In The Avengers, blockbuster special effects meet cracker-barrel Saturday morning cartoon storytelling as an energy cube of sorts becomes the object of contention between a supervillain and a group of superheroes called the Avengers.
On to the Quadrant.
1. Story, subjective: When I watched the movie, I wasn't actually thinking of it as a Saturday morning cartoon, but rather as a comic book adaptation. The movie assumes the viewer has some degree of familiarity with the Marvel universe, which, since I haven't, I find a bit alienating. (rating = 0)
2. Characters, subjective: You relate to a superhero when the human being that's the flip side to his alter ego is fleshed out into a person. It's hard to relate to comic book superheroes or mythological gods. (rating = 0)
3. Characters, objective: Weaksauce supervillain. Weaksauce chemistry among the good guys. It's not the costly special effects that people will remember, but the priceless chemistry. Having said that, the characters individually are fun to watch. (rating = 0.5)
4. Story, objective: The story doesn't seem to have an anchoring theme, a 'ground' as in a connection to the earth, to make the movie relatable. I find it a bit puzzling actually as to why the story doesn't seem to have an anchoring theme: after all, it's simply common sense to have one when telling a story. (rating = 0)
SORQ score: 0.5
(Runtime: 143 minutes)
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