Chapter 631: Comparable to the Gods
The death of Iron Man in "Avengers 4: Endgame" has left countless fans haunted.
"Ah, it's so uncomfortable!"
"In the past, King Pingyang played the bad guy crazy and died, and the ending was very miserable. Now that I'm playing a good guy, why is the ending still dead?"
"Is King Pingyang a masochist?"
"Alas, you don't understand, King Pingyang is playing reality. ”
"Do you think my cousin thinks, when the Marvel universe started to become popular, everyone said that he was a traitor, and after the gods of the universe became popular, this voice did not disappear. ”
"What a good person, what is being forced by netizens. ”
"Now it's quiet, King Pingyang can only withdraw from the Marvel Universe in this way. ”
A lot of fans are arguing online.
Of course, the most talked about and discussed is the Marvel Universe, the ten-year finale.
Now that it has been released, the media can go full throttle, and movie reviews and spoilers are everywhere.
Although the film is 3 hours long, the media and film critics have praised it, there is not a single waste scene in the whole film, there is not a single nonsense, many line designs are traced, and many plot designs are full of deep meaning.
And the vast majority of the audience who watched the movie couldn't hate Thanos, and even thought he was a little cute.
Thanos doesn't appear much in the movie, distributed in several chapters, but every time he appears, he can plump up the character in the shortest time.
Before his first appearance, his armor was hung high.
The next shot cuts to a fruit grove, where Thanos picks a fruit.
At this time, Thanos' hand can be seen injured, and he puts the fruit in the bag.
Then the next shot cuts to the steps, and Thanos walks up the steps, and he can see that he is lame on one leg.
In just a few shots, before I saw the full picture of this person, I already knew the key information, and there was not a word of nonsense in the entire lens language.
Later, I saw that Thanos was cooking by himself, which was a bit contrasting and cute, and the biggest villain in the universe had no one to serve him.
In the house, there are pots, spices, and candles, and after preparing the ingredients, Thanos puts the pot on the stove and bakes it, and the whole pastoral life of a retired old cadre.
If you haven't watched "Avengers 3" before, you won't give this person a "heinous big bad guy" conclusion when you see this clip for the first time.
In fact, Thanos knows his destiny and will "do whatever it takes" to fulfill it.
He was not afraid of death, so when the mission was accomplished, he did not covet this supreme power, and he destroyed the original stone, even if he seriously injured himself.
Including his next appearance, he was not surprised to see himself beheaded by the Avengers in Nebula's footage.
After watching the whole movie, the audience will find that he is not greedy, nor does he lie, he is not like a villain in the traditional sense, he is just guarding what he thinks is destiny.
What is his destiny?
It is to bring the universe into balance by destroying half of the living beings.
His weapon is also a double-edged knife.
Half of the lives destroyed are completely random and do not have any emotions involved.
Five years later, the U.S. team said they saw a pod of whales in the Hudson River, and the water was clear.
This is a very rare phenomenon, which proves that the Thanos theory of "Avengers 3" was short-lived.
However, the environment will be better and resources will be released, but the emotional gap will be difficult to fill.
In the final battle, he had a very classic line, he said: I thought that if I wiped out half of my life, the other half would prosper, but you told me it was impossible. As long as there are people who are still concerned about the past, they will never be able to accept the future. So I'm going to turn this universe into atomic dust and create a new universe.
In other words, he wants to return everything to the original point and recreate life, and because these new lives have no memory of the past, there is no fear of loss, only gratitude to the Creator who gave life.
At first glance, it sounds true, but why is Thanos still everyone's nightmare?
What are they afraid of Thanos?
Thanos has a reference in the movie, and he represents people's fear of future destruction.
Thanos is a very strong supporter of fatalism, but people tend to fear fatalism, because it is difficult for someone to know where their end is, so they are afraid of the unknown, and the fate represented by Thanos points to this fear.
So, people resist it.
In fact, in addition to Thanos, other characters and plots in the movie also show fatalism.
