They tried to trade for DC’s Batman, but when DC asked for Stan Lee’s head, the deal fell through.
It’s tempting to simply label Avengers: Infinity War (2018) as tripe and move on. After all, the only discernible theme in this story appears to be the all-too serious question of over-population (except in this case it’s of the Universe, not just Earth), which the bad guy offers to fix by killing off half the population of the Universe, but it’s not developed in the least. After that, the movie seems to consist of
- Action
- Superheroes piled on superheroes with a few on the side as seasoning
- More action
- Screw character development
- Murder excused by theme
- More meaningless action
Yeah, it’s dull, outside of the occasional pop-culture reference, which is itself meta-associated.
My only caveat is that perhaps this movie thrills the knowledgeable Marvel Universe fanatic. Maybe. And if you happen to be such a fan, go see this movie.
But for the rest of us, it’s a waste of time.
