The individual avengers existed before this movie, and we had never seen any of them in New York. And Stark Tower was built before it, yes, but we had neither seen nor heard of it, so I think I can be forgiven for associating Stark with the west coast. Therefore, to be, the uneducated audience member, it seems like Stark got moved to NYC just for this movie. I basically think Favreau was very smart to set the Iron Man movies on the West Coast, precisely because New York seems remarkably crowded comic book wise, and I wish that had continued into The Avengers, despite not being comic book Canon.
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Gris - Jun 06, 2012 9:19:15 am PDT #20988 of 30000
Hey. New board.
sumi - Jun 06, 2012 9:22:13 am PDT #20989 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
Jessica - Jun 06, 2012 9:28:00 am PDT #20990 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I don't see the NYC setting being a problem, honestly. Are any of the individual Avengers established as living there full time? (I assume Stark Tower NY isn't Tony Stark's primary residence...)
-t - Jun 06, 2012 9:31:47 am PDT #20991 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Captain America, I think.
§ ita § - Jun 06, 2012 9:44:58 am PDT #20992 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
we had never seen any of them in New York
I felt they drove home quite squarely how much Steve was at home in NY with his effortless directions and internal map of the city. He's a Brooklyn guy, and wakes up in New York after getting frozen.
So, given that Iron Man set up a residence there between movies, and that's where we last left Cap, is it really a big deal?
Jessica - Jun 06, 2012 9:53:42 am PDT #20993 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Oh right, I never saw Captain America. So he could be crossing paths with Spider-Man at some point in the mythical cross-licensing future. But there's no reason he has to.
Gris - Jun 06, 2012 10:18:22 am PDT #20994 of 30000
Hey. New board.
is it really a big deal
No. If I recall correctly, you're the one that suggested it was strange to have all these superheroes in the same place though. Why not spread the super-love?
This is part of why I think I prefer the DC way of doing things. Make up places, and there's less likelihood of crossover.
§ ita § - Jun 06, 2012 10:19:53 am PDT #20995 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'd just rather they bump into each other, as opposed to leave. I have no problem with the idea that NY is crawling with metas.
Fiona - Jun 06, 2012 10:36:13 am PDT #20996 of 30000
chrismg - Jun 06, 2012 10:58:59 am PDT #20997 of 30000
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
this Son of Coul shirt.
Sigh. Really, boys(1)? I get that it's an Army of Darkness riff, but when you reduce Natasha in a way the movie explicitly refused to do......yeah.
(1) by which I mean the shirt designers, not P-C or anyone else here.