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tionship with Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye is something you can actually feel and shows off the human side of the team. The plot of Avengers Assemble is a simple one: Bad Guy causes havoc, heroes face their darkest hour, final act where the team overcome insurmountable odds to win the day. This is a by-the-numbers film breakdown and works perfect here with everyone getting screen time to shine. Sometimes the pace moves a bit too fast but surely that is what happens in the comics so why waste valuable screen time? As is tradition with all superhero team-ups there is confusion, mistakes when they meet for the first time and they end up fighting each other. Although this looked great, I have a feeling that with these interpretations of the characters, it was possibly out of place. But then we would not have had one of the highlights of the whole movie. Big Bad Loki’s actions in the movie are never that clear to me, even though Tom Hiddleston is on fine form. His character seems to either be playing a game, figuring out a plan, angry or all of the above. It’s proven fact that Joss Whedon can write ensemble, whether for TV shows, movies or comics; this movie shows his trademark humour that will have you smiling and laughing loudly. Even during the intense fight scenes we get some funny moments that work. The biggest change to the Marvel films with Avengers is S.H.I.E.L.D who get a real introduction here with Samuel L Jackson and Greg Clark giving much needed depth to Nick Fury and Agent Phil Colson respectively. The newest addition is Agent Hill played by Cobie Smulders (of How I Met Your Mother fame) who is a very serious and by the numbers member of the team. But aren’t all S.H.I.E.L.D agents like that? Smulders portrays intensity and sexiness that fits what we have seen of the comic-verse character however she is the weakest link in this film because she just seems uncomfortable on screen. shining through as though you were reading a real comic book. The final battle is a spectacle over substance affair but maybe that is what we want to see! The music in the film was composed by Alan Silvestri, who did great work on Captain America last year. I was hoping for a resounding score that would echo through the ages and make me hum it all the way home but from what I can tell it is decent enough but still left me wanting something more epic. Overall this film rocks in ways you cannot imagine but it is still flawed. It is a real life comic book event disaster film come to life and even Captain America’s new costume has won me over. Yes I have a few niggles with the music and the character building but that is just me wanting perfection which this very nearly is. The viewing time of over 2 hours and 20 minutes just flies by and you wish it did not have to end. Joss Whedon has done the impossible and made a film that really lives up the hype.
S.H.I.E.L.D has a mobile base in the movie – the Helicarrier. This is a well known element in the comics and it is brought to life in the film using a mix of real life location shooting on a Aircraft carrier, sets and some amazing CGI work. Fans of the craft will not be disappointed as it gets some great scenes. I would love to see a S.H.I.E.L.D movie based on what we saw here but I would think it will have to wait till Avengers 2 comes out. The action in the movie was a joy to watch because it was clear, fresh and without one shaky cam in sight. The problem with many action films these days is that the fight scenes get too close to the action and you cannot tell what is going on at times. Here you can see everything. It is well lit with the visual and colours
Christophe Montoya
Rating:
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35