I, like most, are really looking forward to "Avengers: Endgame". And so we should be, given how absolutely mind-bendingly awesome the last movie was! And not only that, but also to see the accumulation of all the superheroes we've come to know and love, pitting their wits against the best of the best, Thanos himself. There certainly is a lot of rich history for us to start rubbing our mits with glee. So, why the hell they messing it up by introducing this new character out the blue?
Sorry, but I just don't see it. The trailers look like some SJW advert for getting a series of pro new age moralistic messages across, when there is absolutely no reason for it. Although I haven't seen the film yet, the formula appears to be very evident. In this new movie, she'll be nigh-on unstoppable, destroying bad guys left right and centre, as a means for MCU in showcase just how omnipotent she is. All well and good, but small point is question... WE DON'T KNOW WHO SHE IS! Suffice to say, she isn't a well known Marvel character so shouldn't this huge introduction have been more suited for Phase 2? Leaving the original Avengers we're all already so familiar with, to carry the torch until the end of this first run, would seem to make way more sense. But political agenda seems the order of proceedings nowadays.
This is a bold move from the makers of MCU and certainly one proving to be extremely divisive, according to the massive amounts of videos discussing it on YouTube. But the general consensus is, without a doubt, resoundingly negative, by males and females alike. And I totally see it too. The actress, *Brie Larson, has already insulted the majority of her target audience by basically telling them all where to go. Nice marketing approach there! And her constantly repugnant expression plastered on her face doesn't help matters in the slightest either. This is gonna be very interesting to watch play out as the movie comes out in theatres on 8th March.
Well, I'll be catching this one on rental or download, but here's how I see the scores going. Websites like "Rotten Tomatoes" will be singing it's praises, making sure ticket sales turn in a respectable figures, whereas the main public opinion, will be much less welcoming. I dunno, but I've been seeing this phenomena more and more, and don't see why the trend would change now, all of a sudden.
I just hope they don't mess up the final "Avengers" movie, just to appease a fleeting cultural narrative. Let's see how it all turns out, but from my standpoint, the "cringe" factor is beginning to settle in quite nicely.
