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Avengers: Age of Ultron | Production Thread
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This is from the EW cover:
That said, the Ultron with teeth doesn't look that bad in action. Joss must want him to emote more with his face.
Sorry but that looks awful to be honest... he's supposed to be cold and a machine. Why would he need to emote like a human? He's not a human. He looks like a sad Ultron because it seems they took his eyes and rotated them down.
The EW cover, he looks like the form we've seen from the trailers except maybe his eyes glow when he's not talking.
I don't get this rationale either. That's to assume that he, at one point modeled his being after human kind because... why?
Even the bots have the normal human angled eyes:
They could've gone with the bad ass Ultron design, this one just screams mundane and a mishmash of Michael Bay meets Terminator.
Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
Well, then, can he start kicking some ass ceremonially, then?
I never understood why Iron Man's hands are glowing green here, context?
also, HYPE
PhoncipleBone
Banned
As awesome as that moment is, it is followed by Ultron basically curb stomping everyone.Well, then, can he start kicking some ass ceremonially, then?
charging shots?
trailer tonight? wooooo, hopefully its less dull than the first one
badcrumble
Member
Strongly suspect that the Ultron teeth/eyes business is tied into how he sees himself relating to humanity. Remember that a major ongoing theme with Ultron is that he thinks of himself as a perfectly rational machine when he's actually incredibly emotionally fucked up.
In keeping with the Pinocchio theme, I suspect that in addition to wanting to get himself a vibranium body he's also really, really going to want to be a real boy.
In keeping with the Pinocchio theme, I suspect that in addition to wanting to get himself a vibranium body he's also really, really going to want to be a real boy.
EroticSushi
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Oh shit, there's a trailer today... why hasn't it leaked
FAIL HYDRA
Oh shit, there's a trailer today... why hasn't it leaked
Coulson already taking care of HYDRA.
Oh shit, there's a trailer today... why hasn't it leaked
Bob failed
fixed
Isn't that a pleonasm of sorts?
Pai Pai Master
Banned
What I would like is for his first few forms to be increasingly human-like until Tony or someone points out that it doesn't make any sense for him to build himself in humanity's image, and his next and "final" form would be the very NOT human-like form we're used to. Feige and Spader keep saying Ultron is like a child, and that to me seems like a very childlike or naïve thing for him to do.
One of the long term things about Ultron, he hates humanity, but he keeps doing human shit,
Wanting a mate, creating children, etc.
Sorry but that looks awful to be honest... he's supposed to be cold and a machine. Why would he need to emote like a human? He's not a human. He looks like a sad Ultron because it seems they took his eyes and rotated them down.
The EW cover, he looks like the form we've seen from the trailers except maybe his eyes glow when he's not talking.
I don't get this rationale either. That's to assume that he, at one point modeled his being after human kind because... why?
Even the bots have the normal human angled eyes:
They could've gone with the bad ass Ultron design, this one just screams mundane and a mishmash of Michael Bay meets Terminator.
The whole Pinocchio thing in the trailer went over your head I think.
Cloud Strife
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Yeah, I'm gonna be hella surprised if it doesn't turn out this way.
I just hope the last fight isn't pathetic, like:
Ultron: I JUST WANTED TO BE HUMAN
and more like:
Tony, about to blast Ultron's head off: No strings? I'm a frayed knot.
Some thing I'm going to really miss about Ultron with the excising of his Hank Pym origins are the ramifications of Ultron being based on Pym's own brain waves. That alone caused Hank exceptional amounts of mental anguish and gave some insights into the mind of Ultron's creator. Unfortunately, I don't think Tony is going to take Pym's place as the mental template.
Alcoremortis
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I doubt they'll do this, but I thought that Banner would be a great alternate mental template for Ultron. Because then they could start opening up the door to some cool Hulk stories about how Hulk exists mainly because Banner has always been crazy.
In the MCU, that could eventually translate into the realization that Banner's reproduction of the Captain America super soldier serum was perfect and it created Hulk instead only because of the whole "good becomes greater, bad becomes worse" rule.
Well fuck, now I am going to be bummed when it turns out that this isn't the case.
That would be a very bad idea from a creative standpoint. The writing is already on the wall with Banner - the last thing a scientist would wanna do is try to copy that mind. At least if it were Pym it would be uncharted territory since the audience hasn't met him yet.
Alcoremortis
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Tony is an asshole, not crazy. At most it would create a robot that wants to gamble and get hookers. Pym is legit mentally ill.
Alcoremortis
Member
I meant that Tony might create a robot with Banner's mental template because he'd think it would be easier to control than one with his own. Since they're friends, sort of.
Nah, ESPECIALLY after Ironman 3
Pai Pai Master
Banned
dammit
if only we coulda had pym in this movie ._.
if only we coulda had pym in this movie ._.
Thanks edgar w.
I don't like Banner or Hulk being crazy though. Bruce has dissociative identity disorder (multiple personalities) while Hank is bipolar schizophrenic. Tony is a narcissist but also not crazy.
My favorite theory is that the mind gem generates a spark of consciousness from the remnants of an old AI project started by Hank Pym that had been corrupted by the project insight algorithm.
My favorite theory is that the mind gem generates a spark of consciousness from the remnants of an old AI project started by Hank Pym that had been corrupted by the project insight algorithm.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
And it's based off his brain pattern.
Alcoremortis
Member
Banner has some other serious issues which caused the dissociative identity disorder. Though... I'd probably say that the DID alone qualifies him as being pretty crazy. I mean, he is the guy who routinely gets into serious arguments with himself.
SuperEpicMan
Banned
How long until the trailer hits?
2 hours, 8 minutes
Zen_Arcade
Banned
Is the trailer airing during the first commerical break? I know the game starts at 8:30, but is that when the trailer airs too?
Father_Brain
Banned
The trailer airs during the game. No one knows exactly when, though it'll probably be within the first hour. People aren't thinking this through.
Rastafarian42
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Even more incentive to watch this game.
As if you needed another reminder:
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=843676299023711&set=vb.126757470715601&type=2&theater
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=843676299023711&set=vb.126757470715601&type=2&theater
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