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The argument of it being Hackneyed is academic, and applies to everything.

Posted by: medv4380 on May 07, 11:34 in response to DTXbro's post Box office figures seem to suggest that many AVNGR...

SamJohnson2 covered the error in your logic about the BoxOffice because you're failing to account for people who watched the other films long after they arrived at Theaters and watched it on Netflix or something else like the Dollar Theaters. In terms of Major plot holes the only one point I've head of was made out by a critit dealt with him not understanding why there was a big explosion when Thor struck Captain Americas shield. Clearly they didn't watch CA or pay attention if they did. If you're going to argue that the plot is tired and trite then that's the case with every story ever made. Go back and read the original plots like Beowolf and the Iliad and the Odissy if you want "Original" material so badly. Heck even the Lord of the Rings is unoriginal in that it barrows heavily from Norse Methology and the basis for the Right was Nibelung. If you were fully versed in literature and entertainment all stories would see boring and repetitive because they are all retailing of only a few stories that we have and use.

What Avengers did that the other have not is give Comic Book Grade Continutity which is designed to bring people interested in one series into another series. Something that Hollywood rarely uses well and the few examples of Hollywood trying it on its own are things like the original Planet of the Apes Movies which just get worse as you watch them. The limit of story that Hollywood usually does is a trillogy and by the 3rd film they are usually just calling it in to make a quick buck.

A collection of Avengers-related thoughts about the movies. DTXbro May 07, 07:46

agreed on your point 3. Furthermore; 'why so serious' about this kiddiefare JMT-NL May 07, 07:53

You should probably go back and re-read points 1, 2, 4, and 5. :) {nm} DTXbro May 07, 08:04

okay... tried again... head hurts... AAArgh... JMT Smash ! {nm} JMT-NL May 07, 08:50

The most important point was in the final line.{nm} DTXbro May 07, 10:23

Luxurification? Infantalization? {nm} forlorne May 07, 08:28

I don't really agree with your points. medv4380 May 07, 08:29

I believe Robert Downey Jr. sold some Avengers tickets. But isn't that a vivid exception? Edward Norton is a fine actor, but DTXbro May 07, 08:47

RDOWN, in the same way JDEPP made the "Pirates..." franchise work, or HLEDG made BATM2 something very good into something... second gary May 07, 09:31

I think your mixing some rotten apples in with your oranges. medv4380 May 07, 09:58

Box office figures seem to suggest that many AVNGR patrons did not see the predecessor movies. I doubt most viewers cared about missing the DTXbro May 07, 10:22

Following this logic, box office figures seem to suggest that many ANVGR patrons did not see any other movie ever SamJohnson2 May 07, 10:42