Marvel's three-stage "Infinity Saga" story has now come to an end.
Recalling that when Marvel was torn apart, it took 11 years to create such a brilliant movie universe, which can really be said to be a miracle.
In the story of "The Infinite Legend", there are many moments that left a deep impression on the audience.
But when it comes to the most meaningful moment, it 's the first gathering of the Avengers.
The Avengers
If there are children's shoes, it is not uncommon for the Avengers to gather. In 11 years, there have been at least 5 large gatherings ("Avengers 1-4", "Civil War") and small gatherings ("Captain America 2"). "Thor 3", etc.) Why do you say that the gathering of the Avengers in "Avengers 1" is of great significance?
The reason is actually very simple.
If the success of "Iron Man" is the cornerstone of Marvel's ability to build the cinematic universe, then the success of "The Avengers" is the key to the promotion of Marvel heroes to the world.
In the second phase of the Marvel Universe after "Reunion 1", it can be seen that the box office of heroes such as Captain America and Thor has increased significantly. On the one hand, it is because Marvel’s quality control methods for its films are becoming more and more mature , and on the other hand, it is also because “Reunion 1” has established Marvel’s brand effect .
Without "Iron Man", the Marvel Universe would not exist; without "Reunion 1", the Marvel Universe would not have achieved such dazzling achievements today.
Success or failure
The success of "Reunion 1" is not something that comes naturally.
Although Marvel has launched a full 5 movies to pave the way before the first reunion of the Avengers, except for "Iron Man 1-2", the performance is quite average, especially the box office of "The Incredible Hulk" even failed miserably.
Just relying on the success of Iron Man's personal film, there is no way for "Reunion 1" to reach the point where "anything can be shot".
In fact, superhero group scenes are very difficult to shoot.
Before "Reunion 1", there were two series of superhero group dramas that met the audience on the big screen long ago, one was "X-Men" and the other was "Fantastic Four", but these two series The response and popularity of the game are relatively average , and there is no phenomenal outbreak like "Avengers 1".
After "Reunion 1", "Justice League" of DC's hero group drama was released in 2017, but the effect was also very ordinary.
After all, the so-called gathering of heroes is closely related to the arrangement, setting, performance and even the plot of each character. It does not mean that just arranging an event for these heroes to gather to fight the villain is all done.
Clear role positioning and clear priorities
The difficulty of hero group play is how to assign protagonists with different abilities to "reasonable" tasks.
It looks simple, but in practice it will encounter many problems.
According to common sense, the core role in the team must be given more scenes, but if it is not handled properly, it will often become the hero's one-man show, which will seriously weaken the presence of his teammates.
For example, "X-Men", Wolverine is definitely the male lead of the movie,
But because of too many scenes, people such as Cyclops, Professor X, etc., except Uncle Wolf, were quite face-to-face. At the end of the final battle, Storm and others were simply controlled by Magneto, and finally Wolverine "ridden alone to save the world".
The division of labor of the six Avengers in "Reunion 1" is very clear.
Iron Man, as the first C in the Marvel Universe, is connected with the entire Avengers Alliance, and even carried a nuclear bomb into the wormhole in the end, but he also has to obey the command of the US team in battle;
As the captain, in addition to commanding the battle, the US team did not take care of all the work by himself, but honestly cleared the miscellaneous soldiers on the ground;
In addition to the output, Thor is also responsible for the interaction with the first villain, Loki, to further improve the character of Loki so that the whole plot is not simply a group of alien creatures without IQ invading the earth.
Hulk is the tank in the team, carrying damage + violence output, doing the thug task, without any extra self-thinking plot.
Black Widow is responsible for the final closing of the universe Rubik's Cube.
Hawkeye was in charge of high-level fire suppression. He was controlled by Loki at the beginning, causing great trouble to the director and others in the middle. He was also telling the audience that this agent was not easy.
At the same time, the 6 Avengers still retain their own characteristics , Iron Man's armor, Captain America's shield, Thor's hammer, Hulk's "Smash", Black Widow's appearance and Hawkeye's bow and arrow.
The clear division of labor + distinctive features make the audience recognition of the six heroes in "Reunion 1" extremely high, which is also an important reason for the success of this film.
Heroes fight each other? No, still save the planet!
In addition to the excellent group play, in terms of the plot, "Reunion 1" can actually be said to be quite "taking care of the audience".
"Which hero is stronger?" Combat power issues like this can be said to be an enduring topic.
In addition to the final New York battle in "Avengers 1", there are at least 3 heroic civil wars, namely Thor vs Iron Man, Thor vs Hulk and Black Widow vs Hawkeye, which can be said to make many viewers feel very Enjoyable.
Of course, Avengers 1 is all about heroes rallying to fight alien invasions, so these civil wars are definitely on point.
In fact, for the first time when heroes of different personalities gather together, it is definitely impossible to fight aliens together with Qiqi. In addition, they do not understand each other, and it is normal to have friction or even fight with each other. It makes it even more rare for them to join forces to fight the enemy in the end, and it also highlights the sense of crisis of being invaded.
What is the sense of crisis of being invaded?
For example, "X-Men" and "Fantastic Four", although the villain is a global disaster once it wins, but the main enemy has only a single BOSS, and there are many heroes of their own, the sense of crisis is impossible to talk about in the absence of a big scene .
Another example is DC's "Justice League". The number of demon-like troops is huge, and the BOSS Steppenwolf is also very powerful before Superman comes out, but the battlefield of the decisive battle is the uninhabited Far East. The audience has that strong sense of crisis.
In the decisive battle in New York of "Reunion 1", the wormholes in the sky continued to pour into alien creatures, various high-rise buildings were destroyed, and civilians continued to flee on the ground. Every detail told the audience that these six heroes must abandon their prejudices. Form a team to fight this crisis.
This is why the earth needs the Avengers, and it is the biggest charm of the movie "Avengers 1" .
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