Popped into the cinema after work yesterday to catch this film. I know I was a bit late but it was worth it. I'm assuming most people will have seen it buy now so this will be a bit spoiler-y so stop reading now if you haven't seen it.
Infinity War is the 19th Marvel Cinematic Universe film and it helps to have seen several, if not all, of the previous films to fully understand and appreciate this film. It's an epic, both in length and in
the scope of the story. The action spreads from Waverly Station in Edinburgh to Africa, New York and then across the universe. Almost every MCU movie character appears (although there was no real sign of the Netflix characters).
The big bad is Thanos, a character familiar to comic book readers. I've never been a massive fan of the big purple troll. He's a genocidal necrophiliac. By this I mean that he is in love with a physical representation of death (at least in the comics). He is not a corpse fiddler to the best of my knowledge. In the film, he wants to improve the universe by killing half the population of reality to reduce overcrowding. He is logical, in a warped way.
To help commit his crazy crime he needs to track down the Infinity Stones, seeded throughout previous Marvel films to complete the Infinity Gauntlet, as featured in the comics when I was a kid. Thanks needs to kill a lot of people to have the opportunity to kill more people. The assorted Marvel heroes do their best to stop him.
Dr Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) features in a prominent role as the only intelligent superhero who actually knows what is going on. He is supported by occasionally useful idiots, Tony Stark, Spiderman, Thor and the Guardians of the Galaxy. Apart from Strange, the other heroes are brave but fairly stupid. There are funny moments and laugh out loud moments.
The space action is slightly more fun that the moody Captain America led Earth action. All the heroes on Earth are more serious and intense and a lot of them are wearing black. It was nice to see Wakanda and the supporting cast from the recent Black Panther film in prominent roles.
The film was actually slightly less apocalyptic that I expected. I sort of expected that everyone would be wiped out although that would be an end to the franchise. I'm looking forward to Avengers 4 which I think will be out next year, as well as the intercurrent Ant Man 2 and Captain Marvel films.
I want to watch this again when I get a chance. It's better than Avengers 2 and it may even be better than Civil War. Currently, I think the best Marvel film so far has been Dr Strange but I reserve the right to change my mind.
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