Avengers: Age of Ultron - Movie

Excitement for a thing can sometimes be overrated. It’s an unfortunate reality that happens sometimes and in the case of going to watch the latest Avengers movie, I think this was one of those times, as much as it pains me to say it. Going with a rather large group you would think there would have been enough excitement to overshadow any possible plot short comings that the movie would throw at you but surprisingly that doesn’t seem to be the case. Or maybe there were too many trailers for this movie that gave away key plot points that made the overall experience seem rehashed? I don’t know….

In any case I can’t argue that the movie didn’t deliver in terms of action and pretty awesome cinematography, because it did. Plus there were some really enjoyable comedic scenes that were shared between the characters that had me smiling as you watched cute banter that highlighted their different personalities. 

The fights were also okay, I guess. They tickled my action-loving bone and squeezed my hero-obsessed heart, but I can’t deny feeling like something was still missing throughout the movie. But maybe I’m just full of too much expectation when it comes to the sequels of stuff.

The plot wasn’t too bad, though I feel not much focus was given to it as the movie strayed to the focus of some personal details of our avenger’s personal lives. I’m sure there was some reason to this, but I didn’t see it clear enough to care for it much.

What was interesting was where the movie seemed to be heading as it concluded. It was like an opening for a whole new line of hero movies to be excited for as it introduced the new players in the game. I’m very curious to see how that turns out, simply because the world can never have too many hero movies, well at least in my opinion.

Marvel Agents of Shield - TV Show [ABC]

When it first started out there was a lot of excitement, after all it was being written by the Marvel peoples and it came around the same time as the first Avengers movie so the hype was still fresh. Needless to say Marvel Agents of Shield was put on a pretty high pedestal.

But then the first few episodes happened and you start to wonder if maybe they aren’t really taking the ‘super’ route or maybe they want to focus more on the non-supers because, you know, we all can’t be super heroes and such.

Season one found us delving into the secret organisation that dealt with the supernatural stuff while the heroes like Captain America, Iron man and Thor waltzed off and did their own thing. Introducing the ever so ready team that came in afterwards to clean up their messes and so on, we follow a branch of this organisation that is led by the lovable favourite from the movie franchise, Phil Coulson, who was supposed to have died.

I like that they used the original character. I’m a sucker for such consistency; it brings familiarity to the show that sort of convinces you to watch on, even though some episodes are a strain to get through as you watch Coulson’s team tackle the after effects of the Avengers and Captain America’s battle and the mystery of Coulson’s resurrection.

Personally I think the beginning had too many tangled strings for an average viewer to put together. If you weren’t a hard-core superhero fan you would have moved on to another show and if you were you would have ranted and raved, as I did, about the pace and structure of the show. Season one dragged too much in the beginning, though it improved as it went on and linked with the movies, which was a really cool aspect, again the consistency a thing to love and respect.

But then it ended with a bang and season two happened. I have to wonder if the writers didn’t listen just a tiny bit to the voices of the fans as they began adding some super and intrigue as they started pumping up the pace and revelations of awesome stuffs left, right and centre.

Of course they have the anticipation of the next movie to work with them, but the show has definitely shown some development in terms of character growth and plot structure as we follow Coulson’s team rebuilding Shield from scratch and one of his agents dealing with being put on the index while a new threat surfaces to replace Hydra and trouble in the background slowly brews.

Instead of a few loose strings you have a good network of interconnected plot points that slowly and quite brilliantly unravel into a beautiful superhero show and personally that’s what I was waiting for since the first episode!

It’s a long wait to get there, but I reckon it will be worth it in the end.