The Avengers (2012) magical feeling

I was rewatching the Avengers recently and was astonished at how much joy and whimsy the helicarrier reveal made me feel. When comparing it to other moments from later MCU movies like the invention of time travel from Endgame and the Wakanda battle from Infinity War, this one feels so much cooler to me. I think it has something to do with the triumphant music playing, coupled with the brightness and contrast in the movie. Later Avengers movies become way more neutral with the colors. I feel like the first Avengers looks the best to me. Thoughts?

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No_Internet9082025-11-12 06:28

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_Mr-Turtle_2025-11-12 06:33

There ya go!

Defiant_Wheel48882025-11-12 06:28

Yes, The Avengers film holds the top spot on my MCU list — easily 1st place out of 10, and I’d rate it 10/10. Six different characters from four different movies come together to defeat one guy from Asgard with an army, all controlled by a single powerful computer.

_Mr-Turtle_2025-11-12 06:33

Fully agree

vinyl_mixtape2025-11-12 06:57

After seeing it the first time, I said ecstatically “this is the closest possible to watching the comics I grew up with come to life.” And a decade-plus later I still feel the same way.

Defiant_Wheel48882025-11-12 07:01

Yes best part is most of things were real. real set they created. prop. CGI few shots of ironman CGI was top notch. Even that time where technology was just booming.

rubycalaberXX2025-11-14 16:53

I still remember realizing in the cinema during that 40 second long shot during the Battle of New York where we follow all 6 OG Avengers through the streets that it was giving me the same "oh shit, it just keeps going!" feeling I'd been chasing in superhero stories since realizing the pull-out page in the Ultimates 2 comic was actually *eight* pages wide.

OnlinePosterPerson2025-11-12 07:08

Three different movies? There’s four

Defiant_Wheel48882025-11-12 07:15

Ironman and blackwidow from ironman film
Thor and hawkeye from Thor film
Captain america and loki first avengers film
yes ironman has 2 film but i count as one as it appear to be 1 charecter.

OnlinePosterPerson2025-11-12 07:16

Bruce Banner is from the Incredible Hulk, the 2nd MCU film

Defiant_Wheel48882025-11-12 07:19

Yeah but Edward Norton is not appear here but still your right.
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i fix that.

OnlinePosterPerson2025-11-12 17:01

What does it matter if Ed Norton is here? He was recast. It’s still 4 characters from 4 movies coming together. Why would you not count one just because he was recast?

Defiant_Wheel48882025-11-12 17:12

Yeah brother i corrected that chill. I tried to defend but when i read it again i feel what you said was absolutly right. you can re read tat. it says 4

RetiredBlackKnight2025-11-17 03:03

Ironman 2 introducres War Machine as a hero (even though Rhodey wad alreadya character). It isn't _just_ about Tony Stark.

DeliciousPosition3902025-11-12 11:10

for sure, that team-up totally set the standard for everything that came after it

Defiant_Wheel48882025-11-12 15:57

There was an idea. To bring together a group of remarkable people to see if they could become something more. To see if they could work together to fight the battles that they never could.

♫⋆｡♪ ₊˚♬ ﾟ It's been fury all along .♫⋆｡♪ ₊˚♬ ﾟ

AnOnlineHandle2025-11-12 21:30

I also think that it still has the best 'big battle' out of any of them. They actually have goals which they're working towards during the battle, with each character doing something important, and you see the attrition wearing them down at the end and feel how they can't keep this up for much longer, with the sense of danger.

Compared to the big dumb brawls where everybody is just everywhere and nobody is really doing anything in the later movies, I feel like they peaked in action scenes in the first Avengers movie, where there's actually a story to the action. Return of the Jedi and Rogue One also do this really well.

Temporary_Draft_66122025-11-13 08:15

The biggest reason for that is geography imo. Cap clearly states that they can't let any alien get out of the 6 block radius and how to prevent that. Having well defined geography creates more constraints which just adds to the storytelling.

By comparison, literally everyone was everywhere in the Endgame battle because the entire thing is just empty rubble.

BosPaladinSix2025-11-12 06:41

Everything from the first two phases has a much different feel from the later stuff.

In spite of the tech and such being a little bit more "grounded" relatively speaking compared to time travel and nanotech, the early movies had a much more comic book-y feel to them.

Yes that is in large part due to the vibrant colors but I feel like there was also a sort of whimsy that was toned down in later movies. At the start it was all like "woah look superheroes" but now it's just very matter of fact.

