WARNING: SPOILERS
I saw "Avengers: Infinity War" opening night, and I honestly have never been on a more wild ride of emotions. I’ve waited a week and a half to talk about the movie to give other fans a chance to see it before I inevitably spoil anything. However, like the warning says, SPOILERS.
This movie was a wild ride of ups and downs, twists and turns, and pure chaos. The film picks up where "Thor: Ragnarok" left off, and within the first 5 minutes, my jaw was on the floor. Loki, our beloved (sometimes hated) trickster has passed on to eternal life. He died a hero's death, sacrificing himself in an attempt to save his brother, Thor.
To be honest, I expected him to die, but as I watched Thanos’ giant hand wrap around his neck I sat there watching and waiting for Loki to do something, anything, to escape the clutches of his demise. But that’s not what happened. This scene set the tone for the rest of the movie. It showed just how cold and heartless Thanos is (something that will be reiterated in a later scene with Gamora). But this scene set the tone, and from then on, it was a guessing game of who would die at his hand next.
Nobody is safe in this movie. There are 76 characters across part one and two of "Infinity War," over 40 of them in part one alone. So when I say no one is safe, I mean it, no one is safe. You have to expect when Thanos’ main goal is to gather all 6 stones and bring balance to the universe by destroying half of life, some of our favorite heroes are going to go bye-bye. That being said, there's no way to mentally prepare yourself.
One of my favorite heroes lost his life, and I'm still upset about it. However, there’s also no way they’re going to all stay dead. As Dr. Strange looked into the future, he saw the one possible outcome where the Avengers win, and in giving the Time Stone to Thanos, Dr. Strange told Tony Stark, and I quote, “We’re in end game now.”
I think that he knew that in order for them to win Thanos had to gain all six stones and achieve his goal. Now the only problem is that when Thanos wiped out half of all life with the snap of his fingers he took Dr. Strange with him. What I think is that Dr. Strange set in motion their endgame, and now in his absence, it’s up to the remaining Avengers to take the right steps in defeating him.
*Side note* I blame Star-Lord for what happened. Yes, Thanos is one mean son of a bitch, but they had a plan! Tony, Peter, Dr. Strange, Drax, Mantis, they had the gauntlet off his hand! But due to his blind rage, he sabotaged the plan and ruined everything!
Nevertheless, I have faith in the remaining Avengers to do what they need to in order to restore the universe and bring Thanos down. One thing is for sure, I can't wait for part two next May.
