Hey guys! I thought for my first post, I'd report on something related to my personally most anticipated film this summer, The Avengers. This news comes from an article on Collider. Here's the link for the article:
In this lengthy article, director Joss Whedon announces that the official run-time for the well-anticipated superhero team-up film is approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes. Whedon also says that his first cut of the film was 3 hours long. That's approximately 45 minutes shorter than the original cut. The reason those minutes were cut from the finished film? They were pretty much filler scenes with extra baggage that he personally loves, but feels that they didn't really do anything to move the plot forward or add any benefit to the film. Whedon says that this kind of baggage is okay to do in a television series, since you have a whole season to tell a story, but for a film, it's not really the best thing to put in. Check out the rest of the article for some more Avengers related goodness!
My Thoughts:
I think this is a solid run-time for this kind of film. I was hoping it would be about 15 minutes longer, but I can live with 2 hours and 15 minutes. Joss Whedon did say that each member of the titular team would get a fair share of screen-time and character development, so I think this run-time is just fine to juggle that and a decent amount of action. Some fans think this may not be enough time, but I trust Mr. Whedon knows what he is doing. He knows fans have been waiting for this film ever since the original Iron Man, so there's no way he'll try and screw this up. Longer is not always better, I say. While I don't mind long movies, I think they should only be long if they absolutely need to be or the longer run-time can benefit the film overall. I can think of a couple of films that were either 2 and a half or 3 hours long and really didn't need to be. One example is Transformers: Dark of the Moon. The final battle scene in that film went on for WAY too long, and I kept thinking to myself, "is this ever gonna end?". Peter Jackson's King Kong is another example. That movie really did not have to be 3 hours long. But anyway, I feel like this run-time is just right for The Avengers.
So, what do you guys think? Do you think this is a good run-time for the film? Is it too long? Too short? Give your thoughts in the comments below! See ya next time!
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