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Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Cobie Smulders, Anthony Mackie, Hayley Atwell, Idris Elba, Stellan SkarsgÄrd. James Spader, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Joss Whedon
I saw this movie 15-20 days ago. With A-Z April Challenge 2015 in full swing, I got to blog the review only now.
The Film
The Avengers go in search of Baron Wolfgang von Strucker (Thomas Kretschmann) who has Loki’s sceptre. He’s been experimenting with it, the results being twins Pietro (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) who have acquired superhuman skills. While Pietro moves faster than lightning, Wanda can manipulate minds. The twins hate Tony Stark, convinced that it was his bomb that had killed their family. Tony Stark aka Iron Man (Robert Downy Jr.) manages to retrieve the sceptre.
Tony and Bruce Banner aka Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) find out that the sceptre’s gem contains artificial intelligence. They decide to use it to complete Tony’s Ultron programme – without consulting the other Avengers. Inadvertently, they create a terrible danger to the very existence of the Earth. Ultron, the AI created by them, believes that wiping out humanity is the only way to save the earth. The first thing Ultron does is destroy JARVIS, the artificial intelligence that Tony had created before. Jarvis used to guide Tony in a number of his activities.
When Ultron goes on a rampage, will the Avengers be able to save the Earth?
My Perception
I have developed a taste for sci-fi and enjoy watching films on extra-terrestrials. That’s how I landed up seeing The Avengers and thoroughly enjoyed it.
While Avengers 2 is a superbly made film, I found the non-stop action tiring. It was fight and death from beginning till end. Of course, all the actors have performed very well. But still it was tough to swallow with the amount of dust flying around from the constant battles. A little bit of quiet is shown at Hawkeye’s (Jeremy Runner) safe-house, while the feeling of sitting on a time bomb refuses to leave the viewer.
What I really liked was the new Avenger who’s born amidst the older ones – an artificial intelligence with super powers – going by the name of Vision (Paul Bettany). Vision is what becomes of Jarvis when he comes up against Ultron. Vision is like the calm oasis in the middle of a desert, giving the Avengers hope while fighting Ultron, immediately connecting with the audience.
VERDICT: Not as good as The Avengers, but a must-see if you like non-stop action. I wouldn’t have minded not seeing the film.
*Silly
**Shaky
***Smart
****Snazzy
*****Super
I really need to watch it. I love Avengers, but I'm not too sure of this one precisely because of all the action. Part of what made Avengers so fascinating were the quirky characters, the emotions and conversations and humor...
ReplyDeleteExactly! They have truly gone overboard with action in this one. I don't think it's doing as well as The Avengers :)
DeleteI would embarrass myself if I say, I haven't seen even one of the series of Avengers. :P I think it is not my cup of tea. But that's exactly what I thought about Harry Potter as well until I saw it. And then, rest is history! Great review, Mam :)
ReplyDeleteNo need to feel embarrassed Shalini. I think most of us lndians love our own films so much that we don't really show much interest in foreign films. I used to be like that too. Have recently taken interest in sci-fi since 4-5 years. And thank you! I am glad you liked my review :)
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