Infinity War "I Will Bathe The Starways In Your Blood!" The Thanos / Josh Brolin Thread - Part 1

[StarLord]

Accessories for figures can be misleading, however, that sword would be quite cool.

 

[Damkac]

Did Thanos ever used sword in comic?

 

[Panacea]

I want him to survive both movies. Do people want Thanos to die, or just be defeated?

 

[speno94]

Even though it will be a cliffhanger, I think a great way to end Infinity War is with Thanos gaining all the stones & clicking his fingers to wipe away some of the universe like in the Infinity Gauntlet comic. I just think it will be a great final shot of the camera close up on the gauntlet & clicking his fingers, then Boom!

 

[Mike_D202]

Even though it will be a cliffhanger, I think a great way to end Infinity War is with Thanos gaining all the stones & clicking his fingers to wipe away some of the universe like in the Infinity Gauntlet comic. I just think it will be a great final shot of the camera close up on the gauntlet & clicking his fingers, then Boom!

I think that'd piss off a lot of people, mostly the general audience that knows nothing about the comics.

 

[liveman789]

I don't know how I feel about the snap being in the movies, but I definitely hope this whole saga ends with Thanos on his farm. I loved that.

 

[Damkac]

I want the snap in the movie. It don't needs to lead to removing half the life in the universe but it must be there at some point.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

I think that'd piss off a lot of people, mostly the general audience that knows nothing about the comics.

Would it? Or would this make them crazy hyped for the next film? The good guys got their asses handed to them in THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, and it fed the hunger for the next installment. I'm not sure this story will be wrapped up in one film.

 

[JB-the-Hunter]

I really don't think people are prepared for what they're going to see on screen with Thanos when Infinity War rolls around. I've been watching and reading up on interviews that address the character in the film and hardly any of them harp on how powerful and terrifying he is, unlike the trailers. I actually think the trailers are misleading. Intentionally misleading. I'm not saying Thanos is not gonna be powerful and terrifying, but the casual fans just don't understand how emotional and thought provoking this character can get, and Marvel is smart to hide that when marketing the film. People are going to see this movie to watch the Avengers go against the biggest threat they've ever faced, but when they walk out the theater I guarantee people are gonna be like "OMG Thanos Thanos Thanos!!!" and "Damn, I had no idea this is what Thanos was all about".

 

[markjoedelonge]

I really don't think people are prepared for what they're going to see on screen with Thanos when Infinity War rolls around. I've been watching and reading up on interviews that address the character in the film and hardly any of them harp on how powerful and terrifying he is, unlike the trailers. I actually think the trailers are misleading. Intentionally misleading. I'm not saying Thanos is not gonna be powerful and terrifying, but the casual fans just don't understand how emotional and thought provoking this character can get, and Marvel is smart to hide that when marketing the film. People are going to see this movie to watch the Avengers go against the biggest threat they've ever faced, but when they walk out the theater I guarantee people are gonna be like "OMG Thanos Thanos Thanos!!!" and "Damn, I had no idea this is what Thanos was all about".

I really hope you're right. And if you ARE right, think about what Marvel will have accomplished amidst all these "faceless CGI villains who just want to conquer the world" complaints.

Honestly, I just want to be afraid anytime Thanos is around or on-screen. Like make me afraid of the next time he will pop up. I like comparing the Winter Soldier to the shark in Jaws, because I was genuinely afraid for the characters whenever he was around. I hope to have that feeling with Thanos too.

 

[jaqua99]

I really don't think people are prepared for what they're going to see on screen with Thanos when Infinity War rolls around. I've been watching and reading up on interviews that address the character in the film and hardly any of them harp on how powerful and terrifying he is, unlike the trailers. I actually think the trailers are misleading. Intentionally misleading. I'm not saying Thanos is not gonna be powerful and terrifying, but the casual fans just don't understand how emotional and thought provoking this character can get, and Marvel is smart to hide that when marketing the film. People are going to see this movie to watch the Avengers go against the biggest threat they've ever faced, but when they walk out the theater I guarantee people are gonna be like "OMG Thanos Thanos Thanos!!!" and "Damn, I had no idea this is what Thanos was all about".

