Spoiler Alert!!
To be fair, this is not my sort of film. And despite the fact that it was filled with characters, combining three film's worth of characters, the film isn't as chunky as expected.
The plot is fairly basic, keep the bad guy from getting all the infinity stones so he can't control and bring great destruction to the planet. However, they don't do the best job. Despite the fact that there are so many more good people against Thanos (Josh Brolin), Thanos has won by the end of the film. He has all the stones, all six of them. Sure, he has some people in his side, including some nasty animals that completely destroy Wakanda, but there was no reason he should have won and the ending is just hollow. Many of the avengers and guardians turn to dust, but there is no rhyme or reason as to why some turn to dust and others remain. Spiderman (Tom Holland) is dust while Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr.) just stands and watches. That is what bothers me most. I need to know why some are lost and others remain.
It isn't a bad film, as humor is peppered throughout to ease the tension, and you have finally have Gamora (Zoe Saldana) and Quill (Chris Pratt) declare their love for each other only to have Thanos kidnap her and eventually send her to her alleged death; however, there is no body so she's not dead until we see a body.
There will be a part two, as there should because this is not how things should end. The bad cannot win over the good because this is Hollywood, not the real world and that has its advantages. Grade: B
There is no rhyme or reason because they say at multiple points in the film that it is a random selection! A straight 50/50. Can you imagine how much trouble they would have had fitting the plot of his selection process in had there been one? Not to mention that it would have had an even more clear political leaning (and hey, this is Disney). I think 50/50 was a good move, especially as that is almost more frightening. It took from all groups equally; no choices you made in life at all mattered.
ReplyDeleteAs for Gamora, I'm pretty sure she's officially gone. It's Peter, Nick Fury, etc that I'm hoping the time stone is used for.