Sem dúvida, estou ciente de que não há como NÃO irritar alguns fãs dos Vingadores com este artigo. Mesmo que eu permaneça positivo sobre tudo, alguém dirá algo negativo sobre isso ou encontrará falhas no que estou dizendo. No mínimo, eles exigirão que o Blog da Clara tenha apenas gênios completos da Marvel para escrever sobre esse tipo de conteúdo.
Deixe-me apenas dizer que isso não é realista. A maioria das pessoas que vão a esses filmes são fãs moderados do material ou querem apenas fugir por algumas horas. Em nenhum lugar perto a maioria conhece todos os detalhes específicos do universo ou mesmo pode pegar nas sutilezas da narração de histórias.
Portanto, tendo dito tudo isso, estou sendo o mais claro que posso ao explicar que este artigo específico é da perspectiva de um fã comum. Eu sei o suficiente sobre o conteúdo para manter uma conversa muito bem, mas não tanto quanto os fãs dedicados que são provavelmente os primeiros a gravitar em torno de um artigo como este.
Só sei que eu gosto do Universo, me preocupo com um punhado de personagens e quero que todos esses filmes sejam ótimos. E o grande sucesso, Avengers: Infinity War , não é de forma alguma um filme ruim. Há muito o que gostar! Mas aqui, estaremos discutindo 25 queixas que tenho certeza que muitos fãs comuns tinham …
Desnecessário dizer … SPOILERS À FRENTE !
25 O poder excepcionalmente exigente das pedras
In a previous article about Avengers: Infinity War that was released before the film came out, I wrote about how I worried that Thanos possessing all these insanely powerful stones may create an onslaught of story issues. Now, having seen the movie, I know that there were some massive missed opportunities and issues surrounding the specific abilities of each stone.
For instance, my biggest gripe with probably the entire movie had to do with the Power Stone. During the climactic battle on Titan, Thanos engages a number of our heroes —Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, and half of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
In the scene, they spent a great deal of time making sure that Thanos didn’t close his fist to be able to harness the power of the stones. And that made sense. But when he does do this, he can’t hurt a couple of folks, but he can blow up an entire moon and send pieces of it at them. Where is the logic in this? Why can’t he just send Iron Man to his end with one punch or flick of his wrist… HE DESTROYS AN ENTIRE MOON BY DOING THAT! Oy vey. I know Marvel wants to keep some of its main heroes alive but that’s just ludicrous.
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In a previous article about Avengers: Infinity War that was released before the film came out, I wrote about how I worried that Thanos possessing all these insanely powerful stones may create an onslaught of story issues. Now, having seen the movie, I know that there were some massive missed opportunities and issues surrounding the specific abilities of each stone.
For instance, my biggest gripe with probably the entire movie had to do with the Power Stone. During the climactic battle on Titan, Thanos engages a number of our heroes —Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, and half of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
In the scene, they spent a great deal of time making sure that Thanos didn’t close his fist to be able to harness the power of the stones. And that made sense. But when he does do this, he can’t hurt a couple of folks, but he can blow up an entire moon and send pieces of it at them. Where is the logic in this? Why can’t he just send Iron Man to his end with one punch or flick of his wrist… HE DESTROYS AN ENTIRE MOON BY DOING THAT! Oy vey. I know Marvel wants to keep some of its main heroes alive but that’s just ludicrous.
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In a previous article about Avengers: Infinity War that was released before the film came out, I wrote about how I worried that Thanos possessing all these insanely powerful stones may create an onslaught of story issues. Now, having seen the movie, I know that there were some massive missed opportunities and issues surrounding the specific abilities of each stone.
