Wish they failed in the end

Rating: 7/10 (29 May 2016)

This movie has its flaws as with any superhero movie. I however enjoyed this one more so than Avengers (2012). The action was tighter and more swift. The story however was nothing new, but very engaging dealing with an AI that goes rogue and watching the seeds of disassembling take root among the Avengers. The characterization is some of the best I have seen of any superhero movie.
Now the bone I have with this movie is that it doesn't take the risk in showing the reality that failure can happen. The ending for this movie presented the Avengers with an impossible situation that involved either saving the human race at the expense of a failed state or allow the extinction of humanity. This was a pivotal moment in superhero era where the superhero will have to face a disastrous situation the Avengers and the world would never recover from. Instead we get a generic ending and the Avengers once again saving the day. We could have gotten a movie where the superheroes fail. That's what I was hoping to see as that would not only change the dynamics of the Avengers, but the dynamics of superhero movies to come.
Ultron was great but I was hoping for more use out of him in how he affects the world structure. When it says Age of Ultron I thought Ultron was going to revolutionize the world. I was hoping for world implications of his existence nothing short of economic catastrophe, internet shutdown, launch of nuclear weapons codes, wars, massive human loss, and of course the murder of the human race at the hands of Ultron a la robotic army.
AOU is worth the time and is still a fun ride. Just hoped that the Avengers failed this time around.