I am a huge fan of the Avengers and its franchise movies. I usually wait for a few weeks to watch a new movie, just so I can avoid the crowds and enjoy the film. For the first time, I watched the Avengers: Infinity War movie on the night before its official release date.

Before I watched the movie last night, I was wondering how the plot would hold up, given it has so many heroes united in one movie. But I think Marvel did a good job on keeping the story together. However, I wish there’s more scenes with Captain America in this movie though!

As usual, this Avengers installment has some funny parts, which I enjoyed.

(The following might contain some movie spoilers.)

Beginning

The movie begins with a sad scene, which I didn’t expect. It’s like Thor: Ragnarok movie’s continuation, in a tragic way. Not only Asgard survivors die, Lori also dies in a heroic way. It seems like attacking the villain, Thonas, is Loki’s way of redemption. But I thought being the trickster of the Avenger franchise movies, Loki should have some clever tactics to die as a hero. In other words, I think he dies too quickly and too early in the Avenger: Infinity War movie!

Weapons

It’s good for the characters to upgrade their gear and costumes in the movie, but I am not used to the new weapons Captain America and Thor get. In my opinion, Captain America just don’t look the same without the American flag design shield and uniform, and Thor, the demi-god, lost a bit of his charm without the traditional hammer.

In the movie, Hulk was hiding instead of joining the fights. As a result, Bruce Banner gets new gear to fight against aliens and the villain. Seeing Bruce Banner in the fight instead of Hulk was a good change.

Post-credit scene

Usually, a majority of people in the theater will leave before any post-credit scenes. I always wonder whether these people were inpatient or have no idea there’s post-credit scenes at all. Last night, for the first time, I saw that most people stayed until the end. I guess people who made the effort to watch the Avengers movie before the release date are really into the movies.

I usually expect two post-credit scenes, but I only saw one last night. This post-credit was more like a brief description of what we already know, versus an introduction of some new plot. Since the next Avengers installment is the continuation of Avenger: Infinity War, this post-credit scene without any new information is OK in my opinion.

Ending

In the end of the movie, the villain, Thanos, obtains all six infinity stones and wipes out the existence of most beings. Most people (including some Avengers) fade into dust. How are they going to come back in the next Avenger installment in 2019? I wonder if it will have anything to do with the infinity stones (time stone)? If it does, will the characters who died in the Avenger: Infinity War come back?

I know that most of the current Avengers (i.e. Iron Man, Captain America, and Thor) are going to be gone after 2019, but I am just not ready to see them go.

Usually an Avengers movie and its related movies end on a positive note. I usually feel good after watching a Marvel movie in the theater, but after watching the Avengers: Infinity War, I felt a bit depressed due to the ending. I understand the movie was paving a way for the next Avengers installment coming out next year. But the movie left a lot of things unresolved.

Overall, I am glad I watched the Avengers: Infinity War last night. Now, I can’t wait to watch the next Avenger installment – Avenger: Infinity Gauntlet.