For instance, my biggest gripe with probably the entire movie had to do with the Power Stone. During the climactic battle on Titan, Thanos engages a number of our heroes —Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, and half of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
In the scene, they spent a great deal of time making sure that Thanos didn’t close his fist to be able to harness the power of the stones. And that made sense. But when he does do this, he can’t hurt a couple of folks, but he can blow up an entire moon and send pieces of it at them. Where is the logic in this? Why can’t he just send Iron Man to his end with one punch or flick of his wrist… HE DESTROYS AN ENTIRE MOON BY DOING THAT! Oy vey. I know Marvel wants to keep some of its main heroes alive but that’s just ludicrous.
Thanos
In a previous article about Avengers: Infinity War that was released before the film came out, I wrote about how I worried that Thanos possessing all these insanely powerful stones may create an onslaught of story issues. Now, having seen the movie, I know that there were some massive missed opportunities and issues surrounding the specific abilities of each stone.
For instance, my biggest gripe with probably the entire movie had to do with the Power Stone. During the climactic battle on Titan, Thanos engages a number of our heroes —Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, and half of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
In the scene, they spent a great deal of time making sure that Thanos didn’t close his fist to be able to harness the power of the stones. And that made sense. But when he does do this, he can’t hurt a couple of folks, but he can blow up an entire moon and send pieces of it at them. Where is the logic in this? Why can’t he just send Iron Man to his end with one punch or flick of his wrist… HE DESTROYS AN ENTIRE MOON BY DOING THAT! Oy vey. I know Marvel wants to keep some of its main heroes alive but that’s just ludicrous.
Falando de Thanos, que alguns dizem ser o personagem principal desta história – e de uma perspectiva estrutural eles estão corretos – eu tenho que mencionar que, embora ele seja inegavelmente o melhor vilão da Marvel até agora, eu não acreditava que ele amava Gamora.
Eu sei que este é um problema menor, dado o fato de que muito sobre o personagem de Thanos funcionou de maneiras tão complexas. Por exemplo, acho que a maioria das pessoas entendia totalmente seus motivos, embora quase certamente não concordassem com eles. E se você é alguém que fica do lado de Thanos no argumento filosófico sobre a limpeza do universo, eu sugiro que você repense suas prioridades.
Mas tudo isso de lado, tenho que admitir que a revelação de que Thanos realmente amava Gamora não caiu para mim. Eu entendo que ele a salvou quando criança e cobriu seus olhos quando seus homens massacraram todo o seu povo … Além disso, eu recebo a forma de amor duro que ele deu a ela enquanto a criava para ser uma das melhores lutadoras da galáxia. Mas eu simplesmente não vi momentos suficientes no roteiro em que senti que ele realmente a amava. E este é um grande ponto da história, já que é assim que ele é capaz de ganhar a Pedra da Alma. Desculpe, pessoal, mas isso me irritou.
23 Falta de informação
In a previous article about Avengers: Infinity War that was released before the film came out, I wrote about how I worried that Thanos possessing all these insanely powerful stones may create an onslaught of story issues. Now, having seen the movie, I know that there were some massive missed opportunities and issues surrounding the specific abilities of each stone.
For instance, my biggest gripe with probably the entire movie had to do with the Power Stone. During the climactic battle on Titan, Thanos engages a number of our heroes —Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, and half of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
In the scene, they spent a great deal of time making sure that Thanos didn’t close his fist to be able to harness the power of the stones. And that made sense. But when he does do this, he can’t hurt a couple of folks, but he can blow up an entire moon and send pieces of it at them. Where is the logic in this? Why can’t he just send Iron Man to his end with one punch or flick of his wrist… HE DESTROYS AN ENTIRE MOON BY DOING THAT! Oy vey. I know Marvel wants to keep some of its main heroes alive but that’s just ludicrous.
In a previous article about Avengers: Infinity War that was released before the film came out, I wrote about how I worried that Thanos possessing all these insanely powerful stones may create an onslaught of story issues. Now, having seen the movie, I know that there were some massive missed opportunities and issues surrounding the specific abilities of each stone.
