While I saw this movie almost two
weeks ago, this is the first time I’ve had to sit down at a computer for an
extended period of time to write down my thoughts, however scattered they are
at this point. If you’ve seen one super hero movie, you’ve really seen them
all. Having said that, for about 2.5 hours, this was a decent use of time and
money. There’s no way to have a story without conflict and the movie opens with
a ridiculous fight sequence, picking up where the last Avengers movie left off.
And just as happened in all the other movie, civilians get in the way, get hurt
and sometimes it is unavoidable. Not so, says the government, who come in to
dictate to the Avengers that they can’t run amok without supervision, a
committee or something of the like. The group fractures and wackiness ensues.
The plot is hardly surprising.
The ending is fairly expected. I did read a comment online stating that the
costs should have been greater for the team, but I’m not sure which character
would have been eliminated. Given the tenor of the world right now, unless it
had been one of the two main characters, I don’t think people would have been
satisfied. That didn’t happen and at the end of the day, the movie almost felt
like a waste.
What I love and hate about the
Marvel universe is that the scope of it has no bounds. The entire series is
tied together and everyone is working towards a common goal. At the same time,
it starts to feel overburdened and directionless. The same things keep
happening and people continue to watch without pause. But should we pause? What
is Captain America really doing? Is he not a vigilante? Sure, you could argue
he was searching for the truth, but to do so with no boundaries, and near
limitless power, means he is unstoppable. This is the cue that Robert Downey
Jr.’s Iron Man came in, trying to find a middle ground. I thought it
interesting that the flamboyant playboy was the voice of reason and Captain
America was the one that refused to compromise.
The whole movie seemed weighted,
a production that was bigger than the screen that could hold it. At each turn
there were yet more heroes and more obstacles for them to overcome. When the
super hero movies first started out, Batman would be opposing two bad guys.
Then Batman got Robin and they’d play against more villains. It seems that
Disney has forgotten how this turned out (lest we forget Batman and Robin) and
we’re doomed to repeat it. I appreciate the entertaining quality to these
movies, but my expectations are going to continue to lower as each new movie
preens onto the screen.
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