Yep, It makes me excited for the MCU's future, this "CBM fatigue" has still not shown up a decade after it started, so they are here to stay.
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Avengers: Infinity War |OT2| Good luck, Morons (Unmarked Spoilers)
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I know this is the conventional line, but it's belied by the much larger audience for this film and the first Avengers film. As an audience member who came into the franchise in that first ensemble film having only a nodding acquaintance with the Hulk and recognising Thor and Loki from their mythological namesakes, I loved it even despite having little idea going in. Exposition and good storytelling works. Saturation publicity with lots of trailers also helps.
Sony people after working out the perfect cameo for Tom Holland in the Venom movie
Random question of the day: how long after BP is IW set? Banner and Rhodey didn't seem much in awe when they got to Wakanda, so I assume a little time has passed since BP, and the world has been shown (albeit in limited fashion I would guess) that Wakanda is high tech. This is of course taking into account the fact that the Russos had limited time to tell the story and couldn't spend any extra minutes on such moments. (though I would have liked one scene between Banner and Natasha...)
Or maybe the world doesn't yet know much about Wakanda other than the outreach program, but Cap told Banner & Rhodey what to expect before they landed?
Or maybe the world doesn't yet know much about Wakanda other than the outreach program, but Cap told Banner & Rhodey what to expect before they landed?
Yep, tiny maybe-plot hole. They go to hide "somewhere only they know about" but Wakanda has announced itself. But of course what does 'announcing' itself really mean you know. Giving tech away? Giving tours to high up people like General Ross? Building an airport for tourists?
I'm guessing they're set in the time they were released IRL? 2 months ish apart if so.
Is the arrow in that pic meant to tell me something? o.o
It's weird how they didn't confirm if Shuri is alive or not. Isn't she the only character on the poster whose fate is ambiguous ?
Sony people now realising that they have a reason why there's no Spider-Man in their Venom movie.Sony people after working out the perfect cameo for Tom Holland in the Venom movie
BP is set shortly after Civil War (he hasn't become King yet at the beginning of the movie) and the movie timeline is set in real time (mostly) so ~ 2 years.
So let me get this straight, every single person besides Thor and that one dwarf from Asgard are now dead? They all went on the ship at the end of Ragnorak, but then Thanos showed stepping over all their dead bodies and then the whole ship blew up on top of that.
Her and Wong are the only poster characters who weren't shown either dying or surviving post snap.
Thor mentions that Thanos killed half of his people so the ones that didn't get killed must have escaped on a smaller ship or something.
I watched it last night.
Huge buildups. And yet i never saw it coming.
Huge buildups. And yet i never saw it coming.
The moment he expresses guilt and tears by throwing Gamorra, its kind of strange how the Soul Stone can't see past that obvious deceit by Thanos. He seems hurt, but something in his expression tells me he really isn't.
Sony people now realising that they have a reason why there's no Spider-Man in their Venom movie.
lol they're totally going to do that with a handwavey explanation from the Director or whoever, ignoring the rest of The Snap though :P
Err the film makes it pretty clear he actually loved her. If it seems unreasonable that he'd do it if he really loved her, well thats what the parallelism with Starlord is for ie him choosing to shoot her even though he loves her.
Movie does a bad job of conveying this but theres a quick line where Thanos says "half of your people" and in the opening shot you can see the ship is actually torn in half.
No idea where they are though, if Thanos abducted them or what. I mean he wants the other half to live right? For his 'balance'? So he probably wouldn't leave them on a broken half of a ship floating listlessly in space
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Yeah and there's also the distress call from the surviving Asgardians as the movie first opens. And later in their first appearance the GOTG are heading that way because they say they've received a distress call and maybe they'll get some money for helping out lol.
Kinda feel like this could even spin off into a topic of it's own (what with all the other ones that discuss specifc things in the movie) but Moviebob did a video digging deeper into the rationale of Star-Lord after a lot of people have been extremely critical against him about that one moment where he screws it up for everyone.
Even if you disagree with the reason he did the things he did I still think this is worth a watch - it made me appreciate some of the subtle details of this movie's structure and way of handling character arcs even more.
Even if you disagree with the reason he did the things he did I still think this is worth a watch - it made me appreciate some of the subtle details of this movie's structure and way of handling character arcs even more.
