Yesterday I took the time to go see the new Avengers movie, Infinity War and I, too, will try not to spoil the film.
Yesterday I took the time to go see the new Avengers movie, Infinity War and I, too, will try not to spoil the film.
It was good.
I was concerned that having so many characters in the film were going to drown out the storyline, but it didn't. In fact, the movie watches like a massive comicbook crossover reads: multiple storylings all revolving around the same central plot. In this case, as is not surprise, Thanos has come to collect the Infinity Gems/Stones and only Earth's Mightiest Heroes are there to thwart his intentions.
What I found amazing was, unlike Steppenwolf in Justice League they actually gave Thanos some real screen time, creating a character to be loved or hated, but a character nonetheless. (Thanos, if you read the comics, is a fairly complicated character)
There were, as always, things I would have done differently, but not many and while I know the ending won't be to many's liking, I thoroughly enjoyed it. And before you wonder what the cliff-hanger was, let me tell you, there really was no cliffhanger. This movie ends. E.N.D.S. In Thor: Ragnorak the final scene is a cliffhanger as the Asgardian refugee ship is confronted by a larger more menacing space vessel, letting us all know the story isn't over yet. But in The Black Panther there was a beginning, middle and end. Infinity War is more akin to The Black Panther' in that it has a beginning (picking up just as Ragnorak's end), then a middle where the different storylines take us on a journey to stop Thanos and then ... an end. You have to see it.
Yes, we all know the as-of-yet un-subtitled Avengers 4 is coming, and so we know the story will continue, but rest assured, this movie ends.
Originally shared by David Amerland
Pathos At The End of Time
It’s hard to write a review about Infinity War without any spoilers so I will eschew talking about the plot and talk, instead, about the challenge of making a great film today, especially when it involves super heroes.
First of all you’re working with something that’s already known. The fan base has demands and expectations, the comic books have already created a storyboard and a Timeline and the previous films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) franchise (18 to date and counting - http://bit.ly/2Fmrokl) are adding their own increasing gravitational pull to any (and every) new project.
Bigger films have crumpled under far less weight as Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice (http://bit.ly/2Fp1Va5) so easily proved. Then there is the dialogue. Cinemagoers expect super heroes to be uber-cool, delivering lines while dispatching bad guys and serving justice. The technology is a problem. CGI is used so extensively now that it fills entire segments of each film and creates magnificent action set pieces. Unfortunately the real-world physics of audience bladder-control capabilities limit movie length time and create boundaries within which CGI either can makes or break a film by adding or subtracting from the quality of its storyline and plot.
Juxtapose all of this against audience expectations that have risen since the Netflix and Amazon Prime release of entire series that suffer from none of these limitations and you can see that creating a great film is really hard to do. Which makes it all the more amazing that Avengers: Infinity War is actually a great film in almost every possible way you can imagine. The culmination of ten years of Universe-building it treats its characters and the audience with respect to their intelligence, and it works.
Super heroes are always full of pathos (http://bit.ly/2Fs91e8) and in this particular installment they pull out all stops. The end result is a film that will totally satisfy your craving for intelligent entertainment with a human touch. These days, high-definition screens, 4K TV and Netflix (again) make it really hard to recommend going out to see any movie in a multiplex and multiplexes haven’t yet learnt to provide the kind of patron experience that would make us want to go out there and give them a chance. So it all comes down, still, to the film. This one is a gem. Go and see it. That way we may see many more like it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwievZ1Tx-8
It was good.
I was concerned that having so many characters in the film were going to drown out the storyline, but it didn't. In fact, the movie watches like a massive comicbook crossover reads: multiple storylings all revolving around the same central plot. In this case, as is not surprise, Thanos has come to collect the Infinity Gems/Stones and only Earth's Mightiest Heroes are there to thwart his intentions.
What I found amazing was, unlike Steppenwolf in Justice League they actually gave Thanos some real screen time, creating a character to be loved or hated, but a character nonetheless. (Thanos, if you read the comics, is a fairly complicated character)
There were, as always, things I would have done differently, but not many and while I know the ending won't be to many's liking, I thoroughly enjoyed it. And before you wonder what the cliff-hanger was, let me tell you, there really was no cliffhanger. This movie ends. E.N.D.S. In Thor: Ragnorak the final scene is a cliffhanger as the Asgardian refugee ship is confronted by a larger more menacing space vessel, letting us all know the story isn't over yet. But in The Black Panther there was a beginning, middle and end. Infinity War is more akin to The Black Panther' in that it has a beginning (picking up just as Ragnorak's end), then a middle where the different storylines take us on a journey to stop Thanos and then ... an end. You have to see it.
Yes, we all know the as-of-yet un-subtitled Avengers 4 is coming, and so we know the story will continue, but rest assured, this movie ends.
Originally shared by David Amerland
Pathos At The End of Time
It’s hard to write a review about Infinity War without any spoilers so I will eschew talking about the plot and talk, instead, about the challenge of making a great film today, especially when it involves super heroes.
First of all you’re working with something that’s already known. The fan base has demands and expectations, the comic books have already created a storyboard and a Timeline and the previous films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) franchise (18 to date and counting - http://bit.ly/2Fmrokl) are adding their own increasing gravitational pull to any (and every) new project.
Bigger films have crumpled under far less weight as Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice (http://bit.ly/2Fp1Va5) so easily proved. Then there is the dialogue. Cinemagoers expect super heroes to be uber-cool, delivering lines while dispatching bad guys and serving justice. The technology is a problem. CGI is used so extensively now that it fills entire segments of each film and creates magnificent action set pieces. Unfortunately the real-world physics of audience bladder-control capabilities limit movie length time and create boundaries within which CGI either can makes or break a film by adding or subtracting from the quality of its storyline and plot.
Juxtapose all of this against audience expectations that have risen since the Netflix and Amazon Prime release of entire series that suffer from none of these limitations and you can see that creating a great film is really hard to do. Which makes it all the more amazing that Avengers: Infinity War is actually a great film in almost every possible way you can imagine. The culmination of ten years of Universe-building it treats its characters and the audience with respect to their intelligence, and it works.
Super heroes are always full of pathos (http://bit.ly/2Fs91e8) and in this particular installment they pull out all stops. The end result is a film that will totally satisfy your craving for intelligent entertainment with a human touch. These days, high-definition screens, 4K TV and Netflix (again) make it really hard to recommend going out to see any movie in a multiplex and multiplexes haven’t yet learnt to provide the kind of patron experience that would make us want to go out there and give them a chance. So it all comes down, still, to the film. This one is a gem. Go and see it. That way we may see many more like it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwievZ1Tx-8
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