The Musings of an Eclectic Woman

 

Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hiddleston, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders

 

Director: Joss Whedon

 

The superhero movie "The Avengers" is the sixth movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

 

 

In "The Avengers," we get to see many of our favorites from previous Marvel movies. Loki (Tom Hiddleston) the estranged brother of Thor (Chris Hemsworth), is on a mission. He wants to get his hands on a mysterious blazing blue square called "Tesseract," a powerful energy source, and give it to the leader of Chitauri. Why? Because the leader of the Chitauri promises him if he does that, he will be the leader of Earth. Well, we can't have that, now can we? Enter S.H.I.E.L.D. and director Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson.) If you're familiar with Marvel movies, you know that one of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s main jobs is to prevent attacks from extraterrestrials. Fury heads the "Avengers Initiative" and brings along "the first avenger" Captain America (Chris Evans) along with others, such as the gorgeous Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.)

 

 

One of the things I love about Marvel movies is the top-quality actors and actresses. Everyone is good in this film.

 

 

Like: Not every Marvel movie looks the same, but visually, "The Avengers" looks spectacular. 

 

Dislike: Mark Ruffalo plays Bruce Banner/Hulk. Ruffalo is an excellent actor, but I was used to Ed Norton who played the role in "The Incredible Hulk." Mark Ruffalo said, "I'm a friend of Ed's, and yeah, that wasn't a great way for all that to go down. But the way I see it is that Ed has bequeathed this part to me. I look at it as my generation's Hamlet." So Marvel couldn't work it out with Norton, so they went with Ruffalo. That's fine. Things happen. But I'm just one of those people who likes things to stay the same. 

 

Like: Chris Evans looks and demeanor in this movie are scrumptious. (Can you tell I have a thing for Chris Evans in this particular role?) I also like that Steve Rogers is traditional, responsible, and hardworking. He's not fond of the cocky Tony Stark. (Neither am I, at least initially.)

 

Like: This Marvel movie, in my opinion, is one of the more imaginative. The way they weave in all of the various superheroes is well done.

 

Like: The humor in this movie is well done.

 

Like: The spy Natasha Romanov/Black Widow has some incredible fighting moves in this movie. There's one particular scene, after she says, "let me put you on hold," that I love.

 

 

"The Avengers" is excellent for people who are familiar with the Marvel characters up to "The Avengers" and who want to catch up!

 

 

I give "The Avengers" Five out of Five Stars.