard "ant-man, played by Marisa tomei?"
There was a lot of hand motions to the left and right lol. I just found it funny. Great video as always
I loved Zemo :(
+Jack Hartnett Same
Where can i find that DeLorean? and how much?? its so badass!
Zemo honestly was the best part of the film
Exactly, I really connected with his motives cause I put myself in his shoes with the loss of his family and I couldn't take it if I lost my kids and wife... And his plan made complete sense to me at least.
3:35 John are you dancing to Thriller?
Am I the only one who thinks xemo's plan was horrible and have so many holes that things can go wrong for him?
How so?
+Jace Belerin i thought it was great plan but honeslty i expected all those winter soldiers to wake up and fight the avengers to have an awesome final fight but i guess it was predictable and they wanted to focus on cap and stark
I'm assuming you have watched the movie right? Just think about all the things from the moment winter soldier was being setup. He relied on captain and Bucky escaping cause he said he knows Steve Rogers well in the end. That's not good enough. Steve and Bucky could've easily been captured on the escape scene. Zemo himself could've been captured as well in the escape scenario. A lot of luck have to do with his escape. He also needed ironman to watch the video and what an amazing timing on his part for ironman just to show up in the right place at the right time. Too many other random things that is not worth mentioning. Only thing that matters is that his plans was not smart at all and relies too much on other people to pull it off. Beside that, I still love the movie. It was enjoyable and have so many fun moments. Just wished the villian' plans was better executed.
Some people actually thinks zemo is a genius. That's why I made this topic cause it feels like I watched a different movie. Doesn't take away from the beautiful progression of the characters thou. Love black panther. Spider-Man I have to admit was weird till he starts talking with tony. Than everything just makes sense.
I loved this film! Probably my favourite marvel movie so far! My favourite part of this film was Tom Holland as spider man. He was just perfect! I also loved two of the action scenes in the film. Airportfight and the chase scene between Cap, Bucky and Black Panther. Btw, I liked how the relationship between Cap and Bucky has been through three films.
If I was to pick a side here, I would have to go with team cap, although Spiderman were on the other team.
I did not like Zemo either and, most of all, I did not like Spiderman acting all childish.
Troll alert Troll alert
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You should read some spider-man comics....
+Ryan Davidson maybe because he was a child? lmao he was 15 what did u expect
Dumbass
Hey, Flick and Stuckmann should collaborate and do a BvS versus Civil War review!