It requires you to care about the source material coming into it to get the most out of it. Most generic film critics don't give two shits.
Is the rationale for killing all the dwarves except Eitri that they make incredible weapons? It's not stated outright but it's the only thing I could think of.
So I haven't been keeping up, but at the end of the movie we're left in Dr. Strange's 1-in-14 million (or however many) shot right?
He goes from being absolutely adamant that the Time Stone is more important than anything else, to handing it over just to save Tony's life. He might as well wink at the camera when he says this is the "End Game" (which will surely be the title of the next movie).
I'm not super off base or anything here, right?
He goes from being absolutely adamant that the Time Stone is more important than anything else, to handing it over just to save Tony's life. He might as well wink at the camera when he says this is the "End Game" (which will surely be the title of the next movie).
I'm not super off base or anything here, right?
Same reason for taking his hands, yes.
You're right on base, Doctor Strange was playing 14 million D chess.
Quick question: is there really only one way to pronounce 'avengers?'
I never noticed all English-speaking people seem to really pronounce it this one way. I keep saying 'Ah-followed by a really quick-vengers.' People keep going "OH, you mean the AVEN-pause-gers.'
In other words I know it's meant to sound the way the verb sound e.g 'I will avenge my father,' but I can't do the same pronunciation for the noun. Oh well.
I never noticed all English-speaking people seem to really pronounce it this one way. I keep saying 'Ah-followed by a really quick-vengers.' People keep going "OH, you mean the AVEN-pause-gers.'
In other words I know it's meant to sound the way the verb sound e.g 'I will avenge my father,' but I can't do the same pronunciation for the noun. Oh well.
See, even I couldn't jot it down on my post. That's exactly it, but I still can't say it constantly :(
Well I just got out from a screening with my mom and brother. You know, to celebrate Mother's Day.
Before going in, I honestly didn't know what to expect. I'm not the biggest Marvel fan, but I've enjoyed their movies in the past. Loved Thor Ragnarok, Black Panther and Guardians of the Galaxy.
This movie might have changed that. Cause I might turn into a Marvel fan now.
The focus on Thanos and his goal was a lot stronger than I thought it was going to be. I also didn't expect it to be quiet as it was. It let scenes breathe, it let people react to what was happening on screen.
Kudos has to be given to how this movie was crafted, from top to bottom. The story, characters, pacing, tone: any of these aspects could've easily have been screwed up with a movie like this, a movie with this many characters. But it didn't. This movie nails everything. Absolutely everything.
My mom loved this movie. My mother, a person who has never picked up a comic book in her life and never really cared much for superheroes. Now she can't wait for part 2 to come out next year.
I'm actually rooting for this movie to beat Avatar. Go Avengers go!
Before going in, I honestly didn't know what to expect. I'm not the biggest Marvel fan, but I've enjoyed their movies in the past. Loved Thor Ragnarok, Black Panther and Guardians of the Galaxy.
This movie might have changed that. Cause I might turn into a Marvel fan now.
The focus on Thanos and his goal was a lot stronger than I thought it was going to be. I also didn't expect it to be quiet as it was. It let scenes breathe, it let people react to what was happening on screen.
Kudos has to be given to how this movie was crafted, from top to bottom. The story, characters, pacing, tone: any of these aspects could've easily have been screwed up with a movie like this, a movie with this many characters. But it didn't. This movie nails everything. Absolutely everything.
My mom loved this movie. My mother, a person who has never picked up a comic book in her life and never really cared much for superheroes. Now she can't wait for part 2 to come out next year.
I'm actually rooting for this movie to beat Avatar. Go Avengers go!
Joe Russo is reported to have said some Asgardians boarded escape pods. Valkyrie was among the survivors.
https://comicbook.com/marvel/amp/2018/05/01/avengers-infinity-war-valkyrie-asgardian-fate/
Having not stepped inside of a movie theater since Avengers 2 and having not seen a single MCU movie, since, I watched every movie between Ultron and Infinity War over the last month or so before seeing Infinity War today.
