Universe and Thanos, please forgive me: some characters die in this movie. I'm not going to say who, or how, or when, just that it happens. If that is a spoiler, I'm terribly sorry. However, you REALLY shouldn't be surprised by this given the premise of Infinity War. Just saying.
Anyway, now I'll get to my point. Thanos is the most powerful foe the Avengers have ever fought. He's responsible for Loki sending these to destroy New York in the very first Avengers movie:
Thanos has also been working to gather all six infinity stones to become even more powerful. So, an incredibly powerful being adding to his powers leads to an adversary that is not easily overpowered. Or even overpowered with extreme difficulty. So, when he comes head to head with our heroes, the security blanket of knowing the good guys will always prevail is taken away. I found myself saying "oh no" under my breath countless times watching this movie, because you no longer have that assurance that everything will be okay because they're the good guys. That's the basic idea behind superheroes, right? They fight the bad guys to keep the world safe and they always win because they are motivated by good. You can always count on them because you know they will risk themselves to protect you, but ultimately still win because, well, they're superheroes. You can sit back and watch the thrilling climax of a Spiderman or Thor movie and know that your favorite is going to come out alright because that's how it works with superheroes.
Not with Infinity War. This is the first half of the giant battle they've been building up to for some ten odd years with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And, many people have pointed out that the contracts are expiring for some of the actors. So therefore, it makes unfortunate sense that some of our beloveds might have to die. I'm not saying I like it, that's just how it is. Infinity War took away our security blanket of knowing our favorite characters are going to prevail in epic ways, and I think that's why some people are reacting so negatively to this movie. No one wants to see their hero fail. The question when things reach their absolute worst in all other Marvel movies isn't "will they survive?" it's "how are they going to beat this?" Again, Infinity War doesn't give us that second question...it's now the first. And that can be hard to deal with. That's really the gist of my little theory about some of the negative reactions to Infinity War. Nothing super profound, but it's been on my mind lately and before I have to write about a case study involving someone who is addicted to meth, I wanted to write something fun.
...Also, related to almost nothing here, but during this scene in Infinity War, I couldn't help thinking DAMN Chris Evans has perfect teeth. (Unfortunately this angle doesn't help in proving my point...sigh. There is a better shot in the movie, I promise I'm not that crazy.)
