Avengers Fan Film “Uncanny Avengers”

The first thing that strikes me is as interesting is the exploration of the X-men in partnership with the Avengers. The fans don’t have to comply with the same licensing laws as major motion pictures so they’re able to follow the X-men/Avengers storyline in whatever way they like. The joining of these forces is obviously the motivation behind the creation of this film which I find interesting. I imagine the intended audience is other fans of the Marvel Universe that want to explore aspects of the comic world that haven’t/can’t make it into the motion pictures.

I appreciate the film’s intent to mimic Whedon’s style of humor while maintaining a serious attitude. The film takes itself as a whole pretty seriously but still tries to entertain the viewer. If the audience is laughing it should be in response to intentional humor (not because they’re making fun of it) My favorite line is at 4:30 when Storm states “I did not know we had to kill anyone” to which someone in the group says; “Seriously?!” which sparks the Avengers and X-men all start bickering, interrupted by Hydra’s attack. I could potentially see this situation unfolding in a Whedon script.

Further, I am impressed with the action sequences and special effects. I initially had a hard time taking this film seriously mainly because of the obvious low budget, costumes, and instances of over-acting but the conviction of the actors grew on me while the special effects and the background music really helped to legitimized the film. I can definitely see the appeal of creating fan fiction to create story lines that might never develop on the big screen. As one of my first encounters with fan fiction, I was very impressed with this film.