Music and Movies The Avengers: The Phenomenon The Spirit Reviews this Spring’s Biggest Marvel Movie
by Grayson Levy Marvel and Paramount Pictures embarked on an incredible endeavor when they decided to produce The Avengers. They took the risk and injected $220 million into the project. Needless to say, it paid off, and the movie made over $1 billion in only 19 days. Children around the world donned the red and gold helmet of Iron Man, the giant green hands of The Hulk, or the shield of Captain America in celebration of a movie that broke records left and right. It was a movie that raised the bar far above other recently released movies, such as The Hunger Games or Dark Shadows. Everyone should see The Avengers. It has a ‘wow’ factor that stuns audiences of all ages. The casting was strong. Mark Ruffalo, who played The Hulk/Bruce Banner, put in a stellar performance that critics around the world have praised. Scarlett Johansson and Robert Downey Jr. were able to portray their characters in a way that made people sit back and enjoy the movie. Other than a bunch of superheroes joining forces to defeat the villain, The Avengers is also about community. The superheroes in the movie come from very different backgrounds: Iron Man is a billionaire, Thor is a god of thunder, Captain America is a super soldier from World War II, and the Hulk is a scientist who has to control his anger. All of these characters have massive egos and their own ways of doing things, but they learn to work together to accomplish a common goal. This message is an important one. If a band of individuals can come together at a time of need, it speaks to everyday people to step out of their comfort zones and help others in need. I now see why the producers of Marvel and Paramount Pictures included such an immense topic in what has quickly been recognized as one of the greatest movies. §
Watch the trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPoHPNeU9fc
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