Marvel’s The Avengers

Director Joss Whedon pulls off a stunning feat to pan out the best Marvel movie till date. Bound to be a box-office roller!!

Writer/Director Joss Whedon has mechanized one of the complex and intricate stories of taxing proportions into a seamless, and gargantuan entertainer. The Avengers has it all. From comic-inspired action sequences to cleverly filled frames, The Avengers proves that the doughty constructed story could be efficiently rendered, without forming brain tumors of hefty action chunks. Marvel’s The Avengers retains the tonal quality its predecessors (Thor and Iron Man) owned, and sails this dream boat of universal fans into varied layers of superhero personas. The comic-book icons include- Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), among a couple of others. Joss Whedon collides them in one room, and lets them hang out, thereby weighing the merits of individualism v/s teamwork. 

Joss Whedon centers his tale on Loki (Tom Hiddleston), who plays Thor’s brother and portrays a sulky alien, with a god complex. With the help of an all-powerful energy source Tesseract, he wants to “free the world from freedom” by opening a portal to Asgard. S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) conflicts this notion, and assembles his crew of superheroes. In a comical string of scenes, we come across shield v/s hammer. Hammer v/s Iron suit. Shield v/s Hulk. Nobody wins. This group later turns into an entertaining collection of grumbling, competitive and ruckus personalities, battling upfront against Loki and his unfathomable army. They learn to co-adapt their powers, and effectively use them under the instructions of Captain America. Every superhero has his standout gig. And more importantly, the interaction between these giants is where the stimulation and spine-tingling moments serve its way. 

The scale of this movie in terms of visuals and characters is ever-accumulating. Had it not been for Whedon’s centrifugal graveness, the film would have been off the edges, issuing off-balance narrative thread. Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg), has some savory moments of part government agent, part fanboy. Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), is a treat to watch. Her poker-face prickling with rage and guilt. Adding to these protagonists is Hawkeye, played by Jeremy Renner, who has his limelight moments. As the group’s master assassins, and naturally weaker of the active group, Hawkeye and Black Widow hammer the conception of why we even need heroes at all. Robert Downey Jr. as Iron man brings his usual eccentricity to the screen, raising genuine laugh out loud bits. Chris Hemsworth is quintessential as Thor. Chris Evans as Captain America is conventionally stylistic, and reflects the pinnacle of human perfection. The Hulk, played by Mark Ruffalo portrays an impulsive and tender alter ego of the withdrawn and reserved physicist Dr. Bruce Banner.

The writing is feisty. The exchanges ludicrous. The script is piping hot with expressions like, “Shakespeare in the park” to terrific comeback returns (Captain: “We need a plan to attack.” Iron Man: “I have a plan - Attack!”), and Whedon keeps reminding that the fate of the human race has been left to a “handful of freaks.” Apart from the charming dialogues, and witty remarks, the footing Whedon approaches penetrates layers of each character in a complacent structure of assorted set-pieces. It is resourceful job of balancing scores of elements, without it being too riotous and ugly.

The CGI effects are stunning in every place. The uninterrupted shots of finale battle in New York City are effortlessly thrilling, and evokes the sense of teamwork at play. You’ve to admire the camera movements, catching every single avenger in mid-air, crashing and hammering for all their glory. The Hulk’s appearance is surprisingly plausible, and utterly appealing. Comic nerds will have a sparkling time. I certainly had a blast. I believe the winning streak behind this mega-film rests in the love and observance of Joss Whedon’s course. Join forces with this marvelous superhero round-up. I tag my experience as:


3.5/5