Avengers: Age of Ultron

***Avengers: Age of Ultron*** is a 2015 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the sequel to *The Avengers* and the 11th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Written and directed by Joss Whedon, the film features an ensemble cast including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Cobie Smulders, Anthony Mackie, Hayley Atwell, Idris Elba, Stellan Skarsgård, James Spader, and Samuel L. Jackson.

## Plot

Tony Stark builds an artificial intelligence system named Ultron with the help of Bruce Banner. When the sentient Ultron makes plans to wipe out the human race, the Avengers set out to stop him.

## Why It's Great

1. Paul Bettany, the actor who voiced J.A.R.V.I.S., now portrays The Vision. This fits with the fact that Vision was created from J.A.R.V.I.S.
2. Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, two X-Men who happen to be Magneto's children in the X-Men canon, make a guest appearance with Scarlet Witch becoming a recurring character.
3. The main theme, while similar to the first Avengers movie, has a more sinister tone to fit with Ultron.
4. The aftermath of the movie ties very well into Captain America: Civil War.
5. Wakanda and Black Panther are briefly mentioned. Likewise, Ulysses Klaue appears as a minor antagonist and would later return in *Black Panther.*
6. Ultron manages to make *"I've Got No Strings"* from *Pinocchio* sound utterly terrifying in a good way.
7. The scene where Iron Man is punching Hulk and saying “Go to sleep, go to sleep, go to sleep” is very funny.
	1. The scene where Thor tests the other Avengers on who is worthy enough to lift his hammer is also funny.
8. Awesome action scenes like the awesome opening battle sequence and the final battle.

## Bad Qualities

1. While still a genocidal destructive robot, Ultron is sometimes a bit too melodramatic and more like a filler main villain.
2. Despite as not being better than the first Avengers movie, it's plot feels like filler than important.
3. The film does slows down during Barton's Farm scenes but even then these scenes are rather boring and just involve characters talking.
4. The scene where Thor has a vision of the Infinity Stones was very intrusive because it had nothing to do with the plot and only served to tease future movies.
5. Quicksilver’s death was forced. He could've run faster than the speed of the bullets to save Hawkeye, instead of sacrificing himself.

* The script is awful.

## Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 76% with an average score of 6.80/10, based on 370 reviews.

## Box Office

*Avengers: Age of Ultron* grossed $459 million in the United States and Canada, and $943.8 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $1.403 billion, becoming the fifth-highest-grossing film of all time and the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2015.

## External links

* ***Avengers: Age of Ultron*** on IMDB
* ***Avengers: Age of Ultron*** on Rotten Tomatoes