Help needed from fellow Avengers addicts!

[selenay936]

historyterry has been reading my Clint/Coulson fic. Which is awesome except...he hasn’t watched the Avengers yet. Or any of the other films. (As an aside, I’m both awed and terrified by the idea that my fic is encouraging people to delve into this world *g

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[davidbrider]

Well, I went into Avengers without having seen any of the previous films, and it made perfect sense to me. The other films are there ifbhe wants to fill in the backstory, but knowledge of what happens in them is unnecessary to enjoying and understanding The Avengers. IMHO.

[moonlettuce]

Y'see, I disagree with this to a certain extent. I believe that Whedon wrote the movie well enough that you can understanding it without seeing the previous ones, but I also think you miss out on a lot of the undertones of the movie.

Bruce's comment about breaking Harlem, Tony's reaction to the comments in the lab about weapon making, the entirety of Loki's back story, knowing what Steve actually lost when he woke up.

I kind of view it that same way as I view people who saw Serenity before they ever watched Firefly. It's an amazing movie and I have no doubt that they enjoyed it, but I can't help but feel that they missed out on a lot by not knowing those characters before they started.

[moonlettuce]

I see nothing wrong with your summary ::grin::

[emerald_embers]

I don't know about a link, but I love all of the movies bar Iron Man 2 so here's a quick summary for each of them courtesy of my 1am understanding

[emerald_embers]

I am painfully aware these are terrible summaries and you could probably write better ones with your hands caught in rusty bedsprings but I thought it was only fair I give this a try.