[MUNHWANEWS English] "I wanted to see the scenes filmed in Seoul, but it wasn't much in the movie and the story was uneasy to understand without any explanation."

An audience that had seen 'Avengers 2 : Age of Ultron' which was the only Hollywood movie that mobilized a million spectators said. Since it was the first Hollywood film shoot in Korea, some parts of Seoul such as Mapo Bridge and Gangnam Station were controlled for a week in spring, 2014. Appeared quite a lot of characters and settings in the movie without any introduction that some audiences had headache.

For this situation, a number of 'Multi-Channel Network'(MCN) had introduced about the plots, words and characters in the previous works of 'Marvel Cinematic Universe'(MCU). One year later, MCN is getting ready to be busy once again. It's because 'Captain America : Civil War, 2016', the first work to inform the prologue of MCU 'Phase 3', is releasing on the 26th.

▲ Preview for local media in Korea

To target the local media, the preview of 'Civil war' was held in Yongsan in the morning on 19th.

Since it already got favorable comments in 'Rotten Tomatoes', the reporter & critic rating site, from the US media preview, it was focused attention by the local media. Reporters came out of the cinema after the premiere usually left a pleasing atmosphere review on their articles. Yet, just like 'Avengers : Age of Ultron', there is no disagreement about "High barriers to the first viewing audiences".

▲ Models of Captain America and Iron Man in Yongsan CGV

So, here are 10 different Keywords to enjoy the series after a long time or for the first time.

Of course this tells you 10 different keywords, but the main works are recommended to cram at least once in the weekend. It is also important for the audiences to keep the lingering works, this article delivers no spoilers.

1. MCU, Marvel Cinematic Universe

MCU is a common view of the world that is shared by Marvel Studio works based on Marvel Comics.

Each franchise in the media to share movies, dramas, short stories and other works have a clue of the last or next work. So if there is a missed one, it is not easy to understand the next one. Not all the Marvel Comics are made into the movies but only the characters that Marvel Studio has publication rights for. So 20th Century Fox production rights movies such as 'X-Men', 'Fantastic Four', and 'Deadpool' do not belong to MCU.

MCU is made up with 3 phases (3 stpes) so far.

First step was composed of 'Iron Man (2008)', 'The Incredible Hulk (2008)', 'Iron Man 2 (2010)', 'Thor (2011)', 'Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)', and 'The Avengers (2012)'. It depicts the figures of gathering heros from 'Iron Man' to 'Captain America' to form 'The Avengers'.

The second stage was composed of with 'Iron Man 3 (2013)', 'Thor: The Dark World (2013)', 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)', 'Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)', 'The Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)', 'Ant-man (2015)' and 'Agent of Shield', the drama aired in 2013. It shows the story of the heroes who detect changes after the invasion that appeared in New York in 'The Avengers (2012)'.

Then, the movie stating the first leading up to the start of the third stage is the 'Captain America : Civil War (2016)'. 'Civil War' is the work that you can see the change and the evolution that the step 3 is import. In particular, step 3 is the largest showcase with 11 films including 'Doctor Strange (2016)', 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2(2017)', 'Spider-Man: Homecoming(2017)', 'Thor: Ragnarok (2017)', 'Black Panther (2018)', 'The Avengers: Infinity War Part 1 (2018)', ' Ant-man and the Wasp (2018)', 'Captain Marvel '(2019),' Avengers: Infinite War, part 2'(2019), and 'Inhumans'(2019).

Besides, MCU has a greater extension in the preparation.

Kevin Feige, Marvel Studio President, was in a hot topic that he said there would be a new step after step 3 from 2020 to 2028. The Independent in UK recently reported that various movies will be included like 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3'.

2. Hydra

Hydra is the evil force that appears in the MCU.

Hydra is appeared as a secret Nachi organization in 'Captain America : The First Avenger, 2011' which was in a background of the Sencond World War. After that, it appears to be the evil force behind the organization of 'Shield' in 'Captain America : The Winter Soldier, 2014'.

Appears 'Baron Zemo' and 'Cross Bones' in this work. 'Baron Zemo' expands the high level of psychological warfare with the Avengers members, and Crossbones who suffered from burns in his body tries to seize 'Vibranium' in the beginning of the movie, 'Captain America : Civil War, 2016'.

3. Sokovia

Sokovia is a virtual country in Eastern Euroup to emerge in the MCU.

