Avengers is probably one of the most popular action blockbusters of the last few years, and frequently cited as an entertaining and hype movie.
Unfortunately, I can't really share that sentiment.
The big problem is actually quite simple: the Avengers is a movie that only works if you are interested in seeing all the characters from their previous films together in a big action movie.
Unfortunately, at this point in time, only two of the Avengers had solo movies that were in any way compelling, which were Iron Man and Captain America, and the latter's movie was honestly not that great, merely better than Hulk and Thor, both of which were woefully mediocre popcorn action movies, even if the latter had a handful of redeeming qualities.
This already left the movie with a shaky foundation to stand on. I only had two characters in this movie that I really cared about, and unfortunately because the film was juggling so many characters, neither of them comes off as particularly interesting. I had no real investment in any of the character arcs in this movie at all, the conflicts felt contrived, and it's especially disappointing that none of Loki's complexity seems to be present in this film; he's just a self-important twat. Hawkeye's addition strikes me as particularly pointless because he exists solely for Natasha to have some sort of personal conflict, he is not interesting, and does not contribute anything besides being a plot device and shooting some arrows.
In summation, the film suffers from Eight Deadly Words. Without any characters that I could care about and no real substance to the film, all that remained was a vapid blockbuster action movie that offered me pretty much nothing. At no point was I entertained by anything that was going on, and my brother was actually so bored he left before the film was even a third of the way finished. It was this film and Iron Man 3 being so undercooked, that led me to losing faith in Marvel for years.
I understand why people like this movie, but I honestly feel that it's one of the weakest MCU films. Phase 2 has provided much more compelling and interesting movies, such as Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy.
Doomed before it even came out.
Avengers is probably one of the most popular action blockbusters of the last few years, and frequently cited as an entertaining and hype movie.
Unfortunately, I can't really share that sentiment.
The big problem is actually quite simple: the Avengers is a movie that only works if you are interested in seeing all the characters from their previous films together in a big action movie.
Unfortunately, at this point in time, only two of the Avengers had solo movies that were in any way compelling, which were Iron Man and Captain America, and the latter's movie was honestly not that great, merely better than Hulk and Thor, both of which were woefully mediocre popcorn action movies, even if the latter had a handful of redeeming qualities.
This already left the movie with a shaky foundation to stand on. I only had two characters in this movie that I really cared about, and unfortunately because the film was juggling so many characters, neither of them comes off as particularly interesting. I had no real investment in any of the character arcs in this movie at all, the conflicts felt contrived, and it's especially disappointing that none of Loki's complexity seems to be present in this film; he's just a self-important twat. Hawkeye's addition strikes me as particularly pointless because he exists solely for Natasha to have some sort of personal conflict, he is not interesting, and does not contribute anything besides being a plot device and shooting some arrows.
In summation, the film suffers from Eight Deadly Words. Without any characters that I could care about and no real substance to the film, all that remained was a vapid blockbuster action movie that offered me pretty much nothing. At no point was I entertained by anything that was going on, and my brother was actually so bored he left before the film was even a third of the way finished. It was this film and Iron Man 3 being so undercooked, that led me to losing faith in Marvel for years.
I understand why people like this movie, but I honestly feel that it's one of the weakest MCU films. Phase 2 has provided much more compelling and interesting movies, such as Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy.