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So it\u2019s been like a whole month or so which means it\u2019s cool to talk spoilers for Infinity War now, right?
\nCool?
\nCool.<\/p>\n
You have been warned.
\nI\u2019ve been through hell and back this month, and after finally submitting my Master\u2019s thesis 5 minutes before the deadline, after not sleeping for almost 48 hours and also writing most of the discussion in some sort of trance-like state, I decided it was acceptable to go see Infinity War.
\nThe issue with going to see Infinity War after writing a 10,000 word biochemistry thesis is that I kept calling it \u201cAffinity War\u201d. Which is. Well. Not quite the same thing.
\nOn another note, my granddad tried to argue with me on the merits of why it\u2019s called a Master\u2019s thesis and not a Mistress\u2019s thesis \u2013 to which I argued it\u2019s probably the same patriarchal roots as a Bachelor\u2019s degree and not a Bachelorette\u2019s degree\u2026
\n\u2026Anyway.
\nThe short and sweet of the matter is that I would probably give this movie a 9\/10. Anybody who knows me knows I\u2019m quite non-biased when it comes towards scoring a movie, so I would like to think of this as a reasonable measure.
\nSo first thing\u2019s first: I\u2019ll address a few plot points, before hitting the movie as a whole concept.
\nI think one of the things that sort of threw me off a little at the beginning of the movie was Loki\u2019s death. I wasn\u2019t sure how to really convey my feelings about why this felt wrong but then I watched a few videos trying to help me understand how to play dungeons and dragons and it sort of explained how I felt.
\nLoki\u2019s death was not dramatically appropriate. Maybe I\u2019m desensitised to character death, maybe I\u2019m still running on adrenaline fumes from submitting a thesis I didn\u2019t proofread, who knows. But I just sort of\u2026 Didn\u2019t care?
\nThere\u2019s nothing worse than a well-established character being killed off in the first 15 minutes of a movie. It\u2019s like a Sherlock Holmes movie where Watson trips over a rock and spends the rest of the movie in a coma, and you sort of completely ignore it.
\nI\u2019m not world\u2019s biggest Loki fanboy but\u2026 He deserved more?
\nThat\u2019s mostly where my critiques stop for this movie. It was stupidly pretty, the plot was somewhat logical, and they managed to wrangle an all-star cast without anybody overpowering and nobody chewing the scenery.
\nOne plus: Wanda appears to have lost her accent by living in Scotland for a while. I am very pleased about this.
\nIt\u2019s also the most empty I\u2019ve ever seen Edinburgh train station. Like, wow.
\nI\u2019m absolutely in love with Spider-Man.
\nIn. Love.
\nI haven\u2019t seen the latest Spider-Man movie because I was, like the masses, getting a little fed up of the whole Uncle Ben death scene retconning. But seeing little Tom Holland\u2019s performance in Marvel\u2019s latest marvel.
\nI now really need to go find me a copy of Spider-Man.
\nHis entire performance was just the Spider-Man we needed in this universe. Don\u2019t get me wrong, I really liked the Amazing Spider-Man and I guess those other three have some sort of charm, but this is the only one of the three I feel actually fits into the MCU.
\nSteve growing a beard somehow threw me off, but mostly because now he very much looks like one of the guys on my course, and that\u2019s giving me some confusing emotions.
\nOn a similar note, Bucky reminded me how much I miss my Monday night pub quiz (shout-out to Doug, whom I miss dearly).
\nDrax steals the show, as a real, well-written character, and Groot\u2019s awkward teenage phase is, to be honest, an accurate representation of me as a teenager. Walking around behind the adults playing video games.
\nThe only real issue I had with this movie, other than the mild Loki sideswipe, is that it didn\u2019t give me a satisfactory ending. As everybody slowly \u201cdies\u201d (and I am by no means convinced that a single one of them died) I lost interest a little. Mostly because it wasn\u2019t impactful.
\nI just stopped caring, knowing that the second part of this movie is going to most likely deal with time travel and the consequences etc. etc. let\u2019s all go live through Flashpoint again, why not.
\nI love playing with time travel.
\nSo.
\nMuch.
\n(Sigh).
\nI won\u2019t go into much detail on this whole \u201coh no everybody died\u201d plot line, because I know it won\u2019t last, but there\u2019s one that I did appreciate.
\nPeter Parker.
