14 Million Infinities

Rating: 10/10 (28 April 2018)

In a nutshell, Infinity War is Marvel's version of Inception. Time is of the essence or is it? One shot at survival and 14 million chances to get it right? Baby Gamora balancing the weapon like the totem in Inception balancing the countless spins reality could take?
Amongst the rubble of Titan, Dr. Strange sat like a static hissing telecommunication system, using his time stone to forsee a future where the Avengers get one shot and one shot alone, to set things right- to win the "infinite" war against Thanos. (The title of the film itself is very evocative.)
The irony of Thanos's "mercy" where he "spares" Toni's life is not lost to me. But hey we have a villain who keeps his word(in exchange fo the time stone). The Avengers have their super powers but Toni trumps them all because his gift is his mind. And that mind will resurrect and reboot the Marvel universe- no more tricks Thanos told the good doctor very sternly, well well Voldemort-Shrek hybrid, you have been played by the wizard. It's all about the long con, and those who think outcomes through patiently, don't lose any war, because they see beyond their pride and know when to attack- but most importantly when to retreat.
Its "strange" how alike Toni and Dr. Strange are in their characters and yet one is flamboyant and the other restrained. No matter how he comes across, Toni is arrogant sure, but he's level headed, logical, genius and most importantly not egoistic.
The Dementor like creature that told Thanos to sacrifice a soul to get the soul stone out of Vormir, was nothing but a version of Thanos himself(like a horcrux), who is banished to Vormir, and left powerless, by the Avengers, who win the war in the infinite future. Its genius really.
From start to finish, it was a visual treat. The battle in Wakanda, was something else entirely. Thor getting his new hammer and arriving in style in Wakanda, The tenderness between Vision and Wanda, gosh there are so many mouth watering treats, scene after scene. And the humour laced with the impending doom.
The heroes of the script apart from the writers, are the visual superheroes , the animators. Cant wait to see Marvel top this and set a new record by breaking their previous one.