times of ordinary 2D and once of IMAX 3D, the feeling is always the same as the first brush: the story is weak, the weight of each character is extremely average, there is no special color, and there are occasional bright spots. IMAX is cool, but 3D is basically useless. Joss Whedon should have been forced to introduce a lot of characters (almost all of the current MCU appearances), so even if Whedon is good at group play, given the need to take into account the length and the narrative, it is inevitable that there will be some purely purely for the sake of the overall situation. The feeling of being told by the characters rather than for the sake of the story. This is probably a problem that Avengers III and later movies need to face in addition to single superheroes in the future.
In fact, the contradiction between Marvel and the creators has a long history. When character director Edgar Wright quit the production of "Ant-Man", Whedon once posted a picture on twitter with ice cream in his hand (coinciding with Wright's famous work "Blood and Ice Cream" trilogy), recently came out and said that Wright's "Ant-Man" script "is not only the best script of all the Marvel movies, but also the most Marvel-like". Now the existence of the MCU makes every movie feel like an American drama, which limits the director's play to a certain extent. Even if I am a fan of Marvel, I can't help but feel a little regretful.
To be fair, Whedon has done his job honorably in his farewell to the MCU (Reunion 3 will be directed by the Russo brothers), and I really can't change the burden of Whedon's constant talk among the Avengers members. enjoy. Now he's relieved and looking forward to his future performance.
The end of the film has assembled the new Avengers, personnel come and go, in fact laying the personnel foundation for Civil War and Infinity War. So indeed, as many people think, Avengers 2 is more like a transition, introducing the replacement of characters and the foreshadowing of the story.
Here is a brief description of some of the things that came to mind during the viewing process. The short review is too small and not enough, and it is closer to Tucao than movie reviews. I try to sort by video progress.
High-energy spoiler warning below! !
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- First of all, excluding the order of the films, in order to deduct the title, I have to say first: this is simply an Avengers tearing "devil" contest! ! In the final duel between the Avengers and Ultron, the green fat needless to say, there is no pressure to tear up Ultron, and the Vision is also torn, the US team is also "tear" with the shield, and the Scarlet Witch is torn apart even more! After you tear it up, I tear it up again, it's a lot of fun. . . The Ultron army was so vulnerable that they were torn apart one by one.
- The beginning is the battle between the Avengers and Hydra in the winter woods. It's just that in this battle, I personally feel that the CG traces are too heavy and not done finely, and some details can obviously feel a little fake. FYI: The CG shots of Avengers 2 reached a record of more than 3,000, surpassing the 2,750 CG shots of Guardians of the Galaxy.
- Many scenes in the film were shot in South Korea. On the last day of filming in South Korea, I once went to the shooting location. When I watched the movie again, I felt very much. I always thought that I had stayed next to Ultron and Black Widow! The Korean actress who plays Dr. Zhao is now called "Soo Hyun" in publicity. In fact, she is also surnamed Kim, but she should be distinguished from the more famous actor in Asia.
- Deng Deng Deng Deng! How can such a big Marvel show be without Uncle Stan Lee! This time, the old man played a veteran who participated in the Avengers celebration (that is, the part where everyone held the hammer was actually a celebration and kicking), and he was so drunk that he was carried out. Very interesting, the old man himself said that this was his favorite time in his cameo experience.
One more thing to add: Stan Lee created many of Marvel's most popular superheroes, but many people don't know that illustrator Jack Kirby also co-created a number of characters, including "The Avengers." After his death in 1994, Marvel refused to credit Kobe Bryant in movies or comics and never paid him royalties. Since 2009, Kobe's legal representative and Marvel have started a long lawsuit about the ownership of the Avengers. It has been until the Supreme Court's review before Marvel decided to settle and sign him in comics and movies. (Actually, the entanglement between Marvel and comic book writers including Kobe and even Stan Lee can write a book, and I only know a little bit of fur, so I don’t do a lot of second-hand science with axe.) Indeed, the ending of Avengers 2 In the subtitles, it says "Based on the Marvel comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby".
