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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
Why are we spoiler tagging Infinity War? It's over a year old. Anyway, it's partly this
and partly that Stormbreaker is just that awesome.
Edited by Fighteer on May 15th 2019 at 7:55:38 AM
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Yeah, I think the Russos explicitly said an interview that Stormbreaker did not overpower the Infinity Gauntlet. Thanos was caught off-guard and and only used a fraction of its full-power to try and stop Thor.
It's also easy to forget that Thanos was still adjusting to the complete Infinity Gauntlet. He's able to whether its effects better than most, but all that power can probably make you lose track of your immediate surroundings at first.
Edited by chasemaddigan on May 15th 2019 at 8:09:26 AM
The explanation i heard is that Eitri put basically a backdoor weakness into the Gauntlet that Stormbreaker could exploit
Forever liveblogging the AvengersI just learned today that Marvel's Executive VP, Victoria Alonso, is LGBT
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The Walt Disney Co. has been very vocal about that, and I side with the company. I have very strong feelings about it. My wife comes with me everywhere. We’ve been married for 16 years. We have a child. I’m as out as they come. I don’t walk in every room and say, “Hey, I’m gay, nice to meet you!” [But] when people say “Are you married?” I never shy from saying, “Yes, to my wife.” That to me is part of the advocacy that needs to happen in order for us to have a common ground.
Edited by alliterator on May 15th 2019 at 7:59:05 AM
<Does it>
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Well god damned played Google. Well god damn played.
One Strip! One Strip!I don't know if someone else said it, but I suggested he could be Shang-Chi's villain a long while back. There's less risk of China being mad about it if he's opposed by an actual Chinese superhero. Plus I don't think Marvel has the rights to the character Fu Manchu anymore, so win-win I guess.
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Which is a pretty amusing image if it were the actual movie.
Thanos: At last! I have accomplished my lifelong goal!
5 seconds later...
Thanos: Eh, never mind.
Edited by LordVatek on May 15th 2019 at 11:14:15 AM
This song needs more love.SOMEBODY BETTER PICK UP THAT PHONE!
Sorry, it's just that for all the predicting I do, it's actually rare that I nail something that isn't obvious.
Also, I'm excited.
Edited by KnownUnknown on May 15th 2019 at 9:30:26 AM
It makes sense, if you think about things from his perspective.
Jameson believes there is a dangerous vigilante out there with zero regard for law or basic morality. A person who could, at any time, walk right into his office and snap him in half. It'd be easy. Like breaking a toothpick.
He shits on this person every day in the headlines. Doesn't miss an opportunity. Never even shied away from doing it in person on those instances where Spider-Man came to him. It's easy to overlook because he's antagonizing our hero, but Jameson actually has a lot of nerve.
It's nice, those occasions when that nerve and that raw, fiery passion get turned against people who actually deserve it.
Thanos fires a blast comprising all the colours of the gauntlet and Thor meets it by throwing Stormbreaker. It somehow keeps travelling, pushing the beam back and impales Thanos.
It's not like a quick moment either. The Axe soldiers on through at least 2 seconds of sustained contact with the Gauntlet lasers.
Because it was cool.
That's about the level of depth involved with anything in Infinity War and Endgame. Both films are a series of superficial AWESOME MOMENTS with very little care for how or why things are happening that way.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.I strongly dispute this. Almost everything that happens in the two films is built up from themes, plots, and foreshadowing that have come before. Yes, they are also built on Rule of Cool, because they're comic book films, but virtually nothing is pulled from thin air without at least some attempt at justification, even if it's only implied.
I can't think of very many plot points in Endgame that are based on logic or character elements that have not already been established or foreshadowed. Of course, there are a few, such as Nebula's "network" causing the two versions of her to crosstalk, or Thanos' ridiculously powerful sword thingy, but those don't bother me particularly.
The film is a masterful summation of 11 years of storytelling, and for that reason it is in my top favorites of all time.
Edited by Fighteer on May 16th 2019 at 12:24:05 PM
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"![]()
That's about why I knew going in that Endgame was never gonna be top-tier in my rankings, even though I kind of like it more than Infinity War.
I do genuinely like both movies, but the sheer amount of characters to try and handle comes at the cost of well and true depth compared to other movies.
Edited by AyyItsMidnight on May 16th 2019 at 9:23:53 AM
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SPOILER tag that!
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