An Ode To The Greatest Hero Yet To Appear In Any Superhero Movie
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Avengers
TMC-4 — 9 years ago(January 25, 2017 06:47 PM)
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Its been almost five years since The Avengers came out andin this writers estimations at leastin that time there still hasnt been another entry in the broad genre that is the superhero movie that could lay claim to matching it. Joss Whedons multi-hero bonanza has it all: a gallery of perfectly cast heroes; a tone equally effervescent and playful and with enough dramatic stakes to anchor it; well-staged and coherently filmed action sequences; and, crucially, a script to die for.
Because, that script. Man, that script. I know Whedons skill and flair with the pen is not exactly a state secret, but damn do I go nuts for that script. In its economy and humor and rhythm I love it almost as much as the Serenity script. Almost.
But its a close contender. Mostly on account of those adjectives just listed, but also because it finds space in its already formidable scope to include a small, intimate moment. Its a moment that coexists alongside giant green rage monsters and the rapid-fire verbiage of Tony Stark, and yet despite that it stands as perhaps the most memorable moment of all.