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I guess iceland is one of the only places where u can step out the car and shoot in the middle of the road!!
Well, it's that time of year again.
To start us off, here's a bit of what I said about this photo from Patreon so we're all up to speed:
“I'll tell you right now this was very unplanned, hell, I don't even own all the correct versions of these figures to begin with! I just had a hankering to photograph something Marvel.”
“In fact, I've been wrestling with the idea of an Infinity War photoshoot for months now. I was keen for the film, but I wasn't REALLY pumped like some people. Bringing all these properties to a head was the most intriguing me, to say the least.”
“So here's this, photographed on the 19th, so it's still pretty fresh in my brain, but hey what ever, it'll just be another movie... right?”
...(btw here on out there are spoilers... just so you know)...
Well I went in hoping to have my mind blown, but assumed I'd probably leave feeling the same way I do about most Marvel films lately. “It was just okay.”
I really wanted to like this film! I really did!
And you know what?
HOLY HELL!
WHAT!?
This movie changed the game! It raised the bar! :D
Infinity War has got to be the most comic book-y feeling film yet! (It legitimately felt like a reboot cataclysm or a crisis event!)
The stakes felt legitimate, and it was a rather pleasant revival from the usual marvel formula. Another thing that surprised me was how well the pacing was executed. It didn’t feel long enough in terms of story. That's a weird sentiment, considering that the movie took up an eighth of my day.
Dr Strange was probably my favorite character in the film. Personally (outside of Thanos and Spider-Man) he felt like the most accurate character they have in the movies right now and I love it! Plus his use of magic and combat were really well thought through in terms of how both he and Wong used their abilities.
Another moment I really enjoyed was Tony’s Space Plan. It was really cool to see just a handful of heroes take on The Mad Titan, and almost easily take him down! Plus Dr. Strange going toe-to-toe with The Gauntlet was super cool!
I did have some gripes too though.
The Guardians pissed me off (but they always do) but I'm really glad they wrangled back ole Dick-Joke Drax because that shit wasn't funny the first time or the other four hundred times he made them in Vol.2. With the exception of Rocket/Gamora, none of those characters ever act like real people in this movie. When ever the walking-80s-reference known as Star Lord is on the screen with other characters, he's the least likable in the group. Far more childish than Spider-Man, and I found it really irritating. Tony's reactions to him were almost the same faces I was making when he was on screen.
But on the other hand, splitting up The Guardians and giving them a reason to be focused on a singular goal gave them a reason to be serious, and that was nice to see.
It was nice to have Alan Silvestri back on the music, because that score was fantastic! Oh and speaking of music, I'm still really hoping Rubber Band Man will be used for the Plastic Man movie one day (every time I hear that song I think of Eel O’Brian) :P
I suppose another thing worth mentioning was the colors! I feel like post-Raganarok, the color palettes have been abundant! Maybe that's kind of in response to DC but whatever, it was just a really pretty movie!
If we could talk about the writing for a second though... dude! There wasn’t any useless plot points for the characters! *cough*LastJedi*cough* Everybody had stuff to do! All these different units and locations and concepts blended well for being so scattered and diverse!
The film was also emotionally well established. It wasn't constantly ruined by quips via that standard Marvel formula. I enjoyed the fact that comedic characters like (Bruce/Hulk Spider-Man, Chris Pratt) were kept separate from serious characters (Dr Strange, Cap, Black Panther). None of these characters had two-sided personalities to please the masses. They were correctly interpreted and written to bounce off each other (like Iron Man reacting to Parker or Quill). There wasn’t a perpetual grey area of personalities that most of these characters typically sit in, and that was refreshing.
One thing I genuinely didn't expect, was a solid emotional movie around Thanos. I really thought they were gonna screw him over like they did Ultron (who really should have been just as dynamic of a character!) But in Infinity War, that’s what we got and it was great! As an audience member going to these movies for so long now, I didn't feel disrespected. I didn't pay money to see the same villain over and over again, and I'm really glad that wasn't the case!
For a character that was largely introduced in this film alone, Thanos was ripe with conflict and strife. HE WAS A REAL CHARACTER! WOO! :P
His motives and views of the cosmos were well portrayed, and not once did they feel evil-for-evil's-sake type situations. His ideas of Radical Extremism were... strangely relatable :P
He wasn't just a bad guy. He was a twisted Genghis Khan that just wanted to make the galaxy a better place! And once more, a credit to the writers, they stuck extremely close to the source material. Thanos was literally the Thanos I've been reading for years!
