'Worst Character Design' for The Avengers Movie (#SPOILER WARNING)
Instead of a straight-up single Movie Review for The Avengers, I'm going to 'nominate' and 'award' a series of scenes for the movie, which in all attempts and purposes, will be **EXTREMELY SPOILERIFFIC** = SO BE WARNED!
Here are the Short-Listed candidates for 'Worst Character Design' (aka 'Costume"):
Nominee #1: THOR
WHY: He looked like a poprock-n-roll cosplay-singer from the 70s, with a fire-engine-red colored drape-cape and bare uninspired forearms. His hair was far from glamorous, and frankly irked me more than I should have allowed a fictional character in a film, to. The majesty seen in his own film has devolved into a visual parody amidst the humans populating the Heli-carrier.
Funny tho, I could embrace the comicbook versions, and may even have relished the notion - but in an obvious direct adaptation of the Ultimates comic (which ironically worked as they did not have Thor in a red cape), Thor looked out of place in this instance, IMHO. Or maybe he just needed to wear his winged-helmet when he first appeared, to show off his 'difference' to the mortals, IMHO.
Nominee #2: CAPTAIN AMERICA
WHY: The new suit is pretty hilarious, and as ludicrous as his helmet. I do not expect a pair of 'relief 3D-wings', but I sort of wished the "Stars-n-Stripes" did not adorn a pseudo-wannabe-exo-suit with all the sharp design-angles, IMHO. Ironically, the WW2 version was more … 'respectable'. Perhaps this is just a ploy for a subsequent visual evolution, for when Steve Rogers dons a new costume in his own next film (pure speculation on my part) representing Rogers get more 'engaged' in the present world? Of course I am over thinking it, because the alternative is just 'bad design', isn't it?
WINNER: BLACK WIDOW
WHY: To be frank, the only reason why she is listed here, was because they had showed her charging up her wrist-gauntlet, but never actually do we see her use it on screen! Oh how I was looking forward to be seeing her use her "venom-stings"!
I felt cheated a little bit here, truth be told, although her skin-tight suit could have done with a little more design accents here and there, otherwise she is just a deep-sea-diver clad in her sexy submersible suit, sans flipper-boots. But am sure she'll make them flipper-boots look hawt tho LOL
Here are the Short-Listed candidates for 'Worst Character Design' (aka 'Costume"):
Nominee #1: THOR
WHY: He looked like a poprock-n-roll cosplay-singer from the 70s, with a fire-engine-red colored drape-cape and bare uninspired forearms. His hair was far from glamorous, and frankly irked me more than I should have allowed a fictional character in a film, to. The majesty seen in his own film has devolved into a visual parody amidst the humans populating the Heli-carrier.
Funny tho, I could embrace the comicbook versions, and may even have relished the notion - but in an obvious direct adaptation of the Ultimates comic (which ironically worked as they did not have Thor in a red cape), Thor looked out of place in this instance, IMHO. Or maybe he just needed to wear his winged-helmet when he first appeared, to show off his 'difference' to the mortals, IMHO.
Nominee #2: CAPTAIN AMERICA
WHY: The new suit is pretty hilarious, and as ludicrous as his helmet. I do not expect a pair of 'relief 3D-wings', but I sort of wished the "Stars-n-Stripes" did not adorn a pseudo-wannabe-exo-suit with all the sharp design-angles, IMHO. Ironically, the WW2 version was more … 'respectable'. Perhaps this is just a ploy for a subsequent visual evolution, for when Steve Rogers dons a new costume in his own next film (pure speculation on my part) representing Rogers get more 'engaged' in the present world? Of course I am over thinking it, because the alternative is just 'bad design', isn't it?
WINNER: BLACK WIDOW
WHY: To be frank, the only reason why she is listed here, was because they had showed her charging up her wrist-gauntlet, but never actually do we see her use it on screen! Oh how I was looking forward to be seeing her use her "venom-stings"!
I felt cheated a little bit here, truth be told, although her skin-tight suit could have done with a little more design accents here and there, otherwise she is just a deep-sea-diver clad in her sexy submersible suit, sans flipper-boots. But am sure she'll make them flipper-boots look hawt tho LOL
I had the same problem with the Widow's Bite the first time I saw it.
ReplyDeleteBut when I watched it the second time, I finally noticed that she used it on the aliens at very close range.
You are right in everything you say. The costumes of the heroes are not as successful in terms of design as in the previous films. For me personally the new Captain America costume seems ridiculous (poor Chris Evans), Black Widow is not as sexy as in Iron Man 2, Thor looks like a biker from Sons of anarchy but I think the important thing is that the film is very funny and entertaining and the characters and plot work well on the big screen. I personally believe is the best adaptation of a comic book to film. It's a movie that is not pretentious like Nolan's Batman or the X men of Singer that can be good cinema but in my opinion are not the authentic characters from the comics.
ReplyDeleteCaptain America definitely the worst. To me it's the tiny crack of the awesome picture. I'm pretty much agree with what SMARTKID69 said.
ReplyDelete"Thor looks like a biker from Sons of anarchy" - Hahahaha! This is the funniest comparison I've read!
ReplyDelete"It's a movie that is not pretentious like Nolan's Batman or the X men of Singer that can be good cinema but in my opinion are not the authentic characters from the comics." - Oh wow! Now that you mention it, I can't help but agree.
How do you feel about Raimi's Spider-man series?