History Fridge / CaptainAmericaCivilWar

* The Airport Fight. It's a big, awesome, exciting fight scene, with Ant-Man and Spider-Man to provide comic relief, and it's just a nice, popcorn-munching summer-blockbuster action set piece. Until Vision accidentally shoots Rhodey out of the sky, nearly killing him, the entire anti-Accords side is arrested and thrown in a high-tech Alcatraz, Black Widow betrays her [[{{Pun}} comrades]] and has to go on the run, Black Panther is still out for Bucky's blood, and the whole airport has been ''demolished''. The first act of the film shows that all the [[JustHereForGodzilla big, impressive, awesome superhero fights you tuned in for]] [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome have real, personal, painful consequences. This one is no different.]]

* Captain America drives a Volkswagen Beetle. Upon seeing it, Sharon Carter says that she's "Not sure you understand the concept of a getaway car." He replies that it's "low profile", but it's also a period-appropriate car for him. While it may be ironic that Captain America drives a vehicle designed and built for Nazi Germany, that design essentially remained unchanged since the 1940s. Steve doesn't have to spend time adjusting to modern car features such as power steering, ABS, electric windows, etc. On top of that, it's much easier to steal an older car than one made with modern anti-theft systems.

* Here's a light example -- when Cap asks Spider-Man where he's from, he smiles when the young hero responds "Queens". There is a reason for this. Another noble and sarcastic soul he knew hailed from Queens: Dr. Abraham Erskine, the man who made Steve Rogers the super soldier he is.

** Also, a potential nod to the first ''Captain America'' movie comes when Steve has a little smile on his face when he asks Peter where he's from after after telling him he has heart, and Peter answers Queens. The first person who ever noticed Steve's own heart and gave him a chance was Erskine, who mentioned to Steve that while he was originally from Germany, he settled in Queens and answered to being from there when Steve asked.

* Meta-example. Treating Comicbook/BlackPanther as an EarlyBirdCameo in the marketing when he's really at least the 3rd most important character, if not the most important if you look at Steve and Tony as {{Decoy Protagonist}}s, was an absolutely brilliant way to introduce him because people who would have otherwise dismissed a black superhero movie went in not knowing how involved he would be. So when it comes time for [[Film/BlackPanther2018 Black Panther's own outing]], he'll already be an established character and at far less risk of being passed over as a comic book hero who, up until recently, has had relatively far less exposure in media and merchandise. Not only is that good for him, but it should ease studio concerns that a non-white lead won't be as successful at the box office.

** Ironically, if Zemo had been able to use his original, far simpler plan, he likely would have done far ''less'' damage. While it would certainly be a major scandal, Bucky would still be at large and thus safe from any immediate [[YouKilledMyFather reprisals from Tony]], plus no UN Bombing means no international manhunt and no [[Comicbook/BlackPanther T'Challa]] [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge on a warpath]], and with Bucky not in immediate danger, Steve would likely be more focused on making amends to Tony (as he freely admits that he was wrong to keep that information from Tony), which may very well have led to him accepting the Accords. On its own, the revelation that Steve's brainwashed best friend murdered Tony's parents might drive a further wedge between them, but it wouldn't make them try to kill each other and certainly wouldn't cause the Avengers as a whole to fracture. He even lampshades this to Karpov, pointing out that if Karpov doesn't help him, he'll still get the same results, just with more blood and chaos.

* The UN Bombing serves as a double dose of Foreshadowing for Comicbook/BlackPanther.

* After J. Jonah Jameson mentions the name ComicBook/DoctorStrange being "taken" in the [[Creator/SamRaimi Raimiverse]], it's funny that that very guy will enter the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse after Franchise/SpiderMan does.

* People claim that Steve only beat Peter because he is not experienced in actual fighting, but this might not be the only reason. When fighting Sam and Bucky, Peter had the home field advantage: Sam didn't have enough room to fly properly and Bucky can't fly at all, while Peter could swing. On the other hand, when he was fighting Steve, it was in an open area so he couldn't use his webs to maneuver during the fight. Moreover Sam isn't used to fighting superhumans and neither is Bucky (he can hold his own against the likes of Comicbook/BlackPanther and Comicbook/CaptainAmerica but stops there) while Steve is (he's fought Thor, Iron Man, and Ultron, and had no problem fighting Comicbook/WarMachine and Panther at the same time).