People with high levels of wisdom can see their own fate, such as Thor's mother, who knew that she would die today, said to her son, who came back from the future, what you want to save is your future, not mine.
Including at the end, when the Hulk decided to snap his fingers, he said: The gem emits gamma rays, maybe that's the meaning of my existence.
And Doctor Strange finally compares his finger to Iron Man with a one, he actually tells Iron Man that this is the only successful ending, and this is also your only fate.
It's all fatalistic.
Iron Man is the heart of the whole movie, and the scene design of each scene is full of emotion and meaning.
Look at the details of the protagonist's acting skills, he really has the taste of Iron Man in his bones.
In the first scene of Iron Man in the play, he and Nebula are playing a game.
After 22 days of torment, running out of ammunition and oxygen, Iron Man, who was severely dehydrated and emaciated, opened his armor and began to record his last words.
The shot here echoes Iron Man's holographic projection's last words at the end of the film, and the background music at this time is the same as the music of Iron Man's final funeral.
Then, Iron Man dies on the spaceship, about to sleep forever.
At this time, someone came to save him, and it is very interesting that the camera does not directly show the rescuer, but the process of shooting the light and shadow of Iron Man's face from dark to bright, symbolizing hope and a sense of grandeur at the same time.
At this time, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was very particular about the details.
Then, Captain Marvel carried the spaceship back to Earth, and when everyone was discussing how to settle accounts with Thanos, Iron Man fainted due to emotional exhaustion and did not participate in the massacre of Thanos.
By the time he reappeared, it was five years later.
He built a house by the lake, echoing what he and the American team said at the end of "Avengers 2", build a farm for Pepper and have an idyllic life.
Here's a small detail, which is when the American team says, "I envy you." ”
Iron Man replied, "Someday you'll live this life too." ”
Iron Man walked out of the house and walked to the lake, a tent on the left hand side of the picture, a long table on the right hand side, and a child's chair in the middle, Tony called Little Morgan, which corresponds to the beginning of "Avengers 3", Iron Man said that he dreamed of having a child with Pepper, and the name of her uncle was Morgan.
Iron Man sees his daughter wearing a steel helmet, which is an anniversary gift he wants to give to his wife.
My daughter said I found it in the garage, and Iron Man said you like to be in the garage, right, and so did I.
Prove that the daughter has his genetics.
He picked up his daughter and said that his mother wouldn't wear the helmet anyway - Pepper put on the steel armor during the later battle.
Before and after here, several details show Iron Man's distinct personality and the actor's acting skills very directly.
One is the language of being sprayed with water while washing dishes, coaxing the child to sleep, pushing the child's face down to sleep with one hand, and threatening: If you don't sleep, you will sell your toys.
came out and immediately boasted to his wife that his daughter said that she loved me 3,000 times, and it is estimated that you will only be 600~900 times, all of which prove that this is a ruffian father figure who doesn't know how to express love.
After absentmindedly putting his daughter to sleep, Iron Man tells Pepper that he has developed a way to travel back in time.
The dialogue here is very interesting, in all the previous episodes, it is always Pepper who is against Iron Man's adventure, and this time Iron Man tells Pepper that he should forget, not help them, act as if nothing happened and go to sleep.
Little Pepper said: "I persuade you to stop, it may be something I can't do in my life." ”
There's a different change in the attitude of the characters here, which also explains why Pepper ends up on the battlefield.
In the end, Pepper asked Tony, "But can you rest in peace?" This sentence echoes Tony's last sentence when Tony died in battle: "You can rest in peace now." ”
The screenwriter buried a lot of foreshadowing, and many lines traced back and echoed, which can withstand scrutiny.
The reappearance of Iron Man is a reconciliation with the American team.
In this paragraph, the main body is still highlighting Iron Man, he first guessed whether Ant-Man had become a baby, and then said that this is not Ant-Man traveling in time, but time traveling in Ant-Man's body.
Team America said, you warned us.
