The biggest surprise of all may be that the most outlandish-looking Marvel villain is also its most complex and layered one, which simply wouldn’t be possible without the film’s synthesis of script, direction, performance, and visual effects.Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. At several key moments in the film, Thanos nearly becomes a sympathetic character - even while he is doing truly horrific, unforgivable things. He thinks he’s the hero of his story, and while nobody is going to agree with his tactics, his backstory does give his overall reasoning a perverse sort of logic. His master plan involves destroying half the universe, but in his own mind, his motivations are noble. It’s a good thing that it works so well, because Thanos is not the cardboard cutout villain that some previous Marvel bad guys have been. The visual effects undeniably capture the nuances of Brolin’s facial tics and mannerisms, allowing the actor to shine through all the CGI wizardry.
The prospect of a giant purple computer-generated bad guy has prompted some skepticism, but in context, the character is wonderfully effective. It pays off the emotional investment movie audiences have been making in these characters for years, sometimes in genuinely heart-wrenching ways.Įven with all of that, this film belongs to Josh Brolin’s Thanos. The result is a film that often feels surprisingly earnest and emotional. In fact, the film is able to give many characters their own meaningful story arcs throughout the film, with Tony Stark, Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana), and the Vision / Scarlet Witch love story given particular focus.
It’s a testament to Markus and McFeely’s work that the film never feels crowded, even though it’s juggling such a massive number of movie stars. The story crosscuts between four or five major story threads, much like Game of Thrones, Westworld, and other complicated serial narratives.
With so many characters in play, writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely ( Captain America: Civil War) are faced with a remarkable challenge: giving every character a place in the story, without letting anyone other than Thanos dominate the larger narrative.
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