MCU and Food - Part 27
“Dude! How long have you been standing there?” “An hour.” “An hour!?” “Are you serious?” “I've mastered the ability of standing so incredibly still... that I've become invisible to the eye. Watch.” \- Peter Quill, Drax and Gamora, Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Food Item: Zarg Nut Bites I made these small bite-sized snacks courtesy of several Reddit users who informed me of a recipe by Hello Fresh. I won’t quantify the cost of this thing, as there are too many elements and it's way too complicated to compute and honestly, I'm too lazy. Recipe Link: [https://www.reddit.com/r/GotG/s/p34mCLAw1n](https://www.reddit.com/r/GotG/s/p34mCLAw1n)
Food Rating: 6/10 I dunno guys. Maybe I made it wrong and maybe there was too much peanut butter. I was mostly crunching pretzels and cashews with too much peanut butter, and the chocolate chips didn’t help sweeten things out. It didn't help that I’m not a huge fan of peanut butter in the first place. I will say that it does look similar to what Drax was holding. Now, what do I do with this bag of dates and chocolate chips? Alright, now for the movie review.
Movie Rating: 10/10 The first part in the culmination of 10 years of storytelling in the MCU, and it delivered! I thought I wouldn’t be that hyped again for the rewatch, but those pinnacle moments, both the exciting and dreadful, reinvigorated the feelings I had almost… 8 years ago (God I’m oldge). Every character had a moment to shine and show off why they’re someone’s favourite character. Maybe it has to do with me not rewatching it for quite a while. But damn, I had the most enjoyment for an MCU movie soo far even though it ended on a bleak note and when the heroes failed. I still think it’s one of the top MCU movies of all time.
Standout Performance: Josh Brolin as Thanos If anyone says that this is a superhero movie, they’re wrong cuz this is 1000% a supervillian movie with Thanos as the central character. I love, love, love Josh Brolin’s committed and surprisingly calm portrayal of the Mad Titan. He truly believes he is right, and his path of universal balance is greatly needed, and he is HIM, and anyone who thinks otherwise is wrong. You can also tell the entire budget of the film went into making Thanos as real and tangible as possible cuz his visual effects are stellar; his eye movements, his weird chin stretches, his tears running down his large scar-like wrinkles. Truly, because of Infinity War, Thanos has firmly cemented himself as one of the most iconic villains in media and pop culture history.
P.S. Also, love the small character moment where Thanos sits on some steps instead of his throne cuz Gamora said she hated the chair. I could go on for eternity talking about Infinity War and the tiny bits and bobs again