Movie Review, in Brief: The Avengers

I went into this movie with ludicrously high expectations that were exceeded.

Let me reiterate this.

**I** went into a **JOSS WHEDON** **COMIC BOOK** movie and it was **BETTER** than **I** thought it would be.

There's your Moment of Zen.

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In all seriousness, it was like a "how to" for writing. Economical, each character gets to shine. It's like Star Trek Reboot upped by several notches because Whedon is so familiar with the source material and knows exactly how to handle large ensembles without being repetitive. Compare with JJ Abrams who put most of the tension on two characters, relegated the woman to love interest, and kept reusing the same moves over and over. (Oh look, here's Kirk being choked. Oh here he's being choked again. Now he's hanging from a cliff. Oh look now he's hanging off a drill. REPEAT.) There's some telegraphing to make sure you know where things come from because a lot is going on. The writing is also unbelievably snap-crackle-pop.

Cannot wait to go again! I'm doing a review for SFRA so when I'm done with the draft I'll post it here on f-lock.