Avengers: Infinity War Movie Review

The most anticipated movie is here! Marvels: Infinity War  came out April 27, 2018 and was directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. This film is already breaking box office records as the biggest opening weekend ever. Despite the overload of characters and hasty fight scenes, Infinity War surpassed expectations and left the audience in definite surprise.

If you have been following The Marvel Cinematic universe as I have, then you know that  Infinity War was ten years in the making starting with the movie Iron Man back in 2008. No one really knew back then that the movies proceeding the first one would eventually lead to a sensation that people have come to adore. Speaking from my own experience the ride has been amazing and each movie gets a little more exciting and mesmerizing as the last. Infinity War was everything I could have hoped for and I give the film a thumbs up👍.

Lets move on to what makes this movie such a hit. * Spoiler Alert from here on down*


Just in case you missed that I'll say it again. *SPOILER ALERT*



Infinity War has a pretty easy plot to follow. We get quickly sucked into a game of keep the Infinity Stones away from Thanos at all cost. The Infinity Stones are powerful gems from different parts of the universe. Thanos plans on using them to wipe out half of the universes population so that resources on planets aren't depleted from overpopulation. The story line of the characters were mainly dependent on the locations of the Infinity Stones and their ability to help protect them. For example, Vision and Dr. Strange  were both in possession of a stone therefore some of the bigger fights centered around them.

Despite the concept of the story line being easy to follow, to say the plot was perfect would be incorrect. Incorporating around 23 main heroes that can star in their own movie in one film can be difficult, and that number doesn't even begin to make up half of the cast. Here are a few example of the story falling through the cracks. There was no explanation on how Thanos knew where each Infinity stone were, he sent his children to Earth and they automatically appeared in the cities Vision and Dr.Stranger were. Also, why is Vision struggling to fight the children of Thanos when he has the power of one of the Infinity Stones? There are arguments that could be made, but the fact that I have to stop and question it says something about the film. Overall, the plot has a few flaws, but nothing too jarring that can't be overlooked.

Moving to a more technical aspect of the movie, the writing of the film didn't give rise to a hateful view of Thanos. His choice of resolving the issue of overpopulation is obviously incorrect, but he genuinely saw the need to try to help the world. Thefore, making him more relatable than anything else. The editing between each story line was seamless. There were many side stories going on, but I was never confused about which characters the audience are supposed to be focused on. For example, one scene we are with Thor, Rocket and Groot on Nidavellir to get the battle axe, Stormbreaker to kill Thanos. In the next scene Peter, Gamora, Draz and Mantis are on Knowhere looking for Thanos.

To continue, the character interaction was fluid, seeing the characters come together in this film was impressive to watch. The Guardians of the Galaxies light hearted humor and the Avengers witty commentary created an atmosphere that wasn't completely depressing for the situation at hand. The characters in this movie all had major roles to play for the over all plot of the story.

Looking at some of the characters, Iron Man leads one of the bigger side stories in protecting the Time Stone along side  Dr. Strange, Spiderman, Peter, Drax, and Mantis. Seeing Ironman take charge of individuals that aren't used to him taking lead is amusing to see. Also, Spider man and Iron man have a great dynamic that I love watching time and time again.

Another great pairing was Rocket, Groot and Thor. They had  great moments that I wasn't expecting. For example, the scene where Rocket and Thor talk in the spaceship about whether or not Thor is up to the task of facing Thanos after all he has already lost. I really enjoyed seeing Thor being vulnerable about everything that has happened to him and his people. I think the way Rocket handled it went very well. 

To Continue, Thanos and Gamora's father-daughter relationship left much to be desired. Gamora had some great acting moments, but the belief of his love for her was a bit difficult to swallow. Lastly, seeing Captain America and  Black Panther together wasn't anything new since they have met before.  Nevertheless, seeing all of Wakanda's army fight along side a good portion of the Avengers like Black Widow, Falcon, War Machine, Scarlet Witch, Vision and the Winter Soilder was very impactful and  awe-inspiring.

The pairing of heroes Marvel came up with were seamless. I was worried about the overload of characters in one movie, but every side story that occurred made sense. The ideas were carried all the way through to the end which I really enjoyed.

Overall, I only had a few problems  with the movie, like the fact that Hulk refused to fight after the  opening scene. This was frustrating, but understandable to an extent. I think Bruce Banner and the Hulk are going through a character ark where they are working together more instead of fighting over complete control.

Regardless, there's much to say about the movie. The end of Infinity war was the most shocking. I expected someone to die, but I wasn't expecting half of the cast to disintegrate. A lot of people were angry at the loss, some where taken by surprise, either way I think no one was expecting it to leave us in such suspense. I can't begin to think of how the Avengers are going to fix this problem, which is a great way to keep people engaged and talking about the movie.

Despite my feelings toward the end I think it's safe to say that marvel hit another home run on this one! Tell me what you guys thought of Infinity war in the comments below!