Emotional and thought provoking. Hopefuply they do it right.
Thanos is a wounded kid, emotionally.

 

[jaqua99]

I really hope you're right. And if you ARE right, think about what Marvel will have accomplished amidst all these "faceless CGI villains who just want to conquer the world" complaints.

Honestly, I just want to be afraid anytime Thanos is around or on-screen. Like make me afraid of the next time he will pop up. I like comparing the Winter Soldier to the shark in Jaws, because I was genuinely afraid for the characters whenever he was around. I hope to have that feeling with Thanos too.

Nahhh.

I don't want to be afraid. I do. But I also want to feel pitty, and curious whenever he is on screen.

Thanos, when written RIGHT, is a character you almost root for.

 

[CosmicSpider]

Nahhh.

I don't want to be afraid. I do. But I also want to feel pitty, and curious whenever he is on screen.

Thanos, when written RIGHT, is a character you almost root for.

Agreed. We as an audience should be afraid of what he is capable of doing to our heroes, but not afraid of the character itself.
Hopefully they delve into his backstory so we can see how unique and emotionally complex he really is as a character.

 

[Aximili86]

Uhh, whaa? You don't want to be afraid of Thanos?

Just because he should be complex & intellectual doesn't mean he shoudn't be bat-**** terrifying.

 

[Wildcard]

Uhh, whaa? You don't want to be afraid of Thanos?

Just because he should be complex & intellectual doesn't mean he shoudn't be bat-**** terrifying.

He should always be bat-**** terrifying. I feel like there should be an air of unpredictability with him...which technically exists in the comics. Some matters he will handle calmly with grace and at other times he does a whole 360.

 

[jaqua99]

Uhh, whaa? You don't want to be afraid of Thanos?

Just because he should be complex & intellectual doesn't mean he shoudn't be bat-**** terrifying.

What I mean is I don't want Thanos to be exclusively. He is a better character than the "scary big bad"

People liked Loki because he was they made him almost human.

Thanos should be no different. We should feel for him, and route for him while being afraid of him and routing against him.

Thanos is so interesting, and when written properly (only Starlin and one other writer), you route FOR him. So yeah, coming out of IW with the exclusive thought of "he is scary", I would be disappointed.

He should always be bat-**** terrifying. I feel like there should be an air of unpredictability with him...which technically exists in the comics. Some matters he will handle calmly with grace and at other times he does a whole 360.

^ Exactly. My point is that he shouldn't *exclusively* be bat-**** terrifying.

Also Wildcard, I see you stole my avy

 

[Filmfan93]

I don't think Thanos should be a villain we root for.

I want him to be the terrifying baddie that wrecks everything and creates a sense of dread and despair among the heroes and at the same time looks like a complete bad*** while doing it.

We rooted for Loki, but I think Thanos is a totally different character and would work better if he is straight up bad. Yes, give him a complex personality and characterisation, but don't soften him up.

I expected Ultron to be that type of villain, but then he started cracking omlette jokes. I have great expectations for Thanos and really trust the Russos that they will deliver!

 

[JB-the-Hunter]

I don't think Thanos should be a villain we root for.

I want him to be the terrifying baddie that wrecks everything and creates a sense of dread and despair among the heroes and at the same time looks like a complete bad*** while doing it.

We rooted for Loki, but I think Thanos is a totally different character and would work better if he is straight up bad. Yes, give him a complex personality and characterisation, but don't soften him up.

I take it you've never read any of Starlin's Thanos stories then? Thanos is one of the most vulnerable villains Marvel has. More so than Loki. That doesn't at all take away from how terrifying he is. In fact, the fact that he's so vulnerable, but so terrifying at the same time is why he's such a good character. What you seem to be asking for is the Thanos we get in the tv shows, video games and some of the more modern comic stories with Thanos. Super generic.

I expected Ultron to be that type of villain, but then he started cracking omlette jokes.

