I have a theory that he's not actually paging Carol, but he's paging Mar-Vell. They're fellow spies traditionally and SHIELD might have had a past alliance with the Kree.
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I have a theory that he's not actually paging Carol, but he's paging Mar-Vell. They're fellow spies traditionally and SHIELD might have had a past alliance with the Kree.
Instead of debating why the bad guy chose the less good path, can we talk about how Rubberband Man was the perfect music choice to introduce the Guardians? That scene, from the Space location card to Gamora singing along, was just absolutely perfect.
Hook up the gauntlet to a computer and set up a cron task that triggers every 25 years. You don't even need Tony Stark to implement this
He didn't use the power stone on tbe hulk. Someone mentioned that you see the purple flash of energy every time he used it. Didn't see that with the Hulk.
He just laid him the fuck out. Hulk finally just met something that could counter him
That's what I thought. My other thought of course the fuck is she gonna do about half the population disappearing.
James Gunn gave the Russo brothers 3 songs to pick from and they chose from that. Rubberband Man was a perfect song for the moment.
??? Tessaract is a space stone. How do you think the portal in Avengers 1 was created?
it's a credit to Feige and the MCU that they have so successfully translated all that comic book goodness to the big screen that instead of discussing the strengths and weaknesses of the movie we're talking about power levels and what if scenarios involving the characters and situations
not only have they translated comics to the big screen they've now brought comic book discourse to the movie side of things as well
not only have they translated comics to the big screen they've now brought comic book discourse to the movie side of things as well
Wow. Now I'm disappointed. I thought he had the Power stone at that point.
Thanos killing half the population is him trying to teach everyone that sustainablity requires sacrifice.
The whole movie is about sacrifice.
The species have to learn on their own that they need to sacrifice giving birth, sacrifice their materialistic desires, sacrifice greed to create a sustainable environment for life to thrive.
If he just used the gauntlet to create unlimited resources, all the species would not understand what needs to be done to survive.
He is not trying to play god, and give everyone their wants. He believes, which has been hinted at in both Guardians movies, that you need to earn your right to live.
He is the father that doesn't spoil his children. He teaches them to handle their own.
The whole movie is about sacrifice.
The species have to learn on their own that they need to sacrifice giving birth, sacrifice their materialistic desires, sacrifice greed to create a sustainable environment for life to thrive.
If he just used the gauntlet to create unlimited resources, all the species would not understand what needs to be done to survive.
He is not trying to play god, and give everyone their wants. He believes, which has been hinted at in both Guardians movies, that you need to earn your right to live.
He is the father that doesn't spoil his children. He teaches them to handle their own.
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Those solutions may be better than Thanos' solutions but they don't solve the problems, hence they aren't effective solutions.
Your longer term solution of "letting things be" isn't something that Thanos is interested in. He doesn't want planets to wipe themselves out..clearly because that's what happened to his OWN homeland! Also his own army is finite, he can't be on multiple planets at a time... this just leads to them being overthrown at some point like the British colonization. And we are talking about a whole universe here.
Of course this is not the best motivation or reasoning to do what he did but it is A motive and to him it makes sense based on his past experiences. And it's not like the movie isn't aware of this, they have characters in the movie who question Thanos on it including her own daughter.
His plan is garbage because it's a band-aid. Overpopulation is gong to happen again and again, and he's basically going to have to do the "snap" whenever the population needs culling again.
Not to mention not every population has to be culled at once. In Thanos' home planet it was at critical mass. In the Asgard Carnival Cruise it most definitely wasn't.
Thanos is a jackass with an ill-conceived plan who's really just power hungry and wants ultimate control over all life. The "cull half the population because I'm genuinely concerned about the universe" is just a front.
No he arleady had the power stone on the gauntlet which he aquired from Xandar. The space stone was in the Tesseract which Loki handed him after the battle with the Hulk.
It is true though he never activated the Power Stone.
From Polygon:
Full article here https://www.polygon.com/2018/4/30/17290142/avengers-infinity-war-explained-ending-thanos
Saw this on Saturday and I'm still coming down from it lol. Marvel Studios really just released two of the best superhero movies of all time in a little over two months
Don't know what to say that hasn't been said already. The million characters are all fully realized, get their moments, blend together wonderfully and are juggled excellently. The script is tight, the humor is strong, and there's not a single wasted scene. Movie both makes you laugh your ass off and knocks your ass out of the seat with how dark and emotional it gets. Thanos is one of the all-time great villains. It really is a miracle that everything works together as strongly as it does. I wanna hesitate to call it a masterpiece, but I really can't think of how this movie can be any better than it is. As the culmination of the entire MCU thus far, it's pretty much perfect.
Don't know what to say that hasn't been said already. The million characters are all fully realized, get their moments, blend together wonderfully and are juggled excellently. The script is tight, the humor is strong, and there's not a single wasted scene. Movie both makes you laugh your ass off and knocks your ass out of the seat with how dark and emotional it gets. Thanos is one of the all-time great villains. It really is a miracle that everything works together as strongly as it does. I wanna hesitate to call it a masterpiece, but I really can't think of how this movie can be any better than it is. As the culmination of the entire MCU thus far, it's pretty much perfect.
Wtf. So Thanos is just inherently more physically gifted than the Hulk?
Thanos killing half the population is him trying to teach everyone that sustainablity requires sacrifice.
