Gathering Against The Tide
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Does it take a mass of followers to change something? Enough about the science, but let us talk basics.
Are we always entitled to the right to have a group of people following our orders as though it was a matter of life and death? For one, it does feel like going against the flow, the rhythm, the order of things.
Yikes, there are flaws in that statement. Feel. Flow. Rhythm. Order of things. For a sceptic, is there such a thing as a flow? And how do we feel? Painfully, one has to admit that it is not easy to feel. Our consciousness lets us think many things like feel and flow with the rhythm.
What are chances of us failing? No, more importantly, why do we not think otherwise? There is no obligation to not 'feel' and not 'flow' with the usual tone. But we are constantly being forced into something that is both ambiguous and opaque.
Alas, the contradiction is always there. Relate it somehow, opposition always comes with everything that moves. Essentially, if there is no opposition, then we can safely proclaim: "We are history."
The point you may ask? Cliche. The reason? Predictable. It does sound like defeat to something superior, but there is nothing, nothing more than we can possibly fight. But who knows for certain, though?
Review of The Week!
Movie : The Avengers (2012)
Awe-inducing, funny and action-packed, this could be the superhero movie of the year (not that there are many).
It is unusual for directors to modify the genre of superhero movies. To be precise, if we are looking for some popcorn entertainment, Joss Whedon could have easily turned this into a full-blown alien-versus-superhero affair (that actually would not be too bad). Interestingly to note however, he does not. With an affinity to blend action scenes with tongue-in-cheek humor, he balances the tone of the movie to be both rewarding and most definitely, superhero-themed.
There are plenty of noteworthy things you can brag about this movie. The cinematography, the script, the visuals, the cast, the production design. Surely though, there would be one or two flaws, but they are not really meant to be called 'flaws' per se. Bending the laws of physics, 'saving the world' is saving the US and how Hulk manages to comply to orders are just some of the minor 'flaws'. These are probably things that you would just like to ignore for the sake of giving the director the benefit of the doubt.
It is quite evident that Whedon has made this film his own. He incorporates humor into almost every scene, as if things are not to be taken too seriously in the world of The Avengers. And it should be like that. Again, the emphasis on superhero movies usually lie on destruction, life-saving and personalization of characters. But here, there is some of that, but not completely. No chessy lines. No rushed pacing. No cliche-ridden narrative. (Just Loki speaking in a not-so-sharp English accent.)
The movie can also be likened to last year's Deathly Hallows (Part 2); a lot of hype, and duly delivered. At least we could expect how the last Harry Potter movie was meant to be : an emotional, epic battle. The Avengers did deliver but there is something different to the whole theme that somehow manages to change our view on how superhero movies should be in the future. Is it Robert Downey Junior's Shakespearean jab at Thor? Or is the excellent cinematography of sticking to single shots instead of quick-fire editing? Heck, it could even be Scarlett Johansson's semi-obscene display of bust. Anyhow the movie is a success, most definitely.
Unprecedented, now that is one word to decribe Joss Whedon's take on a superhero movie.
Personally*... Stay in your seats till the end; there are rumors that an extra scene is added to the US version of The Avengers, for compensation of the late release.
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