Age of Ultron Aaron Johnson is Quicksilver - Part 1

[Kane52630]

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[Jordanstine]

I liked him by the end of the film but I don't think they gave him much of a character. Sony's Quicksilver was far better and he had way less screen time.

X-Men Quicksliver - fun and way over-powered teenaged mutant who uses his power to break a person out of jail.

Avengers Quicksilver - based on the actual comicbook version of the character with actual limits to his power who uses it to save thousands of lives including sacrificing himself for Hawkeye. A REAL superhero.

 

[Supernova]

X-Men Quicksliver - fun and way over-powered teenaged mutant who uses his power to break a person out of jail.

Avengers Quicksilver - based on the actual comicbook version of the character with actual limits to his power who uses it to save thousands of lives including sacrificing himself for Hawkeye. A REAL superhero.

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but can't outrun bullets when he should be able to because .......plot I guess.

 

[Havok83]

It was so stupid! Why the hell didnt he just [blackout]push Clint and the boy out of the way?[/blackout]

 

[Bruce Malone]

X-Men Quicksliver - fun and way over-powered teenaged mutant who uses his power to break a person out of jail.

Avengers Quicksilver - based on the actual comicbook version of the character with actual limits to his power who uses it to save thousands of lives including sacrificing himself for Hawkeye. A REAL superhero.

The truth is regardless of what both camps say, I don't think either QS make enough of an impression to be considered the definitive Quicksilver for the public.

X-Men QS had a very memorable scene but he wasn't in the movie for very long.

AoU QS was arguably over shadowed by the main Avengers cast and even his sister in the movie, despite being a decent character overall.

From what I understand though is QS is being brought back for X-Men Appocalypse so he may have a bigger role this time.

 

[Ragnaroknroll]

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but can't outrun bullets when he should be able to because .......plot I guess.

But he wasn't

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trying to avoid them but save others which is kind of the point of the scene. It was a barrage of bullets and he's obviously not that fast i.e. cannot basically stop time itself.

It was so stupid! Why the hell didnt he just [blackout]push Clint and the boy out of the way?[/blackout]

I'll never understand the criticisms based on the assumptions that these characters are perfect. Do you always make the right decision? Let alone

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decisions made in a split second before a barrage of bullets. Plus Quicksilver has super speed but not super strength. Maybe he couldn't have lifted both Barton and the kid out of the way in time. Maybe he thought he could catch all the bullets in time and had overconfidence in his own speed. Just spitballing here but there's plausible scenarios either way.

It's not stupid. It was a great scene.

 

[Dark Raven]

Quicksilver should've had healing powers like the Flash so that he could survive the bullets. He should've been able to do similar things like creating a whirlwind and all the other tricks that Barry Allen can.

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And Quicksilver died *****eless. He didn't remotely feel like an a-hole. What was up with that? Whedon completely missed the boat on that one.

 

[Sterling Archer]

It was so stupid! Why the hell didnt he just [blackout]push Clint and the boy out of the way?[/blackout]

Because unlike the other QS this one isn't massively overpowered where he could fix any potential problem with ease.

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He was just fast enough to get them to safety before being hit himself.

 

[Nathan]

I had no problem with how it played out.

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They made sure to show that Quicksilver is only as fast, or almost as fast as a bullet, and that there are also limits to his powers, as we've seen him catch his breath a few times. So when he was saving Hawkeye and the kid, he didn't really have a lot of options. He couldn't run around the bullets, safely pick them up and move them to safety. Time doesn't stop for him. So when he was reaching Hawkeye, the bullets already almost hit them. And let's say he could have avoided the first bullet, there was no chance to avoid the countless other bullets fired by the Quinjet's mini-gun.

So even had he pushed them, he might still have been hit. But pushing might not even have been an option. We've seen that he can tear through robots with his speed. So at the speed he was traveling, a push might have actually killed them. Just watch the Quicksilver scene in Days of Future Past. He taps one security guard on the cheek with his finger. When time resumes that security guard gets knocked out cold.

 

[Broseph44]

Did anyone else prefer this version over Xmen? Also did anyone else actually think ATJ did a really good job and that he and the character were awesome in this film? Also

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his death I thought was really well done and impactful, I knew it was coming cause I read the spoilers. But it played out and worked well for me

 

[Rowsdower!]

Did anyone else prefer this version over Xmen? Also did anyone else actually think ATJ did a really good job and that he and the character were awesome in this film? Also

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his death I thought was really well done and impactful, I knew it was coming cause I read the spoilers. But it played out and worked well for me

I really liked his performance and the character. I think I'll have to see both films again to say which version was better but this one definitely looked cooler. I almost feel like the X-Men version of Quicksilver was more warmly received because he was only in a couple scenes and they were a highlight in a film that otherwise felt a bit like it was repeating the same things we've seen before (Erik and Charles arguing, Wolverine being at the center of everything, Mystique having a lot more screentime than she probably should just because Jennifer Lawrence is playing her, etc.). Whereas this version was great but didn't stand out quite as much because everything else also worked really well.

