Avengers: Infinity War
Staring all of your favorite superheroes, Avengers Infinity War is finally here, but does it live up to the hype?
Initially I had no interest in seeing this movie, but I do what I can for my followers, so here we are. As usual, I'll start with the good and then lead into the bad.
I have to give credit where credit is due, and the writers definetly managed to impress me with this one. With so many characters, it's very easy for a movie like this to feel overcrowded, but I felt like everyone got just enough screentime and felt relevant to the story. It was also super fun watching some of the newer characters interact for the first time, like Thor and Rocket, or Doctor Strange and Iron Man.
Another thing I loved about Infinity War was Thanos' character. Josh Brolin brings this menacing presense to the character that makes him actually feel like a threat. He also feels more 3-dimensional than you're typical marvel villain.
Now for things I didn't like. My biggest problem with this film was actually the way it ended. They made certain choices that have long lasting effects on the characters and the story, but I know that these choices aren't going to really be permanent. This dilutes the stakes and feels like cheating. I'll try to give a non-spoiler example of this on a minor scale. (Though if you haven't seen the 3rd Thor movie, it may be a mild spoiler). 3. 2. 1. In Thor Ragnarock, Thor loses his eye. In Avengers Infinity War, Rocket gives him a new one. Like why? You made a character choice, you made him lose his eye so that he resembles Odin. Why go back on that choice and give him another eye. Like why take his eye in the first place? If they want there to be stakes, they have to show us that they can be taken seriously. That they will follow through on their threats. If I know that when a character dies, they will bring them back 3 more times (Cough cough, Loki in every Thor movie ever) then when you actually do kill a character, it won't affect the audience the same way.
All that said, I thought Avengers Infinity War was entertaining, but could have been better. 7 out of 10 stars (Very Good)
