| binary solo said: The whole Civil War thing becomes a lot more complicated and interesting with mutants in the mix. But since the X-men can't be part of the MCU things become a little bit anaemic. The really interesting thing with mutants in the mix is exploring the difference between registration of all mutants (akin to registration of Jews in Nazi germany) and the regulation and oversight of a paramilitary organisation (The Avengers) and people who actively pursue a quasi policing civil role. And how to weed out the criminal elements from a powered up demographic. Without a minority social group as part of the problem, merely regulating self appointed heroes (now that SHIELD is defunct) and catching some rogue powered individuals (aka Bucky Barnes) becomes quite an empty and one dimensional matter. Should the Avengers and associated powered individuals come under government oversight? That's not even a question. Absolutely they should. Should Bucky Barnes be brought to justice for his crimes? Totally man, though at the same time there should be recognition that he was not in control of his actions, and thus lenience should be given. Unless there are other issues that are brought up in the movie, like if they bring the inHumans into the mix as the mutant registration elemen, the issues are pretty much black and white. |
The X-men really didn't play a big part in civil war. They were neutral (which was odd) and they didn't influence things beyond the obvious parallel. Granted I didn't read the X-men tie in, but in fairness Civil War wasn't good enough to warrant reading spin-offs.
The MCU has already given us plenty of reasons to question whether or not the Avengers should be overseen by the government. Mainly in Captain America 2, where we see how S.H.I.E.L.D was essentially controlled by hydra, who also had many agents placed within the government. We also had S.H.I.E.L.D's absurd surveillance programs, and the attempted nuclear strike on Manhattan. We have no reason to believe that the government is any more trustworthy than the Avengers themselves. As far as Bucky Barnes being held accountable for his crimes, that raises questions about Hawkeye and Selvik's acts of treason and the Hulk in general. Definitely not black and white issues.
Obviously they are somewhat limited in the kinds of stories they can tell with the length of a film and the cost of actors, but there are plenty of interesting places to go. And frankly, whatever they do will probably be better than the original.
