“If
you step out that door, you're an Avenger.”
Marvel’s newest Avengers movie Age of Ultron is an MCU fan’s dream come true. All the superheroes
are given a great amount of screen time and character development and two new
really awesome heroes are introduced.
The latest bad guy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
actually comes from within the Avengers team. At the beginning of the movie the
team has found Loki’s staff that holds one of four extremely powerful stones in
a small remote European country. Back at Avengers headquarters in Stark Tower,
Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) and Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) figure out they
can use the power of the stone to protect the world from invasion from different
realms. Tony wants to do create this protective barrier after New York City was
attacked by these alien things and prevent more from coming through. Bruce does
not like the idea of using the stone as a way to protect the world but he goes
along with Tony.
That night there is a party at the headquarters. Since
nothing is happening with the stone and what Tony and Bruce want to do with it,
Tony has Jarvis scan for things that will make the stone work the way he wants
it to. Well during the party Jarvis helps to bring to life Ultron (voiced by
James Spader). Unfortunately and very quickly Ultron is not kind like Jarvis. He
immediately hates Tony and everything that humans have done in the world.
Ultron attacks Jarvis and shuts him down. He transfers his information to one
of Tony’s droids and physically attacks the Avengers after their party.
Now Ultron is a major threat to the world. He wants to
bring down mankind and create a new world with machines. He takes the form of
an imposing mechanical figure and recruits twin brother and sister Pietro and Wanda
Maximoff with great super powers.
The Avengers have to stop Ultron from destroying the
world and deal with each other.
I can only say so much about the cast without getting
redundant. They are all amazing in their roles. Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda/Scarlet
Witch and Aaron Taylor- Johnson as Pietro/Quicksilver were awesome additions to
the Avengers. I liked their characters and I really liked how they played their
characters. I cannot wait to see more of them in future Marvel movies and how
they interact with the rest of the team.
I am going to give a minor spoiler away here and I am
sorry but I need to fan girl over it so bad. If you have read the credits list
on IMDB or have read any article lately pertaining to Agent Carter or Hayley
Atwell you will know that both character and actress make an appearance in the
movie. I thought Atwell’s appearance was going to be through a flashback but it
was not. How Peggy Carter is brought back very quickly for Captain America I will
not say but I will tell you that it broke my damn heart. Seriously, Steggy is
like one of the most heartbreaking and horrible ships to ship. But I cannot
help myself I love them as characters and as a sort-of couple way too much. And
Steve makes a mention at the end how his job now is just be a soldier he does
not know any other life and his chance for a family and a normal life passed
seventy-five years ago. COME THE HELL ON MARVEL!!!! YOU’RE KILLING MY FEELS!!!!
(Good lord I am such a such a raging fan girl. I apologize. I'll get myself together one of these days into a normal twenty-seven year old I promise).
Steve Rogers is emerging as the leader of the Avengers. He
is the perfect choice because despite everything he has seen in mankind since
he was unfrozen he is still has the same morals and values as the skinny kid
from Brooklyn. He is the good, wavering man out of all the superheroes. There is
not a vain bone in Steve’s body he is all about helping others.
Natasha and Bruce are an item now. When the hell did that
happen? I understand that maybe the writers were looking for a way to dig
deeper into Bruce and Natasha as characters and show character development but I
did not that like that all. To me showing how they are getting closer to each
other was just unnecessary to the story. There are probably countless numbers
of ways to develop the characters rather than having them become a couple. I applauded
the writers of The Winter Soldier for not making Steve and Natasha a couple and
developing them as friends and now I am going to give them a jeer for their
turn around.
While I did like Age of Ultron and where it brought all
the characters for future movies I did find it a little boring. There were some
parts I felt were just too dragged out and some of the scenes and story lines
were just totally unnecessary. Like all of the Marvel movies there is a
message. I cannot put my finger on a solid message I will say that the message
was about technology. We praise technology but there are certain areas in life
that technology has its limits. And then of course there is always a moral
message in Marvel movies and there is one here. Age of Ultron is great to experience in theaters on a big screen
but if you have trouble sitting for long periods of time in a theater like I do
(thanks ADHD) than wait for the movie to be out
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