For instance, my biggest gripe with probably the entire movie had to do with the Power Stone. During the climactic battle on Titan, Thanos engages a number of our heroes —Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, and half of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
In the scene, they spent a great deal of time making sure that Thanos didn’t close his fist to be able to harness the power of the stones. And that made sense. But when he does do this, he can’t hurt a couple of folks, but he can blow up an entire moon and send pieces of it at them. Where is the logic in this? Why can’t he just send Iron Man to his end with one punch or flick of his wrist… HE DESTROYS AN ENTIRE MOON BY DOING THAT! Oy vey. I know Marvel wants to keep some of its main heroes alive but that’s just ludicrous.
In a previous article about Avengers: Infinity War that was released before the film came out, I wrote about how I worried that Thanos possessing all these insanely powerful stones may create an onslaught of story issues. Now, having seen the movie, I know that there were some massive missed opportunities and issues surrounding the specific abilities of each stone.
For instance, my biggest gripe with probably the entire movie had to do with the Power Stone. During the climactic battle on Titan, Thanos engages a number of our heroes —Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, and half of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
In the scene, they spent a great deal of time making sure that Thanos didn’t close his fist to be able to harness the power of the stones. And that made sense. But when he does do this, he can’t hurt a couple of folks, but he can blow up an entire moon and send pieces of it at them. Where is the logic in this? Why can’t he just send Iron Man to his end with one punch or flick of his wrist… HE DESTROYS AN ENTIRE MOON BY DOING THAT! Oy vey. I know Marvel wants to keep some of its main heroes alive but that’s just ludicrous.
The power that the Marvel movies have over most franchises is that they’ve been designed very similarly to comic books, where one can pick up a story and continue on with the material knowing that all of these characters have been set up in previous entries. But this is also an inherent problem since there have been SO many movies that not everyone has seen. And though there were lines in Infinity War that summed up the events of previous movies like Thor: Ragnarok, not everyone can recall every aspect of the MCU.
This can create a number of logic problems for the audience.
Sure, previous movies may have delved into the details of it all, but when it comes to seeing the Avengers movies where all of these characters gather together, it can be hard to recall everything necessary to fully appreciate the story. Call me lazy, but I shouldn’t have to do a boatload of research before I see a movie. This was what was great about the first Avengers movie. There was only so much information that we needed to know ahead of time. Most of the essential context was present in the movie and was given to us in a way that didn’t feel overly expository. This is why I loved Joss Whedon… Well… until Justice League that is…
22 The sheer amount of characters
This particular issue stems from the previous entry regarding all of the essential context needed before watching Infinity War. It was hard to care about every single character present in this crossover movie — even though we may have cared about them in the individual entries. I don’t think I’m alone on this issue.
Most of the reviews that I’ve read seem to go into this specific point, as well as the first thing I heard a lot of people say when leaving the theater was that, “there were too many characters to follow”.
This is, of course, the selling point as well as the detractor of the film. We all wanted to see Dr. Strange alongside Iron Man, or Hulk with Black Panther, but having a ton of them fighting for screen-time can be difficult. I think this is why the buddy movies like Thor: Ragnarok work so well. It allows us to focus on a couple of our heroes without feeling overwhelmed by all of it. After all, we have to keep track of every single one of them to get the full impact of the story, especially one like this where the stakes are infinitely higher than usual.
On a more scientific note, our brains are wired to focus on the numbers five, seven, and nine, and that’s why so many movies have this many main characters. You’d be hard-pressed to find a successful movie that has more. Even Game of Thrones focuses on no more than five, seven, or nine, main characters per episode. But this movie has upwards of 20…
21 Tell me, did you care about every character?
Building off of the last entry about the number of characters, it’s difficult to care about each one of them equally. Individually we may care about them, but put them all together and we find that some hit us harder than others. In other words, a hierarchy forms in our heads. That’s particularly hard when pulling off an ending like the one in Infinity War. When half of the characters evaporate into dust, only some of these scenes really affected us. I can’t imagine how some of the actors must have felt knowing that when their characters were vanquished the audience was immediately hit harder by the demise of someone else.