- Iron Man is chokehold again! ! You can actually see it in the trailer, where Thor grabs Tony by the throat and lifts him up during the quarrel. This is the fifth time Iron Man has been choke-locked in the MCU. . . (The sad reminder of the rich and handsome little radish!!) The first 4 times are: Stane (Jeff Bridges) in Iron Man 1, Black Widow in Iron Man 2 (!!), Avengers 1 By Loki, by Killian (Guy Pearce) in Iron Man 3. And this is the first time Iron Man hasn't appeared in a Marvel movie with Pepper. (Missing Gwyneth Paltrow's sexy abs in Steel 3... I miss it~)
- The character of Andy Serkis has been rumored to have something to do with the Captain's shield breaking needing vibrating gold, and now it seems that this speculation is only Half right. He smuggled vibrating gold and was approached by Ultron and Fulian successively, but he did not want to remake the captain's shield, nor did he lead the Black Panther (but mentioned Wakanda!). The death of the Avengers and the broken captain's shield that appeared in the trailer are just the illusion created by the Scarlet Witch invading Stark's brain, and directly led to Stark's determination to use the Loki scepter to create a Ultron that can protect the earth. Andy's other role in Avengers 2 was a motion capture director ("Call me 'mocap' master!"), and he even worked as a consultant to help the motion capture company, Industrial Light & Magic, develop a new set of software "Muse" to shape Ultron and the Hulk.
- Watching the trailer, I always thought that the Scarlet Witch would use the mind control of the Avengers to cause a great (destructive) blow to the Avengers, but it turns out that she can only control the illusion in the human brain, and it can only last for a while, with a skill cooldown time. . . Well, I'll admit that the ability to keep people mindless is a godsend. In addition, when Quicksilver died (more on this paragraph below), the Scarlet Witch lost her mind and made all the Ultrons within a few meters (it doesn't sound so hard-hearted...) vanish into ashes, and the power of the power can be seen in a small way. to the point. In the comics, the Scarlet Witch is a potential omega-level mutant (although the setting has been changed in the MCU due to copyright reasons). There have been two mental breakdowns. The first time directly led to the dissolution of the Avengers, and the members of the Avengers couldn't get rid of her. Ant-Man, Hawkeye and Vision all died in this incident; the second mental breakdown turned the whole world into a utopia, directly causing the population of mutants to plummet from one million to one 182 people.
- Shortly before the release, it was rumored that the goddess Julie Delpy ("Love Is" series) will play the role of Black Widow's young officer trained in the Soviet Union. There's not much performance, just a few shots and only two or three lines, pure soy sauce.
- I always felt that Black Widow in the MCU was a pair with Hawkeye after all, even though there were some sort of teasing about Tony and Steve in Steel 2 and Captain America 2. But in Avengers 2, it turned into a naked expression of love for Bruce/Hulk, and even discussed to leave the Avengers and retire together! To be honest, this emotional line is too deductible, and it is extremely uncomfortable to see. . . And Hawkeye turned out to be a man with a wife and children! Sure enough, he and Black Widow were just pure camaraderie. . .
- Jarvis was "infused"(?) with Vision, so Iron Man lost his computer butler. In the film, he seems to have found the junior butler AIs he had done before, and then he chose a temporary computer butler named Friday to control the command computer and the Iron Man suit, and he was also a female voice dub. Is the name a tribute to "Robinson Crusoe"?
