After a month since it was released in the big screen and more than $1 billion and counting in terms of sales, here's more about Avengers.
It is quite rare for a movie with an all-star cast to become successful.
Most often, all star cast movies disappoint moviegoers and end up as box office
bombs. There are exceptions though like the Ocean series of George
Clooney and add The Avengers in this rare list of successful all-star cast
movies.
One of the reasons cited for all-star cast flicks failures is
balance of scenes among the characters and the ego driven stars on the
movie. This issue is enough to create a disaster when making an all–star
cast film. The Avengers is one of the most highly anticipated movies not
because it is an all-star cast movie but it is an all-superhero movie based on the
Marvel comic strip series.
Luckily, Josh Whedon pulls off the movie with great success.
One thing that you notice in The Avengers is that it does not have any
pretensions at all. Whedon did not have the intention of making a
superhero movie but rather, he created a superhero movie with more human
qualities. If not for the costumes, you would think that this is actually
a movie about friendship alone. In The Avengers, movie goers can easily
identify themselves with every characters assembled. It is like seeing a
group of friends converge in a dormitory and see how each one of them have
issues and concerns with one another.
Another interesting point in the The Avengers is that one liners uttered
by each characters are really real and not the usual kilometric monologues
espousing their advocacy of protecting the planet and the victims. This
is what makes the movie endearing among moviegoers. Iron Man, Hulk, Captain
America, Thor, and the rest of the characters were delivering lines that can be
heard in normal circumstances. Who would have thought that in this movie,
Hulk and Thor would battle over a simple issue of strength and bragging rights?
The one-liners are really funny, they do not require you to ponder and look for
any other meaning other than the obvious message. The lines are just
simply in your face remarks.
It is a good thing that Whedon webbed a story, thereby, creating a
moment for every character. Each Marvel superhero fan will not be
disappointed as each character have their own one liners and of course, action
scenes. While some moviegoers will complain that it has more speaking
moments rather than action scenes, but when Whedon created the action moments,
fans will surely be blown away with scenes beautifully created and
choreographed. Yes, it still is about the end of the world misery conflict but
Whedon weaved it with more sanity compared with the Independence Day final
moment. It has no virus to speak of. It characterized pure strength,
vigor, and vitality in every character.
After seeing this movie, you will surely exclaim that who needs
Transformers, who needs Michael Bay, and who needs Justice League of America?
Expect more franchise editions from The Avengers in the coming years, and hope
Whedon will still helm future editions of this film.
*This article was written by Alden Bula
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