For instance, I think you’d admit that Spider-Man’s ending was far more emotional for you than when Falcon vanished or even Vision.
C’mon, no one likes Vision as much as Spider-Man or Groot! But that’s not even due to the scene that was given to Spider-Man… It’s because Spider-Man is a better-developed character in this universe even though he basically has nothing of substance to do in Infinity War. Aside from the eliminations, when the story cuts to characters you like less than others, you’re hoping to return to the ones you like more. And though this may seem like a problem that every single movie has to deal with on some level or another, it’s far more prevalent in this universe. This is why I’m a fan of the idea that they should only have seven main characters and when they want to introduce new ones, they should terminate the previous ones off for good…
20 The lack of actual stakes
C’mon, I know you know that all of those characters are coming back, right? After all, Black Panther and Spider-Man both have sequels coming up in the next few years. And after the massive success of Black Panther, you can absolutely expect Marvel to bring him back in order to make more money. This is a business after-all, and Disney does seem to care more about money than anything else.
So, on a meta-level, we know that these characters will return. And that creates a colossal problem that I feel has been prevalent in most of the Marvel movies; characters can’t really be eliminated.
And when they do, like at the end of Infinity War, we know they’ll return. While I know that is authentic to the comic, it’s harder to pull off in the movies. We need real stakes. With all this incredible action going on, knowing that some of these characters won’t really end kind of ruins it. There are no real stakes for them.
In the next Avengers movie, you can almost 100% expect that most of these characters will return in some form or another. At least, all of the characters that bit the dust after Thanos snapped his fingers, maybe even Gamora who some believe is trapped within the Soul Stone. Even Loki has a history of coming back to life, so it’s difficult to truly enjoy the ballsiness of the ending of this epic movie. At the very least, let’s hope that they will throw all the “terminated” characters in some sort of alternate dimension to make things more interesting.
19 A visit to all of the planets
While some planet hopping in Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy movies can be a heck of a lot of fun, too much can make our heads spin. The issue is not planets per say, it’s locations in general. Even movies that jump from city to city can be particularly problematic because it’s hard to keep track of the dimensions and rules of each location. On the other hand, the fact that our main characters move from planet to planet instead of from city to city is actually harder.
These are entirely new places that haven’t been explored unlike familiar locations like New York.
We have a harder time understanding the characteristics, dimensions, locations, and science behind each planet than we do with cities on our planet; even someone who is terrible at geography knows that Istanbul exists somewhere in the Middle East. Even fictional places like Wakanda are easier to understand than Nidavellir or Vormir. You have to admit, Avengers: Infinity War took place on a ton of locations at the same time and it was a little difficult to keep track of it all. And that’s from an average Marvel fan, not someone who studies this stuff. So don’t poke fun at me, please!
18 The strange lack of Infinity Stones
For a movie who’s plot is based entirely on a bunch of magical stones, they don’t spend a lot of time delving into the powers of each one. Sure, in previous movies we’ve been exposed to some of the powers of each stone. We’ve seen how they affect the environment around them, but a lot of that is easy to forget for regular fans who just know that they are important and it’s a very bad thing for Thanos to get a hold of all of them.
It would have been nice for the movie to re-explore a few of the stones so that we could really understand the threat at hand. And in the case of the Soul Stone, one we’ve never seen before, it would have been nice to see it in action.
This brings me to another related problem: Thanos hardly uses each stone. Sure he gets some fun out of the Reality Stone, but the rest get completely wasted with the exception of one very cool and important moment when Thanos uses the Time Stone.
It would have been nice to see Thanos use them a lot more and explore how dangerous and powerful each one is, instead of just seeing the effect of them altogether. Additionally, since each stone is so powerful, they kind of negate one another in importance and that kind of lessens the stakes in the previous movies where we do explore a few of them. I have a feeling like this particular entry will anger hardcore fans, but whatever… Deal with it.
