Spoilers forAvengers: Infinity Warfollow in the post below.
At long last,Avengers: Infinity Waris finally here. Back in October 2014, seven months before the highly anticipatedAvengers: Age of Ultronhit theaters, Marvel Studios announced thatInfinity Warwould be the thirdAvengerssequel arriving in 2018, followed byAvengers 4in 2019. From that point on, fan anticipation has always had an eye onInfinity War, waiting to see how Marvel would bring this culmination event to the big screen.
We knew Marvel meant business when they brought nearly every single MCU cast member together forInfinity War, and subsequently setCaptain America: The Winter SoldierandCaptain America: Civil WardirectorsJoeandAnthony Russoto direct the epic sequel. Fans pored over every single piece of casting, every piece of marketing, and every set photo to get a glimpse of whatInfinity Warwould be. And now, it’s finally here. The actual movie is available for all to see.
So, was it worth all the buildup and anticipation? WellInfinity Waris certainly exhaustive, if not downright exhausting. The film packsa lotof plot into its bloated runtime, with plenty of screentime devoted to fleshing out Thanos (Josh Brolin) as a formidable and dimensional villain (whether the film actually succeeds in doing so is up for debate). Then there are also a vast number of characters to service. At times the film feels like a mid-season episode ofGame of Thrones—skipping around from storyline to storyline, some parts better than others, while never really coming to a definitive conclusion. And on the whole, to me at least, the experience of watchingInfinity Warfelt like bingeing an entire season of a Netflix TV series in one sitting—both for good and bad.
There are highlights to be sure, and at the root of it the best part about these MCU movies are the little character moments.Infinity Warisn’t short on those, whether it’s the interactions between Thor and the Guardians of the Galaxy or Tony continually referring to Doctor Strange as a wizard. And the ending is certainly surprising, although it very much feels like the halfway point of a story.
Anyway, those are simply my thoughts on the matter.Matt’s review is on the site, but now we want to hear from you, the fans. What did you think ofInfinity War? Did it live up to your expectations? Did Marvel deliver the goods when it comes to crafting Thanos as the baddest villain of them all? Sound off in the comments below!
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