RIFLE RANGE BOY: Infinity

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

The first thing that I noticed was that there were too many superheroes and I had a difficult time trying to identify them. Some of them even look somewhat similar to my eyes. To me, one who is a slow learner of this genre, Captain America and Star-Lord has the same face-cut. Black Widow and Scarlett Witch look almost alike. Even Bruce Banner without his Hulk outfit and Iron Man seem to share a similar exoskeleton. Anyway, one gets the gist of the story as the story, which could have easily been plucked out of the Indian mythology.

Thanos, the protagonist, who wants to destroy half of the world's population to put things right. To do this, he needs to have in his possession some precious stones which are implanted in some superheroes. Just as seen in Hindu mythologies when an Asura is given a boon and he terrorises, all the Devas have to join forces to set order in the Cosmos, here the Avenger and the Guardian of the Galaxy teams put their resources together. Spoiler alert, Thanos wins in the end with many of the superheroes falling apart like powder. It sets nicely the platform for a sequel and something for the diehard fans to talk about until the next instalment is out. Dr Strange, the mystic and the seer, prophesied that this ending is the best (but for what?) It just gets more interesting.
Why are we so fascinated with superpowers? Perhaps, it is because we, as human beings, feel so vulnerable against the forces of Nature that we yearn for extraordinary abilities.

Thanos at the closing scene, setting the
stage for the possible outcome of his
unlimited powers.

Just the other day, I read of an ad-hoc study on people's preference for a superpower, if ever in their wildest dream were given a boon for invincibility. People gave many options but by far, most chose the ability to fly or the gift of invisibility. Researchers postulated that there was a clear distinction between people who chose either strength. Flyers tend to be extroverts and people who like to flash their ability. Men tend to opt for flying. Invisibility is preferred by the introverts, the social misfits and perhaps conniving individuals.

In that study, none of the people researched said that they chose their powers to save mankind, but to ease it for subversive activities like stealing, cheating and dodging buying tickets. Maybe mankind is innately evil.

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