A True Marvel With Epic Proportions

Rating: 10/10 (14 May 2018)

Marvel has been building up to this for 10 years, with 18 movies. Every movie from Iron Man, to Guardians of the Galaxy, The Avengers, Thor, and Captain America and more, every character has gotten character development. We have gotten to know these characters and they feel like family. Seeing these characters on the screen, cracking jokes and going through emotional moments puts so much on the audience when you've stayed with the MCU through these years.
Infinity War does not have time to have people stop punching to develop the story and there characters. They have done that in every movie for the past 10 years and that's not a complaint. But let's be honest, when we see these movies we want it to be fast paced and deliver a lot of comedy and tons of actions. The characters are so likeable and strong because the story has stakes, we've gotten to know everyone enough now we have to make it through the end of the filming hoping they all survive.
Marvel has always had a villain problem. Most of the MCU's villains are weak, but this movie belongs to Thano's. This is really his story and the heroes just revolve around him. He's a big baddie but you sympathize with him and he's very hateable...but also very likeable. You see him have emotions internally with himself and whenever he makes bad choices it devastates you because you just want him to do the right thing, but at the end of the day, what he believes is right is kind of valid so theees not a lot of arguing. When I said earlier in this review that some would rather see a lot of action but intriguing characterization, Thano's as a characters delievrs on that untrusting character development while the heroes take care of the rest.
The heroes in the movie are so much fun to watch. All of the worlds collide into one movie and seeing them interact is so epic and funny. The chemistry between every actor is amazing. Star lord getting upset with Thor's good looks is hilarious, Tony Stark bantering with Doctor Strange is intriguing, Thor hanging out with Rocket Raccoon and Groot is a trio that works to a great advantage. And of course, the rest of the Avengers are also great to see come together, down on earth.
This movie feels like a reward for all the fans who have stuck with these characters for a decade. It's a huge celebration and the movie is so deep with the theme of failure and the plot twists are still surprising on a second viewing. The movie had me gasping for air through the whole run time, everything had a consequence and it's a experience unlike any other superhero flick I've seen. Past MCU movies have felt like you were reading a comic book...but this movie felt like a comic book. I felt like every shot and scene were truly a comic book ripped from pages and I experienced it come to life.