 

[DanielFM]

Did anyone else prefer this version over Xmen? Also did anyone else actually think ATJ did a really good job and that he and the character were awesome in this film? Also

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his death I thought was really well done and impactful, I knew it was coming cause I read the spoilers. But it played out and worked well for me

Yes, yes and yes. His attitude was pure Quicksilver. He behaved like you would expect from Quicksilver. He had a logical, down-to-earth power level. And

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Whedon did me care about him that his death was one of the most heart-wrenching momentos in the MCU for me. Huge chills.

He was a well acted, fully developed character (instead of a random prankster with OP powers) which evolved into a true hero.

 

[Dark Raven]

Yes, yes and yes. His attitude was pure Quicksilver. He behaved like you would expect from Quicksilver. He had a logical, down-to-earth power level. And

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Whedon did me care about him that his death was one of the most heart-wrenching momentos in the MCU for me. Huge chills.

He was a well acted, fully developed character (instead of a random prankster with OP powers) which evolved into a true hero.

I didn't think so. I thought he should be more impatient and snarky with people because his mind operates so much quicker and can't wait around for people to keep up. I don't expect him to be a prankster like in DOFP, but I did expect him to be more arrogant with cutting jibes.

 

[Tony Stark]

Did anyone else prefer this version over Xmen? Also did anyone else actually think ATJ did a really good job and that he and the character were awesome in this film? Also

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his death I thought was really well done and impactful, I knew it was coming cause I read the spoilers. But it played out and worked well for me

This version was far better. DOFP was funny but considering they rewrote all of that just because of the rights dispute when the original plan was for Juggernaught to help Magneto escape.

This version also is more serious, and has a stronger character arc. DOFP had zero character arc, he was a thief, who somehow decided to help and that was the end of it.

 

[Spider-Fan]

I liked both Quicksilver's a lot. I'd have to rewatch both movies again to decide which I felt was better. I appreciate elements of each.

 

[Broseph44]

Sweet ok good glad some of you agree with me and I'm not the only one that enjoyed him haha.

Yes, yes and yes. His attitude was pure Quicksilver. He behaved like you would expect from Quicksilver. He had a logical, down-to-earth power level. And

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Whedon did me care about him that his death was one of the most heart-wrenching momentos in the MCU for me. Huge chills.

He was a well acted, fully developed character (instead of a random prankster with OP powers) which evolved into a true hero.

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I agree his death to me was one of the most heart-wrenching or actually like wow moments of the MCU so far.

for me anyway

 

[def28]

Only problem I have with this character is

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if he is gone for good. He needs more development, no question. With Docotor Strange and reality gems coming into play I'm pretty sure we will see him again. This can also bring in some solid story telling for Wanda.

Overall I thought he was really cool, and I'm glad at how different each Quicksilver was for both franchises. My friends and the audience reacted extremely well to him.

 

[Ragnaroknroll]

I didn't think so. I thought he should be more impatient and snarky with people because his mind operates so much quicker and can't wait around for people to keep up. I don't expect him to be a prankster like in DOFP, but I did expect him to be more arrogant with cutting jibes.

That's just one aspect of his character though and with the juggling act that a film about the Avengers truly is, I feel that really is a nitpick. A similar situation happened with Hawkeye in the first film and look how much more we got to see in the second go around?

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Unfortunately, we will not get the opportunity to see more aspects of Quicksilver's personality because he's dead.

 

[Ragnaroknroll]

Only problem I have with this character is

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if he is gone for good. He needs more development. With Docotor Strange and reality gems coming into play I'm pretty sure we will see him again. This can also bring in some solid story telling for Wanda.

Overall I thought he was really cool, and I'm glad at how different each Quicksilver for both franchises.

I like this line of thinking. I hope you are right.

 

[Katsuro]

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Quicksilver may be magically resurrected at some point (not necessary, we have enough characters to worry about and too many death fake-outs), but he's definitely dead at the end of AoU, not comatose or recovering in a hospital. Easiest way to tell is Hawkeye's baby's name. Nathaniel Pietro Barton. That's the kinda thing you do for a dead guy.

 

[def28]

[BLACKOUT]If your gonna deal with death and the other side there's only one character to do that with now. I believe Doc Strange did revive Pietro in the comics, and the reality gem does that as well. People are gonna die, and people are gonna come back. They shouldn't tell us when, cause that loses impact, but I have little doubt that storyline will come back into play somehow. It's crucial to Wanda and now it plays into Clint's story as well. Just ignoring it would be dumb. [/BLACKOUT]

 

[Ragnaroknroll]

I'd put spoiler tags on that comment Katsuro.

 

[The Chris]

My favorite moment for him is when he

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ran into the police station, telling them to clear the city, they just shrugged, so he runs out quickly runs back in with a gun and shoots the ceiling, telling them to move their asses

I laughed hard.

 

[Spider-Fan]

Tag spoilers!

 

[Godzillasaurus]

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His death was very saddening and all, but what really did it for me during that scene was when/how he said "Didn't see that coming" after being shot. That was the most heartbreaking part of that entire scene for me

What about you guys? Did you guys feel the same?