I just saw Black Panther and Infinity War back-to-back (weird that both are in theaters at the same time). Michael B. Jordan as the villain made Black Panther, because I was getting really tired of the fake African accents. Still, good overall. Kind of like Thor with Africans. Infinity War was a punch in the gut. I know it's all going to be undone, but damn, that ending was rough. I would have believed that all the characters who died before the finger snap would have stayed dead, but obviously, they won't. Thanos exceeded the ten years of hype, and he is by far the best villain in the MCU. Great acting by Brolin and great CGI. Thanos had one singular purpose and he achieved it. The Russo Brothers are great. It's amazing that Infinity War had twice as many characters as Age of Ultron, if not more, and still managed to have a far more coherent, cohesive story. The humor was pretty funny but sometimes out of place (although not as bad as The Last Jedi's unfunny, cringe-inducing attempts at levity). The character interactions were great; Thor fit in perfectly with (part of) the Guardians of the Galaxy and the (rest of the) Guardians of the Galaxy fit in perfectly with Dr. Strange, Iron Man and Spider-Man.
Observations:
- watching both movies back-to-back is pretty funny in hindsight. Black Panther must hold the record for a character getting their own movie, and then immediately getting killed off in his next appearance.
- looks like Marvel listened about the weak villains complaint, because Killmonger (stupid name, though), Vulture, Hela and Thanos were great. All of them were intimidating, but Hela and Thanos were big ing problems. Killmonger, Vulture, and, surprisingly, Thanos were extremely sympathetic, but the former two were too sympathetic (Did they really have to have Killmonger go on a vision quest and speak to his dead father? Especially when Killmonger dies at the end of the movie?).
- Star Lord dun goofed.
- Thor would have to feel like right about now. The last month has been an absolute nightmare for him.
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