Avengers: Infinity War - 9 Reasons It's The Most Important Marvel Movie Yet
4. It's Jam-Packed With Phenomenal Performances
Marvel Studios
The MCU was built off the back of its characters, and when they're as familiar and as engaging as they are in their current incarnations, it makes sense that most tales end up being character-driven (for the most part).
The acting just seems to get better with each and every instalment, with Civil War's climactic battle between Tony, Steve and Bucky epitomising the acting talents of Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and Sebastian Stan in particular.
With Infinity War, however, every actor goes one step beyond; Robert Downey Jr. conjures a soul-crushing performance as Tony Stark once again enters the fray, this time with the character fully aware that it might not be a battle he can walk away from; Tom Holland embodies the spirit of Spider-Man in heartbreaking fashion, with his final moments in the film devastating everyone pretty much everywhere; Zoe Saldana transforms Gamora into one of the best characters the MCU has ever seen and Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen et al. are all just as magnificent.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
