Joss Whedon is my God*
May. 1st, 2012 09:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gwaevalarinCan we please talk about how flawless The Avengers is?
I went to see that movie with pretty high expectations, and I was still blown away. I'm talking 'I want to rewatch and write an analysis for single scenes, characters and character relationships' kind of perfect.
The Avengers is funny, it is heartbreaking at times, it is action packed, and, most importantly, it is character driven. I don't think there was a single character I didn't like. Well, Captain America is a little dull, but he's still okay. And his "I did understand that reference." made me laugh for reasons the movie probably didn't mean to reference. ;)
And that's all coming from someone who doesn't exactly read comics and has only seen Thor and The Incredible Hulk. So I probably missed a lot of stuff.
I am also so very, very happy that Loki got fair treatment. I give equal credit for that to Joss Whedon and Tom Hiddleston.
Yes, Loki was batshit insane in this movie, but you could still so very easily see how broken he was. Just take the sceen with Thor on the roof, when he sounds almost sorry that this can't be stopped anymore. I do believe part of him wanted to go home with Thor there, and the only way for him not to break down was to shut off all emotions completely.
Or the moment when he drops the cage with Thor. There is a moment of hesitation even if Loki tries to cover it.
And then his very last sceen. This moment of understanding with Thor when they leave. Loki almost looks relieved. It feels good to be able to believe that he may have a chance to heal. I could even imagine him coming back with Thor for part two and fight at the Avengers' side. though that's probably taking it a bit far. But still, it feels like a... not happy, but peaceful ending for my poor, broken Trickster God. I think he'll be okay, eventually.
One thing that I didn't understand, and that's probably because I'm not that familiar with this universe: How was the Hulk suddenly able to focus his anger on the bad guys, and not just attack everyone in sight?
Brilliant movie. You should all go and see it if you haven't already.
*I'm sorry, Loki. I still love you, and I would have kneeled. I would have come to Stuttgart just to kneel if you had told me about your plans to stop by there.
I went to see that movie with pretty high expectations, and I was still blown away. I'm talking 'I want to rewatch and write an analysis for single scenes, characters and character relationships' kind of perfect.
The Avengers is funny, it is heartbreaking at times, it is action packed, and, most importantly, it is character driven. I don't think there was a single character I didn't like. Well, Captain America is a little dull, but he's still okay. And his "I did understand that reference." made me laugh for reasons the movie probably didn't mean to reference. ;)
And that's all coming from someone who doesn't exactly read comics and has only seen Thor and The Incredible Hulk. So I probably missed a lot of stuff.
I am also so very, very happy that Loki got fair treatment. I give equal credit for that to Joss Whedon and Tom Hiddleston.
Yes, Loki was batshit insane in this movie, but you could still so very easily see how broken he was. Just take the sceen with Thor on the roof, when he sounds almost sorry that this can't be stopped anymore. I do believe part of him wanted to go home with Thor there, and the only way for him not to break down was to shut off all emotions completely.
Or the moment when he drops the cage with Thor. There is a moment of hesitation even if Loki tries to cover it.
And then his very last sceen. This moment of understanding with Thor when they leave. Loki almost looks relieved. It feels good to be able to believe that he may have a chance to heal. I could even imagine him coming back with Thor for part two and fight at the Avengers' side. though that's probably taking it a bit far. But still, it feels like a... not happy, but peaceful ending for my poor, broken Trickster God. I think he'll be okay, eventually.
One thing that I didn't understand, and that's probably because I'm not that familiar with this universe: How was the Hulk suddenly able to focus his anger on the bad guys, and not just attack everyone in sight?
Brilliant movie. You should all go and see it if you haven't already.
*I'm sorry, Loki. I still love you, and I would have kneeled. I would have come to Stuttgart just to kneel if you had told me about your plans to stop by there.
