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It's been a long time since I saw a movie opening weekend. I usually don't care enough to bother, but I made an effort for The Avengers, though mostly because of Joss. From what I've been reading, the movie has broken a bunch of records, so good on Joss. Finally, some well deserved recognition!
I wasn't completely blown away, but here's this comic book movie starring a bunch of big stars. How can you have a plot that makes sense? But Joss does a good job within the limitations presented to him. You could totally see his influence in the movie, most notably in the script. His wit shines through and it's awesome, but there are also emotional beats that are so his style. When they inevitably make a sequel, I'd be very happy if they got Joss to write the script again.
The movie isn't perfect, but you have to balance all of these characters. Each hero has their own back story and you can't just assume that the audience knows what it is going on. And that's why you have the separate films, so you can focus and have some growth. I think future Avenger films will just be big movies without too much meat to them, though I wouldn't put it past Joss to make the next film more personal, more contained.
( Spoilers for The Avengers )
And I hate 3D. Stupid 3D glasses that don't fit over my own glasses. I would have gladly seen the movie in 2D but there weren't any showings this weekend. Lame. The 3D is so distracting. I don't care if the image has depth. If I need depth, it's call real life. I suffered through annoying glasses for Joss.
I kind of want to watch through the other Marvel movies now, at least the ones that tie into The Avengers. Something to think about since there's nothing to watch this summer.
I wasn't completely blown away, but here's this comic book movie starring a bunch of big stars. How can you have a plot that makes sense? But Joss does a good job within the limitations presented to him. You could totally see his influence in the movie, most notably in the script. His wit shines through and it's awesome, but there are also emotional beats that are so his style. When they inevitably make a sequel, I'd be very happy if they got Joss to write the script again.
The movie isn't perfect, but you have to balance all of these characters. Each hero has their own back story and you can't just assume that the audience knows what it is going on. And that's why you have the separate films, so you can focus and have some growth. I think future Avenger films will just be big movies without too much meat to them, though I wouldn't put it past Joss to make the next film more personal, more contained.
( Spoilers for The Avengers )
And I hate 3D. Stupid 3D glasses that don't fit over my own glasses. I would have gladly seen the movie in 2D but there weren't any showings this weekend. Lame. The 3D is so distracting. I don't care if the image has depth. If I need depth, it's call real life. I suffered through annoying glasses for Joss.
I kind of want to watch through the other Marvel movies now, at least the ones that tie into The Avengers. Something to think about since there's nothing to watch this summer.
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