Doctor Strange, Scarlet Witch, Star-Lord? All gone.
Peter Parker, the sweet kid who’s aware enough of what’s happening to literally beg for his life in Tony Stark’s arms? Gone. Black Panther, the newly minted MVP of the Marvel Cinematic Universe who represents such a long-overdue new era for superhero storytelling? Poof. MPAA guidelines being what they are, we were never going to see this play out as a literal bloodbath instead, scores of the MCU’s most beloved heroes abruptly turn to dust, as their friends and allies watch in numb disbelief along with the audience.īucky Barnes, the soldier-turned-sleeper agent who’s survived death and fought his way back from brainwashing? He’s the first to go, and barely has time to murmur “Steve?” before evaporating into a handful of dust. But in the final moments of Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos (Josh Brolin) makes good on his promise to eliminate half of the earth’s population at random, and thus ensues a haunting scene desperately in need of a Carrie Coon monologue.
Of all the comparisons you might have expected to draw with Marvel’s latest superhero-stuffed ensemble film, HBO’s The Leftovers probably wasn’t high on the list.
0 kommentar(er)
