A Marvel Film That Is Perfectly Balanced As It Should be

Rating: 9/10 (28 April 2018)

Avengers: Infinity War is the nineteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. The film follows Thanos on his quest for all six of the infinity stones in efforts to wipe out half of the universe. As he tries to complete his quest, the Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy band together to stop him from completing this quest.
Like most films do, Avengers: Infinity War establishes what kind of film it will be right in the first scene. The film establishes the emotion, action, humor, and the intense villain. As the film progresses none of this ever lets up and we get the most exhilarating Marvel experience to date.
The Russo brothers orchestrate this film masterfully. They were able to juggle all the characters in one film, in ways that are certainly welcomed and unexpected. They did this by taking certain heroes and grouping them off with other heroes as they try to achieve different goals throughout the course of the film. While the Russo brothers manage to juggle all these characters, they also manage to bring out the best aspects of these heroes and their previous films. This strikes a perfect balance in the film of emotional, humorous, and action-packed moments. As the film shifts focus to each group of heroes, these moments compliment each other, making for the smoothest pacing we have seen in a Marvel film. This is due to the Russo brothers bringing along other directors from previous MCU films to executively produce the film. However, the perfect balance does not stop at the heroes, as we get a great story for Thanos as well.
Not only is Thanos the most intense MCU villain, but he is the best MCU villain to date. Josh Brolin gives an excellent performance that establishes his character as an intimidating one, where the stakes feel like they are actually against our favorite heroes. Brolin's character is also the best-written villain in the MCU. As our favorite heroes try to achieve their goals, Thanos sets out and tries to achieve his own. Thanos gets the most screen time out of any villain in the MCU and his story give us insight and depth into his character. Thanos isn't trying to destroy half of humanity for the sake of destroying half of humanity. His well-written character arc shows us that he has emotion and a reason for his madness. This is the first MCU film where the story feels like it is equally told through the lens of the heroes and the villain, making for the greatest Marvel villain to date.
I can't say much without spoiling the film, but the Russo brothers manage to find a perfect balance in all of our favorite heroes while giving us the best Marvel villain to date. This makes the culmination of ten years in the MCU feel well worth the wait. This is not only the best Marvel experience I have had but one of the best cinematic experiences I have ever had. Don't miss what could certainly be the film event of the summer and possibly the year. My score: 9.75/10