Director: Joss Whedon
Screenplay: Joss Whedon
Genre: Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner.
Screenplay: Joss Whedon
Genre: Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner.
With the extortionate hype surrounding the release of The
Avengers Assemble, there is lots of room for disappointment. The high
box-office estimates, the anticipation of whether Mark Ruffalo would deliver us
the most perfect Bruce Banner/Hulk yet, the desperation to know if any of the
comic-book movies are ever going to be as great as expected… It seems very
likely that there will be some let-downs after these greedy prospects are constantly
being thrown around in the media in the lead up to The Avengers Assemble open
day - and so, people are preparing for the worst.
Well, much like Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and his opinions on the Avengers “time-bomb” Team, society was very, very wrong – not about the supposed brilliance of the film, but about the let-downs, because there are absolutely zero disappointments to follow the reveal of The Avengers Assemble.
The film is sequel to all previous Marvel comic movie adaptations, taking off with Loki – the creepily evil brother of Thor (Chris Hemsworth) – as he finds his way back to Earth and steals the ultimate alien source of all energy, the Tesseract, threatening to subjugate the entire Human race with it and his own extra-terrestrial army from homeland, Asgard.
Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) of S.H.I.E.L.D sees no other option than to bring together all unique and powerful forces - including Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) – to defeat Loki and his plans, assembling a team called The Avengers.
For Joss Whedon (creator of TV sensation, Buffy The Vampire Slayer), this film may be the ultimate highlight of his long career - and this guy has already gained himself an impressive resume with screenplay credits for both Toy Story and Buffy. It’s Whedon’s dry humour and ability to remind the audience that the heroes are still human despite their specialities that prevents The Avengers Assemble from quickly transforming into another shallow and fast-forgotten action/adventure movie. Well delivered Shakespearian one-liners from Thor, feisty words from Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, slapstick comedy moments from Hulk and the usual quips and sarcasm from Tony Stark/Iron Man add laugh-out-loud moments and slapping-of-the-knee humour to relieve us of the tension that is created in the run up to attack. One of the greatest gems of the film lies within the family-like relationship that Whedon creates between Stark and Banner. Downey Jr. and Ruffalo are endearing with their on-screen “bromance”, establishing a real sense of unity within the team. The audience have full belief that the heroes will avenge – and with success.
Whedon is effective and smart, creating a perfect balance of action and heart just enough to allow the audience to actually care about what happens to the team and feel genuine pride whenever there is a victory. The special effects are realistic and powerful - a definite must for a movie of such size and budget - and the costumes and weapons are appropriate; not too flouncy as to distract us from the true heroism that comes from within the hero and not from their armour (disregarding Iron Man, of course, but who cares when he is so god-damn awesome without the suit?).
Full of twists, turns, gasps, laughs and triumph, The Avengers Assemble is the kind of film that makes you want to jump up from your seat, throw a fist in the air and scream “THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT!”. Your hands automatically gravitate towards each other as you applaud mid-movie, and there is a permanent grin plastered across your face, alight with childlike excitement, watching in awe as your favourite super-heroes join together with power and gusto, giving The Avengers Assemble the worthy title of “the best comic-book movie Marvel has ever made”.
Well, much like Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and his opinions on the Avengers “time-bomb” Team, society was very, very wrong – not about the supposed brilliance of the film, but about the let-downs, because there are absolutely zero disappointments to follow the reveal of The Avengers Assemble.
The film is sequel to all previous Marvel comic movie adaptations, taking off with Loki – the creepily evil brother of Thor (Chris Hemsworth) – as he finds his way back to Earth and steals the ultimate alien source of all energy, the Tesseract, threatening to subjugate the entire Human race with it and his own extra-terrestrial army from homeland, Asgard.
Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) of S.H.I.E.L.D sees no other option than to bring together all unique and powerful forces - including Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) – to defeat Loki and his plans, assembling a team called The Avengers.
For Joss Whedon (creator of TV sensation, Buffy The Vampire Slayer), this film may be the ultimate highlight of his long career - and this guy has already gained himself an impressive resume with screenplay credits for both Toy Story and Buffy. It’s Whedon’s dry humour and ability to remind the audience that the heroes are still human despite their specialities that prevents The Avengers Assemble from quickly transforming into another shallow and fast-forgotten action/adventure movie. Well delivered Shakespearian one-liners from Thor, feisty words from Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, slapstick comedy moments from Hulk and the usual quips and sarcasm from Tony Stark/Iron Man add laugh-out-loud moments and slapping-of-the-knee humour to relieve us of the tension that is created in the run up to attack. One of the greatest gems of the film lies within the family-like relationship that Whedon creates between Stark and Banner. Downey Jr. and Ruffalo are endearing with their on-screen “bromance”, establishing a real sense of unity within the team. The audience have full belief that the heroes will avenge – and with success.
Whedon is effective and smart, creating a perfect balance of action and heart just enough to allow the audience to actually care about what happens to the team and feel genuine pride whenever there is a victory. The special effects are realistic and powerful - a definite must for a movie of such size and budget - and the costumes and weapons are appropriate; not too flouncy as to distract us from the true heroism that comes from within the hero and not from their armour (disregarding Iron Man, of course, but who cares when he is so god-damn awesome without the suit?).
Full of twists, turns, gasps, laughs and triumph, The Avengers Assemble is the kind of film that makes you want to jump up from your seat, throw a fist in the air and scream “THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT!”. Your hands automatically gravitate towards each other as you applaud mid-movie, and there is a permanent grin plastered across your face, alight with childlike excitement, watching in awe as your favourite super-heroes join together with power and gusto, giving The Avengers Assemble the worthy title of “the best comic-book movie Marvel has ever made”.
Great review Megan, think I will go and see the movie now! Thanks!
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