I'm not a big MCU or comic book fan in general, but Thanos was always my favorite villain and he was my boy in Marvel vs. Capcom 2, so I was looking forward to this. It did not disappoint. My boy was wheeling and dealing and they pretty much made him the way I thought they should make him.
My only real complaint was that so many people "died" in the end because you know that most, if not all of them are coming back to life in the next movie somehow.
I'm not a big MCU or comic book fan in general, but Thanos was always my favorite villain and he was my boy in Marvel vs. Capcom 2, so I was looking forward to this. It did not disappoint. My boy was wheeling and dealing and they pretty much made him the way I thought they should make him.
My only real complaint was that so many people "died" in the end because you know that most, if not all of them are coming back to life in the next movie somehow.
What do you think Tony's next upgrade will be? He usually gets an upgrade especially if his previous suit didn't quite solve the problem. I liked how the end of the fight went when he'd have to take nanites from other areas just to make weapons.
Maybe he studies Nebula and the "upgrades" Thanos gave her.
Its funny that people mention this as a negative, I mean its natural to have that nagging in the back of your mind.
But the film already addresses it. Dr.Strange says this is the only way they win. You're right, they are all coming back, they said so in the movie lol
That doesn't detract from the journey though. Imagine Black Panther comes back and M'Baku or Shuri is now the New Black Panther. Or Peter Parker having to tell Aunt May "yo I died". All it will take is a couple years time skip and you have a lot of stakes in people suddenly magically coming back to life.
Imagine a scene where all the people come back to life and suddenly there's no enough food or water or even living space for them since their disappearance.
The stab through the stomach inspires him to put the nanomachines in his blood and for crazier nanomachine shenanigans. I actually hope that specific injury Thanos gave him was the exact conditions, the 1 in 14 million, is what Strange was waiting for.
Wow so I have to ask, your mom has seen no MCU film and has no attachment to the characters and loved the film?
That's a big win, I was thinking that's the only way this movie could be a let down, it doesn't mean much if you aren't familiar with who's in it, but I guess this works with entertainment factor alone.
My sister was also mostly unfamiliar with the cast aside from Black Panther and Spider-man as well and also got into it.
I'm guessing it's because they've gotten really good at weaving exposition into dialogue. That and the "plot" is never the appeal of an Avengers movie anyway.
Loved it. I think they are setting up for galactus. Looking forward to the next phase of marvel.
Strange is basically the most op character in the movie universe. He already beat Thanos where Thor was too fucking cocky not to.
I do hope they at least touch of the every day human aspect of the world in a post IW film. I wanna see how the world is coming to terms with half the population being gone. I remember being disappointed they relatively shrugged off "aliens, other dimensions, and gods are real"
Thor in Wakanda, no contest. Biggest moment of the entire movie and biggest pop from the crowd.
Yeah, with the theme playing, his entrance was perfect. Some people even clapped.
Man, I still can't even begin to imagine that panic of seeing loved ones, neighbors and such just...vanishing. Thanos is insane for thinking that something like wiping half the universe would be good in the long run, especially the hell that would unfold when people important in keeping the world running are suddenly gone.
It's so cool checking out a song and seeing how a movie made everyone check it out. I loved the Guardians intro in the movie, wonder if Gunn chose Rubberband Man. Had added a good amount of songs to my playlists thanks to him.
And to be honest, I saw the Guardians intro on youtube and started thinking about seeing IW again lol.
And to be honest, I saw the Guardians intro on youtube and started thinking about seeing IW again lol.
So many possibilities with nanomachines, it is already incredible op and durable, time skip + losing so many people, i cant even imagine how much it will fuel his determination to make a better suit.
(if he teams up with Shuri, lord have mercy)
Biggest reaction on my second viewing was the"Kick names, take ass" line. The reactions from Stark and Peter added to it so much.
Bear in mind that we don't cheer or applaud during films here.
Bear in mind that we don't cheer or applaud during films here.
His ego will be so bruised when she tells him something he doesn't know. I can't wait.
I expected a lot going into the movie but it still managed to exceed those expectations. Nearly all the scenes with Thanos were amazing. He was an absolute joy to watch whether he was beating down villains or giving speeches.
It's going to be amazing to see.
It's going to be amazing to see.
In a perfect world Venom is secretly an MCU movie and we get Agent Venom.