MysticalSylph2025-11-12 09:52

I know it's a mixed bag for everyone, but I really think this is why I loved Miss Marvel and Hawkeye both. They just did such a good job, to me, of bringing that whimsy back. Kamala and Kate are just top notch and I desperately want to see more of them

tread522025-11-12 06:48

I don’t think any marvel film will ever accomplish what this film did. Nothing like this had ever been done before and it was perfectly executed. The last half of this movie when they finally pull everything together and fight was amazing to watch for the first time.

Reckless_Engineer2025-11-12 09:42

I think it helped that we had separate films for iron man, Hulk (kind of) and Captain America to build up to it.

Edit: and Thor

pedroktp2025-11-12 06:50

The complaint i see often is that it was shot like a TV show but i really like it and the final battle taking place during the day looks fantastic

Mountain-Ad13502025-11-12 13:58

The Battle Of New York was astounding. From Hulk punching that giant leviathan, Hawkeye swing thru that window, Thor getting on the Empire State Building and blasting all of those creatures coming out of that portal, Cap directing n leading police/first responders n the Avengers. Iron Man grabbing that nuclear bomb, Nick Fury shooting that fighter jet with a bazooka. It was breath taking.

Aggravating-Mix20942025-11-12 14:39

Thor mounts the Chrysler Building lol

AnOnlineHandle2025-11-12 21:33

Yeah the later movies all just look like green screen and muddled visuals to mask it to me. Avengers 1 actually feels plausibly real, out in the full bright daylight and not feeling like it's trying to hide anything.

Snow-Gecko2025-11-13 18:08

I really prefer the way the battle of new york looks, especially compared to the later avengers films

Academic_Composer9042025-11-12 07:09

I just re-watched it a couple of days ago as well and was reminded that it is absolutely my favorite movie in the in the MCU. There are so many movies I love, but to have the core six Avengers and Loki together with Fury, Colson, and Maria Hill?!? That’s top-tier for me.🤩

ThunderBird8472025-11-12 07:45

My Top 1 MCU movie, people have opinions and many would tell different things about different movies from MCU which could be better than The Avengers.

But the joy of Cinema, the fun, this is the #1 with ease. It's an action packed bonanza like all Marvel movies, but it's also a comfort watch. Entertainment without having to think about what it's setting up or what is coming next, everything is Organic.

Other MCU movie which gives me this feeling would be GOTG, which again was setting up a lot of things but you never feel like it, everything flew & tit organically, any future teases felt like the natural part of proceedings in the movies.

Best of both Worlds, work as a standalone sequel as well as setting up future without being too heavy.

Mountain-Ad13502025-11-12 13:54

Thanos randomly popping up in the first Guardians movie was such a great idea! It made u REALLY take this movie serious.

TrueLegateDamar2025-11-12 13:23

The Helicarrier rising from the ocean was definitely the moment I went "We're officially in a Marvel comic."

Mountain-Ad13502025-11-12 13:59

Yes! The theater I was watching it in GASPED at the same time.

Mountain-Ad13502025-11-12 13:51

Yes! It’s my favorite movie. It’s one of those movies that when u see it playing on tv….you will sit down and watch it.

FlameBurstRage2025-11-12 13:52

The Avengers feel like a family gathering of relatives you are longing to meet.

Or even better a face to face meetup of friends who have been meeting online prior.

dsebulsk2025-11-12 15:08

Avengers movie had this anticipation throughout the runtime that made everything more exciting, in my opinion.

Ani_Rabbit2025-11-12 15:29

It's my personal favourite Avengers film and easily one of the best movies Marvel has ever produced.

chimichanga_32025-11-12 16:53

It's still my second favorite Marvel movie. I don't care what others say about it, I absolutely adore it.

balthazar_edison2025-11-12 18:05

It’s the whole SHIELD thing for me Hill and Fury and the other agents.

They nerfed SHIELD 9 months after starting to air an entire show planned to run for 7 seasons called “Agents of Shield”.

Emergency_Cricket9392025-11-13 00:38

Saw this film twice in one day. Afternoon showing in 3D and then 2D in the evening. Love it!

ilikehockeyandguitar2025-11-13 05:50

The pan out to the Stark Tower with the A in the last scene always gives me chills.

bigbrainnowisdom2025-11-13 10:31

Completely agree on the color

EmperorChop22025-11-14 01:05

I think the quality of special effects and practical effects were a bit better with some of the older MCU movies. They made more of an effort to make objects and places look real.

_Mr-Turtle_2025-11-14 01:21

For real