Movie Review: Avengers: Infinity War(2018)
Plot:
As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment - the fate of Earth and existence itself has never been more uncertain.
This was easily my most anticipated movie of the year. It's 10 years of build-up, from 2008. I've been following the MCU for at least 6 years, and I can't believe that this is their 19th movie, and this is everything they've been working towards. I saw this movie on 27/4/2018.
Pro's:
First, you need to understand that this movie is all about payoff. Just like Deathly Hallows Part 2. There's no setup, or build-up. We've had 18 movies and 10 years for that. From the first scene, it's on. There's no moment to rest for the audience, and the movie goes at a break-neck speed.
Second, Thanos. Boy, he's amazing. Marvel have finally cracked the code on having a good villain. He's charismatic, nuanced, sympathetic, clear about his goals. More importantly he's pretty scary. There's actual stakes involved. People die. Whenever he's on screen, the movie makes a point to make you feel that nobody is safe. He's easily my favourite part of the movie.
The movie always takes apart your expectations. It's never predictable. Never. It's always moving at a very fast speed, and you are literally at the movie's mercy.
And, of course, Marvel has always been the best at this, but the heroes shine in this movie, as they always have. There's about 30 characters, and they do a pretty good job of balancing the important ones, and even the secondary heroes get enough time to showcase their abilities. But, I do think that one particular very important hero didn't get enough screen-time.
The action sequences are great, and exciting, and is on another level compared to any MCU movie that came before.
The movie is huge in terms of scale. Like, perhaps on the level of Mass Effect 3. From scene one, Thanos sends armies to destroy everything to get his infinity stones. And, everything's shot in a very wide way, and there's always a lot of things happening on-screen, but it's never a mess. Every scene feels huge.
The heroes are also always never on the upper-hand. They are desperate, and they are doing whatever they can to stop him. Thanos does real damage, and the heroes are scraping to do whatever they can. They don't have time to rest, and every moment they are in danger.
And, as always, the movie is pretty funny, when it demands it. They did a good job in making sure that they play each other off.
The movie also gets dark. Like really dark. It's not your usual Marvel movie, especially in the last act.
The music, editing, and CGi is pretty good.
This is something personal, but the theatre I went to had an amazing environment. We were shouting, whistling, and cheering every single minute, and for every single character appearance, and for every single action scene. The theatre was very very loud and electric, and it made me enjoy the movie even more.
Con's:
They tried this father daughter relationship between Thanos and Gamorra and it didn't work as well as I hoped.
Sometimes characters do things that seem out-of-character.
Overall, this movie is well-worth the 10 years of build-up, with an amazing villain, a huge swathe of heroes, moving at a break-neck speed, with really good humour, with actual stakes at hand, and is really, really huge in scale.
Score: 8.5/10
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwievZ1Tx-8
Note:
It's better to watch all 18 movies before you watch it to get all the Easter eggs, and to know about the recurring characters. And, make sure you don't get spoiled. There's a boat-load of spoilers, and you are only a Google search away from getting spoiled.
Plot:
As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment - the fate of Earth and existence itself has never been more uncertain.
This was easily my most anticipated movie of the year. It's 10 years of build-up, from 2008. I've been following the MCU for at least 6 years, and I can't believe that this is their 19th movie, and this is everything they've been working towards. I saw this movie on 27/4/2018.
Pro's:
First, you need to understand that this movie is all about payoff. Just like Deathly Hallows Part 2. There's no setup, or build-up. We've had 18 movies and 10 years for that. From the first scene, it's on. There's no moment to rest for the audience, and the movie goes at a break-neck speed.
Second, Thanos. Boy, he's amazing. Marvel have finally cracked the code on having a good villain. He's charismatic, nuanced, sympathetic, clear about his goals. More importantly he's pretty scary. There's actual stakes involved. People die. Whenever he's on screen, the movie makes a point to make you feel that nobody is safe. He's easily my favourite part of the movie.
The movie always takes apart your expectations. It's never predictable. Never. It's always moving at a very fast speed, and you are literally at the movie's mercy.
And, of course, Marvel has always been the best at this, but the heroes shine in this movie, as they always have. There's about 30 characters, and they do a pretty good job of balancing the important ones, and even the secondary heroes get enough time to showcase their abilities. But, I do think that one particular very important hero didn't get enough screen-time.
The action sequences are great, and exciting, and is on another level compared to any MCU movie that came before.
The movie is huge in terms of scale. Like, perhaps on the level of Mass Effect 3. From scene one, Thanos sends armies to destroy everything to get his infinity stones. And, everything's shot in a very wide way, and there's always a lot of things happening on-screen, but it's never a mess. Every scene feels huge.
The heroes are also always never on the upper-hand. They are desperate, and they are doing whatever they can to stop him. Thanos does real damage, and the heroes are scraping to do whatever they can. They don't have time to rest, and every moment they are in danger.
And, as always, the movie is pretty funny, when it demands it. They did a good job in making sure that they play each other off.
The movie also gets dark. Like really dark. It's not your usual Marvel movie, especially in the last act.
The music, editing, and CGi is pretty good.
This is something personal, but the theatre I went to had an amazing environment. We were shouting, whistling, and cheering every single minute, and for every single character appearance, and for every single action scene. The theatre was very very loud and electric, and it made me enjoy the movie even more.
Con's:
They tried this father daughter relationship between Thanos and Gamorra and it didn't work as well as I hoped.
Sometimes characters do things that seem out-of-character.
Overall, this movie is well-worth the 10 years of build-up, with an amazing villain, a huge swathe of heroes, moving at a break-neck speed, with really good humour, with actual stakes at hand, and is really, really huge in scale.
Score: 8.5/10
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwievZ1Tx-8
Note:
It's better to watch all 18 movies before you watch it to get all the Easter eggs, and to know about the recurring characters. And, make sure you don't get spoiled. There's a boat-load of spoilers, and you are only a Google search away from getting spoiled.
