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  1. theme (character introduction): Black Panther: Wakanda Forever → Captain America: Civil War. Van says Black Panther was handled better in Civil War than in his own movie, and that Civil War served as his origin; Ironheart's introduction here does not land the same way.
    “Black Panther, to me, was portrayed better in Civil War than he was in the original Black Panther movie.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Is Here! · 0:37:09 · Van Lathan (0.85 sure it was them)
  2. craft (action craft): Russo Brothers → Captain America: Civil War. Van credits the Russos as experts at MCU action, better at it than directors of the other movies.
    “Yeah, like in the movies and there's a very, you know, what the Russo's do for the MCU, it's not easy to do that, right?”
    The Big Picture · ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Is Here! · 0:50:31 · Van Lathan (0.70 sure it was them)
  3. contrast (contrast): Captain Marvel → Captain America: Civil War. Sean feels closer to Captain Marvel's attempt at a real person than to Civil War, a pop confection.
    “I'm actually much closer to this movie in a lot of ways than I am to a movie like Captain America Civil War.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:28:33 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  4. contrast (contrast): Avengers: Infinity War → Captain America: Civil War. Both can feel like a supercut of character moments.
    “I sort of have the problem that I have with Civil War where, like, sometimes it just feels like, you know, a supercut of character moments”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman · 2:19:35 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)
  5. theme (theme): Captain America: The Winter Soldier → Captain America: Civil War. The idea of Cap as someone with values who distrusts his government is what Civil War is about.
    “Because that's what civil war is about.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Captain America: The Winter Soldier · 0:20:29 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)
  6. career (career): Anthony and Joe Russo → Captain America: Civil War. A host feels the Russos' later films suffer from TV-director flow, while Infinity War is good.
    “my problem with the later Russo movies is I think you fall a little bit into like this, this is being a TV director, you know?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Captain America: The Winter Soldier · 0:29:17 · unknown (0.45 sure it was them)
  7. what-if (what-if): Captain America: The Winter Soldier → Captain America: Civil War. Hosts wish the film universe had played the fugitive A-team angle.
    “They're like an A team or something.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Captain America: The Winter Soldier · 2:06:55 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)
  8. industry (industry): Captain America: The Winter Soldier → Captain America: Civil War. Civil War piggybacked on the Cap brand instead of smaller spy-on-the-run films.
    “Yeah, the problem with Civil Wars, they're like, let's use the cap movie.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Captain America: The Winter Soldier · 2:06:59 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)
  9. industry (industry): Robert Downey Jr. → Captain America: Civil War. Downey used this film's draw to negotiate a $20 million Civil War deal with box-office bonuses over Winter Soldier.
    “where he gets paid $20 million with a bonus if it outgrosses Winter Soldier by like some amount.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Iron Man 3 · 1:15:16 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  10. contrast (contrast): Iron Man 3 → Captain America: Civil War. The docks finale beats Civil War's airport fight; Marvel's wet-cement problem (no negative space).
    “You compare that to like the Civil War, the fucking airport.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Iron Man 3 · 1:56:49 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  11. verdict (verdict): Captain America: Civil War → Avengers: Infinity War. Civil War is barely a Captain America movie and Infinity War is just a Marvel movie rather than an Avengers movie.
    “My problem is that civil war is barely a Captain America movie.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Captain America: The First Avenger · 1:55:14 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  12. theme (theme): Iron Man 2 → Captain America: Civil War. Both films go back to Tony's parents and father issues.
    “The movie goes back to that well.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Iron Man 2 · 0:50:50 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)