Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26687285-20151126205245

This topic was (loosly) inspired by this discussion (linked below). No plagiarism intended. http://marvelcinematicuniverse.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:20049

With the first Civil War trailer having been released, i'd like to discuss one particular wish/expectation that i have for the film. I think most important thing that needs to carry over into CW is HYDRA's hitlist from TWS.

You see, during the Insight launch sequence, when all the targets are uploaded, you can clearly see that Tony Stark himself is among them!.

(http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/disney/images/d/d1/Cap2_1080p_6829.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140915211256)

Now, this might seem trivial (as it was probably never meant to be more than an easter egg), however, referencing this simple detail in the film, could give the entire conflict a completely new level of intrigue. Especially if the Superhero Registration Act is going to be included in the film, and Iron Man is going to be representing the Pro-Government side.

After all, how could Tony possibly support the implantation of a system like the Regestration Act, when the last time such a thing was attempted he HIMSELF was nearly assasinated!?.

Infact, this idea is actually hinted at in the exchange that Tony and Steve have at the Barton family barn, in AoU (linked below).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ1YhXHI3bs

Notice how at the end, Tony has a look of defeat on his face, as if he knows that what Steve is saying is true. Could it be because he knows about the target list?. Could it be because he knows that he was almost obliterated as a result of practices such as this?.

Now sure, after having seen the film, i realize that the actual reason for his reaction was that it reminded him of the vision he'd seen of all the Avengers dying. But still, when i saw this clip for the first time on the internet, i took that moment as a reference to the events of TWS.

Then, to delve further into Tony's motivation for backing the Registration Act, there's the fact that he (and the MCU story) have already dealt with a situation like this before. Namely the senate hearing in IM2, and Rhodey's line: As he does not operate within any definable bransh of government... Iron Man presents a potential threat to the security of both the nation and her interests, as well as Tony's lines of: I'm your nuclear deterrent", and "You want my property?, you can't have it.

Now, in that context, Tony seems to actually be saying the same thing as Cap, i.e. Those who have the power to protect others, should be given the freedom to do so. So the question is, how (if at all) will this movie show how Tony's ideals have changed since then?, and why does he now seem to think the opposite?.

Now, the Russo brothers have of course already added a new element to the story, namely the fact that the entire conflict will revolve around Bucky Barnes. Which i think is a very good addition to the film, and a wonderfull personification of the conflict the film will portray.

Still, i think that this simply FAR too big of a detail to ignore, in such a politically driven storyline.

What do you guys think?. Will the film adress/reference these earlier plot points?. Would it benefit from doing so?. Will anyone working on the film think to connect these dots?, or work them into the script?. Leave your thoughts down below.  