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If more than one or two of the films underperformed, fans easily could have lost interest and derailed the whole enterprise. When Marvel honcho Kevin Feige first started talking about creating a multi-phase cinematic universe of superhero films, it seemed wildly ambitious, if not foolhardy. There’s another Infinity War coming next year, and it seems likely that much of its roster will be resurrected from the ashes of the film that came before it. (“That was like going to a funeral,” said one person leaving the screening I attended.) But as comic book fans know, in comics, death is not permanent. It’s likely to shock, and even upset, a few people. It all culminates in an ending that is unlike anything previously seen in a Marvel movie-but certainly witnessed in a Marvel comic. And surely as attempts are made to stop him, those attempts are thwarted.
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(Not a fan of overcrowding, this one.) To attempt to stop him, various pockets of Avengers and Guardians are dispatched throughout time and space-Wakanda to Knowhere, New York to Nidavellir, the origin of Thor’s mighty hammer. His goal, if you haven’t watched the trailer, is the bring "balance" to the universe, which for him essentially means wiping out half its population.
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At times it can feel like a Marvel trivia lightning round, with issues from previous films being introduced just to be knocked down and resolved, but it's also gratifying for hardcore fans while still remaining sensical for casual viewers-and manages to wind up with nary a massive plot hole in sight.īut what is the plot? To reveal too much would ruin everything, but it’s no secret to say that Thanos’ (Josh Brolin) quest to gather the six Infinity Stones and rule the galaxy-as hinted at in post-credits scenes and expositional dialogue from the MCU's many installments-ends here. How could all of those plots and interests meet and find denouement? It’s a testament to Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely’s script and Joe and Anthony Russo’s direction that for the most part they do, jumping off from the recent events of Black Panther and Thor: Ragnarok (and, to a lesser degree, Spider-Man: Homecoming) and quickly looping in the plots of every Captain America, Iron Man, and Guardians of the Galaxy movie that came before them. With no fewer than 25 prominent superheroes, many of whom have their own franchises, Infinity War bordered on overstuffed from its very conception. Sometimes it makes for a great film-see Captain America: Civil War-sometimes it makes for a movie that collapses under its own weight, as was the case with Avengers: Age of Ultron.īut with Infinity War, the scale is balanced. From the first Avengers onward, each single movie has been obliged to carry a narrative and expository burden that can threaten to eclipse the film's discrete purpose. This has always been the issue with Marvel films: they pack a punch, but occasionally it’s too much. (On the other other hand: if you understand none of the proper nouns in that last sentence, Infinity War may not be the movie for you.) If you can’t remember why Bucky Barnes is in Wakanda-or, frankly, why a guy who looks like a rock bassist is hiding out in a secluded African nation-his reunion with Steve Rogers may not be as sweet, but you’ll still be able to follow the action. On the other hand, those who missed a couple movies, or just frankly can’t remember the finer points of Thor: The Dark World, might feel a bit lost. On one hand, fans will appreciate the resolution of plot points they’ve been following since 2008’s Iron Man or 2011’s Captain America: The First Avenger. This inherent complexity, this need to unite multiple threads and multiple people, is Infinity War’s greatest gift and biggest curse. Warner Bros./DC is trying to replicate the Marvel model with the Justice League, but is so far behind the avenging pack-and offers such disparity between its films-it may never fully catch up, no matter how devout Zack Snyder stans are. (And sometimes it shows.) Cinemas have been welcoming James Bond films for more than 50 years, but despite the presence of some ongoing baddies like SPECTRE, 007 himself gets rebooted and replaced every few years. There’s an entire galaxy far, far away now, but it didn’t come from a pre-existing canon it wasn’t born in decades of pulp like the Avengers were. People kept lining up to see Skywalker movies, so Lucasfilm kept making them, first as prequels and now as ongoing sagas and one-offs. Star Wars has been going on for more than four decades, but that longevity wasn't pre-ordained.