Infinity War’s Opening Scene

The opening scene to Avengers: Infinity War is honestly one of my favorite openings to any film. The first 10 minutes perfectly set up what kind of movie this is going to be. They're able to establish right off the bat what kind of character that Thanos is going to be and how he's not like your typical MCU villain. They also make it clear that they're not gonna be playing around at all by killing off both Heimdall and Loki (2 fan favorite characters) in these first 10 minutes. It's a great way to tell the audience "This isn't going to be a typical MCU film, things are going to be different, not every character is going to make it out of this movie alive, etc."

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Morgoth18142026-01-20 21:51

Ultimate peak MCU. Interesting that was also at the end of the old era (yes, old era).

BoilerMaker112026-01-20 22:51

IW was the 10 year anniversary of the MCU. IW will be 8 years old in a few months. Yea, definitely the old era.

holtyholes2026-01-20 21:56

Yea tru that
And the opening dialogues of thanos are so good
I remember the whole damn thing
Russo brothers present the best work among the whole marvel directors

Perfect_Hyena81482026-01-20 22:01

It really went into the serious territory- even with the comical aspects of the film, there was such a weight and dread because the stakes were high.

FerrusManlyManus2026-01-21 05:18

They had to go that way because Thanos looked like a punk loser that Ronan walked all over in Guardians 1. Needed to quickly show Thanos was a menace to counteract that.

cooscoos32026-01-20 22:02

Killed off two fan favorites and brutalized two of the strongest Avengers. Epic opening.

dweeeebus2026-01-20 22:13

Easily handed The Hulk his own ass.

nogeologyhere2026-01-20 22:25

That punch to the shoulder

peteofaustralia2026-01-20 22:26

I thought it was a throat punch that came in from the side?

macgrooober2026-01-20 22:30

It was, that's why hulk holds his throat straight after

LewisRyan2026-01-20 23:44

That… makes a lot more sense now… I always figured Thanos dislocated the hulks shoulder or something

TheObstruction2026-01-21 01:32

Throat and shoulder are kind of the same thing for Hulk.

AnonymousFriend802026-01-21 15:35

Didn't he end up having to use some of the Power Stone?

dweeeebus2026-01-21 15:44

It didn't specifically show him using the stone's power (not like it did when he used it against captain marvel at least), but even if he did, he still handed the hulk his own ass.

londonbluesox2026-01-20 22:08

Turns the legs to jelly

Edrrific2026-01-22 03:39

I know what it’s like to lose

SP15702026-01-20 22:10

I can rewatch that opening a thousand times and never get tired of it...the only issue is that then I feel that then I have to watch the whole movie and then Endgame...

thehighlotus2026-01-20 22:30

I don’t see the issue.

clashrendar2026-01-20 23:27

I could watch Civil War, Ragnarok, Infinity War, and Endgame on a loop.

Eltex2026-01-21 00:11

Well, might as well watch LOTR trilogy, extended cut, as well.

Shigney2026-01-21 00:20

Band of Brothers too?

Eltex2026-01-21 00:23

I see you know my Memorial Day routine.

Eltex sits on the couch, and becomes one with the show.

SP15702026-01-21 00:22

Used to do that...then I changed addiction

Stormik2026-01-21 09:02

That's my Christmas tradition! All three back to back.

SP15702026-01-21 09:17

Hawkeye has become mine

okeleydokelyneighbor2026-01-23 02:25

Did that one night while I was working from home. Used to do 12 hours shifts, watched the extended trilogy straight.

Jackielegs432026-01-20 22:10

Yeah it’s pretty grouse mate

Gon_Snow2026-01-20 22:14

Peak MCU. Classic Loki scene

Ghost_Ghost_Ghost2026-01-20 22:17

Infinity War was a villain movie. All the Thanos teasing up to that point did not prepare you for how brutal he was going to be. Marvel fully invested in making him the star and every other Avenger a supporting character, and I don't know that they can pull that off again with Dr Doom. We had what, like 7 years of teasing to get to Infinity War? That's why it was so monumental. If they manage to make Dr Doom feel anywhere near as threatening i'll be shocked. I'm here for it, but I'm skeptical.

alec23422026-01-20 23:36

It’s for sure Thanos’ movie. I only wish we had a scene or two of the Black Order conversing, maybe before going to Earth? Just a little development so they don’t come off as just henchmen.

Ghost_Ghost_Ghost2026-01-20 23:46

Black order was totally underutilized. I didn't even understand how sick their names were when I first saw the movie. I looked them up after and was like how tf you sideline characters named Ebony Maw, Obsidian Cull and Proxima Midnight lol. Definitely could've used a little pre text to set them up.

mmuoio2026-01-21 00:49

They'll make him that threatening, but I'm not sure if it's going to feel earned. I hope I'm wrong.

FerrusManlyManus2026-01-21 05:23

Reminder that Thanos actually had negative build up that the Russos had to counter when Thanos finally got his own movie.

1st credit scene - makes no sense relative to Infinity War (no Death).

2nd cut scene - makes no sense relative to Infinity War (“I’ll do it myself” does absolutely nothing for 3 years.

Guardians 1 extended cameo - acts like an angry tool, Ronan walks all over him and makes Thanos look bad.

Think_Ad_80262026-01-21 06:24

I guess the build up was the infinity stones and foreshadowing they clearly were leading to something. This saga there hasn’t really been a clear through line like Infinity saga was implying.

chriego2026-01-22 07:15

I think the incursions are supposed to be that through line!

