Almost 50 years ago,
a young boy lays daydreaming in his room on a warm summer’s afternoon. Staring out at the antenna on the radar
station on a nearby mountain top making it routine sweeps in protection of our
borders from the grave communist threat, his thoughts turned to dreams of superheroes. On this occasion the attention of those thoughts
were the heroes in a recently acquired Avenger comic. How amazingly cool it would be to run with
the likes of Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, Steve Rogers, and the rest of the
Avengers. Lying there painting pictures
in his mind of the adventures to be lived in their missions. It is the life of many of children, at least
50 years ago.
Over the years there
have been passable animated efforts to tell these stories, along with attempt
to creating serial adventures on T.V... As
a young man, I remember being fixated on tube each Friday night, watching the
exploits of Dr. Bruce Banner (Bill Bixby) as he transformed into and back from
The Incredible Hulk (Lou Ferrigno). All
fun, but not quite as exciting as images I could create in my mind. Now though, throught the geniuses of CGI, and
wonderful storytelling imagery, these daydreams of my youth can and have been
truly brought to live.
Last night, my
family and I, all awaiting with trembling anticipation for months, got to go
seen the latest Marvel offering Avengers.
I made sure to buy tickets early in the week to make sure we had seats,
we arrived at the theaters early, and the girls scurried off to find a spot in
line. After getting us checked in and
getting our 3D glasses (as much as I dislike the 3D glass, it really is a must
for this one), I arrive at our place in line – right at the front. We’re going to getting the exact seats we
want… COOL!!!
As the movie opens,
we find the Strategic Homeland Intervention Enforcement and Logistic Division
(S.H.I.E.L.D.) involved in some dangerous secret research desired by arch evil villain
Loki. After the research, the primary
scientist, and a SHIELD agent are lost, the director of SHIELD, Nick Fury,
reactivates the Avenger Initiative.
There is the self absorbed weapons genius Tony Stark/Ironman, the epitome
of anger management Dr. Bruce Banner/Hulk, the patriotic super soldier Steve
Rogers/Capitan America, and the stoic demi-god Thor, along with resources of
SHIELD and a host of agents. Director Fury’s challenge, how do you make a team
that is a team want to be a team? And,
do it quick, as Earth’s very existence hangs in the balance. The movie is an exhilarating ride of action as
we see the story unfold to it ultimate climax, where we watch a group of
superheroes transform into a team of superheroes, with scenes from my childhood
memories coming to life on the screen in front of me.
If you ever dreamed
of superheroes, fantasy, or… well any daydream as a child go see Avengers, and
spring for the 3D version… I don’t think
you’ll be disappointed.
Your comments or questions
are always welcome. If you have a
correction or something you think I should look at in my research, please feel
free to contact me at mr.grumpyguy@gmail.com
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