I challenge you to go through all of Ultron's dialogue. People keep saying this, but hardly anything Ultron says is humorous.

 

[Aximili86]

He can be vulnerable and still be irredeemably evil, though. Hell, Hitler had a "vulnerable" side, he was still basically the worst guy that ever lived.

Point is, Thanos has a sympathetic side to him, sure. That doesn't negate that he wants to wipe out the entire universe to prove a point, which cancels out anything more "feel for him"-worthy. His reasons don't matter at a certain point, he's still the worst living being even imaginable. Is he 'human' in the sense of being flawed and having an emotional element to him? Hell yeah.

He's still also not far off of Emperor friggin' Palpatine in terms of basically being the devil. His reasons don't hold up to any basic scrutiny once it gets outside of his head, his mindset. Screw his reasons, he might as well be Johann Schmidt at a certain point. Schmidt thought he had reasons, unlocking the potential of human individualism, ascending to power, blahh blahh. Still an irredeemable Nazi when all is said and done though.

Thanos is no different. He's a complex megalomaniacal genocidal tyrant, but he's still a megalomaniacal genocidal tyrant.

 

[JB-the-Hunter]

He can be vulnerable and still be irredeemably evil, though.

That's what I said...

 

[jaqua99]

I don't think Thanos should be a villain we root for.

I want him to be the terrifying baddie that wrecks everything and creates a sense of dread and despair among the heroes and at the same time looks like a complete bad*** while doing it.

We rooted for Loki, but I think Thanos is a totally different character and would work better if he is straight up bad. Yes, give him a complex personality and characterisation, but don't soften him up.

I expected Ultron to be that type of villain, but then he started cracking omlette jokes. I have great expectations for Thanos and really trust the Russos that they will deliver!

No That is not Thanos. It is, but that is only a tiny aspect of him. The Thanos you describe is a watered down Marvel NOW version of the character who is missing the true complex essence of the character.

Infinity Gauntlet
Infinity War (cough)
Infinity Crusade
Infinity Abyss
The End

Cosmic Powers
Annihilation

Thanos imperative
All of the best Thanos stories, he is complex, villainous, and yet, someone you really feel for and emotionally route for.

The Thanos you are describing is that horrid Marvel NOW version who was in Infinity, and Bendis' Avengers Run.

That is not Thanos. Honestly, Loki in Thor 1 and Avengers 1 is closer to the depth of Thanos' character than these modern takes have been. And frankly, this is my concern that Marvel is appealing to newer fans, and is depriving them of a truly great character.

Let me make this clear.

A terrifying war mongering conquoring tearing **** up badass Thanos is NOT Thanos, and making him like that will probably really bother some dire hard Thanos fans, and I will challenge this everytime he gets brought up.

What you are describing are his ACTIONS. But he should be out scheming everyone. Out thinking everyone. We should see how sad he is. How lonely he is. We should hear him monologuing to his children, revealing how complex and hypocritical he is. How everything he is doing is to justify the way he reacts to this gaping hole of loneliness inside him. We should see how disturbed, pained, philosophical and existential he is. We should pitty him. Yet, we should also see how this makes him saddistic and nihilistic.

And how his mission is a reflection and projection of this THAT is Thanos.

A badass killer tear **** up and be the boss who wants to be god of the universe? No. That isn't Thanos.

And given how the Russos said this is Thanos' movie, how they are inspired by Starlin and Thanos' line "I know what its like to lose, to feel so desperately that you are right, but to fail all the same.", i think we will get a more accurate Thanos...and a lot of you who seemingly don't really know the character will walk out feeling pleasantly surprised.

Because Thanos at his core is not a "universe destroyer" villain. He is incredibly human

 

[jaqua99]

I take it you've never read any of Starlin's Thanos stories then? Thanos is one of the most vulnerable villains Marvel has. More so than Loki. That doesn't at all take away from how terrifying he is. In fact, the fact that he's so vulnerable, but so terrifying at the same time is why he's such a good character. What you seem to be asking for is the Thanos we get in the tv shows, video games and some of the more modern comic stories with Thanos. Super generic.