Iron Man said, thank goodness I'm here.
In the previous quarrel between the American team and Iron Man, the American team was very unaccustomed to Iron Man's arrogant and arrogant character, but now it seems to be used to it, and the American team is also a little guilty about Iron Man.
When Iron Man wants to reconcile, the posture is also very interesting.
He said, let's make peace, it takes too much energy for me to make a feud, and I don't want to do this.
Then went to the trunk and took out the shield.
A small detail here is that the back of the shield is actually a dog plush toy, which also echoes the plot that little Morgan likes to play in the garage, and it can also reflect that Iron Man is a daughter from another side.
Team America said, I deserve it, thank you, Tony.
Iron Man's personality made him less able to face this kind of sensational scene, and he said, can you keep a low profile, I don't have gifts for other people.
This sentence is the finishing touch, which very well reflects Iron Man's personality: stubborn, face-loving, but very soft in heart.
The reason why many people love Iron Man more than Team America is because this character is too plump, flesh and blood, and has shortcomings, but these character shortcomings also have unfortunate reasons, so all the efforts he has made and all the injuries he has suffered are distressing.
In the three hours, there is a very important plot, which is the time travel brainstorming session of the Avengers.
This meeting is a link between the past and the next in the whole movie, it explains the whereabouts of the six gems, and also connects the previous Marvel movies.
Time travel brainstorming will have some use of long shots.
Long shots are a test for the camera and actors, but they enhance the audience's sense of substitution.
Through the Hulk turned in a circle, and finally cut to Thor, Thor talked about the plot of "Thor 2", Raccoon talked about the plot of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1", and then the soul gem was described by Nebula, and Black Widow was recording.
Next is the Time Stone, which is the fourth act, and the footage here is very interesting, there are only three people, Black Widow, Iron Man, and Hulk.
Black Widow is the recorder, Iron Man is the narrator, and the Hulk asks questions and listens.
Iron Man said that Doctor Strange gave the gem to Thanos, which is why the Hulk was able to tell the ancient one mage Doctor Strange to hand over the gem when he was not at the scene of the battle at the time.
One of the meaningful designs is that Black Widow and Iron Man are lying on the table, and it is the two of them who died later.
In fact, the sacrifice of the widowed sister was foreshadowed.
This movie uses a few shots to explain the identity of the widowed sister.
Five years later, the widow sister sticks to the Avengers base, everyone is in the world and other parts of the planet, the widow sister said that this thing will always be online, in fact, this holographic projection is the only link to everyone.
Next came Scarlett's acting frenzy.
Cut the sandwich - crossed the feet - don't cry in front of people, endure it, tears swirl in the eyes, cry behind people - the American team appeared, immediately put it away.
Her crying was layered.
The widow sister said that the Avengers were her family, so when everyone collapsed, she was the only one who still held on, and at the same time tried her best to maintain this big family.
She is the character who strings together the entire Marvel movie: undercover to evaluate Iron Man, recruit the Hulk, and fight alongside Team America.
Including when doing the brainstorming meeting of time travel, it was also the widow sister who was making meeting minutes.
As everyone was ready to cross, the last words were what she said: See you in a minute.
Then, she never came back.
After an encouraging speech by the American team, everyone divided into three teams and began to cross.
The first scene is the battle of Gotham City, the classic scene of "Avengers 1", which is looking for space gems, mind gems and time gems.
This crossing is both a tribute and a logical bridging and addition to the past.
Everyone carries the memory of the future, encounters with their past selves and past people and events, they have the opportunity to make up for the regrets of the past, and there is more to let go of the known.
In the battle of Gotham City, Iron Man came to his mansion and saw the last scene of the fight scene in the "Avengers 1" movie, Loki said: If I have the opportunity, I still want to drink that wine.
Iron Man ejects Ant-Man out and jumps on top of himself at the time.
He tells Ant-Man that those S.H.I.E.L.D. people are actually Hydra, which also explains why the Scepter will be in the Hydra base at the beginning of "Avengers 2".
