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“Avengers: Infinity War” A monumental work that established the unique genre of “MCU” in film history.
2018.04.28
The MCU is a unique genre that goes beyond the narrow definition of live-action comic book movies.
There may also be some concern that the inclusion of Peter Quill/Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) and the rest of the Guardians of the Galaxy will distort the tone of the film. The story is so apocalyptic that the mere presence of Dragus (Dave Bautista) and Rocket makes it seem as if a serious Shakespearean play has turned into a Yoshimoto Shinkigeki... No, that's not an issue at all, and the film even incorporates that comicality as an important plot twist. Moreover, the piercing sense of humor they bring also plays a role in deepening the later developments. The fact that this part is seamlessly integrated is also a beauty of this film. It's a Shakespearean play that wouldn't feel out of place even if Groot was playing The Game next to him, and in a sense, Infinity War, with its qualities, may be considered the completed form of the MCU.
Since the 2000s, Marvel has avoided the trend of making live-action comic book movies more realistic, but instead offers the fantasy of live-action comic book movies wrapped in the generosity and freedom of comic books, while still moving their comic books closer to reality. This makes us reconsider whether blindly making them hard-boiled is merely an excuse or excuse for grown-ups to watch comic book movies (not that they are intentionally dissing DC, but it will inevitably happen that way). And these moves by Marvel have already gone beyond the narrow definition of live-action comic book movies and have established a unique genre called "MCU" in the history of film. "Infinity War" is the best example of this, and it can be felt that it has become a monumental existence.
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Above all, this is an excellent ensemble drama, and the cathartic moment when each character converges towards one big event is one of the great pleasures of this film. The film revolves around the split between Tony Stark/ Iron Man(Robert Downey Jr.) and Steve Rogers/Captain America (Chris Evans), Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland) facing the challenge of joining the Avengers, and the love affair between Vision (Paul Bettany) and Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) that resembles the decade-long romance between Takumi Saito and Aya Ueto in " Hirugao " (2017). It's quite a sight to see all of these MCU events from the past decade clicking together like gears, accelerating towards the climax like a precision machine and starting to turn.
The trials of characters such as Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), and Star-Lord, whose complicated parent-child relationships have made us cry, are exquisitely linked to the drama, making it impossible to watch without shedding a tear.