"Avengers: Age of Ultron" was the 11th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, by which time the franchise was picking up pop cultural steam. While not the best movie, it was the best movie I saw in theatre in 2015.
My wife and I saw "The Avengers" in 2012 with friends from work (we went to Quatrefoil for dinner, beforehand). It was a wonderful evening, and if not for "John Carter" would have been my pick for favourite film experience of 2012.
"Avengers: Age of Ultron" had more of an international feel, with locales including north-western Italy (standing in for the fictional Eastern European country of Sokovia), Johannesburg in South Africa, and Seoul in South Korea.
Quicksilver and The Scarlet Witch first appeared in early issues of "The Uncanny X-Men". Back in the 1980s, it was revealed that Magneto was their father, although their true parentage has been revised a couple of times, since then.
I was impressed with the diorama featured during the end credits of the film (the story of its creation is an interesting one). It evoked for me the realization that the Marvel Universe has become the mythology of our times.
Of course, I saw "Avengers: Infinity War" in 2018, (its conclusion felt reminiscent of the United States presidential election in 2016). "Avengers: Endgame" in 2019 would turn out to be the last big movie event for some time.
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