The Movie That Made Me Believe In Superhero Movies Again!

Rating: 9/10 (19 May 2012)

Superhero movies. Now that's a name that brings to mind images of cliché- filled action sequences, non-interesting and non-involving storyline, and either ridiculously bad-ass or plain dumb actor/actress performances. That's what most superhero movies has been as of recently, with a few exceptions.
Now, why should this movie be any different? I mean, this time it's not only one hero, but six (I think at least), so why in h*ll should this be anything else but good-looking yet pointless action times 6? That was a thought that flew through my head, yet so many had said and written so much good about this movie, that I still had to see it. So, I phoned a friend, we booked tickets, and today we went to watch this could-be- good-but-probably-not-so-very-good movie. I had expectations, of course, and they were met all right, with loads to cover them like 10 times or something. Because, needless to say really, I was wrong, horribly wrong.
This movie has all this would-be eye-candy action that can make a movie look awesome, but that's about it. But, this movie had so much more. It had dept, it had personality and it had a sound and believable identity. And most of all, it had a story. Not the best one in history, but more than good enough to keep you glued to the seat for the major part of the movie. The action packed scenes and stunning visuals did the rest of that job.
So, now I've given you my story of this encounter with a turn-point in my life, and it really have been. I went in somewhat excited yet skeptical, and came out a believer. Because that certainly is the case. I have had renewed faith in superhero movies, because this movie, The Avengers, has shown me that this genre still have the ability to deliver. Now,I'm not saying that this will automatically become the best movie of the year overall, but it will definitely be a worthy candidate.