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I think The Avengers greatest strength was the prequels. The prequels did a fantastic job of building this world of heroes, villains, and science, enough so that when a movie-goer walked in having watched them, they were already invested. Now, that's not the case for everyone, (my friend had only watched the first two Iron Man films before The Avengers,) but it was for many.

I feel like The Avengers was more like the final act for a very long play in some respects. We've seen the characters go through their journeys, conquer their inner demons, and now we want the epic conclusion. I loved The Avengers, but I also loved the Transformers trilogy. They were works of illusion and story-telling that kept me entertained, and I appreciate their existence for that. They were not ment to teach me anything, they were meant to entertain me, a high-school freshman (soon to be sophomore).