17 Star-Lord’s massive mess-up
It seems like this issue is one that many fans are debating; did it make Star-Lord more human to attack Thanos at that moment after finding out that he had slayed his love-interest or was it manipulative on behalf of the writers and flat-out stupid? Depending on where you go on the Internet, you’re going to find evidence for both. And while I like that people are debating this (because it shows us that the writers came up with something interesting), it’s pretty hard not to get really pissed at Star-Lord afterward. He basically dooms everyone because he couldn’t hold back a punch for about two and a half more seconds.
I am, of course, speaking about the scene where the Avengers almost manage to get the gauntlet off of Thanos.
Though Gamora was gone at that point, earlier in the movie Peter Quill had to make a far more difficult decision when he had a gun to her head — ready to end her life on her request. He hesitated which resulted in Gamora getting pushed off of a cliff so that Thanos could get the Soul Stone. That was a human moment that made sense to the plot and didn’t feel manipulative or inauthentic to the character. Quill not being able to punch Thanos for a second when he knows the stakes of the situation was not… Everything bad that happened ended up being his fault because he couldn’t be a man. That’s a hard reality for a character that is otherwise very likable.
16 Peter Dinklage: the not-so-small dwarf
I absolutely adore Peter Dinklage. He is arguably the best character in Game of Thrones, particularly in the earlier seasons of the show when he had more things to do. But even before the smash HBO hit, I loved him in movies like Death At A Funeral and In Bruges.
The man is just an exceptional actor with tons of heart and soul, which makes me incredibly disappointed that he was just so utterly terrible in Avengers: Infinity War. I think the issue was mostly due to the voice modulator that the directors had used for his character to make him seem more hulking. I have to admit, the voice threw me off completely. And the delivery of his lines, as boring and lacking in character as they were, were equally as bad.
On top of it all, the special effects seemed a little poor for a movie riddled with visually stunning moments. Due to the use of Dinklage’s very recognizable physique, it did look like they just shot him as normal and then digitally placed in Chris Hemsworth in a way that made him look smaller. It just took me out of the story. But maybe that last issue is because I am so familiar with Peter. Oh well, better luck next time…
15 Hey, Thanos! Why you?
As I’ve said, I’ve thought that Thanos was pretty well developed as a character (for the most part) and is by far the MCU’s best villain. Yes, even better than Loki. I completely bought his motives and, to some extent, I actually agreed with him. Sure, he was mad, but he did have a point. However, one thing I couldn’t quite understand was why he felt like he had to be the one to do all of this. The only backstory we received in regards to this was that he told the superiors of his planet that this was something he felt needed to be done.
Obviously they disagreed, but he did it anyway and destroyed them.
But I still don’t understand why he felt like he was the one to specifically do this all. Sure, he’s pretty damn powerful without the Infinity Stones, but still… why him? And this issue factors into why so many started following him. could it be that he just felt like it was his destiny? Was it prophesied? I don’t care, I just wanted clearer and more specific context to why. I would have bought it even more. But hey, this is a small issue when it comes to a character that is otherwise pretty fully formed.
14 Hey, Thanos. Why Now?
A question that I was left with after seeing Infinity War is why Thanos was doing all of this at this specific moment? Why didn’t he try and collect all of the stones himself earlier? Why did this movie have to happen at this specific moment?
I know it seems like I’m just looking for problems with the movie, but these are valid questions that every writer has to answer before writing an engaging movie. After all, I absolutely want every film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to be as outstanding as it can be.
Additionally, I know that this issue is controversial because some folks online have argued that not every stone had presented itself until this movie, and that Thanos did go through a process of having minions like Ronan or Loki go through the steps before him. But that also confuses me…
Why not just go and do it himself right from the start. He does think he’s all-powerful and clearly doesn’t trust many individuals, so why wouldn’t he? Again, adding more specificity and detail to this would have made this land even more strongly. And let me repeat myself for you guys who will take issue with this, I thought Thanos was otherwise amazing!
