The One Glaring Flaw With The Avengers No One Admits
Once you see it, you can't unsee it.
When The Avengers premiered in the summer of 2012, it proved to be a game-changing moment for comic book movies. Never before had a cinematic plan been executed so successfully, and though there were of course superhero ensembles that came before it, none released to the acclaim or hype Joss Whedon's film did six years ago.
Even today, The Avengers is heralded as one of the finest comic book films ever made, and though its status as an event has never been in doubt, when compared next to all the newer Marvel movies, it begins to show its age.
This isn't to say that Whedon's epic finale to the MCU's first phase is lacklustre - not at all. It does what it says on the tin and provides an enjoyable, if not completely innocuous, superhero feast to chow down on. There are, however, a few glaring issues that date The Avengers, ranging from narrative decisions, to costume design and more.
The main one (perhaps surprisingly, but most certainly nitpick-ily), actually relates to the film's aspect-ratio, which is actually completely different to the ones utilised in most films. It makes the film look 'off', and though it's not ruinous, it is... weird.