6/11/2023 0 Comments Captain america movie effectsThe accumulated deaths from all of these Marvel Cinematic Universe movies leads the United Nations to suggest an international initiative to govern the Avengers (and presumably other super-beings as well?). When one of the thieves attempts to blow himself (and the weapon) up, the telekinetic Scarlet Witch displaces the explosion from the crowd into the air, destroying one side of a building in the process. ![]() So kudos to Marvel for at least trying to address some of the consequences of conflict in “Captain America: Civil War.” As the movie opens, the Avengers are in Lagos, working to stop the theft of a biological weapon. Unfortunately, bad guys want to do bad things where people are. What the $* is wrong with these guys? Entire city blocks are destroyed in the course of their battles! Couldn’t they, well, lure the bad guys to a field somewhere instead? Superman” came out earlier this year, the blowback online was happening. The second Avengers movie as well as DC’s Superman films “Man of Steel” reached new heights of mayhem. ![]() But by “The Avengers” (2012), that same character joined Captain America, Hulk, Thor, and friends to stop a Norse god and a giant worm from destroying New York, and still managed to demolish several city blocks in the process. In 2008, “Iron Man” found a cocky arms manufacturer (Robert Downey Jr.) coming to grips with the power of his weapons and trying to keep them out of the wrong hands. There was “Spider-Man 2” with Tobey Maguire as a young hero struggling with his personal life as well as a super villain. ![]() Sure, some of the movies have stopped along the way to try and tell a decent story. By the time the 2000 film “X-Men” came out, filmmakers had the visual tools needed to create mass destruction onscreen, and with few exceptions they’ve been going to town ever since. With its gothic-inspired Gotham sets and brooding hero, Tim Burton’s “Batman” (1989) may have been the first modern superhero film, but really the current tidal wave we’ve been riding didn’t get started until after the advent of CGI special effects.
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