Jasonic's Favorites: Avengers: Age of Ultron
Hello, and good evening, Internet! The success of The Avengers inevitably led to this one and, when it came out, it certainly continued my love for the MCU saga in a meaningful way! Released in 2015 (10 years ago -- can you believe it?!), Avengers: Age of Ultron was a highly anticipated sequel in both the MCU as a whole and to the highly successful pop culture phenomenon, The Avengers, that preceded it. With all the hype and buildup surrounding this second movie and the building up of the MCU over several years prior to it, everyone believed that Age of Ultron would take the MCU to new heights in more ways than one. Critical and box office reception at the time wasn't quite as high as the first film for a number of reasons, but the film still did favorably well and was exceptional in the eyes of many. This can probably be chalked up to a few factors including people's expectations for the movie, the inclusion of numerous returning and new characters filling the runtime, a...