I remember a rumour a while ago that Marvel is planning a 'reboot' of sorts with Strange, Panther and Captain Marvel as the big 3 after Infinity War to shift focus onto different heros with a different story without having to bring old characters back. I'd say it's good to do that soon as we're getting pretty low on good entry points for newcomers now

It would be pretty neat if they did something like that, but unless they're considering to continue the MCU after Phase 3, then I don't think that's happening.

...Then again, Ant-Man and Guardians got sequels announced only after they were proven to be successes, so who knows. Maybe those 3 can usher in a new 'era' to the MCU.

Finally got to see Doctor Strange. Feels good to be caught up again.

I enjoyed the film. Mordo is seeming to be a pretty solid villain.

I loved how the Ancient One used a tessen fighting style. LOVED IT!!

That was pretty neat, yeah.
I can't wait for the sequel~! I loved the effects~

I completely disagree. The only thing you need in Civil War is to have at least watched Winter Soldier and The First Avenger. It was a Cap movie first, an Avengers movie second.

However...

...you're mixing these up. You don't need to see Infinity War to enjoy GotG.

Also, Infinity War is the big event, just like the comics having big events. You don't need to see/read the stories leading up to it if you don't want to, but it will enhance the experience if you do.


That's not the movie's fault though as the movie still gave great character moments for every character. Plus, if you don't know who the characters are at all you were born before 1962 and never picked up a single comic or watched a single cartoon ever.

Again though, they enhanced your experience. The only movies you needed to watch before Civil War were The First Avenger and The Winter Soldier because that is where it all started, Bucky's resurrection occured and where Cap's distrust of corporations/committees making the decisions of what he can and can not do came from.

I disagree somewhat. Civil War's entire premise stems from Age of Ultron's climax. The Sokovia attack (And destruction), Zemo's motivation, literally everything about why JARVIS is a walking quilt now (Which, unlike the Sokovia thing, isn't referenced to at all. No context is given for outside viewers who didn't see AoU), and the presence of Scarlet Witch.

It's not entirely necessary to watch all the films leading up to Civil War, I'll admit, but Vision, Wanda, and Ant-Man are given no introduction whatsoever for those not in the know. And 2 of those 3 characters play major roles in the film.

I don't think you quite get it honestly. Like Matrixbeast said, you'd have no clue who the other characters are regardless, some minor, but some major. Sure, having watched the previous movies will enhance your experience, but that works both ways, if you haven't seen the other movies, you'll go "Who the fuck is this?" constantly and "What the fuck is Sokovia? Winter Soldier?" etc., which in turn, makes it a less enjoyable experience

I was willing to put that on poor wording, but what I meant was that to enjoy and understand Infinity War, you'd need to have seen GotG. Hell, Thor's Mjolnir looks a lot different and even Thor fans are confused due to that most likely being something introduced in Ragnarok. The less questions your audience has to ask, the better.

If anything, shouldn't the fact Civil War is 'the big event' mean that it NEEDS you to know about the movies beforehand? My sister for example did enjoy the movie, but she had no clue about who everyone was other than Steve Rogers. Everyone else I know who saw the movie agreed it's amazing, but it's something moreso for the fans who've been keeping up rather than the average joe or jill

I meant those specific incarnations of the characters, I never saw anything of Captain America outside an episode of 90's Spiderman I couldn't remember well at the time and thought the concept of him alone was dumb. Hell, Ant-Man is a lot different than his traditional incarnations, is he not?

But they are still those characters.

I get what you are saying, but part of it is expected that you have seen the other movies just like with the comics it is expected you have read the other series. As for Civil War, it's the third Captain America movie, so of course you need to have seen some of the prior stuff. If you walked into a store and wanted to read a comic series you weren't familiar with, are you going to start with issue 1, issue 37, or issue 100? Would you start watching Star Wars with Return of the Jedi? Would you start watching Breaking Bad at Season 4?

But here's Civil War's issue i that regard which Infinity War is doomed to repeat. It doesn't say 'movie 1/15' or whatnot, and if anything, BECAUSE it says Captain America: Civil War, it means that it wouldn't tell you beforehand you need to see Iron Man's movies, Avengers, which would need Hulk and Thor, Age of Ultron and Ant-Man. The problem is that you're a huge diehard fan but the issue is something for the far more casual crowd, who you aren't thinking about. You're a teacher, right? Imagine that in class, you give everyone a test on a subject you expect every kid to get right. But one of them is dyslexic and has more trouble with the test, but is expected to just know how to do everything without too many mistakes