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The
sequel to the massively successful The Avengers from 2012 is finally
here, but does it deliver on all it's hype?
Tony
Stark tries to jump-start a peacekeeping program, the Artificial
intelligence go crazy and it's up to the Avengers to stop the
artificial intelligence from destroying the world.
Director/writer
Joss Whedon(known for making Firefly,Buffy(The TV-show), The
Avengers) is back to do the second movie of the Avengers. This man
have still not disappointed me. Everything he does is very good and
this is no exception. This was one of those movies that really sets
the tone for the rest of the Marvel movies to come. The first
Avengers was more like a finale for the stand alone movies and to
start something new, a new chapter if you will, where most of the
Marvel universes and characters know of each other. This one is more
like there to give us a reason to keep watching the Marvel movies,
give us more character-development and laying the foundation for a
new round of stand alone movies and it ticked off every box it
needed.
Let's
talk a little about the character-developments. Iron Man(played by
Robert Downey Jr. who is known for his work on Iron Man, Sherlock
Holms, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), Thor(played by Chris Hemsworth who is
known for his work on Home & Away, Thor, Rush) and Captain
America(played by Chris Evans who is known for his work on Captain
America: The winter soldier, Snowpiercer, push) are the ones that are
more or less the same throughout the movie and that is ok when you
think about how much they have gotten in their own movies. Finally
Bruce Banner/The Hulk(played by Mark Ruffalo who is known for his
work on Collateral,Zodiac,13 going on 30) and Black Widow(played by
Scarlett Johansson who is known for her work on Lucy, The Island, Don
Jon) gets their groove on. Not like all the way but they have
feelings that you in the audience understand and it has been a long
time coming. Most of us knew from before that they have a thing going
and the scenes of them are great. You learn more about Black Widow
and her past because of the trust she puts in Banner. You can see and
feel what they want and it's great. Hawkeye(played by Jeremy Renner
who is known for his work on S.W.A.T., 28 weeks later, The Hurt
Locker) has some huge development. When the team needs to lay low for
a while Hawkeye takes them to a farm far away from everything. There
we get to meet his wife and children. This comes as a bit of a
surprise because we didn't know anything about this and it also helps
us remember how human some of these characters are. Some have
criticized both this and the Black Widow Hulk scenes but I think they
are great. They show all these characters that they are more than
just superheros. We also get some new characters and the two I want
to talk about are the twins, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver. First
off, Elizabeth Olson(known for her work on Martha Marcy May Marlene,
Oldboy and Godzilla) is fantastic as Scarlet Witch. She gives the
“powerful and angry” feel that this character really needs. She
also messes a lot with our heroes since she can get into their head
with her “magic”. She takes the Avengers to some really dark
places and it gives us some more character back-stories that doesn't
feel tacked on. She is a real force and with her brother they are
very dangerous. Quicksilver, who is one of my favorite characters of
all time, is really great to see. I was never very impressed by the
Quicksilver they had in X-Men: Days of future Past. It was to little
of him, he didn't really do to much. In this movie he is great. The
better of the two in my opinion and Aaron Taylor-Johnson(known for
his work on Kick-ass, Savages, Godzilla) is fantastic as him. You can
feel how powerful these two are and they are great on the screen.
Ultron as a villain is only ok in my book, mostly because of the fact
that the rouge AI story is a little tired in my book. Many love him
and I understand that. What makes him good though is the performance
of James Spader(known for his work on Stargate, Crash, The
Blacklist(TV-Show)). His voice-acting is of the freakin' charts. It's
insane. So in my mind I feel that the villain it a little weak but
there is so much good character-development in this movie that makes
it ok. It's more about the team than anything else I think. Great
performances of all.
It's
a great movie but it doesn't really do anything special. It is
superheros being superheros and that is what is expected of this
movie. A lot of cameos from sidekicks from stand-alone films and
great action. The story is basically the rouge AI takes over the
world via the internet. Not very much new but it works. There are a
couple of surprises in there but as stated, nothing really new. It's
a little darker then the first one and that's good thing. Very
refreshing that it does not take place in America or any other of the
“standard movie country”. It makes the whole universe a bigger
feeling really. The runtime of the movie is really scary. It's 141
minutes but the movie is so well paced that it feels like an 120
minutes movie. That means they got some real good storytelling. Very
good written story, great actors, fantastic special effects, good
pacing and fantastic action. Everything you want out of a
superhero-movie. They have layered a great foundation for the next
phase of Marvel movies. I can't wait. A little disappointed by the
mid-credits scene though. It's just Thanos getting the infinity
gauntlet, nothing more or less. Was hoping for more. This is one of
the strongest movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and it elevates
what we expect of the Marvel movies in the future.
TL;DR
Fantastic
movie. Better than the first. Very good character development on some
of the characters that don't have their own movies. Beautiful moments
between Hulk and Black Widow. Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch are
awesome. Good enough villain. Disappointing mid-credits scene. Great
effects, great action, great acting.
My question for you:
What
is your favorite Marvel movie?
What
would you like to see in the next Marvel movie?
What
would you like to see in the next Avengers movie?
Please
leave a comment(negative,positive, suggestions or/and answers).
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