Where was the base of Hydra, Hydra remnants of the force make the Maximoff twins 'Wanda (Scarlet Witch)' and 'Pietro (Quick Silver)' powers through human trials. Since then, Ultron installs an antigravity device by 'Vibranium' in 'Novi Grad', the main city of Sokovia to destroy all the humananity as well as Sokovia. The Avengers then evacuates civilians, and results blowing up the city completely.

The UN does not tolerate this situation and presents 'Sokovia Agreement'. 'The Avengers' is recieving the monitoring of 117 countries, and utilized under the supervision of the UN only when needed. This leads to an internal conflict in the Avengers members, and causes to oppose the team Iron Man to the team Captain.

4. Marvel Comics 'Civil War'

'Civil War', published by Marvel Comics in 2006, was the decisive motive for 'Civil War' of MCU.

With MU (Marvel Universe) that has different worldviews from MCU, Not only simply 'Avengers' but also all the heroes of MU have a battle to debate on 'Superhero Registration' While 'Civil War' of MCU begins the confrontation about 'Sokovia Agreement', 'Civil War' of MU begins with 'Superhero Registration Controversial' because of 'New Warriers', composed of teeager heroes making civilian victims. Although these two stories go on different ways, they both deal with the problems that modern society suffers.

5. Vibranium

Vibranium is created by Howard Stark, Tony Stark(Iron Man)'s father and used for the 'Captain America' shield. Of course it is the hardest virtual metal that exists in the earth of the Marvel Comics.

Vibranium is appeared as an important element in 'Avengers : Age of Ultron'. 'Ultron', the villan tries to create his own flesh form by combining the Vibranium and biological engineering technology. Then, 'Tony Stark' finds the Vibranium body and implants the artificial intelligence system that he created, and it becomes 'Vision'. Also, it turns into the material that can destroy mankind by Ultron.

6. Black Panther

It is the character that appears in MCU 'phase 3'.

Black Panther is T'Challa, the prince of the Kingdom Wakanda in virtual African country. He wears a suit made of the  'Vibranium' which is produced only in Wakanda. He follows his king father's opinion after innocent people in Wakanda get killed by a terrirism in the beginning of the movie. In MCU, it got an attention by being reffered in 'Iron Man 2' and Chadwick Boseman plays the character.

7. Bucky Barnes (James Barnes)

He is a human weapon, the 'Winter Sildier' as well as the best friend of Captain America.

During the Second World War, he crashes into a valley next to the railway by a battle with Hydra. Then Hydra finds him and makes him alive. Hydra transforms him into a 'Winter Soldier' by renovating and brainwashing. In 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier', Captain America fights a battle with winter sildiers. Bucky rescues 'Captain America' from drowning in the lake and he disappears.

He appears regaining forgotten memories in the credit cookie of 'Ant-man', the movie released last year. Their bonds and trust make them closer friends through the process of regaining memories in 'Civil War'. After all, he joins in the Team Captain to supprt his friend, Captain America for the direct confrontation regaredless of 'Sokovia Agreement'.

8. Spiderman

The character 'Spiderman' played by Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield for the last 15 yearsis joined in the MCU. 

Recently there had been five actual films and the publication rights was owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment. Therefore, MCU couldn't make him glide in their movies. However, Sony slumped with the box-office grade of 'Amazing Spiderman 2' in 2014, so they decied to sign  a contract with Marvel for the filming publication rights. Sony is having all the 'Spider Man' relevant profits, and it allowed MCU to have the character in their movies.

Tim Hollan, one of the actors in 'The Impossible(2012)' that was based on a real story of tsunami in 2004, played another 'Spider Man' in 'Civil War' In March, as the second official trailer of 'Civil War' was released, Spider Man was shown for the first time.That satisfied the waiting audiences. Meanwhile, 'Spider Man' finished getting ready to call himself a scence stealer in this work.

9. Stan Lee

He is the honorary chairman of Marvel Comics who has created 'Spider Man', 'Iron Man', 'Hulk', 'Thor', and 'the Avengers'.

but the reason why he is in this Keyword is not because he made this work, but he appears as a cameo in MCU movies. In spite of his age, born in 1922, he has appeared in all the films of the MCU as a professional bit player. 

Naturally, he is be seen in 'Civil War'. There were media reporters laughing in the premiere at the scene soon as he appeared in the movie.

10. Cookie Credit

All MCU unveiled cookies that can be called 'Ester Egg'.

Some may not be related to the following series at all, but usually, others emerge cookies in the credit so that the next series can be an implication like the credit cookie in 'Ant-man'.

'Civil war' also has a great credit cookie. I would not say how many. It is a share for the audience to look up how many.

Munhwanews Editor Minhye Lee

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