And we are the directors of “Avengers: Infinity War.” This scene takes place about 20 minutes into the film in Dr. Transcript Anatomy of a Scene | ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ The directors Anthony and Joe Russo narrate a scene featuring Robert Downey Jr., Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Ruffalo, Benedict Wong and Tom Holland. This synergistic expression of the corporate interests of Marvel Studios and the Walt Disney Company - which now include 19 feature films and much else besides - has come to be less a creative or commercial undertaking than an immutable fact of life, like sex or the weather or capitalism itself. Which poses a few difficulties, for me and also, I would argue, for you.ĭirected by Joe and Anthony Russo, scrappy fraternal climbers up the 21st-century Hollywood ladder, “Infinity War” is a chunk of matter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a vast entity that long ago expanded beyond the usual boundaries of sequelization and brand extension. In that respect it shouldn’t really be thought of as a movie at all, at least in the ways people with jobs like mine are accustomed to using the word. But of course this film, the 19th installment in a series, was never meant to be viewed or judged in isolation. It’s puzzlement and irritation and also, yes, delight. No: It’s salvation.” That’s a bit overstated either way. Early on, someone menacingly (and presciently) says, “You may think this is suffering.

Considered on its own, as a single, nearly 2-hour-40-minute movie, “Avengers: Infinity War” makes very little sense, apart from the near convergence of its title and its running time.

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