13 Black Panther and Wakanda
Over the past few days, I’ve been slowly coming to terms with an issue I had with the presence of Black Panther in Avengers: Infinity War. At first, I felt like having him in the movie was just a manipulative ploy to feature these now fan-favourite characters. Because, when you think about it, he didn’t have much a presence in the film. He did have some sweet fighting scenes and led a large number of Wakandan soldiers (which made up over 80% of the army who helped fight off Thanos’ creatures) into battle. but aside from that, I can’t think of more than three or four lines that Black Panther even had.
This made his elimination even more ineffective, which is a shame.
The issue that I initially had was mostly to do with why Wakanda was featured location at all. Upon first viewing, it didn’t make sense to me why the final battle needed to happen there and not anywhere else. But looking into things some more, it made sense that Thanos attacked Wakanda because it was the safest place to hold Vision and the Mind Stone. After all, it does have an amazing state-of-the-art defense system. But I still can’t help but feel cheated by the lack of inclusion for our favourite Wakandan fighter.
12 Lack of soft spots
Before seeing the movie I read a lot of reviews (from those who liked it), stating that the movie had a bit too much relentless action in contrast to a lack of slower more emotional scenes.
Now, Infinity War certainly did have a few soft spots. I can think of two right off the bat; one being between Peter Quill and Gamora on their ship and the other between Tony Stark and Pepper Potts over the phone. But most of these moments were interrupted by bathos; a moment of unrelated comedy to lessen the tension.
This is something that can work to great effect but also sometimes nullifies some of the most heart-wrenching and authentic moments in a story. The Guardians of the Galaxy movies and even Dr. Strange have a bit of an imbalance of this, even though I greatly appreciated the humour overall.
I do think that given the incredibly high stakes of Infinity War, the film could have been helped by a few more scenes that weren’t bathed in relentless action or broad comedy. Especially since the filmmakers are asking the audience to care about a daunting, large group of characters who have so few moments to shine.
11 Drax The Destroyer Of drama
This particular entry may be more prevalent in a movie like Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2, but it’s still quite appropriate here. In the first Guardians movie, Drax was portrayed as slightly naïve but also incredibly passionate about avenging his family at the hands of Thanos. Though Drax went through an evolution of sorts where his desire for revenge lessened, I think that writers completely lost the heart of his character. In the first film, his naivety lent a hand to a lot of genuinely comedic moments.
But in the second film, as well as in Infinity War, his naivety gave way to stupidity.
And while Drax is unquestionably hilarious in both movies, the jokes are usually because he’s being portrayed as stupid. I think this is an even bigger issue in Infinity War because Drax finally gets the opportunity to confront the man who slayed his wife and kids and the moment does not land by any means. In Guardians 2, he doesn’t have such an opportunity. But here it’s pretty vital. And that’s too bad because Drax could have still been funny while showing a real emotional depth when confronting the murderer that altered his life forever.
10 The all-too mighty heroes
Again, this specific issue may not only be an issue I have with Infinity War but instead be something I dislike about the entire universe. The problem I have is with the fact that every single one of our heroes seems impossibly powerful without many weaknesses. That can get in the way when it comes to making the audience feel like the characters are in actual danger.
For instance, in Infinity War, Thor (who is a God… I get it) literally gets blasted by a sun and only comes out with a few burns. In the next scene, he is kicking unbelievable tail looking completely healthy. If the power of a sun can’t harm or slay Thor, what can!? The same thing goes with half of the other characters that got kicked around in ways that should have had them meeting their maker… And in fact, the same situations did kill secondary characters in both this movie and other Marvel films.
This lack of logic really annoys me. But there are overly complicated answers that hardcore fans will give me in regards to why Captain America, Thor, and even Iron Man can be thrown around like rag-dolls without even bruising. Though I doubt there is the same defense for Black Widow or Hawkeye. After all, they are merely humans and yet can be just as effective in battle as well as equally invncible as a God!
