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The film resembles that gauntlet in that, placing all the pieces of the Marvel universe together in one shiny de luxe vitrine, it creates the power to generate infinite material: not just revenue ($808 million worldwide in a week, at time of writing), but also a seemingly infinite amount of text. The central premise is a set of six cosmic gewgaws called Infinity Stones which, when collected and inserted one by one into a sort of special presentation gauntlet, give the wearer infinite power. Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo and written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, this film picks up and assembles various strands that were worked through previous Marvel episodes, not just in the Avengers films themselves. The novelty of Avengers: Infinity War is that it manifestly isn’t just another superhero movie: it aspires, if you like, to be the ultimate superhero movie, or a compendium of all possible superhero movies. But you won’t know it’s not for you until you’ve paid your entrance fee-and over the last week, so many of us have.

Individual audience members shouldn’t feel alienated, out of the loop the motto could be, “No viewer left behind.” Plenty of people will feel left behind by Avengers: Infinity War, but then this is a film that divides its audience almost like a cult: if you’re in the know already, if you have all the information needed, then you’ll understand if you don’t understand, you’re not a true believer, the movie’s not for you. It’s normally understood that audiences should be given all the information they need to understand a narrative, as thoroughly and as economically as possible it’s normally forbidden to leave spectators baffled.

I like that-not a “film,” not an episode in a series, but a “story event.” It’s true: Avengers: Infinity War doesn’t adhere to the standard rules of Hollywood narrative, or to the conventions of a sequel. It is a sequence of connections.” Ellis, whose work includes Transmetropolitan and Hellblazer, as well as Marvel titles including Iron Man and X-Men, is well placed to comment on the strange logic of comic book narrative in general, and in this particular case, on “what is often an extraordinarily unconventional story event.” It is not ‘a film’ as that term is commonly understood.

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The nineteenth in the series of Marvel movies-the crowning piece in this phase of the ever-expanding edifice that is the so-called Marvel Cinematic Universe- Infinity War is, Ellis says in his blog, “perhaps best understood as an unprecedented brand power move. Clint Barton a.k.a.The definitive word on Avengers: Infinity War may have been said this week by comics author Warren Ellis. Natasha Romanoff a.k.a Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson)įormer secret agent who ended up working for S.H.I.E.L.D. One of the smartest men in the world (a match made in heaven for Stark) and the most dangerous when he gets angry. Bruce Banner a.k.a the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) Bit of a bro, but acquiring depth since losing his beloved hammer and one of his eyes. Thor (Chris Hemsworth)Īlien slash god of thunder from Asgard. After spending 70 years frozen in the Arctic, Cap returned to a very different world with the idealism of a different era. Genetically modified super soldier who fought and sacrificed himself during WWII. Unexpectedly lawful as of Captain America: Civil War, and in a bit of a tiff with. Genius billionaire playboy philanthropist and head honcho of Stark Industries. Here's your essential cheat sheet for the major characters in Avengers: Infinity War.ĬARD ID: 333825 Tony Stark a.k.a. Avengers at the end of their tenure to new favorites and just a lot of people obsessed with Infinity Stones, Mashable's got the who's who on everyone you need to know. If you're already stressed about Avengers: Infinity War because there's just so damn many characters, you're not alone, and we're here to help.

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