Avengers

[seraya7]

So I've had a few thoughts, but mostly I've just worked through what makes the Hulk tick. Consider this an all-purpose Avengers discussion post; feel free to bring up other topics. This is just all I got right now because, as my icon indicates, I am tired. Also, I wrote it a bit dis-jointedly in between reading stuff online.

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[seraya7]

Oh, yes. 4. While Tony has all the most visible and elegant character development, I find that I also love the way Banner is portrayed, and how all this is presented and resolved within the movie, subtly. I texted about the "exposed, like a raw nerve" line (let's note that Tony is the only one with whom he was the closest to being comfortable discussing how his alter ego works), but it's in the acting and not just the dialogue: Banner is constantly turned inward on himself, folding his arms, fidgeting with his hands--as I remember it, like he's constantly uncomfortable or trying to make himself appear smaller/more mild-mannered or unconsciously restraining himself. But combine that with his sort of snarky tone of voice, and there's this air of... kind of tranquil annoyance/irritation? I don't know, maybe I was seeing it because I wanted to. And the first transformation we see, after the explosion on the carrier? When Black Widow looks over and he appears at first glance to be freaking out? It's really more like he's failing at restraining himself from throwing a tantrum.