WHAT TO WATCH
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Avengers:
Age of Ultron
Where: howing in cinemas now
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Avengers: Age of Ultron is no doubt
one of this year’s biggest movie
releases and after seeing it all I could
say was, ‘wow’.
The first Avengers film, also directed
by Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire
Slayer, Firefly) was a thrilling
experience, a true ‘marvel’ and
accomplishment of modern film. Not
only are these movies the perfect
action blockbusters, but they also
bring a lot of heart, humour and
stylised realism with them, thanks
to Whedon’s wonderful ability
of demonstrating natural, unique
characters and their interactions
with each other. While Age of Ultron
doesn’t quite exceed what the
original Avengers accomplished, it
dares to take some risks and is not
very far behind.
Age of Ultron introduces a new
threat in the form of a genocidal
robot. Ultron is gifted with Artificial
Intelligence and deems the only way
to save the human race is to wipe
out all sentient life on the planet.
Ultron, along with newcomers
‘The Twins’, Quicksilver and Scarlet
Witch are welcome additions and
entertaining characters. Age of
Ultron almost feels like one long
action sequence which at times can
be quite tiring. It is thanks to a few
moments scattered throughout the
film where the heroes take a break
from the action, that the film allows
the audience a chance to breathe.
When Age of Ultron leaves
us at the end of the
VISIT
film, it feels like we
AVENGERS
SITE
are entering into
darker territory within
the ‘Marvel Cinematic
Universe’. Overall, while
some of the new characters felt
criminally underused and some
action sequences overstayed their
welcome, Avengers: Age of Ultron
was an exhilarating cinematic
experience.
WORDS: CORBEN MITCHELL – USQ Student
IMAGES: AVENGERS WEBSITE