We now know what justification the Russo brothers put forward for the deaths in Avengers: Infinity War.
We all knew going in that things were going to get ugly in Avengers: Infinity War once Thanos claimed all the Stones. But the scale of the deaths that took place still surprised many, with numerous fan favourite characters being erased from existence.
In the ‘Beyond the Battle: Wakanda’ featurette on Infinity War’s Blu-Ray and recently available digital release (via Screen Rant), Anthony Russo offered an explanation for the deaths that took place:
“In terms of our choices about who Thanos would end up eradicating with his snap, it was very story focused. How do we pay off each individual character’s storyline most profoundly? The first person to go is Bucky Barnes, and it’s shot from Captain America’s perspective. You know, we’re watching Cap go through the experience of watching [Bucky] go away. We’re watching Okoye, whose number one mission it is in life is to protect the king. She watches the king go in front of her. And to see those characters react in those situations is very powerful and resonant.”
Taking the above, it seems like the goal of the directors with these deaths was to really get at audiences emotionally, and it certainly worked. What do you make of the above comments? Were the Russos right to kill so many high profile characters in the way they did?
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An unprecedented cinematic journey ten years in the making and spanning the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Infinity War” brings to the screen the ultimate, deadliest showdown of all time. The Avengers and their Super Hero allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.
Avengers: Infinity War stars Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Chris Evans (Captain America), Mark Ruffalo (Hulk), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Chadwick Boseman (Black Panther), Tom Holland (Spider-Man), Sebastian Stan (Winter Soldier), Anthony Mackie (Falcon), Paul Bettany (Vision), Elizabeth Olsen (Scarlet Witch), Don Cheadle (War Machine), Josh Brolin (Thanos), Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange), Benedict Wong (Wong), Chris Pratt (Star-Lord), Zoe Saldana (Gamora), Dave Bautista (Drax), Bradley Cooper (Rocket), Sean Gunn (Rocket), Vin Diesel (Groot), Karen Gillan (Nebula), Pom Klementieff (Mantis), Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), Cobie Smulders (Maria Hill), Benicio Del Toro (The Collector), Danai Gurira (Okoye), Letitia Wright (Shuri), Winston Duke (M’Baku), Terry Notary (Cull Obsidian), Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (Ebony Maw), Carrie Coon (Proxima Midnight), Michael James Shaw (Corvus Glaive) and Peter Dinklage (Eitri).
Originally published August 1, 2018. Updated August 2, 2018.
