When the Team of Avengers last got together 3 years ago, we had the pleasure of watching one of those splendid superhero gang-up tales that saw the likes of the Captain America, the Thor, the Incredible Hulk and uber-cool Iron Man sharing the screen and exchanging quips right through their battle against evil forces descending from unknown territory.
As is Hollywood’s habit, in between the release of Avengers Part 1 and Avengers Part 2, the studios keep churning out sequels of the individual superhero tales- and so Captain America battled the Winter Soldier, Thor made a journey to the Dark World, and Iron Man encountered another mysterious villain with a knack to wield explosives. If you can stay abreast of every superhero’s travails then you should be quite excited to experience the Hollywood adaptation of each superhero. Or else, you can turn up for Avengers Age of Ultron- an all-out action movie with breathtaking action sequences punctuated by some moving scenes, and let it all capture you.
The issue with the sequel is there are too many superheroes on screen. Like they say, too many cooks spoil the broth. This film comes across as a barrage of some high-tech video game action, fairly distributed amongst the lead pack so every superhero out their gets their share of screen presence- All the leading Marvel superheroes fight it out with an army of robots, along with two new superheroes joining their ranks. This movie, at times, seems to be on auto pilot mode. The superheroes get in the kick-some-bad-ass mode, play the same characters through similar situations, crack jokes when you least expect them, thereby making it all a touch too repetitive. The outline of the movie is great, the cast is wonderful, the CGI effects are cool, but the movie lacks depth and range in terms of offering users what they would expect in a sequel movie from the Avengers’ franchise.
Some of the highlights include a burgeoning romantic affair between the Incredible Hulk and the Black Widow, the introduction of a superhero’s commitment to his family (if you would like to see the personal side of a superhero), the upgraded avatar of the Iron Man or the extremely enthralling voice of the charismatic Chris Hemsworth. Designed to derail their powers and inflict self-doubt in them, the hallucinations of our superheroes end up unsettling them as well as the audience. Yes, these visually are very impressive. However, the global journey that starts with a jaunt to Africa and ends with Sovokia (somewhere in Europe, if you are looking for coordinates) fails to render the Avenger’s quest interesting.
Overall, if you are looking for some sustained action on display by some of the best superheroes of the world, you won’t go wrong with Avengers Age of Ultron. Joss Whedon, the director, seems to have attempted to mix some elements to bring out a better combination this time, but you should go watch it yourself to see how well it has come out. Check out Avengers at Slots Heaven, if you fancy some slots action over a mediocre superhero flick.
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