Avengers: Infinity War

Will Ant Man save the day from the Quantum Realm?

That's not what happens in the IG comic.

No, but that's what happens in the Infinity War comic (the sequel to IG), as I said. I know this is mostly an adaptation of IG, but there's nothing to stop them from taking elements from IW too (besides the name, obviously). I don't think they want the plot to go exactly as in IG, because that would be too spoilery for everyone who's read the comics.

Also, in IG Thanos's defeat is said to be ultimately caused by his subconscious realisation that he's not worthy of being a god, which wouldn't really work in the movie, because in the comic he does truly grave omnipotence, whereas in the movie the Stones are just tools for him to reach his Malthusian goal, not a gateway to godhood.

I got the impression that the soul stone has a will, and that the challenge was to satisfy it. Not a person who put the stone there -- the stone itself

i think i liked this? i did enjoy the feeling of rushed desperation. and that successive heroes kept failing, for the same reason. even thor at the end? guess the implication is that he needs his moment of revenge, out of love for his brother, instead of going for the head. starlord losing his shit right at the wrong moment was the least dramatically satisfying turn out of all of these.

i'm not a comics reader; i was trying to piece together what the upcoming movies are and got *really* confused -- i had no idea there was a marvel and a DC captain marvel?

like i'd seen a trailer for shazam and remembered what that hero is called, but then i'm seeing all this stuff about brie larson and a digitally de-aged sam jackson and was like damn that movie is gonna be a mess

djimon honsou is in both btw

i had no idea there was a marvel and a DC captain marvel?

haha the ownership history of that name/character is like *the* most tangled tale ever in comics

http://www.worldsgreatestcritic.com/miraclemansaga.html

also i get that his existence has been teased thru all these movies but... did everyone involved seem remarkably incurious about who thanos is and what his deal is? i've seen these all out of order, on cable etc, i forget what they all know. when did they figure out he was behind the alien invasion in the first avengers movie? idk don't mind me

Οὖτις that's... a lot

it's totally insane

starlord losing his shit right at the wrong moment was the least dramatically satisfying turn out of all of these.

yeah this was annoying, very much "script dictated" behavior.

that was sort of my read on the whole movie? same hammer, same nail.

yep, nature of beast

the buildup to Thanos throughout the preceding movies was done pretty poorly all told. I guess they didn't want to detract from each movie but it didn't really work the way it played out.

i rewatched this last weekend & still enjoyed it. and still got teary in many places bcz i am a saddo

The buildup in the other movies (GotG aside) is entirely optional I think - this is his origin movie.

It was subtly done, but I think they did a pretty damn good job at building up to this one. They've been dropping crumbs since Thor. There's a video out there somewhere that compiles all of the Thanos/Infinity Gems references from previous films (several of which I'd admittedly forgotten until my recent rewatch of the series). They painted a pretty clear picture of what was to come without hitting you over the head with it.

the first couple guardians bits are really funny

I mean FFS Thanos appeared in a whopping 2 minutes of either GotG scenes or post-credit scenes, who gaf

https://78.media.tumblr.com/3e7fa5318b12379fc43b582d7b060a4a/tumblr_pef161Cl0Z1r3kzcoo1_1280.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA6hldpSTF8

Let’s get avengin’

See? 'Endgame'. I told all you complainers this superhero stuff would be over eventually. Breathe easy.

and then they'll reboot the whole thing, right ?

so i guess scott lang gets out of the quantum world then huh

and i guess steve rogers shaved as a mark of respect for the fallen

his beard was actually a separate living being

This is how Americans mourn.

i'd forgotten i posted that image about thanos' fat fucking nuts, it still makes me lol because i am eight years old

I was largely in favour of the death of 50% of sentient beings until I realised that doubles the percentage of oxygen stolen by Paul Rudd.

b-b-but he's america's sweetheart

hmmm usually you grow a mourning beard, I see they're innovating with mourning shaves. I take all my complaints about formulaic storytelling back

so you're saying it's... good mourning

I do love Natasha and Steve together. Buried inside "Winter Soldier" was a great buddy comedy with the two of them.

steve wishes he was buried within the winter soldier #amirite #subtext

there are rumours out there that this movie will end with steve and bucky indulging in a 45-minute no-holds-barred x-rated fuckfest to decide the fate of the universe

and i'm here for it, honestly

Fucky Barnes

steve rogers

Endgame

I mean it's right there in the title.

guys i think we've cracked it wide open

sorry for the spoilers, i guess

Be great if theres an Endgame 2 after this

Just cos

I might watch a production of Beckett's Endgame starring Captain America, Hawkeye, Ant-Man, and Black Widow.

are u listening kevin feige

steve rogers

"This guy rogers."

xpost Endgame 2 would be a two-parter. Endgame 2: One and Endgame 2: Two

a double

ender

sunglasses

glad they kind of recreated the thanos scarecrow, just a farmer now scene from the comics

so uh looks like hawkeye is doing the ronin thing now? odds are that he lost his whole family, right

i assume so, yeah

i kinda hate jeremy renner tbh

captain marvel's gonna end up saving tony i guess?