Infinity Wars
I was skeptical that this movie would work. With the
confluence of super heroes there were too many egos to manage. But the
narrative worked and this was the glue that kept this movie together. The story
shifted from different scenes and different battles but you could follow the connections.
There are too many super heroes to mention, but some
featured more than others. Thor, Iron Man, Captain America, Black Panther and Guardians
of the Galaxy had more leading roles. On one level the story is simple. The bad
guy, Thanos, wants to collect the six mythical stones giving him tremendous
power threatening the universe. Each stone is in a different location in the galaxy,
including earth, and this is where the battles take place. Thanos is played by
a computer generated avatar of Josh Brolin, nearly unrecognizable except for
his voice. The movie does not take itself too seriously, with banter and good natured
jabs contributing to the movie’s enjoyment. The film ties in prior movies giving
it recognizable reference points.
The special effects were of course amazing. They had to be to
maintain the nearly three hours attention span needed to watch the film. Honestly,
it did not feel like three hours because the movie was well paced. The production
budget is between $300m-$400m meaning they have to clear about $1b in box office
to make a profit. I attended the 9:30 am Imax show and the theater was nearly full.
As for the ending, I am not even going to talk about the
ending. When I got up to leave I noticed no one else was leaving. So I sat
through the credits. There were so many credits it turned the screen white. The
reward was coming attractions, albeit quite short but they portend a sequel.
For fan boys and fan girls a must see. For you civilians you
could do worse.
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