{"id":1109,"date":"2012-06-22T16:58:23","date_gmt":"2012-06-22T20:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monachuslex.com\/?p=1109"},"modified":"2012-06-22T16:58:23","modified_gmt":"2012-06-22T20:58:23","slug":"why-the-avengers-movie-had-to-be-set-in-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monachuslex.com\/?p=1109","title":{"rendered":"Why the Avengers movie had to be set in New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>“Freedom is life’s great lie. Once you accept that, in your heart… You will know peace.<\/em>” – Loki (channeling Mayor Bloomberg)<\/p>\n

I don’t think that I am revealing any great secret when I say that I am a huge fan of comic books in general and Marvel in particular. \u00a0Having said that, it should come as no surprise that I have watched the Avengers movie many times since the first midnight showing which I attended with my oldest son.<\/p>\n

One of the things I enjoy most about good sci-fi and fantasy movies is the fact that they allow you to suspend reality for a few hours and just enjoy the story. \u00a0But on my last viewing, a little bit of reality managed to slip in and I found myself chuckling as I watched Hawkeye kill an alien by stabbing it with a loose arrow.<\/p>\n

\"\"Rather surprisingly, it turns out that the alien infantry, while numerous and well armed, were completely unarmored as were their vehicles. \u00a0A single well-placed 9mm round from Black Widow’s sidearm or even Hawkeye’s hand-driven arrow were all sufficient to incapacitate the alien soldiers or bring down a speeder.<\/p>\n

And that’s when it\u00a0suddenly struck me. \u00a0In New York, such an invasion would<\/strong> be terrifying because the disarmed populace wouldn’t even have so much as a 32 ounce soda to throw at the aliens. \u00a0But in Virginia or the rest of free-America, aggressive, unarmored aliens on flying scooters pouring through a hole in the sky would be viewed as a free game of galactic skeet with flying scooters as prizes.<\/p>\n

I am rather embarrassed to admit that as this thought crossed my mind, I committed an extremely impolite act and literally laughed out loud in the theatre.<\/p>\n

Now I know what you are going to say next. \u00a0You are going to point out that the large armored creatures which accompanied the aliens were not so unprotected. \u00a0In fact, I suspect that you will point out Iron Man’s inability to cut through the armor plating on one creature’s side that forced him to resort to an attack on the unarmored mouth and points beyond.<\/p>\n

\"\"I have only one thing to say in response … Thank God for Ronnie Barrett and the M82A1<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Travelling at over 2,600 feet per second and packing almost 10,000 ft-lbs of force at a rangle of 100 yards, the 50 BMG cartridge would give one of the big alien creatures a seriously bad day.<\/p>\n

I can see it now, all across America as the large aliens fell, you would hear gun owners turning to their respective spouses and saying “See! \u00a0I told you it would come in handy some day.”<\/em><\/p>\n

But enough of that. \u00a0If you haven’t watched The Avengers yet, then go see the movie. \u00a0If you have seen it, go see it again. \u00a0It is an astonishing film with great special effects and truly believable characters for which Joss Whedon deserves a great deal of credit.<\/p>\n

But as you are watching Black Widow use her two-gun mojo, just remember that there are real women who you would much rather have stand by your side when the aliens come calling.<\/p>\n

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Until next time true believers …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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