The best superhero movie in film history. Better than the hype.

Rating: 10/10 (27 April 2018)

I expected this movie to be amazing, and I am glad to say that it somehow EXCEEDED that expectation by a long shot. The balancing between all of the different groups of characters was perfect. I never felt like one group had too much or too little on screen, it's just how Thanos would like it; balanced. Thanos is by far the greatest villain in any superhero movie. He had so much screen time that one could argue it was less about the Avengers and more about Thanos and his journey to destroy half of the Universe. Thanos as a character just had so much depth and character development in this film, which isn't very common in films as most of them only tell us "they are the evil asshole trying to kill everyone" and that's it. In this, we get many scenes with him that explain his motivations and his perspective, which really felt like a new thing to me. Moving on, there was not single scene in this film where I felt like the pacing was off, and no scene where I felt bored. The film hooks you in from the very start until the end. The humour in this film is exactly the same as what you would expect from a Guardians of The Galaxy film. When Iron Man called one of The Children of Thanos "Squidward" the entire crowd burst into laughter and nobody could stop. It was simply amazing. There is not really any characters that I disliked in this movie which I found incredible considering there is something like 80 characters in this film. If I had to pick, it would have to be maybe Black Widow and Mantis since they really didn't contribute all that much. Speaking of, basically all characters (with a few exceptions) contributed a fair part to the overall plot, which again is hard when you are juggling 80 characters at once. The ending was completely unexpected to say the least. Thanos succeeds in killing half of all life in the Universe, killing characters such as Spiderman, Dr Strange, Black Panther, Nick Fury, and so many more. I know for a fact that they will come back, but despite that, I am very intrigued to see how this all plays out and how they will bring at least some of these characters back. Overall, this movie was everything it needed to be. Congratulations to the directors for making a truly awesome film experience.