Review of The Avengers (2012) by Brandon C — 24 Mar 2018

We finally made it! the end of Phase one, the culmination of Marvel's entire bluff gamble that a team up of comic book superheroes would actually work hit theaters, and OH MY GOD it tore down the house. What Marvel did in investing this big climax in the hands of nerd icon Joss Whedon to write and direct this ensemble piece everyone thought would fail...even me. I'm glad to say though that it does deliver in every aspect of what a comic book movie adaptation ensemble piece should do and then some.

In broad strokes the story goes Loki (Tom Hiddleston)the brother of Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is made a deal with the space mutants anime guys to take over planet Earth and now Nick Fury (Samuel L Jackson) and S.H.I.E.L.D. must bring together this motley crew of "freaks and accidents" as they're called to come together as the Avengers. So yes we get our big epic team up of Iron Man(Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America(Chris Evans), Bruce Banner/The Incredible Hulk (now played flawlessly by Mark Ruffalo),Black Widow(Scarlett Johanssen), and Hawkeye(Jeremy Renner). I'm not going to spend too much time on the story because it would just suck up a lot of time and it would just confuse you so just go and see the movie and experience it for yourself.

I will discuss further the mastery of what Whedon did in being able to skillfully go around and give each of these larger-than-life personalities; that have led their own movies for the most part in the past,share the screen with equal time to be with each of them and to build upon them as characters and have them build arch's as a team.

This is going to be a short review because over all although it's not a perfect 5 start movie it is a pivotal movie to see if you not only like action movies, but more importantly comic book movies because this changed the game. This was one of those days the world stopped and we knew this wasn't the same old circus anymore. Let me just close by saying that if this is going to be a different kind of circus from now on I'll gladly sign up to be at every show, you sold me Marvel congratulations now keep it up. Although the major congratulations and thanks goes to you Joss Whedon you're the one that made this real.