![]() And that’s a start for what could become Hollywood’s most intriguing era in superhero popcorn cinema.Īvengers: Age of Ultron opens mid-mission on the superheroes who have now saved Earth from destruction so many times, they could battle their way into the Eastern Bloc lair of a Hydra thug in their sleep. But at least they’re beginning to realize the consequences of using unchecked force in the name of national security, with a high-stakes conflict over civil liberties, government surveillance, and personal privacy on the horizon in 2016’s Captain America: Civil War. ![]() That’s an exhausting amount of universe-saving to do (and watch) through 2019.Įven with real-world political parallels and anguished personal drama to munch on in the overstuffed Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, it’s hard to muster the attention span to care about Earth’s Mightiest Heroes when we know they’ll just be back to do it all again in a few years. Like, say, the fact that they’ve saved humanity nine times already and have three more contractually obligated tours of duty to come- Captain America: Civil War and the two-part Infinity Wars. The superheroes with the weight of the world on their shoulders have bigger problems than the impending robot apocalypse.
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