An unprecedented cinematic journey ten years in the making and spanning the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios' "Avengers: Infinity War" brings to the screen the ultimate, deadliest showdown of all time. The Avengers and their Super Hero allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.
It feels just yesterday when I first watched Iron Man 1. As a boy I wasn't astute enough to realise the prominence of this film in my life and its ramifications into the future. Back then, it was a next generation superhero film that changed the way audience looked at this genre. When Tony Stark walked in during the post credits of Hulk, it was an indigestible cliffhanger of what Marvel has in store for the world. After a planetary hit with Iron Man, Marvel tirelessly launched a series of flicks, which was a distant dream come true.
We ventured on one hell of a journey with Incredible Hulk, trilogies of Captain America, Thor and Avengers and Guardians of Galaxy, Doctor Strange, Black Panther and now Infinity War which has surpassed every ounce of excitement and hype. Despite having a run time of 2 hours 40 minutes, there is not a single moment of boredom. I was rewarded for every bit of anxiety I had. When I read the news about Infinity War starting its shooting, I was skeptical from a technical point of view. For so many characters and numerous plots, it would require the most dedicated team to indulge in thousands of hours of indefatigable direction, retakes, logistics, editing, visual effects, post-production and what not.
Marvel, undeniably, has the most gifted team. All key characters have been allotted equal screentime. The scales are balanced. One of the best parts about its cinematography is the sublime coherence of character introduction. Character entries feel natural. With a pool of heroes, it is a herculean task to piece together parallel story lines and converge them into a single channel. Marvel left no stone unturned in this regard. All parallel subplots add value to the main plot. With unsurpassable finesse, Marvel has constructed every scene with seamless transition. Every frame flows from the previous and into the next.
Time hasn't been wasted to establish a plot again because there is sufficient groundwork from day one of Marvel Cinematic Universe. You'll see a full fledged war between heroes and villains as soon as you settle in your seats. Almost every character has been shown as the most powerful version of themselves. There is a different avatar to everyone, especially Spiderman and Iron man, both of which have a new suit technology. Doctor Strange is mind-blowing with his new spells which are a visual treat in the battlefield. Captain America's new look and the same old war-veteran attitude is worth dying for.
Black Panther's majestic presence is a cherry on the cake. Scarlet witch and Black Widow are as badass as they're beautiful. Thor's true powers are unleashed and it's been a long time since we last saw him in his true Asgardian God form. But the show stealer is none another Thanos, wielding the Infinity Gauntlet. Other characters look like ants in front of his demeanour. He rocks the screen with his omnipotence. He's so formidable that even you will have respect for him. Never before a Marvel villain has demanded so much deference from the audience.
Marvel has again transcended it's ability to amaze us with its action sequences and CGI, which the director made sure is copious to justify the movie's title, run time and the number of characters involved. Plot twists will hit you when you least expect them and they will hit you hard. A superhero war movie can't get any better as it is the perfect blend of whatever you're expecting. I'd suggest not to expect anything because it'll exceed them anyway.
This movie has psychologically affected me. I don't know how to end this review. It's not a review as much as a story of rejoice and heartbreak alike. I have been pushed into a deep abyss of contemplation. Movies are imitations of our daily lives where we experience laughter, happiness, sadness and anger. This is the reason we have specific genres dedicated to stimulate that one dominant emotion. Infinity War didn't give me an amalgamation of feelings, which is a derogatory understatement. Rather it made me scream, clamour and explode with joy, passion, anger, anguish, astonishment and every other emotion under the sun. It's rather divine when one movie singlehandedly radiates the sentiments of every genre that exists. When you feel the entire gamut of emotions, it's not ordinary. It's heavenly, because it's not everyday that you feel the sting of anger and the gentle caress of joy at the same time. There is just one thing this movie failed to give: the means to harness this deluge of sentiments.
Among the millions of neurons in my brain, something snapped when I came out of the theatre. Something changed, irreversibly. I had an epiphany that there is no such thing as heroes and villains. It's just a battle of perspective and how you choose to act on it. It reminded me of the Civil War feud between Steve and Tony. Although we ended up choosing a side, we secretly wanted to support both of them because both were right in acting on their individual judgements. The same is magnificently portrayed in this film. It's not about who wins and who loses. It's about why they're following their beliefs and the extent to which they will follow those beliefs. It's the juxtaposition that the film is all about. It's about why right is right and why wrong is wrong.
All this brooding left me in an inescapable trance when I left the theatre. The effects haven't attenuated yet. Rather, they amplify every time I think about it.
You don't need psychedelic drugs when you have the most marvellous drug in the history of mankind, an Infinity Drug:
Marvel's Avengers Infinity War.
REFERENCE: Abhideep Kumar FROM https://www.quora.com/What-is-your-review-of-the-Avengers-Infinity-War?redirected_qid=21285422
