To be honest I had mixed feelings about seeing it. On the one hand, I tend to not like movies that come with a boatload of hype (or box office billions) on the other hand I'm a huge of Joss Whedon BUT I'm not a fan of comic books turned into movies (except for Hellboy...I really loved Hellboy).
Long Suffering wanted to see it, so we did. (How could I refuse when he's been such a good sport about reading my manuscript as I hurdle toward my deadline?)
I know I'm in the minority, but I didn't love it. I didn't even like it very much. I thought it was uber-predictable, lacked character development (because they had too many!) and that the fight scenes were mind-numbingly endless.
On the other hand, Long Suffering loved the movie. (This is how we usually fall. I detested Avatar and cringe every single time Long Suffering, who loved it, tunes into it on TV. Have you noticed it's on almost as much as Law and Order repeats???)
Since I didn't hate The Avengers I've been trying to figure out why Long Suffering and countless others are such fans of this movie.
Long Suffering is a wise and clever man.I was befuddled by his answers and then slowly, because I am neither wise nor clever, I got it.
He doesn't know how to construct a good story. He knows how to enjoy one.
I, on the other hand, really have a hard time getting lost in a story, because I know that every action or line of dialogue may have a payoff later in the story and I'm always guessing ahead, trying to figure out where the storyteller is taking the tale, rather than enjoying the moment.
I'd be willing to bet that The Avengers is pretty close to a perfectly constructed screenplay. I'd be surprised if Michael Hauge and Christopher Vogler aren't already dissecting it. (If you haven't read The Hero's Two Journeys you might want to.)
I know I'll be doing so.
But right now I'm jealous of Long Suffering and the millions of fans who were able to enjoy it.
Tell me Killer Friends: Did you see The Avengers? Did you enjoy it? Can you suspend disbelief when viewing or reading? Or do you constantly get stuck figuring out the work behind the magic?
7 comments:
OMG! I LOVED the Avengers - loved it! I laughed so hard through most of it, I even missed some of the funny lines. I can't wait to see it again. I wore my 'Joss Whedon is my Master now' t-shirt and now I need to get a 'Joss Whedon is STILL my master t-shirt.' Was it predictable? Yeah. Was it a hell of a good time? Oh yeah!
I haven't seen it yet. Maybe when it comes out on TV. (and I wouldn't be able to do the 3-D thing either. Totally nausea-making.)
LOL You sound like my husband. I'll be enjoying a perfectly good little piece of fluff and he'll find things wrong with the story or the characters or the plot. Which makes me see all the little things, too. (I learned to change the channel or go watch in another room.) I guess my disbelief is just easier to suspend sometimes - unless someone or something comes along to shine a light on the flaws. Like the new show 'Longmire.' We both ripped the first episode apart. I just couldn't suspend the disbelief long enough to enjoy it.
Jennifer - lol, see I knew somebody liked it!
B.E. -- I'm terrible to watch anything with. Interesting about Longmire...I'd heard good things about it...
With regard to Longmire, it might've just been us.
I saw it and I enjoyed it and I'll tell you why: Tony Stark and Thor. That is all. :)
B.E. -- LOL, you don't have to say that. You're entitled to your opinion!!
Kristin -- Hi Kristin! So basically you enjoyed the eye candy?? ;-) Good reason as any to like something.
Hey! I'm more of a DC fan rather than a Marvel fan, but I rather enjoy the Marvel Movies. I dispise the character of Iron Man, but I admit that the movie was better than the Green Lantern movie. I was hoping that Green Lantern was as good as Iron Man.
I liked The Avengers, becuase it wasn't a comic - to - movie port...it was more of an original story than half the crap out in the theaters! Was it predictable? I dunno. I didn't see the "death" scene coming. I hear rumors...and I was hoping that they weren't true...but then again I try NOT to analyze movies...they're much more fun when you just watch them.
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