That leads to a talk about consummating their relationship. And Natasha (in a robe) tells Bruce (in a towel after getting out of the shower) they should have saved hot water by showering together. There's a conversation about whether Natasha and Bruce should share a room in a house. So it all makes me again think of Vision's assessment of humanity: "There is grace in their failings," he says. Those shortcomings don't completely obscure all the positives I've just mentioned, of course. Whether it's Thor revamping his statement about the Hulk's victims dying and going to hell, conversations about limiting damage to civilians, or banter about inappropriate interjections, Joss Whedon's script is full of winks that let us know that he knows exactly what direction criticisms are likely to come from.īut do such dutiful disclaimers and artful dodges negate the negative influence these moments might be having on viewers (especially younger ones)? Do the spiritual winks and misappropriations go completely unnoticed? And, of course, then there's the head-pounding issue of the ever present superhero action (read: violence) that pervades all of these genre flicks. Just as Ultron himself is self-aware, then, the movie named after him exhibits a kind of self-awareness about its occasionally edgy content. And the good Cap'n finally caps things off near the end by joining in with a swear word of his own. Captain America rebukes him, yelling, "Language!" And profanity promptly becomes a running joke, with characters cleverly commenting on or mock-correcting others whenever a choice word slips out. We're barely a minute into the frantic fun when Stark, mid-battle, spews out an s-word. That makes the sporadic foul language and sexual innuendo frustrating for me, as a fan, as a dad and as a Plugged In movie reviewer. So the result is an old-school comic book showdown that ultimately feels, well, like an old-school comic book, strongly emphasizing the superhero values of humility, teamwork, forgiveness, trust and, of course, sacrifice. Similarly, though there's a lot of onscreen destruction, Earth's Mightiest Heroes do their best to minimize bloodshed.
And even the kind of narrative tampering director Joss Whedon indulges here and there doesn't ruin too many things. That'll satisfy lots of lifelong fans like me. (They eventually get married in the comics.) And sure enough, they're all here. And you can't have Vision without Scarlet Witch.
When I learned Ultron would be the villain in this film, I thought, Well, you can't have Ultron without Vision. And the character I was drawn to the most was the "synthezoid" known as Vision. I loved the action, their serialized stories, the conflict. In the mid-1970s, a friend introduced me to the Avengers.
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