9 The whole CGI villain thing
Unlike some viewers, I actually didn’t have that much of a problem with any of the villains portrayed in the film. Even the members of The Children of Thanos (aka his Black Order) have specific character traits that made them more engaging than the run of the mill henchmen. This is especially true of Ebony Maw. But I do wish that more of these characters were portrayed with practical effects versus CGI. Even though CGI has developed by leaps and bounds and adds to virtually every movie, it’s still not very realistic when it comes to up-close character design.
There are specific examples to the contrary, though.
For instance, virtually every time Andy Serkis does motion capture like in The Lord of the Rings trilogy or the new Planet of the Apes trilogy, it looks unbelievably good. But the Marvel movie CGI characters all appear a bit fake. And quite frankly, they look ridiculous. I think Josh Brolin did an amazing job with the character and the voice of Thanos. But as soon as Peter Quill called Thanos “Grimace” I couldn’t get the comparison out of my head… Yeah, Thanos looked kinda stupid… But hey, perhaps he looked better than Oscar Isaacs practical version of Apocalypse.
8 Captain America in ‘Infinity War’
Captain America is the leader of the Avengers, is he not? Okay, he’s the defacto leader of one half of the Avengers, with Tony Stark taking up the other side. So, if he does hold that role, why oh why is he given absolutely nothing to do in Avengers: Infinity War?
Seriously, he basically does nothing of consequence and doesn’t even have that many lines. In fact, Don Cheadle’s War Machine seems to have a little more to do and what he does is also close to nothing.
I have no problem with the movie’s amazingly misleading promotional materials, which features Cap heavily and also seemingly about to meet his doom. In fact, I was supremely surprised that he wasn’t one of the ones who bit the dust. But still, if this character is so important to the universe, why not use him? And if he’s no longer as vital as he used to be, why is he even there? Why not kick him off? I’d rather have fewer characters who actually move the story along as opposed to every single character I’ve ever wanted to see do absolutely nothing.
People in the theater actually cheered for Captain America when he first appeared in the film. After I left, I couldn’t help but think that those fans would have been disappointed by the lack of the character in the story.
7 What is this movie really about?
Everyone has to think of Avengers: Infinity War as part one of a larger story, even though the next Avengers film is reportedly not called Part 2. So, with that said, not everything that is set up in this film is going to be paid off by the end of the colossal two hours and 40-minute runtime. But still, it should have an overarching theme that feels somewhat clear to the viewers. Even movies in The Lord of the Rings trilogy have individual themes expressed in each movie as well having ones that span the entirety of the film.
When I left the theater after seeing Avengers: Infinity War, I was confused by what this particular movie was trying to say.
Is it about how we sometimes have to sacrifice things in order to get what we want? No… because the good guys lost. Does it have something to do with Thanos’ goal of cleansing the universe and how the rewards of that are worth the horrible things he had to do? Well, maybe but we don’t see any of the successes of what he’s done so we can’t feel the payoff. Honestly, I just don’t know. Bless you, if you feel you figured it out.
6 Testosterone fest
Gamora, thank you so much for actually having something to do in this movie. Sure, I may have issues with some of it; I would have loved it if we actually spent more time on her journey as well as flushed out more details of the relationship between her and Thanos. But, hey, I can’t get everything that I want. For the most part, Gamora’s storyline was actually pretty engaging and very Shakespearean in a lot of ways.
We all love a bit of parent/child drama, and Thanos definitely thinks he’s the universe’s father that teaches everyone a lesson. But all of that aside, I thank you for being the only woman in the film that actually has an impact on the plot…
Seriously, though, Avengers: Infinity War was a testosterone fest. That I don’t mind unless there’s also some engaging female characters playing around in there as well. But that’s not the case in this movie. Sure, Scarlet Witch gets a love story, and ScarJo, Proxima Midnight, and a couple of Wakandian women get some big fight scenes, but they don’t move the plot forward in any respect. All of that goes to the boys with one very green exception.
