re: Infinity war reaction and SPOILERS thread

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The Russos really framed this movie as if Thanos was the hero in his own twisted way.

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Indeed.

As I meationed in the other thread, note how the after credits, where it typically says “(movie focus) will return.” It didn’t say the Avengers, Stark, or capt Marvel like in every other movie

It said Thanos will return.

once he got the time stone i knew he'd get them all

i figured that would be the only one he may not get

Spidey was a tough death, but i felt bad for vision, had to die twice in like 2 min
One by his woman then brutally by the Great Titan

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For all the talk of “comic book fatigue”, the fact that this was all one massive project being revealed in stages should hopefully exclude these from that. If anything it’s gotten me reinvested and wanting to go back and watch them all again.

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Y'know, speaking of "comic book fatigue"...
it hasn't really been discussed here, but this movie is perfect for that too.

I've seen it mentioned that this is Marvel's Empire Strikes Back moment, but it isn't. It's more;
there will be another movie, and many more beyond that. We see that in the trailers. We know they can't let go of the money. We know certain guys are still obligated for more films.

And yet, if you DID have enough of these comic book films, then this movie does an AMAZING job as The End. It summarizes everything, leaves no loose ends. Our heroes fight as valiantly as they can, Thor makes a heroic and thrilling last attack, and... "you should have gone for the head".
Snap.

And it's done. Thanos wins. The world, the universe has been culled, and he's watching the sun rise somewhere in satisfaction. And nobody can get to him or do a damn thing about it.
And you can then choose to move on from Marvel if you like, and not have any lingering questions about the characters.
Hawkeye and Ant Man? The brief line War Machine said takes care of that; they have families, and have chosen to take care of them rather than be vigilantes.
Hulk/Banner? In a way, seems like Banner got his wish- Thanos beat the tar out of Hulk, and he doesn't want to come back. Banner can be complete again, can have a relationship without fearing that he would get excited and kill his partner.
The rest of the survivors- they've just been shown that they are no more pivotal than anyone else; that the world can come along and render everything they've ever done pointless. They're not any more important than the rest of the kids on Peter Parker's bus.

Now, we know it doesn't really end that way. They'll all be back. We want them to. I do.
But this gives you the out, if you want it.

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. I love how much we've gotten attached to some of these characters the whole movie was a blast.

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They do make for a great experience with your kids. I still have my comic books from when I was young and I opened the box one day and showed my son who is 8 and his jaw was on the ground. Because of these movies, my son actually takes an interest in something I put a lot of effort into growing up. All of my collection are individually wrapped with backboard to keep them mint. He wants to read them all :)

Here is another interesting unanswerable question:

Which is the single most powerful stone?

Front runners are reality and time IMO.

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All 5 that we know the power of seem very strong:
Space- able to teleport anywhere in the universe, unlimited energy source
Power- super strength, can shoot laser beams, mass destruction, etc
Mind- mind control, super intelligence, ...and whatever it does to Vision
Reality- bend reality/alter reality to your will
Time- make something rewind/fastforward in time, stick something in a time-loop, ability to see all possible futures

I have no clue what the soul stone does but I guess it lets you control souls

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Ha- maybe that was Gamora's plan all along (in the movies):

maybe the Soul Stone enhances... your soul.

Thanos was a dick before this movie. Pretty smug when he took down Hulk and laid waste to the rest of the Asgardians. A gloating a-hole when he grabbed Gamora, and tortured Nebula.
Then, he got the Soul Stone.... and he was gracious to Stark. Altruistic when he comforted Wanda.

Maybe Gamora beat him, by letting him take the Soul Stone. You sacrifice to get it, and in return... you regret all the wrongs you're doing???

Just a random thought. But it'd be an interesting one. And honestly, it would be a safeguard to prevent those who would do what Thanos is doing, from doing it. You get all the Stones, you become all-powerful, and with that you become soulful enough not to misuse the power.

Imagine for a second the combined onslaught of Stormbreaker Thor, fully powered Captain Marvel and Worldbreaker Hulk against Thanos...

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I thought it was an incredible moment where Vision and Wanda were doing an incredibly noble and heroic moment of self sacrifice where they were saving the universe

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my biggest issue with the premise was the belief that if they could stop Thanos from getting one of the six stones everything would be OK. uh, he's still the most powerful being we've ever met who handled the hulk without using a stone, adn he controls 83% of existence (including time, power, and reality). he could still do his dirt, it would just take a bit longer

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Was their any doubt Thanos wasnt going to collect the final stone after he warped into Wakanda?

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Before the movie started, I didn't think there was any doubt that he would get all 6. The only question was would he get them all in Infinity War or would he still one or two short going into the next movie.