- The twins of Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch are new characters in this series, and they are also the second highlight. Due to the agreement between Marvel and Fox, Avengers 2 is considered a "borrowed" character, and it cannot be said that they are mutants, let alone that they are the children of Magneto like in the comics. Therefore, their origin is explained here as Hydra used the Infinity Stones on Loki's scepter to give them superpowers (this is explained in the prequel comics of the movie released by Marvel before the release of Avengers 2). And in the comics, they are siblings, but here they are brothers and sisters: During the war, Kuaiyin once said to the Scarlet Witch, "Don't forget that I am 12 minutes older than you". In addition, probably due to copyright reasons, Kuaiyin finally died to protect Hawkeye and a child! This is probably the shortest-lived superhero in the MCU right now. Marvel seems to have negotiated with Fox that you can use Quicksilver and I will use Scarlet Witch. I just want to use him to lead Scarlet Witch to join the Avengers. I don't think it's necessary, you see, in the future, Fox didn't even mention the Scarlet Witch and concentrated on shaping Quicksilver. (In addition, it is said that Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who played Quicksilver, initially refused to sign a long-term contract with Marvel, and Whedon did not convince him for more than a year. It was after Elizabeth Olsen signed Avengers 2 that he was determined to sign with Marvel. On. Probably the actor's own will and a certain copyright conflict with Fox prompted Marvel to just drop the character.)
- S.H.I.E.L.D. is everywhere! ! At a critical juncture, Uncle Fury took Agent Hill (a corner dug from the Stark company) and flew the helicarrier (Isn't it clearly falling in Captain America 2!) and appeared! Uncle, you have already handed over the power of SHEILD to Coulson, wow, why are you so crazy? This is against the law. . . From April 28th, "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." will have a linkage with Avengers 2, just like the last time American Team 2, I am very curious about how the episode will unfold. (There are still two or three episodes left and the second season will end. I will add it when I finish it.)
- Vision is so handsome! He is my favorite character this time. Before, I always thought that it was probably a machine face, but on the big screen, that face was clearly Paul Bettany, a noble British style. Needless to say, the ability is super cool and the "devil" is torn by hand, and all kinds of intentional or unintentional selling of cuteness are also hilarious! For example, when I saw Thor's handsome cape, I made one for myself, and then I picked up the hammer without any pressure! ! Embarrassing Thor. . . And in the movie, he carefully arranged a lot of interactions between him and the Scarlet Witch. You must know that they are lovers in the comics! First, when Ultron created him, the Scarlet Witch came and said that I could see through his mind (and therefore rebelled because of Ultron's idea of destroying human beings), and finally, when the Scarlet Witch faced punishment for killing the leader of Ultron(?) When she was in danger of blowing up, Vision broke through all odds and rescued her. In addition, about the vision, a very important difference between the movie and the comics is: the gem on his head in the comics is just a solar jewel (Solar Jewel), which ensures that he absorbs sunlight through the forehead gem and converts it into energy; while in Avengers 2 Kevin Feige and Whedon felt that they needed to introduce the gem on Loki's scepter anyway, the Mind Stone, so they put it on Vision's head. Moreover, the original blue Mind Stone has also turned into yellow in order to match the shape of Vision and the comics. So this leads to a bigger question: an Infinity Stone is on Vision's head, how can Thanos get this one in Avengers 3? ! Kill Vision? Oh no...
- At the end of the final battle, before the Avengers all assembled to guard the vibranium "bomb" and the Ultron army attacked and tried to regain control, Ultron floated there and said: "This is exactly what I wanted: All of me against all of you..." At that time, I almost sprayed, and instantly thought that John Legend was playing the piano and singing "'Cause all of me, loves all of you. Love your curves and all your edges , all your perfect imperfections...”
Supplement: Thinking about it carefully, Ultron is a good singer: in addition to the well-known "I've got no strings" in "Pinocchio" that ruined childhood, he also said "what doesn't kill" to Black Widow you just make you stronger" (Kelly Klarkson "Stronger"), and then the final battle here is John Legend's "All of Me". . .
- It was mentioned above that Black Widow and Hulk discussed "elopement", and they "run" after the war, but only the Hulk. He ravaged Ultron who stole Quinjet and flew away from Black Widow and the other Avengers himself. This scene is somewhat reminiscent of Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises" at the end, only this time there are no bombs on the aircraft, only a similar yearning for a peaceful life (?). . .