Then the American team staged a very classic scene in the elevator, as if the original scene of the elevator battle in "American Team 2" will be recreated.
Everyone thought that the American team was going to start fighting, but five years later, the American team said to them: Hail Hydra (Long live the Hydra).
So, without much effort, the box was in hand.
The crowd burst into laughter in the cinema.
Although this plot is a hilarious meme, in fact it shows the rationality of the character development of the American team.
Watching the American team's movies, the most shots are fighting, he said: "We fight", "I can do this all day".
But after going through so much, he also began to learn to face difficulties with ingenuity.
When I beat up with myself five years ago, the American team five years later couldn't beat myself five years ago, and at the last moment, I used the sentence that Bucky was still alive to distract my former self, and then killed myself, and finally didn't forget to ridicule my American buttocks.
In this play, the American team has become cute, no longer the tall hero who is always serious and carries righteousness on his shoulders, the American team slowly walked down the altar, and all the foreshadowing here is to make his ending seem reasonable and not abrupt.
The design of "Avengers 4" is the most exciting part of the whole movie, it has the opportunity to bridge the logic of the past, and it also expresses a theme - reconciliation.
Reconcile with the past, with yourself, and with your loved ones.
The first to reconcile with himself was Dr. Green.
The relationship between Banner and Hulk was originally one of mutual avoidance, Banner was afraid of Hulk, and Hulk didn't like Banner, and the relationship between the two was shown more in "Thor 3" and "Avengers 3".
With seven Ph.D.s, Banner is the embodiment of wisdom.
Banner is a bit of a Hulk's host, Hulk lives in it, and anger is the mechanism that triggers him.
Hulk, on the other hand, is the representative of power.
Banner was afraid of the Hulk coming out, he had always thought of the Hulk as some kind of disease, but when he started to see the Hulk as an antidote after his failure five years ago, after 18 months in the laboratory, he finally blended strength and wisdom harmoniously and became Dr. Green.
The second person to reconcile is Thor.
He returned to Asgard and had the opportunity to say goodbye to her on the day she was killed.
Mother said that you must have suffered a lot in the future, and Saul burst into tears in an instant.
Here the mother also added: "I was raised by a witch, and I see more than just the surface."
In one sentence, it explains why the mother can see through it, and it can be understood by the audience who is watching the movie for the first time.
Mother's words are very philosophical here.
When Thor confides in her future about what happened to her, she said that everyone fails in the process of finding themselves, and that a hero is judged by how they ultimately find themselves.
Thor gained strength in his conversation with his mother, and when he finally summoned Meowth Hammer back, he excitedly said, "I'm still worthy of it."
At this moment, he let go.
The next people to reconcile are Iron Man and Team America.
The scene of the birth era of the American team is one of the tears in the whole movie.
This is where Iron Man meets his young father, and here the American team meets his beloved.
In Marvel's movies, Iron Man and his father have no real dialogue, and there was only Howard in "American Team 1", and Iron Man was not born yet.
"Iron Man 1", his father also passed away a long time ago, but at the beginning of "American Team 3", Iron Man spent a lot of money to make a holographic projection in order to make up for the regret of unspoken love with his father.
Throughout the Marvel movie, the director let the audience know the emotional scar between him and his father through Director Nick Fury's words, Iron Man's statement, and his father's video materials, etc., and this scar is so universal, many people have it, so it can resonate more.
Here, the protagonist's acting skills are online all the way, if you pay attention to details, Tony is a little weak, he leans back in a chair, looks at his father, and then looks away, that kind of great sadness and joy, vividly.
After his father called his fake name, he pretended to be calm.
It's only two seconds, and the emotion is very good.
Tony asks his father, flowers and canned sauerkraut, is there a date tonight?
My father said that my wife was pregnant.
This space-time dialogue is very interesting, the object of the wife's pregnancy is now back to him through decades and he doesn't know it.
But the audience knows, so this drama gives the audience an emotional impact.