\nFor whatever reason, he was the only character that got an actual scene? And it finally gave Tony Stark a little more humanity? After the whole Civil War bro-fight, where you either agreed with Cap or you liked Iron Man as a character more (don\u2019t get me started on that), Tony didn\u2019t exactly come across in the best light.
\nAnd this movie sort of brought him back to the light side.
\nWhich makes me a little worried for the future of his character.
\nI know that by the end of Infinity War, somebody\u2019s gotta die. It\u2019s inevitable.
\nBut I wasn\u2019t worried about Iron Man \u2013 until now. The biggest issue with a character getting a redemption arc is that it\u2019s often also the last arc they have.
\nNow I\u2019m a little nervous.
\nI was a little worried about them pulling the Guardians into the movie, because it\u2019s not really the sort of thing that meshes well in terms of genre; Guardians is very sci-fi, but the rest of the Marvel universe is very\u2026 Earth-bound. But it worked, and it worked well!
\nI\u2019m also still choosing to mostly ignore Dr Strange, but that\u2019s probably for personal reasons so\u2026 Sorry, Burntisland Cowdenbeath.
\nOn a last note, I want to try and start a dialogue. This is most likely a cynical, controversial opinion, so bear with me.
\nThanos\u2019 plan was not as outrageous as it sounds.
\nI realise that maybe he\u2019s not exactly going about it in the most\u2026 humanitarian way. Thanos\u2019 great plan for world domination that has been teased for a few years now is actually\u2026 to kill half the universe\u2019s population so nobody starves and he can retire happily to a farm.
\nYep.
\nLife goals.
\nI\u2019ll admit \u2013 not a solid plan. But Thanos, in his weird way, is trying to help?
\nHe wants to stop world hunger and overpopulation in the only way he\u2019s found is functional.
\nRandomised genocide.
\nI\u2019m curious \u2013 does anybody have an opinion on this? I get where he\u2019s coming from, and he\u2019s not as overpowered as other supervillains seen in previous years (I\u2019m looking at you, Justice League). And I don\u2019t agree with the methods\u2026 Comment below and throw some shade, and hit me up with theories for the next instalment because I\u2019m sure it will be a wild ride.<\/p>\n
As always, remember to take breaks during your studies to keep some sanity, but don\u2019t forget to try your hardest. Or something motivational. Idk, I\u2019m almost finished with life and also my degree so whatever, punch me.<\/p>\n
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So it\u2019s been like a whole month or so which means it\u2019s cool to talk spoilers for Infinity War now, right?
Cool?
Cool.<\/p>
You have been warned.
I\u2019ve been through hell and back this month, and after finally submitting my Master\u2019s thesis 5 minutes before the deadline, after not sleeping for almost 48 hours and also writing most of the discussion in some sort of trance-like state, I decided it was acceptable to go see Infinity War.
The issue with going to see Infinity War after writing a 10,000 word biochemistry thesis is that I kept calling it \u201cAffinity War\u201d. Which is. Well. Not quite the same thing.
On another note, my granddad tried to argue with me on the merits of why it\u2019s called a Master\u2019s thesis and not a Mistress\u2019s thesis \u2013 to which I argued it\u2019s probably the same patriarchal roots as a Bachelor\u2019s degree and not a Bachelorette\u2019s degree\u2026
\u2026Anyway.
The short and sweet of the matter is that I would probably give this movie a 9\/10. Anybody who knows me knows I\u2019m quite non-biased when it comes towards scoring a movie, so I would like to think of this as a reasonable measure.
So first thing\u2019s first: I\u2019ll address a few plot points, before hitting the movie as a whole concept.
I think one of the things that sort of threw me off a little at the beginning of the movie was Loki\u2019s death. I wasn\u2019t sure how to really convey my feelings about why this felt wrong but then I watched a few videos trying to help me understand how to play dungeons and dragons and it sort of explained how I felt.
Loki\u2019s death was not dramatically appropriate. Maybe I\u2019m desensitised to character death, maybe I\u2019m still running on adrenaline fumes from submitting a thesis I didn\u2019t proofread, who knows. But I just sort of\u2026 Didn\u2019t care?
There\u2019s nothing worse than a well-established character being killed off in the first 15 minutes of a movie. It\u2019s like a Sherlock Holmes movie where Watson trips over a rock and spends the rest of the movie in a coma, and you sort of completely ignore it.
I\u2019m not world\u2019s biggest Loki fanboy but\u2026 He deserved more?
That\u2019s mostly where my critiques stop for this movie. It was stupidly pretty, the plot was somewhat logical, and they managed to wrangle an all-star cast without anybody overpowering and nobody chewing the scenery.
