Was The Second Captain America Civil War Trailer The Best Comic Book Movie Trailer Ever?

I am not sure whether the second Captain America Civil War trailer was the best comic book movie trailer that I have ever seen, but damn, it sure felt like it!

Where do we start?

The opening portion of the trailer starts off like previous MCU iterations, with an ominous musical score playing in the background, and a “location setting” shot without humans or heroes included.

But it builds like a crescendo and drops this on us! This, is the unveiling of Bucky Barnes aka the Winter Soldier, out of a chamber of some sort. By opening with Barnes, the trailer is intimating that he will be at the center of this Civil War.

At this point, more context is being set up to explain the events that will set off the “war.” More specifically, General “Firebolt” Ross is explaining to Captain America, Falcon and others, that the collateral damage that they have inadvertently wrought in the past, has to be put in checked and accounted for.

Enter the Sokovia Accords.

Earth’s mightiest heroes proceed to debate over the pros and cons of the “Accords.” The argument spills over and yields the now-famous line (also featured in trailer #1) from Tony Stark to Steve Rogers, “sometimes I want to punch you in your perfect teeth.”

Once that line is dropped, it’s basically on!

• The Black Panther enters the fray (his alter ego T’challa actually is shown weeping earlier; most assume after the death of his father) and the badass-ness begins! Actor Chadwick Boseman stated that his (Panther) character is not physically-enhanced in any way, but this trailer damn sure makes me question that statement.
• Had enough? Well, apparently Bucky Barnes and Tony Stark are just getting started.
• At the midway point, this is where the trailer really gets deep and dark. Most pundits feel that at least one or even two superheroes will perish in this film. Does this basically confirm War Machine’s fate? I know these movies often try to hit us with twists and turns, but it’s hard to imagine “Rhodey” surviving this one.
• After what seems like a brief “moment of silence,” the trailer regains steam with Starks smacking Rogers in the face. BAM!! And yes, it’s on again…and this is where it gets really crazy!!
  • Black Panther is shown whupping Bucky’s a_s and repelling bullets.
  • Scarlet Witch is shown telekinetically manhandling Vision. That is enough to make you nerd in your pants!
  • And in arguably the coolest scene in the trailer (and paying homage to the seminal comic book cover), Ant-Man rides one of Hawkeye’s arrows into battle. How cool is that?
  • In case you forgot about Brock Rumlow aka Crossbones, he’s featured too, pounding on someone as per usual.
  • Then we get the tagline that will be repeated over and over leading up to the film, when Cap challenges Iron Man by saying, “I can do this all day,” which is an homage to the same lines he used in Captain America: The First Avenger.
• Last, and definitely not least, we witness the unveiling of “Underoos,” as Iron Man hilariously refers to him as-our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man!

That’s my recap of the “best comic book movie trailer that I have ever seen.” Sure, I may be suffering from the “recency effect,” but that’s OK. I’m geeked, at a great time to be a geek, and I stand behind my statement!