I challenge you to go through all of Ultron's dialogue. People keep saying this, but hardly anything Ultron says is humorous.

Bingo!
Love you for posting this

As far as the poster who said Thanos is not far off from Palpatine

Jesus lol that is so ridiculously untrue

 

[JB-the-Hunter]

Since we're on the subject, I went back to try and find some of the things that have been said about the portrayal of Thanos in Infinity War/Avengers 4:

https://screenrant.com/josh-brolin-emotional-thanos-infinity-war/

"He’s a smart character. I had no idea..."

"it’s way more emotional and way more interactive than I thought. So it’s actually a lot of fun, and a lot deeper, a lot more emotional than I thought."

https://movieweb.com/infinity-war-thanos-psychotic-avengers-3-details/

"I think he's a very interesting and complex villain."

"I think his motivations, albeit psychotic, are compelling. And I think that in a lot of ways this is his movie"

https://screenrant.com/thanos-main-character-marvel-avengers-infinity-war/

"Thanos in Infinity War is, you know, in a movie that has a lot of characters, you could almost go so far as to say he is the main character"

https://www.cbr.com/thanos-avengers-3-motivation-will-resemble-infinity-gauntlet-storyline/

"[His motives] will be similar to what they were in the ‘Infinity Gauntlet’ in various ways."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-Kek5_-EcM

"In the same way that you feel for both sides of the people in Civil War and you hopefully feel for Zemo in his own way, I want you to feel for Thanos 'cause otherwise he's just a gigantic purple madman"

From Jim Starlin himself: https://www.cbr.com/jim-starlin-avengers-infinity-war-4-thanos/

"I want to tell all you Thanos fans out there, without giving anything away, you’re not going to be disappointed, far from it."

 

[Levsky]

Reading all those interviews with Russos, Feige and Brolin or seeing Starlin's comments on FB about Thanos' depiction in the movie I'm pretty positive we'll get the best Thanos they could give us.

"There's times where it can become psychological, and not necessarily brute force." Brolin explained. "More interesting for adults now, maybe not for kids."

"He's a smart character. I had no idea, in all truth." Brolin revealed. "It's way more emotional and interactive than I thought. It's a lot of fun. And a lot deeper than I thought, and a lot more emotional."

"Thanos fans out there, without giving anything away, you’re not going to be disappointed, far from it. I truly believe folks will be pleasantly shocked by how delightfully different these two movies will be from previous Marvel films. Joe, Anthony, Chris, Stephen and the rest of the gang have my complete confidence in their ushering of our favorite Mad Titan out from the world of comics and into the Marvel cinematic universe."

"He's entering the storytelling in a very bold, strong way, to the degree that he's almost one of the leads. We've shaped an interesting narrative around him that in some ways leans heavily on a heist film in the fact that he's going after the Infinity Stones in a much bolder, successful way than he has in the past. The entire movie has that energy of the bad guy being one step ahead of the heroes."

“Darth Vader was the pre-eminent villain of my childhood, and we’re hoping to make a Darth Vader for a new generation,” said Russo. “We’re hoping he has that complexity to him, and that he strikes fear into the heart of the audience, but at the same time they go on a journey with him. Frankly, Avengers 3 is his movie.”

"I'm most excited for the audience to learn about him. I think he's a very interesting and complex villain. That's why I like him. That's why I'm excited for the audience to learn about him. I think his motivations, albeit psychotic, are compelling. And I think that in a lot of ways this is his movie, so it's going to be very interesting to see how people respond to Thanos in the film."

All this makes me very confident about Thanos being one of their priority in these movies. And with guys like Russos (who gave us solid villains like Winter Soldier and Zemo even though they didn't have much screentime) I know he'll be exceptional and won't dissapoint.

EDIT: Wow, haha, @JB-The-hunter beat me to it by several minutes.

 

[JB-the-Hunter]

We had the same idea. That's crazy. Your quotes are better though. I was just worrying about cluttering the screen.