Infinity War is the Seventh Gem.

Rating: 8/10 (1 May 2018)

Loki's arrival back in 2012, and Ultron's activation in 2015, both share a common characteristic that completely isolates Thanos. With Loki and Ultron, they both were building and establishing their attack, while The Avengers were doing the same with the extra mile of having to construct the safest form of defense. However, in contrast, Thanos has already built, structured and established his attack, while the now Non-Avengers have no idea what, when or how said attack will occur. If you understand that, I believe then, that this whole movie will fall into perspective.
Thanos never made an entrance, he was always in the room all along. The Avengers were watching all the doors and guarding all the windows, from a threat that already was. From a threat that already had the keys. That is why Infinity War ended the way it did, and it was perfect.
After watching this epic gargantuan of a film, I realized that Thanos HAD to win, for him to live up to who he knows he is. Who we know him to be. We, the audience and fans needed to feel true powerlessness and loss of hope, especially because Loki and Ultron failed in those pursuits, thus, Thanos HAD to succeed everywhere they failed, and Gamora further symbolized that terrifically. This was not The Avengers' movie, not by a long shot. This, was truly and utterly Thanos' exravaganza. The story, is sublime.
Avengers: Infinity War was not perfect however. Far from it in fact. But, it was so massive, that its imperfections were like wrinkles on an old, Soul.
This film felt rushed, but it wasn't. It was efficient, and productive, however, though that is an excellent approach for the most part for a film this huge, it also is a consequence, because it robs us of certain joys we would've loved to be immersed in.
The visuals were too much of what we've seen before. Though they were amazing, they did lack a certain inspiration, and inspired moments are what we've come to expect from the MCU. The fight sequences too were not as infinitely impressive as they could've been, but they were great, with sprinkles here and there of absolutely stunning set pieces.
There is so much to say about this film it's insane, from good to bad, and that is a good thing I suppose, because that means we will all be talking about this grand, monumental epic for a long while to come.
8.1/10.