Board Thread:Movies/@comment-3048593-20170411234907/@comment-29908830-20171202051703

I don't think overstuffing will be a big problem for Marvel. While they have had some of their plots become distracted by other elements, namely with Iron Man 2 and Age of Ultron, they've never overstuffed like the two worst Spider-Man films did, and given that this film is a conclusion rather than a set-up they shouldn't really worry about distractions either. From what I've seen, I think they've solved this by having the film essentially be four different storylines in one film. Such a format has worked well in other media, such as the film The Gods Must Be Crazy and the anime Baccano, so I don't doubt this method at all; in fact, I would have preferred it since it gives off a slightly smaller character scale (like, there's no need for Cap to interact with twenty different superheroes; just have him do so with the seven we saw him leading to certain death in the trailer).

As for Civil War, I agree the Russos did a very good job balancing the characters, but really, Spider-Man was the one who, to me, was the only one that truly got shafted. He neither had a complete character arc nor did he play a role in shaping the plot; you could take him out of the film and while you'll miss your DOFP-Quicksilver-like opportunity, NOTHING about the plot would change whatsoever. If it were me, I would have Spidey travel with Tony to the Raft and then to Siberia, but because of "With great power, yada yada yada", instead of taking part in the final fight, Spidey goes after Zemo. From here he stops T'Challa from killing Zemo, asserting that vengeance is causing everyone to act irrationally, alluding to a time when he once felt that way before choosing to not become a murderer. Convinced of his wrongdoing, T'Challa proceeds to stop Zemo from committing suicide, and you should know the rest. This helps in two ways: First, it portrays Spider-Man as the moral epicenter of the film, making him crucial to the film while also retaining his role from the comics. Second, it begins Peter's frustrations with Tony, setting up his arc in Homecoming.