My father said that my wife couldn't stand me eating loudly, and at this time I looked at Donnie's smile, this smile was very tasteful, it had subtext, and it had a sense of memory.
Then Iron Man said to his father, I have a daughter.
This sentence is to comfort someone, to tell someone in your memories how you are doing now.
In addition, in this conversation, you can see the influence of the family of origin.
My father said that I always put personal preferences ahead of the collective good.
The audience immediately understood that the reason why Iron Man is this character is derived from his original family.
My father also said that my father did not have a problem that he could not solve with a belt.
The reason why Iron Man's father is like this is also from his original family.
The way of education carried by the family of origin is passed down from generation to generation under unnoticed habits.
Iron Man said, "My father was very me, but it's a good thing to think about it now."
My father said, "You know, even though my child hasn't been born yet, I'm willing to do everything for him."
The father didn't know that the person opposite was his son decades later.
What people can't say often needs to be expressed in another context.
Iron Man hugged his father and said: Thank you for everything, and finally changed his words and added a sentence for this country.
There is also a small detail here, the father's driver is called Jarvis, which is the artificial intelligence of Iron Man.
And this crossing of the American team allowed him to meet his beloved girl, Carter.
He entered a room while evading the search, and there was Carter's name in the upper right corner of the first shot, and then Team America saw that his photo was placed on the table, which was the same picture of him that appeared in "Team America 1".
Then he turned around and saw Director Carter's name, looking at his girl through the glass.
Why arrange to take the gem in the Battle of Gotham City not for one success, but for another crossing?
The answer is to give these two giants a chance to reconcile with their past selves and with the people and things of the past.
In order to succeed in the crossing, it is also necessary to replenish the Pym particles, which actually explains the first scene of "Ant-Man 1" by the way, Hank Pym thinks that Howard stole his Pym particles, so he turns against them.
Avengers 4 confessed, but it was actually stolen by the American team.
When the three groups of centaurs crossed back, the Hulk snapped his fingers, and walked through the Marvel classic severed hand stalk, the Thanos mothership traveled through the Pym particle to five years later, and blew the Avengers base into slag.
From here, the film enters its final chapter, the epic war.
This kind of group scene is difficult to film, so it is difficult to shoot in terms of the sense of primary and secondary and layering.
First, there are too many heroes involved, each hero can't show his face, and if he shows too long and delays time, how to balance the priority and priority?
Second, the fight scene is very long, about 40 minutes, how to achieve a level of progression in this time?
The director handled it almost perfectly.
The Big Three vs. Thanos, the climax is when the American team lifts Thor's hammer.
After that, the American team singled out Thanos and was seriously injured, and Thanos summoned the army.
The climax occurs when the American team is single-handedly against the army, and all the Avengers are teleported to the battlefield.
The falcon said, on your left.
Then the aperture appeared, and the first one to come out was the Black Panther Wakanda trio.
The falcon flew out, a bunch of apertures, and all the heroes appeared one by one.
The audience boiled.
The American team said the classic line: Avengers, assemble.
This is followed by the group scene, with three small emotional climax points.
Iron Man hugs Spider, Star-Lord meets Gamora, and Raccoon protects Treant.
The loudest hug in the movie theater is the embrace of Spider and Iron Man.
The use of the camera is also very smooth: Iron Man is killed by the enemy in a fight, the little spider restrains the enemy from behind, Ant-Man tramples to death, and the little spider jumps over to talk about the situation.
Iron Man hugged the little spider, which echoes the movie "Spider-Man: Homecoming", Iron Man helps the little spider open the door: I don't want to hug you, I just help you open the door, we are not so familiar.
What the audience should feel at the scene of the fight is a sense of game.
is about to lose - reverse - gain the upper hand again - reverse, such a cycle can well contain the emotions of the audience.
The same is true for the endgame: everyone hands together to give gloves and start a 4x100 obstacle relay.
It's not a commercial movie, a popcorn movie, but a classic.