One of the things I can't stop thinking about was how dark this entire movie felt. Conspiracy twists, traitors, dark pasts, torture etc.
Sure, The Avengers was action on a global scale but after the differences between characters were set aside that's mostly what it ended up becoming - action. When Cap 2 pulled out it's big guns it felt very... visceral. Not only was Bucky an imposing character, but the fact that Shield was eating itself away from the inside in the meantime, that Hydra felt more evil than ever or hell, even the fact that Hydra is still around to begin with, ends up finally playing into some mainstay entities and just how everything is spiraling out of control.
I kind of look forward to Guardians bringing back some levity, but we're not really expecting them to play a substantial role in Avengers 2 are we? They seem to have more to do in Phase 3. I expected the end-credits scene in Cap 2 to drop some hints about Ultron, but instead it throws a curve ball and brings back Loki's Scepter somehow. So not only is Hydra alive and kicking with deadlier forces than ever, but Ultron is still unaccounted for in the midst of all this.
Avengers 2 has every chance to become a massive shitstorm at this rate and I'm looking forward to seeing it unravel.
