Worthy culmination

Rating: 8/10 (17 January 2019)

I watched Infinity War for the third time, and the first at home on my television. The impact was no less than in the theater. It is a sprawling epic, made contextually satisfying if you have seen the lead-up Marvel films going into it. The characters are familiar yet evolved. Tom Holland as the teenage Spider-Man is especially refreshing as both new hero and fanboy. But most attention goes to Josh Brolin's motion-captured Thanos, a villain who is formidable, but engaging; evil but charismatic. No punches are pulled in the finale of this installment, leaving most exhausted and introspective. It affects more than a comic book adaptation should. My personal wish is that this was the end - no more sequels - as what a story it would be.