The whole movie is about sacrifice.
The species have to learn on their own that they need to sacrifice giving birth, sacrifice their materialistic desires, sacrifice greed to create a sustainable environment for life to thrive.
If he just used the gauntlet to create unlimited resources, all the species would not understand what needs to be done to survive.
He is not trying to play god, and give everyone their wants. He believes, which has been hinted at in both Guardians movies, that to you need to earn your right to live.
He is the father that doesn't spoil his children, but teaches them to handle their own.
I remember a day when people could just enjoy movies....
The Hulk fights with brute strength, not much in the way of tactics. Not only is Thanos ridiculously powerful, he's a warlord who knows his way around a battle. Thanos fought him like someone who knows how to fight, not just smash
Why doesn't Denzel Washington in Training Day arrest bad guys instead of being corrupt?
Is this people's first experience with a villain or are they being stupid on purpose?
When Banner killed that one big ass Child of Thanos/Black Order fuck with the Hulkbuster suit, I wanted him to tell the Hulk "you giant pussy".
He doesn't need to play God because he is already a god. And the Infinity Gauntlet makes it so having shit no longer requires sacrifice
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They could get scientific with it and say that even though the infinity stones are all powerful, they still can't create more matter and energy. Energy is finite and you can't create more. You can manipulate it but you can't increase overall energy in the universe.
The stones can only work with what they already have in the universe. And to people who say, " but what about the reality Stone, couldn't you just make more with them." I'm pretty sure the movie makes it known that the reality stone is pretty gimped and only works in bending reality for a period of time or as long as the stone is in the vicinity of the reality just altered.
There's a huge plot hole in American politics: Why doesn't congress just impeach Donald Trump?
This post is all kinds of fuckery. First, watching IW without the build up is fucking pointless. It's like starting a book three quarters of a way in. Sure, you might be able to pick up some stuff but you'll be utterly confused as to what is going on. The fact that you watched Avengers 1 having only seen Iron Man just boggles the mind. The movie only works because you've watched Thor, Iron-Man, and Cap 1. Fuck, the main villain of Avengers 1 is introduced in Thor 1 and his whole motivations for doing what he does comes from that movie. So, like I can't recommend you go see IW if you don't give a shit about watching the past movies.
Now, here's the other thing, I'm not trying to sit here and convince you that a majority of the MCU films are amazing. Personally, I'm pretty critical of them and find only a handful to rise above just mediocre or good. But, IW is also so special in just how fucking good it is which is only possible by having sat through a lot of the mediocre ones. Now, do you have to watch every MCU film? No. Here's what you can skip:
Skippable movies:
-Thor 2
-Iron-Man 2
-Dr. Strange (yes, you get introduced to Strange here but the movie is so utterly mediocre that it isn't necessary. IW actually makes you feel like its the first true Dr. Strange movie. Just take Iron-Man 1, put magic in it instead of technology, and that's what Dr. Strange is.)
-Ant-Man
-All the Hulk movies, not like Marvel even likes to acknowledge they exist.
-Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (I maintain it's a fine film, but it's not important to the overall plot and thus IW).
-Spider-Man Homecoming (I can feel you tapping out of this one if you're already content with Raimi Spider-Man. It's not important to the overall plot and I doubt you need to be introduced to fucking Spider-Man. It's just a solid comedy.)
Essential movies:
-Thor 1
-Cap 1
-Captain America: The Winter Soldier
-Captain America: Civil War
-Avengers 1
-Avengers 2
-Guardians of the Galaxy 1
-Thor: Ragnarok
-Black Panther
(Note: The last list was simply listing those essential without regards to quality, now I'll simply break down those which I feel are mediocre and thus a possible slog to watch eve if essential. And, those that are legit great, even if they aren't essential).
Mediocre Essential Films:
-Avengers 2.
-Thor: Ragnarok (fight me all you want, Ragnarok is inferior in every way to Thor 1. If you just want a fun comedy, Ragnarok is a fine movie. But, if you want emotion and drama and all that good stuff, Thor 1 is your friend. Plus, dude said he ducked out of Homecoming which means he's likely not into just a pure dumb comedy).
-Cap 1 (I actually like the film fine as a WWII buff, but general people might find it mediocre).
Amazing Films, even if not all Essential:
-Black Panther
-Iron-Man 3 (The BEST Iron-Man film, isn't exactly essential but is still just amazing).
-Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Consistently held up as many as the best Marvel film, just all around solid movie).
I hope that sufficiently answers all the questions you can have so you can appropriately judge whether you want to watch the prior MCU films and thus get invested in IW. I can break things further down if you really want depending on your taste in movies.
Well thanks to all the peeps answering my questions. I have never really gotten into the new Era of superhero hero movies. I mean I loved Batman 89 and even Spawn and The Shadow, but I dunno after Spider-Man 2 in the early 2000s I never got back into it.
Still might check out GotG and Black Panther when I've got nothing else to watch.
Still might check out GotG and Black Panther when I've got nothing else to watch.
this is a big part of it
but it all stems from Titan. the people of Titan decided that not only would they not accept the sacrifice required to sustain their planet they called Thanos a mad man for even suggesting such a thing.
Is this your first experience with people criticizing something you like or are you being stupid on purpose?
Maybe just don't get mad and let people have their discussions.
That would have been interesting. Him and his gauntlet, gone. Now no one has any conception of how to reverse it.
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