First off, this movie right now is the most anticipated thing in my life. I even set up a 5 day vacation for it with my family.
Now, I'm just throwing my two cents at all of the accolades towards The Avengers from the critics. I can't help but see that they are just riding on that Joss Whedon is a directing God at the moment, and if someone, say like Michael Bay, had his name plastered on the exact same film, the movie would have been bashed like crazy. I'm just saying..........
Have you even seen
The Avengers yet? Because the only way what you wrote makes any sense at all if if you haven't.
I have seen all of the Transformer movies, several other Bay films and
The Avengers, so I am acquainted with the works of both directors involved. While I will agree that Bay is sometimes subjected to much harsher criticism than he deserves, in my opinion he could never come close to making a movie as fine as
The Avengers. Bay is a great action director, but he is terribly unsubtle when it comes to defining characters or attempts at humor, both areas where Whedon excels.
Bay's films are only good when things are exploding. When the characters have to slow down and interact with each other, everything unravels quickly. Then you get true disaster films like
Transformers: DOTM, in which the so-called humorous scenes are so painful as to render the whole unwatchable.
Whedon, in contrast, is able to skillfully weave together action, subtle character development and humor into a film where all of those elements blend organically. The humor in the film never leaves the audience groaning because of its lameness, while the quieter moments between characters serve to advance their relationships and the viewers' understanding of them. Can you honestly say that about any of Bay's movies? I can't, despite the fact that I have actually enjoyed several of them.
I suggest that you watch
The Avengers (or rewatch it), then revisit this issue. Your opinion may change once you are able to actually compare Whedon's work to Bay's films.
