Review: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Like it or not, accept it or not accept, Avengers: Age of Ultron event like World Cup fever is infecting everyone. This film brings back the Marvel superhero previously successful with each movie: Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, plus who do not have their own films such as Hawkeye, Black Widow and Nick Fury. Moreover, their first meeting in The Avengers (2012) a great success. With a history like that, do not be surprised if Marvel would like to present a larger, more crowded and more intense in this second meeting.

Special defense agencies S.H.I.E.L.D. has collapsed, Avengers superhero team must now fight harder to save the earth. One of the first things they do is reclaim the Scepter, magic stones captured from Loki (Tom Hiddleston played, in the movie The Avengers) and stored SHIELD, which eventually belong HYDRA (can be seen in Captain America: The Winter Soldier). They do not know, there is a great plan behind this thing.

Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) with Dr. Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) tried to pry the secret behind this stone, which was able to build a component of artificial intelligence (artificial intelligence) that are smarter than humans. At first, Stark wants to use it to build a robot army protective earth, so that superheroes do not need to work too hard. However, artificial intelligence that actually gave birth Ultron (voiced James Spader), who had a will of its own, and it will not be beneficial to mankind. On the other hand, the actions of Stark and Banner build artificial intelligence without the say-say, causing the seeds split in the Avengers team.

The height of the superhero is the thing that makes the always anticipated Avengers movie. Where else can see the action of the superhero with different abilities to act together to save the earth. The good, the writer and director Joss Whedon knows how to showcase the action and personalities of each superhero with a fair portion and its precise timing. This is evident in The Avengers, and the back is shown in the Age of Ultron, that in fact the number of characters increases. In addition to the superhero mentioned above (plus Ultron), the film also features the figure of powerful new, like the twins Maximoff, Pietro aka Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Wanda aka Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), there is also a friend of Iron Man, War Machine (Don Cheadle), also the emergence of The Vision (Paul Bettany) -which zoom designed very gracefully.

If the superhero to have to come together, there must be something very big and precarious. When The Avengers first bring enemies from another dimension, then the Age of Ultron displays enemy created by humans (members Avenger) itself, even if the stakes keep the integrity of the earth. How strong to be resisted by Ultron up to 10 superheroes (including Hulk), it is rather tricky to tell. To be sure, Ultron is a realization in the form of software, could pave the data around the world, it is easy to move "the body", while capable of producing sophisticated robot army (to continue what was done Stark). This robot forces may be easily defeated, but their numbers are endless indeed quite a nuisance.

Age of Ultron can be called a dark version of The Avengers, or other Marvel superhero movies. In addition to the talk about the survival of mankind (The Avengers first just wanted the earth remains intact), the film is also trying to bring the deepest fears of our superhero. However, Age of Ultron not even be a dish that is moody and depressed. Whedon still able to embed intelligent humor here and there, both of which can cause immediate laughter, as well as those relating to referral previous Marvel movies. In fact, the figure itself is created by Ultron witty personality, with dialogue and behavior that may polahnya figures reminiscent of the Disney animated antagonist (eg, Scar in The Lion King or Hades in Hercules). The most distinctive element of fun Marvel not maintained here.

On the other hand, if the film is intended as a more crowded, larger, and more powerful than the previous Avengers, Age of Ultron may not meet all of it. More crowded and bigger it is true, but not necessarily more intense. The problem is, the crowds and the greatness of this film has been achieved by The Avengers earlier, also through another movie more "small" as Guardians of the Galaxy or Captain America: The Winter Soldier. That the enemy robots seemed still less precarious with the arrival of alien forces from another dimension invade the earth. Even if you want to compare more detail, exposure Quicksilver figures here are still less cool than its appearance in X-Men: Days of Future Past-wearing the same character but has nothing to do because it was made by another studio.

But, perhaps it is not the fault Age of Ultron completely. The film was made with the exciting plot, also raises interesting interactions antararakternya although in a limited time, including incorporating elements of drama. Each scene matches made with a neat and lively, aided by sound and visual effects and convenient careful scrutiny. Heroic values ​​of each superhero still able to enjoy. However, as the film is supposed to larger scale of the film other Marvel Age of Ultron no longer se-fresh The Avengers first, not as crazy as binge Guardians of the Galaxy, and not as significant as Captain America: The Winter Soldier-containing disclosure change the state of the entire universe of Marvel films.

And, perhaps the most influence is the Age of Ultron as if just finished an episode intermediary of the continuation of the vision of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), which links all the Marvel superhero movie in a big red thread. This film seemed incomplete: the first part shall be assisted by the previous Marvel movies, and the last part will be continued with films Marvel Avengers after-peaking at: Infinity War in 2018 and 2019. If you want to take the positive, Age of Ultron includes some events that might be the background of the events in the Marvel movies to come, though not clear how much influence.

Regardless, Age of Ultron is definitely not a bad movie, did not disappoint. This film is not only able to meet the expectations were already very high since the first success of The Avengers and other Marvel films. Probably not until astounding, but at least this film can still provide entertainment throughout the 2 hours and 20 minutes also did not feel too long.

My score: 7/10

 

Avengers: Age of Ultron
(2015 - Marvel Studios/Disney)
Written & Directed by Joss Whedon
Produced by Kevin Feige
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson, James Spader, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Don Cheadle, Anthony Mackie, Cobie Smulders, Andy Serkis, Claudia Kim, Linda Cardellini, Hayley Atwell, Idris Elba, Stellan Skargård, Thomas Kretschmann, Julie Delpy