After watching Infinity Wars a second time, I wanted to come back and share some thoughts.
So what the fuck? The bad guy wins and everybody dies? Or almost everybody. Why did Tony and Rocket live? Why weren't Hawkeye or Ant Man in the movie? Is there going to be a part 2? Have they already begun production? Are they just going to go back in time and do it all over again? I'm not complaining though. It's good that there are repercussions in a fantastical world. If no one can die, the action is all meaningless.
Yes, the bad guy wins. Thanos had to get all the stones and become somewhat invincible. It had to happen. Yes, half the heroes vanished, seemingly turning back to the dirt from which they came. After first seeing the movie, my first thought was, 'Damn they Batman VS Supermaned us,' seemingly killing off half of Marvels heroes. But like Superman in the DC verse we know that these heroes won't be gone long. Most of them have movies coming up so we will see their return. The question is, how? We know Marvel has already filmed the sequel which will be out next May. Though, its not "part 2" as they originally had it titled. It will be its own standalone movie. (Maybe the studio is trying to cash in on a two parter without calling it such, or maybe the directors, brothers Anthony and Joe Russo, have changed it for artistic reasons)
Its title has not yet been released, but I am hearing, Avengers: Endgame and Avengers: Guantlet out in the rumor mills.
Why did Tony and Rocket not die? Because when Thanos snapped his fingers and took out half the universe, it was randomized, as to be fair. Rocket got lucky. Tony on the other hand was interesting. He was spared by Thanos at the behest of Dr. Strange, who offered the tine stone in exchange for Stark's life. Which is very interesting as a few scenes before after Ebony Maw was introduced to space, Strange told Stark that he would protect the stone over saving lifes. Yet, after looking into the future at millions of outcomes, to find they defeat Thanos in only one, he changes suit and offers the stone. Only Strange knew the future, and he saved Stark, which tells me Stark will be very important in some manner. I'll come back to this in a minute.
I want to point out that nearly every stone was given to save a life. Loki gave the space stone to save Thor, Strange gave the time stone to save Stark. Gammorah showed Thanos the location of the soul stone in turn for Nebula's life being spared. (Vision sacrificed himself to destroy the mind stone. Thanos got the reality stone from the collector, and already had the power stone.) Then we had this, we don't trade lives dialogue throughout. I don't know if that will resurface or hold importance in the next film, or be part of what saves the Avengers, that they are linked to those stones, but we shall see.
Now how will the Avengers (looks like its the original avengers that are left and who will team up once more since dividing after the events of age of ultron. ) defeat Thanos who seems to be invincble and undo what he has done. It seems getting the glove from him as they attempted to do in the film and snapping their finger would do the trick but thats to easy. And, while I agree with
@KingSpeed that if no one dies than the action seems meaningless. I do think, however, the Avengers will find a way to go back in time to avert the future.
Set leaks have characters utilizing sets and costumes from previous Avengers movies, so there is speculations that somehow the team goes back in time or perhaps an alternate dimension.
I too have seen these pics of the avengers in their old gear. Looks like the fight in the first one when Loki led Thanos's force to get the stones and failed. I think Antman will go back in time by going into the quantum realm. I think Stark will update Antman's suit with the neccessary technology allowing him to succeed, Thus why Strange saved Stark.
Antman will tell the Avengers about the future and help them stop Thanos from getting the stones in the first place ("It was the only way.") Maybe they will destroy the stones or else lure Thanos without all the stones yet to Earth to defeat him. I don't see the whole team traveling back, as that might destroy the time space continum...or maybe some law in the marvel verse will allow it and their will be two each of them confusing the hell out of Thanos. Doubtful, very doubtful but hey. Whatever happens, Dr. Strange died with half the universe, inconveniently taking the only knowledge of how to beat Thanos with him. So, the Avengers are flying blind, and will have to figure it out.
In the comic book Nebula sneaks up on a resting Thanos and steals the gauntlet, and Thanos has to join the Avengers to stop her with the help of Adam Warlock, who takes control of the gauntlet and rights things before spreading stones out once again so that no one can wield their full power again. We are told though by the directors that they are not going directly off the books and are taking liberties with the story. Also Warlock will not be appearing till the next Gardians of the Galaxy, so he won't be around to help.
Captain Marvel however, is on the way. We saw Nick Furry sending a distress call to her in the end credits. I am curious to how she will help. I don't completely understand the full breath of her powers. I have heard though that she may be in possesion of the fabled 7th stone, the ego gem/stone which is said to be as powerful or even more than all the others combined. It will be interesting to see how she helps. Oh, and that 7th stone, if it connects with the other 6 it will form the omnipotent being Nemisis who will give the Avengers even worse trouble, if thats possible than Thanos has. Could this happen at the end of the next movie? They defeat Thanos only for all 7 stones to unite and create Nemisis for the next film in the series, Avengers:Nemisis?
@AmirIcon on this second watch I paid closer attention to Thanos. Though he seemed to have some humanity, i.e. he cried when he sacrificed Gammorah, and distracted Gammorah to stop her from seeing all her people murdered when she was a kid. There should have been more, I agree. I think maybe they are saving it for a possible redemption in the next film perhaps. His whole I am going to save the universe by killing half of everybody cause no one else can shoulder that burden but me spiel wasn't convincing. I understood his ideal, but he needed more conviction.
Thanos will return.
