The Avengers
Ever since Marvel Studios nailed their initial ambitious crossing result in 2012 , theAvengersmovies have become the most democratic blockbusters in the world . Three of the fourAvengersfilms are in the top 10 highest - grossing movies of all time , whileAge of Ultrontakes the 11th stain . Between the first movie andEndgame , the squad produce from six members to dozens . One city was at interest inThe Avengers , the worldly concern was at wager inAge of Ultron , and the universe was at stake inInfinity WarandEndgame .
These film are n’t double-dyed — one of them in reality commonly rank among the MCU ’s bad entry — but the best I are really corking . There are both terrifying and disappointing scenes in all four flick .
The Avengers’ Best: Tony’s Sacrifice
The Battle of New York in the third act of Joss Whedon’sThe Avengersisone of the greatest set man in the MCUbecause it captures the feel of reading a big action view in a comic book , but brings it to life with actors and CGI . At the climax of the struggle , as the U.S. government activity writes off Manhattan and sends a nuke to blow it up , Tony Stark proves to Steve Rogers that he is the kind of cat who would “ put down on the telegram ” by snap up the atomic warhead out of the sky andtaking it through the wormhole to destroy the Chitauri fleet .
He ends up surviving , but he was ready to die triumphantly in space to keep the lives of his teammate and fellow New Yorkers . The sacrifice ended up significantly affecting his MCU electric discharge as it pass on him PTSD attacks .
The Avengers’ Worst: Getting Caught Was Part Of Loki’s Plan
Ever since the Joker break that getting arrested was part of his plan inThe Dark Knight , getting entrance has been a part of almost every villain ’s plan in every blockbuster . It was even a part of Bane ’s plan in the sequel , The Dark Knight Rises .
Just like the Joker and Bane and Raoul Silva inSkyfalland John Harrison inStar Trek Into Darkness , getting caught is a part of Loki ’s planinThe Avengers , and it ’s distressingly predictable .
Age Of Ultron’s Best: Arriving At Hawkeye’s Farm
Joss Whedon had to really fight Marvel to keep the scene at Hawkeye ’s farm inAge of Ultron . It ’s understandable why the studio was loath to include it — it ’s a farsighted , dialogue - driven stretch in the middle of a tentpole blockbuster with no action or stake — but that ’s on the button why it ’s the best vista in the motion picture .
The view forge so well because it does n’t demand any world - ending cataclysm to keep the audience invested . They ’re invested in the character , and this scene is all about character .
Age Of Ultron’s Worst: “You Still Think You’re The Only Monster On The Team?”
One of the worst elements ofAge of Ultronis its treatment of Black Widow . midway through the 2nd act , she ’s captured by the bad guy wire and becomes nothing more than a damsel in suffering who needs to be rescue by her knight in beam armor . And there ’s a shoehorn romanticism between Natasha and Bruce Banner .
In the sorry scene in the movie , as Bruce is brooding about his double life as the Hulk , Nat explains that she was sterilized in the Red Room program and says , “ You still recollect you ’re the only monster on the team ? ” It ’s supposed to be a scented second , but the insinuation that unfertile women are monsters is really uncomfortable .
Infinity War’s Best: The Snap
All throughoutInfinity War , Thanos detail his insane plan to take in all six Infinity Stones , snap his fingers , and pass over out half of all spirit in the universe at random so the surviving one-half can prosper . To any moviegoer who had n’t study the comics , this seemed like another diabolical villain plan that would be scotch by the hoagie at the last second .
But the Mad Titan effortlessly buck through Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes to gather the stones , did precisely what he said he was go to do , and then vanish , leaving the Avengers with their first crushing frustration , surrounded by the dust that used to be their friends .
Infinity War’s Worst: The Off-Screen Destruction Of Xandar
This second is disappointing because it does n’t even fall out on - screenland . The whole victory ofGuardians of the Galaxywas the titular team ’s successful attempts to relieve Xandar from being destroyed .
And in the opening scene ofInfinity War , that full movie is negated when it ’s revealed that Thanos has destroyed Xandar off - screen . It did n’t even lead to Nova ’s introduction .
Endgame’s Best: Portals
Steve Rogers is quick to take on Thanos and his armies alone when Alan Silvestri ’s “ Portals ” boot in and he hears the voice of Sam Wilson in his pinna : “ On your left field . ”Doctor Strange and Wong open up a portal to Wakanda , from which T’Challa and his soldiers march onto the battlefield .
Then , they open up more portals and heroes from across the universe emerge , ready to join Steve in the cock-a-hoop battle in history . When everyone ’s there , Steve summons Mjolnir and , for the first time in the MCU , articulate , “ Avengers … assemble ! ”
Endgame’s Worst: The Pandering LGBT Representation
While Black Widow ’s disjoint , rule - bending end setting is a strong rival for the worst moment inEndgame , the emotions of Nat ’s demise are there , and it ’s nothing compared to the movie ’s pander LGBT representation .
The Russo crony bragged about have the MCU ’s first openly gay character in their movie , but the representation they were so lofty of was the au naturel minimum . The character appears in one scene and he ’s not a superhero ; he ’s just a guy , play by straight co - director Joe Russo .
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