holodecks used to be a goal, but now i'm not so sure

The Avengers is leaving me confused on my OTPness. I find this upsetting.

Then again, my initial reaction to the movie was surprisingly eh--this is why I waited a week to talk about it, as I don't want to be attacked by my titular friends or anything. Four or five more viewings, oddly enough, did the trick.



I'm still thinking about it. I enjoyed but did not love on first viewing, and I honestly didn't see any need to think much further. However, on rewatch, I got to do the thing I can't do in theaters, and that's spend inordinate amounts of time concentrating on non-action bits (movie theatres are for explosions and running and if God is kind, swords, phasers, and leaping from great heights). God bless Bruce Banner.

Well, I liked everyone. But God do I love Natasha. I fell over my own feet shipping Natasha/Clint, which okay, sue me, but they are unholy hot and she totally kicks his ass for his own good. I could lie and say this does not cater to my kinks, but hello, did you see her? She finally got me to watch Iron Man 2 last night, and dude, I had less than zero desire to watch it until I realized she was in it. And now I did and happy.

My second favorite is Bruce, who did The Hulk like magic. He managed to finally make the Hulk a.) fucking terrifying, b.) not a idiot yet feral puppy of nature, c.) dangerous as hell, and d.) something that literally cannot be controlled but can be directed. For what time he had in the movie, it was fascinating to realize how much was gotten across by implication and by show not tell.

I have more thoughts, but most of them are basically about Natasha, Natasha, Natasha, Bruce, Bruce, Bruce, where I muse on their awesomeness. Also, I'm at wrok and they want me to do things.





I really loathe 3D because it breaks my focus--anyone with ADHD have this problem? I can't really explain it, but to give an possible interpretation, 3D for me is like the exact same movie but on five screens on top of each other all around me and I pretty much feel like I'm disassociating with reality for the first ten minutes. It is really weird and really unsettling until I can find a fixed point to concentrate on, which means I lose a lot of you know, plot until I can figure out how to focus on everything.

Seriously, I had no idea what was going on in any meaningful sense until the bit with Tony and Pepper. I get that this is the future of movie going and everything and I'm going to have to deal, but Jesus, this is going to take serious conditioning to get right. I also admit this may explain why I didn't like it in the theatre. Huh.



Today was a not so great day, so it involved pizza hut for lunch. I'm pretty sure their garlic dipping sauce involves addictive substances; I am literally holding myself back from just licking the tiny container clean.

Comments

[eeemie.livejournal.com]

Saw it twice at the theater, in 2D. Reading the comments, I feel so lucky that 3D doesn't give me a headache, but I wear glasses and I love my glasses and I hate wearing 3D glasses on top of mine.

Yes for Natasha, but this is a Whedon movie so it makes a lot of sense for me to ship her with Willow. And Hulk is Love, simple as that. Found RDJ a bit low on Tony Stark magic but then I figured, this movie is not about him so it kinda makes sense.

Coulson better not be dead. And of course, of course Thor and Loki. I mean. Loki didn't have near enough screen time in Thor so this time around it's good to see him shine. Throwing tantrums, Jotun style can get you LOTS of fangirls.

Her own movie

[ficwench.livejournal.com]

Since Avengers is doing so well at the box office they are talking about a Black Widow movie :)

http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/black-widow-movie-will-focusthe-heroines-origin/5244/

I am keen!

[rissabby.livejournal.com]

Yes, Natasha. Yes, Bruce.

My son (who does some film stuff) does not respect 3-D. He said the Avengers and most of the blockbuster type movies do the 3-D in post-production. One of the exceptions is Avatar, which was made to be 3-D from the beginning. I don't know exactly what that means, except he seems to be implying that 3-D can be better than it is if they only work at it. He also has ADD, but modern movies are one of the things he finds easy to focus on.

[incapricious.livejournal.com]

Hmm maybe I need to see it again! I saw it once and was kind of... underwhelmed compared to how everyone else is reacting. It wasn't even in 3D! (I also have trouble connecting emotionally to 3D movies.) But perhaps tomorrow I will go again.

But Natasha is awesome, yesss. :D

[skogsraa-v.livejournal.com]

Maybe you can buy 2D glasses? http://www.2d-glasses.com/

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

I am choosing to see this in 2D tonight. I choose to see everything in 2D if at all possible. I have yet to see a film that actually GAINS from being in 3D.

[winterlive.livejournal.com]

3D is horrible for me UNLESS the movie is animated. then it's okay. but i did totally go to the 2D version, because.

BRUCE. WIDOW. HAWKEYE. TONYSTEVETHOR.

[inu-spockya.livejournal.com]

I can't see any 3D I've yet tried; only way my brain can do this is with those stereo-opticon viewing lenses, like you used to look at satellite imagery in the days before google-earth came along. or to look at mold colonies in the bio lab. I have migraines and an uncorrected lazy eye, and am also very short-sighted so already wear heavy glasses. no thanks. even the old-time red/green stuff doesn't work for me.

it doesn't make me yark, but not being able to see anything in focus really pisses me off. fortunately the theatre out here hasn't installed 3D yet and am hoping they never do, since it wouldn't do me any good.

[ivy03.livejournal.com]

I think there's been some negative pushback on 3D--Thor only opened on one 2D screen in Manhattan. Avengers was on a bunch of 2D screens. I think there are a lot of people who really dislike 3D. (It gives me a headache and I've never felt it added anything.) But even if I majority of customers hate it, the theaters make so much more on 3D tickets, it's going to be the majority of screens going forward.

[archaeologist-d.livejournal.com]

3D doesn't do anything for me but I don't see the point. I want good plots and characters, not gimmicks.