His own moral conflict with Gamora in particular was fascinating, and heartbreaking.
On a lighter note!
I went into this movie expecting all the action figures to meet up together to fight the bad guy. The End. Also I expected another Last Jedi where there was too many characters and sub-plots established previously that would be dropped or tossed out leading characters with nothing to do.
To be frank, the plot was honestly, everybody gets into some hijinks meeting each other, Thanos grabs dem gems, then were done. A simple premise but the execution was really great, and that's where it was it's strongest! The movie was about nuances, actions, and re-actions to events taking place. I liked that a lot! :)
However, I would have liked to see Tony and Cap meet up again, but OH WELL!
It's weird for me though, because I actually want to know what happens next (which normally doesn’t occur to me leaving Marvel movies) I tend to leave most of them content, but not this one! Plus the audience around me left, possibly unsatisfied...? After the credit's rolled, there was a quiet and anxiousness feeling throughout the room, with no pity clapping for sitting there the entire time. (tangent; WHY DO PEOPLE CLAP AT MOVIES IT MAKES NO SENSE THERE'S NO ONE THERE TO APPLAUD WHY ARE PEOPLE SO DUMB; okay tangent over)
But yeah it was odd. A quiet theater generally leaves me thinking it impacted people like say Arrival, or LOGAN, or Blade Runner 2049 as just a few examples.
I want to think the 10 year build up, payed off. I'm sure other people don't agree, and I have friends that concur upon that sentiment. Yes, the slow burn was fine in the long run. Not perfect certainly, but worth it (I think?)
I was pretty worried that this was gonna be another Star Wars (over the top too much to handle battle scenes, so many flips and quips, and action action action!) And in a way it was just that, but tied to a good story! (Thank you Jim Starlin) :P
Speaking of action though, Thor's dramatic entrance in Wakanda was sweet! Not as good as the Raganarok Led Zeppelin one, but still pretty solid. Now I just want 90s Thor with the ponytail going head to head against Beta Ray Bill! :P
Okay, now I'm just rambling so lets wrap this up!
Here's some final thoughts rattling around in my brain:
Red Skull?! (Legit thought that it was Lady Death at first based on the silhouette)
Wasn't Adam Warlock supposed to be in this...?
Ant-man and Clint... Too good for the Avengers I guess? Are they little dust piles too?!
Is Ant-man 2 pre Infinity War or post Infinity War?
I guess Peter Dinklage isn’t in the X-Men Universe anymore...?
WHAT HAPPENED TO KORG?! (I hope he's still around!)
Now that we've finally concluded the endless Thanos teasing... we can all stop going to see these movies now right? We're done here, no more movies? :P
Nah! Infinity War wrangled me back in, and now I kinda want to see where Marvel goes with this (crazy right?)
...Bums me out that DC's films aren’t this good, but I'm holding out for Aquaman! :P
Okay that's it, that's all I've got!
This took a very long time to write, but feel free to chat it up in the comments! :)
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"By confronting us with irreducible mysteries that stretch our daily vision to include infinity, nature opens an inviting and guiding path toward a spiritual life." ~ Thomas More
Came across this one yesterday while I was still sorting through this past fall's images from Yellowstone & the Grand Tetons, and it reminded me of an infinity pool, reaching out as far as the eye can see, and spilling over into the infinite beauty that surrounds it. Photographed along the Upper Terrace boardwalk in Mammoth Hot Springs....can't wait to see what it looks like at the end of next month, as each season offers such a unique perspective of these amazing thermal features. Must view large to really appreciate.
Have a fabulous week....and thanks as always for stopping by to visit :-)
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Sunrise over the Infinity Bridge. It won't be long until the bridge is still illuminated as the sunrise starts!
This little pond sort of has an infinity pool effect....
Paradise Divide, Colorado. Crested Butte, then 4x4 off road to get to this.
Image captured in Stockton near Middlesbrough of the Infinity Bridge.
Photography by Chris Smith.
Canon 450D
f/11
30 sec exposure
18mm focal length
ISO - 100
Looking back over some RAW files I had almost forgot about, I found this extra angle from my night shot exploits in the north east of England.
This bridge is absolutely stunning and I cant believe how fortunate I was to just stumble across it.
Here are my other captures of the bridge. Let me know which your favourite is.
www.flickr.com/photos/empire-art/4609469583/in/photostream
www.flickr.com/photos/empire-art/4538352711/in/photostream
www.flickr.com/photos/empire-art/4528781361/in/photostream/
All the best,
Chris