One plus: Wanda appears to have lost her accent by living in Scotland for a while. I am very pleased about this.
It\u2019s also the most empty I\u2019ve ever seen Edinburgh train station. Like, wow.
I\u2019m absolutely in love with Spider-Man.
In. Love.
I haven\u2019t seen the latest Spider-Man movie because I was, like the masses, getting a little fed up of the whole Uncle Ben death scene retconning. But seeing little Tom Holland\u2019s performance in Marvel\u2019s latest marvel.
I now really need to go find me a copy of Spider-Man.
His entire performance was just the Spider-Man we needed in this universe. Don\u2019t get me wrong, I really liked the Amazing Spider-Man and I guess those other three have some sort of charm, but this is the only one of the three I feel actually fits into the MCU.
Steve growing a beard somehow threw me off, but mostly because now he very much looks like one of the guys on my course, and that\u2019s giving me some confusing emotions.
On a similar note, Bucky reminded me how much I miss my Monday night pub quiz (shout-out to Doug, whom I miss dearly).
Drax steals the show, as a real, well-written character, and Groot\u2019s awkward teenage phase is, to be honest, an accurate representation of me as a teenager. Walking around behind the adults playing video games.
The only real issue I had with this movie, other than the mild Loki sideswipe, is that it didn\u2019t give me a satisfactory ending. As everybody slowly \u201cdies\u201d (and I am by no means convinced that a single one of them died) I lost interest a little. Mostly because it wasn\u2019t impactful.
I just stopped caring, knowing that the second part of this movie is going to most likely deal with time travel and the consequences etc. etc. let\u2019s all go live through Flashpoint again, why not.
I love playing with time travel.
So.
Much.
(Sigh).
I won\u2019t go into much detail on this whole \u201coh no everybody died\u201d plot line, because I know it won\u2019t last, but there\u2019s one that I did appreciate.
Peter Parker.
For whatever reason, he was the only character that got an actual scene? And it finally gave Tony Stark a little more humanity? After the whole Civil War bro-fight, where you either agreed with Cap or you liked Iron Man as a character more (don\u2019t get me started on that), Tony didn\u2019t exactly come across in the best light.
And this movie sort of brought him back to the light side.
Which makes me a little worried for the future of his character.
I know that by the end of Infinity War, somebody\u2019s gotta die. It\u2019s inevitable.
But I wasn\u2019t worried about Iron Man \u2013 until now. The biggest issue with a character getting a redemption arc is that it\u2019s often also the last arc they have.
Now I\u2019m a little nervous.
I was a little worried about them pulling the Guardians into the movie, because it\u2019s not really the sort of thing that meshes well in terms of genre; Guardians is very sci-fi, but the rest of the Marvel universe is very\u2026 Earth-bound. But it worked, and it worked well!
I\u2019m also still choosing to mostly ignore Dr Strange, but that\u2019s probably for personal reasons so\u2026 Sorry, Burntisland Cowdenbeath.
On a last note, I want to try and start a dialogue. This is most likely a cynical, controversial opinion, so bear with me.
Thanos\u2019 plan was not as outrageous as it sounds.
I realise that maybe he\u2019s not exactly going about it in the most\u2026 humanitarian way. Thanos\u2019 great plan for world domination that has been teased for a few years now is actually\u2026 to kill half the universe\u2019s population so nobody starves and he can retire happily to a farm.
Yep.
Life goals.
I\u2019ll admit \u2013 not a solid plan. But Thanos, in his weird way, is trying to help?
He wants to stop world hunger and overpopulation in the only way he\u2019s found is functional.
Randomised genocide.
I\u2019m curious \u2013 does anybody have an opinion on this? I get where he\u2019s coming from, and he\u2019s not as overpowered as other supervillains seen in previous years (I\u2019m looking at you, Justice League). And I don\u2019t agree with the methods\u2026 Comment below and throw some shade, and hit me up with theories for the next instalment because I\u2019m sure it will be a wild ride.<\/p>
As always, remember to take breaks during your studies to keep some sanity, but don\u2019t forget to try your hardest. Or something motivational. Idk, I\u2019m almost finished with life and also my degree so whatever, punch me.<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[21,44],"tags":[43,45,46],"class_list":["post-13294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-culture","category-film-theatre-and-tv","tag-avengers","tag-infinity-war","tag-marvel"],"yoast_head":"\n