Think_Ad_80262026-01-22 07:19

Yes but it hasn’t been as obvious as the use of infinity stones, I think so far only once have they mentioned incursions in this entire saga

chriego2026-01-22 07:27

Maybe the phrase incursion hasn't been used much but off the top of my head... Loki season 1, dr strange mom, end of the marvels, the newest spider man, Deadpool and wolverine, and possibly end of thunderbolts all showed multiversal overlap/interplay. I gotta believe doomsday and secret wars bring that all together.

Ozymandias122026-01-20 22:18

I will never forget the utter silence and gasps in the theater when Thanos chokes Loki.

CuteLingonberry97042026-01-20 22:21

You knew right away also this wasn't likely going to end well.

crimsonf1sh2026-01-20 22:35

This must be how kids felt when they saw Vader’s introduction in 1977, walking around dead soldiers and choking a guy to death

Negative_Solution6802026-01-20 22:47

That's pretty accurate. Add in the fact that sci-fi at that time was usually crappy b-movies and you can understand why Star Wars became such a huge hit. We'd never seen anything like it before.

drew83112026-01-21 00:22

Then it took all the way to rogue one to top that

AnonymousFriend802026-01-21 15:39

Some bits of Vader in ESB showcase him very well, with what they were able to do at the time. A New Hope always seems to downplay Vader role and importance for me.

But that scene in Rogue One was fantastic. I don't think I've ever cheered for a villain massacring heroes so much.

SailorET2026-01-21 21:10

The fight in ESB gets overlooked a lot just because we all know it but it really is amazingly well done. The fact that Vader is always standing in a power position, dominating the fight and casually but purposefully using the environment to his advantage while Luke is out in the open and purely reactive the entire time showcases how hopelessly outmatched Luke is the entire time.

Compared to the fight at the end of ROTJ when Luke is effectively using his environment and maintaining control right up until Vader triggers his outburst by threatening Leia, another well done fight with tons of emotional weight crossed with the tactics of the fight.

AnonymousFriend802026-01-21 22:27

I was actually referring to the interactions Vader had with Han and everyone. Deflecting the bolt and snatching the gun out his hand. That was bad ass and so defeating.

You are totally correct about Luke and Vader's fights.

Wallbreaker-g2026-01-20 22:43

Watched it opening night, I remember my legs shaking when the marvel studios intro played with the Asguardian distress message in the back. “Turned the legs to jelly” as Thanos monologued to Thor.

I’m glad they stuck with this opening scene, as I remember all the rumours and speculation after Ragnarok that it would open with Thanos attacking Xandar and taking the power stone.

AnonymousGinger1572026-01-20 22:45

The distress call happening while the credits were still rolling set it up really nicely. They couldn't have given Thanos a better reintroduction

DelcoUnited2026-01-20 23:32

That is the voice of Kenneth Branagh the director of Thor.

drew83112026-01-21 00:27

Kind of crazy a distress call was coming from a ship with both Thor and Hulk on it, and maybe Loki too I'm always confused of what his powers actually are.

Seems like Loki could have saved some people with the space stone though. But they probably thought whoever was attacking would be in for a surprise when they boarded, which was not the case.

KalelRChase2026-01-20 22:59

I sat down in the theater with my family very excited. I asked my teenage daughter what she thought was going to happen. She very cheekily said, “same thing that always happens, the good guys win.”

I looked over near the end and her jaw was open.

Netherese_Nomad2026-01-21 17:50

I watched IW in a predominantly black community theater, and let me tell you, folks were howling during snap.

mujadaddy2026-01-20 23:03

It's good; great even. But *being throatpunched* is not one of Hulk's weaknesses.

They Worfed Hulk, again

clashrendar2026-01-20 23:24

One of the things that the Russos do incredibly well is economics of storytelling. Getting a ton of information across in a very short period of time, and then full trusting the audience to keep up without pandering to them.

The opening scene in the Pilot episode of Community gets 70% of everything we need to know about the show out in the first minute or two with the Dean's speech on the quad.

The start of Infinity War sets the stakes right off the bat brilliantly. The Asgardians, Thor, Loki, Heimdall, and Hulk have already been defeated and decimated. This is the first time we truly understand what a threat Thanos is. He isn't fucking around anymore...

DoomsdayThor2026-01-20 23:29

Nobody mentioning how beautiful and bittersweet that scene was for Thor and Loki’s relationship….

[Listen to Tom Hiddleston at 3:18](https://youtu.be/AP05CRvg_ug?si=T6pL-XpS8I1Jow2N)

And of course: “The sun will shine on us again.”

Superheroesaregreat2026-01-21 00:36

I literally dropped my hotdog into my lap in the theatre when Hulk busted in and didn’t pick it back up for the rest of the movie

KingOvDownvotes2026-01-21 07:30

Amazing movie

satnam992026-01-21 07:39

The ending in the cinema was a genuinely unique experience as well. Everyone was just in shock when the credits rolled. Stunned silence!

New-Pin-90642026-01-21 07:41

I’ll never forget all the gasps in the cinema every time that a character disintegrated.

People who are new to the MCU and playing catchup are lucky. After watching this movie, they can immediately go watch Endgame. That wasn’t an option for people who saw it back in 2018. We had to wait a full year for Endgame to come out to find out what happened next

Rare_Discussion43212026-01-21 07:39

What I've realised is that if you give your villains a lot of screentime, it elevates the story a lot and stakes already seem high. Eg. Thanos in IW and joker in Dark Knight off the top of my head. Ofc they have to be written good as well.

vinodhmoodley2026-01-21 15:28

I’m watching the Infinity Saga edit now. It’s over 51 hours long but the editing is excellent. I’ll get to that scene probably by next week.

Beneficial_Emu_93022026-01-27 13:46

that opening instantly tells you this movie isn’t playing around