SPOILERS! DON'T READ IF YOU DON'T WANT SPOILERS! YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.
So first, let me open by saying this was an amazing movie. They banded together like 60 main characters and in a span of two and a half hours managed to build a full, functional plot AND give every single character a chance to shine. That's amazing! I got to see moments with every character; I especially loved their use of music to establish the Guardians of the Galaxy's entrance before everyone knew it, and the theme of Wakanda so we knew Black Panther was coming. I especially loved the use of the original Avengers theme when Cap showed up to save Vision and Wanda. That was one of my favourite moments in the entire film, second only to Thor's entrance in the final battle and Banner's helpful little "oh you guys are screwed now!" cause they were. They so were. The special effects as always were good, though the CGI children of Thanos villains did feel a little video game-esque at times, but I could see past it. For the most part, I was fully convinced by the film's diegesis and I forgot I was watching a movie more than once. The soundtrack, also, was great. Amazing. Loved it. Thank you Alan Silvestri. Okay, now that all that is out of the way...
MARVEL, WHAT THE ACTUAL- you killed off literally HALF OF YOUR ENTIRE CAST IN LIKE A FIVE MINUTE LONG DEPRESSING DEATH SCENE AND I HAVE TO WATCH THAT WITH MY OWN EYES? I feel BETRAYED. How could you do this to me, on this, the day of my daughter's wedding? Why did Loki have to die that early? No seriously- he's possibly the MCU's most adored character by the fan base, trust me, I know - I don't believe for a second that he's dead, I'm just bummed I didn't get to see him that much in the movie. Also, Gamora? Dead? As if. Peter Parker? Please. Black Panther? What a joke. That's like closing a full gold mine, literally. It's so painfully obvious that all these characters will be back that it feels like just a cheap tactic to make audiences cry and freak out online for a year until the sequel is released. Literally, they killed off so many characters in such a short amount of time, for no other reason than to make everybody pissed really fast. I am glad that both Tony and Steve are still alive; I was certain that at least one of them would die in Infinity War, but thankfully (despite some very, very close calls), they're still kicking. In fact, all of the original cast, assuming Hawkeye still exists of course, is still alive. Well, it's not over yet, lol.
That being said, the characters were so well done in this film. It just feels so obviously like it isn't over, and that's exactly it; Infinity War was going to be in two parts. So, now we have to wait. Am I prepared to do that? No. Will I? Of course. I've been invested in the MCU since 2011 and like hell I'm dropping this fandom now. But man.... man I have never hated a big crusty grape more than I do right now. Boy. That was a rollercoaster of a movie. I really did enjoy it despite all my complaining. I'll definitely have to see it again though, with how much was going on. It's a lot to take in. On the right side, hey, I didn't cry! Yay!
Warnings for Avengers: Infinity War: death, more death, lots and lots of death, pain, some hard-to-watch scenes, etc
Warnings for Avengers: Infinity War: death, more death, lots and lots of death, pain, some hard-to-watch scenes, etc