- In fact, starting from Avengers 1, Iron Man and Captain America are the de facto leaders of the entire Avengers. In this part, it is intentional or unintentional to highlight the leadership and differences of opinion between the two, and it seems to be paving the way for the civil war of Team America 3. At the end of the film, the two people who were temporarily separated also said goodbye to each other and said "I'll miss you" to each other, which is probably the most obvious hint to the future separation of the two.
- At the end of the film, the new Avengers are also assembled at the new Avengers base (the subtitle given is "New Avengers Estate, Upstate New York" if I remember correctly, not yet S.H.I.E.L.D., although Fury and Hill are both there). Green Fat left, Quicksilver died, Hawkeye retired (the final battle Hawkeye promised "The last project, I promise" before leaving his girlfriend and he did return to his girlfriend after the battle), the new team consists of Captain America and Black Widow Led, along with Falcon, Vision, Scarlet Witch and War Machine. With the addition of Thor and Iron Man who went one step ahead, this should be the Avengers after the end of the second phase of the MCU. Coupled with the little spider and the Ant-Man who will join the Avengers soon, the American Team 3 Civil War will start filming soon. I'm guessing the Hulk and Hawkeye will still be back if needed in the future. (American team 3 Hawkeye is also confirmed to join... The promised promise!) At the end, Fury seems to have said something to the black widow. Although there is no way to track where the green fat went with the Quinjet, it may fall in the middle. In Fiji (I didn't hear it too clearly, to be determined).
- The end credits at the end of a Marvel movie, before the first Easter egg appears, is always special. Avengers 1 is to show the battle clothes and weapons of each hero, this time it is a jade sculpture depicting an Avengers battle with Ultron. After reading it, I just want to ask: When will Taobao's same style be released? buy buy buy. . .
- There is only one pro-test egg, after the short credits mentioned above and before the credits. This Easter egg is somewhat similar to "X-Men: Days of Future Past", but it's just an extremely concise introduction to the next series of movies. This time, the picture went from dark to light, like the mechanical box was opened layer by layer, and a glove-shaped item appeared - the Infinity Glove, and then Thanos appeared in the background, put on the Infinity Glove, smiled secretly at the camera, and said: " Fine, I'll do it myself." Well, finally, after playing soy sauce n times in n MCU movies, Thanos played by Josh Brolin will finally make his official debut in Avengers 3 Infinity War (well I'm not using this word incorrectly), collect all 6 Infinity Stones, the Bloody Avengers! ! ! Slightly excited~~
In addition, after the credits, there is only one sentence "The avengers will return.
That's about it, a few words at the end. I always think that in superhero movies, the villains are "interesting" and the movies are good. It's like the Joker in "Batman: The Dark Knight" and Loki in "Avengers 1"; the former is completely logical, and his abilities are different from ordinary people. From a selling point. The Ultron in Avengers 2 started to look good against the sky. Although it was very inexplicable, he quickly came to the conclusion that he must complete the task of protecting the earth and destroying human beings is the only way (probably because of Weiden's helplessness due to space limitations), It was too easy to die afterward, especially for his army. And Ultron's "leader" (which is still different from other Ultron "ants" can be seen in appearance and composition) turned out to be "Magic Sealing Wave" sent by Vision + Iron Man + Thor together to get "( half) dead". . . Fortunately, at the end, there are Hulk's "filling knife", Scarlet Witch's revenge and the end of Vision, so it's not too hasty.
In short, Ultron, the villain, is more disappointing regardless of essays or martial arts, and it is also one of the important reasons why the visibility of Avengers 2 is lower than that of 1.
In the end, I sincerely hope that Thanos, who has already started to lay the groundwork and has been playing soy sauce for a long time, finally decided to "I'll do it myself", can carry the banner of the villain in the third part. . . ! !
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