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Subj: Vision and Scarlet Witch in The Age of Ultron [spoilers for that bit of the story] Posted: Mon May 04, 2015 at 03:43:55 am EDT | Reply Subj: Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron – the spoiler free initial review Posted: Sun May 03, 2015 at 03:19:55 am EDT | ||||||
Quote: I am mostly afraid for SW and Vision caraterization. Glad to know Vision did ok (for Visionary sake too  ). But the actress playing Wanda dosen´t look convincing to me (I have not watched the movie yet), hope she grows on me...and that she ends with a better outfit ;(I think you and Adam will be content with the way these two are characterised - and set up for a future relationship. First up, movie-Vision is created by an amalgam of circumstances and elements. There's even a red-hued hex in there (along with Ultron programming, Suzie Edo cybertech, Stark and Banner stuff, Jarvis - the computer program, still not confirmed to have been made from engrams of the butler - an infinity stone, and Asgardian lightning). The movie gives a little shot of Wanda's reaction as Vision first rises and speaks. She's definitely interested. It's not the only glance they exchange. And in the climax, as Wanda is about to be destroyed, it's the Vision who heads back into the maelstrom to grab her and fly her to safety. In terms of character, Vision is spot on. The only thing missing is yellow squared-off speech balloons. Wanda is a bit harder to read, but her key elements all seem there, including a closeness to her brother, an Eastern European cultural background, and a temper. She gets a nice character arc pushed forward by interactions with Cap and Hawkeye. Vision gets a couple of good conversations with Ultron, and a very dry sense of humour. When Ultron criticised Vision's naivete, Vision answers, "Well, I was born yesterday." I was slightly less convinced with the way Vision and Scarlet Witch's powers were portrayed. Vision doesn't do any density changing, except perhaps the hand-in-the-chest routine (but it's not quite clear if that's what he does a couple of times). His solar gem is actually the mind stone from Loki's sceptre, and he does project laser-like beams from it a couple of times. Wanda's hex power has grown even more nebulous now to a sort of general telekinesis, mind-reading, and the ability to waken people's deepest fears. I worry that it will give her even wider deus-et-machina powers than the comics version suffers from. She badly needs a tiara. However, its clear that in the movie universe the Vision-Witch game is ON! | |||||||
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