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Avengers: Infinity War-Remarkable to Have the Team Back



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In over two hours, it was astounding to see everyone back after two years. Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War was a phenomenal combination of visual effects and animation, humor, music, and heroic journeys. Directed by the Russo Brothers (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War), the overall ensemble was well put together for this major box-office success.
Thanos (Josh Brolin) threatens to wreak havoc on Earth and the rest of the Galaxy as he acquires the Infinity Stones. After years of strained relationships and a hiatus, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes (Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans) will have to put aside their egos and come together to save the universe, before Thanos acquires the power to rule the “suffering” world we call home. And it’s not just the Avengers; it will take them, the Mystics, the Wakandans, and the Guardians of the Galaxy to either preserve the planet or avenge it, to fight battles that mortal man and woman never could.
Infinity War was, in every sense of the word, phenomenal. To see pretty much every hero from the last 10 years to unite for the same cause was like living an ultimate fantasy. Brolin delivered great vocal effects and motion capture in his more central role as Thanos. Whoever else that was a part of his role must have had tremendous strength for playing an antagonist. Like every other Marvel Cinematic Universe production, the cast fit their roles amazingly. And it was not without another hilarious cameo by The Man, Stan Lee, himself. Costume designer Judianna Makovsky put in her best designing for the costumes for Iron Man, Spider-Man, and all the others. And composer and conductor Alan Silvestri, an alumni of Teaneck High School like myself, once again did his best effort in orchestrating the score for the original motion picture soundtrack.
Avengers: Infinity War is truly a battle for the books, both in and out of the film world. It will leave audiences feeling in awe and waiting for more answers. Certainly, the Avengers will never stop trying to succeed in heroism, and in entertainment. They will continue working because, as Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) put it, “We’ll need them to”.


Go see Avengers: Infinity War right now.

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