Nezdragon
Since: Dec, 2014
05/02/2015 00:00:00
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Hulkbusting Expectations
As someone who was incredibly hyped for this film, I didn't spoil anything for myself. I hoped my theories were right, and hoped it would be just as good as the prior films.
Needless to say, Ao U knocked it out of the park. The action scenes were epic, with each character getting a moment to shine. The villain's plans and motivations were well reasoned, and the reasoning behind the heroes actions is well thought out.
Storywise, it contributed a lot to the overarching plot of the Infinity Stones, after Thor got his vision of them. However, I did not see it coming when they implanted the Gem itself into Vision.
The humor of the actors was a major selling point for me, with Ultron being as snarky as Tony, and Vision retaining JARVIS's snarkiness. Several thngs from the first film were alluded to: Cap and Thor's combo attack is a refined version of the shockwave from the end of the forest battle, and Thor juicing the casket holding Vision was taken from the same battle. I was pleasently surprised to see that it was Vision who held Mjolnir.
Finally, the stinger. Thanos getting off his purple ass and stealing the Gauntlet has to be one of the best ways to tell the audience "Shit's about to get real". Looking forward to seeing Civil War next year.