This is the spot where the customary SPOILER ALERT comes in any Marvel blog/article. I saw this on the night of April 26th,
2018, and have taken a week to process what I have seen. Some on social media are probably
experiencing the same feeling of shock and awe as I did when the movie had
ended. It is hard not to tell too much about what happens in this film…but that
is what this blog will attempt to do.
Allow me to journey back to 1 Week earlier…Thursday April 26th,
2018 to be precise. The place was the
New Roc City Regal Cinemas in New Rochelle, NY. Marvel fans assembled in the
theater for a 6:00pm Fan Event screening. They were given a collectible coin to
commemorate the occasion, and offered a deal at the concession stand. The seats
were assigned and the excited people entered ready for the movie; one even came
in for the occasion dressed as Captain America-complete with the shield!
At 6:00pm, the preliminary content started. The trailers started to roll, including the
ones for Fox’s “Deadpool 2”, Lucasfilms Ltd’s “Solo: A Star Wars Story” and Marvel
Studio’s “Antman & The Wasp”. After the previews, a featurette honoring the
10 years of Marvel Studios movies followed that showed how far the film series
has come.
Following the featurette, “Avengers: Infinity War Part 1”
started. The audience was deeply engaged in the film as it kicked off where
“Thor: Ragnarok” left off. Thanos and
his army appear in all their glory and continue their quest to possess the 6
Infinity Stones. The galaxy’s biggest
threat really does seem as imposing as he looks, creating chaos where he
goes. His agenda is evident in the
desire for power reliant upon obtaining the stones capable of manipulating Reality,
Soul, Space, Power, Time, and the Mind.
In Thano’s way are the heroes that have been introduced over
the course of 10 years. While the presence of Thanos is the clear threat, the
Avengers are a team divided by now. Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) and Pepper
Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) are planning their future. Sam Wilson/Falcon (Anthony Mackie), Natasha
Romanoff/Black Widow (Scarlet Johansson), and Steve Rogers/Captain America (Chris
Evans) have been fugitives after the Sokovia Accord was enacted; they went
rogue instead of signing the document. Newest
entrant to the Marvel Universe T’Challa /Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) is
now King of Wakanda and has granted sanctuary to a de-programmed Bucky
Barnes/Winter Soldier (Sabastian Stan)…And of course, there’s your friendly
neighborhood Spiderman/Peter Parker (Tom Holland).
Thanos will need to get through the
Avengers to achieve his conquest. Dr. Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) has been
in his New York residence protecting his Time Stone from those who would seek
to take it from him. Vision (Paul Bettany) - created with the Mind Stone-has
been off the grid in Europe with Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen).
Amongst the Guardians of The Galaxy, Gamora (Zoe Saldana) and Drax(Dave
Bautista) have deep grudges and scores to settle with Thanos.
The battlefields are set across the universe and are
well-crafted. In the theater I was in,
the crowd reacted enthusiastically during the amusing interactions between
characters. Plotlines intertwined in
such a way that promised a well-developed confrontation. All the chaos on the screen created a wide
range of reactions in the theater. The audience was fully drawn into the film.
Now, I will not divulge any further information about “Avengers:
Infinity War Part 1”. Based on its $1 Billion+
worldwide box office take, it can be said that this latest installment in the Marvel
franchise united the audience in a shared experience that left social media
buzzing. Some have taken to the internet to discuss their feelings about the
film, being careful to note SPOILER
ALERT as I have done while others are counting down the days until 2019’s
“Avengers: Infinity War Part 2”. However fans expressed their feelings, they
are looking forward to Marvel’s next project.
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