Friday, August 10, 2012

The Avengers (film) by Walt Disney Pictures

The Avengers
Film
by Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Pictures, 2012

GENRE: Action, Adventure, Superhero

HONORS: None known

REVIEW:  The misguided god, Loki is offered an extraterrestrial army if he can retrieve the powerful energy source known as the Tesseract. An unlikely group of people with superhero powers including Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, Thor, and Captain America join forces along with the espionage agency S.H.I.E.L.D. in order to save both the Earth and Asgard from Loki and his army, and the Tesseracts immense power.

OPINION: An excellent superhero action movie that will appeal to men and women of all ages. I saw it in 3-D, but I don’t think it added much to the overall enjoyment of the movie. It would also be a great treat for fans of the work of Joss Whedon. I can’t wait for the sequel!

IDEAS: The Avengers include superhero reincarnations of the Norse gods Thor and Loki. The Avengers serve as a great introduction to a lesson on mythology and can segue into the reading of mythic fiction.


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