Going Viral: Civil War is here, and so is Spider-Man

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The trailer was the top trend across social media platforms and went on to garner more than 16 million views in no time. While this isn’t the first or only ‘mega battle of the superheroes’ stories this year, after all there is Batman Vs Superman: Dawn of Justice and even Punisher Vs Daredevil coming up on Netflix. But what sets the trailer of Captain America: Civil War apart is the scale/ magnitude; of both the war and the superheroes involved. It has all the elements you expect from a much hyped, multi-starrer, big-budget superhero film trailer – it virtually gives 80 percent of the plot away, includes gratuitous, artfully filmed shots of violence and destruction, our haunted-looking heroes trying to rise above it all, with poignant lines, quips and long stares, and armed with gorgeous CGI powers. And the rumours are true: Spider-Man is in it … for a split second.