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I Believe… [Avengers: Infinity War Was RAD!]

By Don Hall

...that, while I may be over half a century old, I still feel like a 10-year-old when I go see an Avengers movie. Every. Single. Time.

…that, the meme that states "The Most Dangerous Thing in this World is a Woman that is Unapologetic About Who She Is" does not take into account Men with Guns, rabid wolves or packs of feral children left to create their own societies in the wreckage of the Apocalypse. Hyperbole isn't just a river in Egypt.

…that despite the obvious political agenda that corresponds with labeling cultural signifiers as superior or inferior based upon race, A Quiet Place is not a white response to Get Out and Black Panther is not in competition with Avengers: Infinity War. If you had even the most basic understanding of how films are made and by whom you'd understand.

…that Trump doesn't lie more than other presidents. Trump just doesn't give a shit if he is caught in a lie.

…that, speaking of Marvel (yeah, it's on my mind after Infinity War) it seems that with Adrian Toomes (the Vulture), Erik Killmonger, and Thanos, the MCU is getting better at creating larger than life yet complex and interesting villains for their movies. When the argument for being villainous makes sense from a few degrees away, that's solid Bad Guy material. I mean stealing from the rich, arming the oppressed, and stemming over population are far more interesting motivations than greed or power.