subject: Was It Good To Have The Avengers All In One Movie? [print this page] Growing up with the Marvel and DC Comic characters, I developed a real love for who they are. When I first saw that The Avengers was coming out in a movie of its own, I had reservations.
In the past years, we saw The Hulk and learned his radioactive story. We watched him get angry and explode out of his clothes, plucking helicopters out of the sky and stomping on tanks that were firing on him. We saw that his love for Betty Ross was more important than the beast. I loved watching The Hulk as a series, not so much as a movie. I think there is too much information there to skim over it and mask it with a lot of action. Its the character I love.
We had Iron Man a couple of times on our screens, watching Robert Downey Jr. make the most of his disability when he could have become a total recluse or not even escaped what fate had in store for him in the desert. Some say he isnt really a superhero. I say anyone who can wake up and climb out of bed in the morning with any kind of health problem is a superhero. He just takes it to the extreme because he is Tony Stark and he can. I thoroughly enjoyed both Iron Man movies for the action, the wit and the humor.
To me, Thor is the Zeus of comics. I think he is spoiled, ignorant, and arrogant in many ways. Yes, he did improve, but not enough that my impression of him did not sway. I do love that he has a specific weapon that loves him and only him. That is a really unique touch. However, I find it odd that his hammer can blast open streets and buildings, but Captain Americas little shield throws him back. That hit me as unrealistic, even where comics are concerned. Thor is out of place in our world, his ideals differ from the human race. He does protect Earth from crazy lunatic villains, but he feels like he isnt always playing with a full deck. Sorry, as much as I want to love Thor. I do love his story, the prodigal son being taught a lesson by an overly cranky father who had spoiled him in the first place. Many modern day parents can take some pointers on the tough love thing. It may need to happen one day.
Captain America was a movie I enjoyed. I thought it was great to see what bullying will do to people, that it pushes them to do things they never thought they would for the hope of being accepted into the flock. Steve Rogers undergoes treatments to bulk up and be stronger, bigger, while in the army. Of course, experiments backfire and he is freakishly huge in comparison to what he was before. So they use him to advertise being in the army, to be a mascot of sorts and name him Captain America. Well, this guy is not just big, he is strong. Really strong. And when up against his foes or other superheroes, one hit can do them in. But added drama will contradict his abilities and make him appear extra strong next to someone like Thor and his hammer or really weak when he struggles in a fight instead of winning it hands down.
I did have problems with the vagueness of Hawkeye and The Black Widow. You never know much about either of them except that they fight a lot. They needed a little more to them, something to make you feel you had the same background as the others because there were no movies on them.
So in the end, my question is: Was it a good idea to put them all together in one movie after weve seen most of them in their own, like Iron Man? My answer would be yes, I thought it was a great way to tie them all together and show what The Avengers were all about. There were things that I felt should have been a bit different, but I did love the fact that it told a great tale of grown men acting like little kids and having to learn to work together as a team. It shows kids that even grown ups have issues so they need to learn those skills young!
