10 Scenes in Marvel Movies That Made Us Lose Our Minds
There's no doubt that Marvel Studios are the kings of the world of comic book cinema.
Year upon year, the studio churns out bigger and better movies, creating an ever-expanding
cinematic universe with limitless possibilities.Since the inception of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
in 2008, fans have been constantly blown away by moments of breathtaking action, extreme
emotion and pure unadulterated shock and surprise.
In this video, we'll take a look at just a fraction of the instances in the MCU that
sent everyone wild.Here are ten moments in Marvel movies where we lost our minds.
Enter Nick Fury (Iron Man) Having already been blown away by an unexpectedly
brilliant film, fans were treated to a huge surprise after the credits of 2008's Iron
Man.
Robert Downey Jr. had risen like a phoenix from the ashes to resurrect his career as
Tony Stark, and the movie had ended with his character revealing to the world's press that
he was indeed the mysterious Iron Man.The credits then rolled and Stark reappeared on
screen, returning home that same day to find Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury waiting for
him.
Fury announced that he wanted to talk to Stark about the Avenger Initiative, letting audiences
know about the planned expansion of the MCU and blowing the minds of fans all around the
world.
Avengers Assemble (The Avengers) 2012's The Avengers was the culmination of
four years of exciting build-up movies and the first time fans ever got to see Earth's
mightiest heroes together in live action.
It was a bumpy ride bringing them together - not least in the Avengers movie itself,
where tensions were high between the original six for the most part - but it was undoubtedly
all worth it in the end.The moment in New York City, prior to the final battle, when
Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, the Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye stood united with
the camera circling around them was incredibly satisfying and it's one we'll never forget.
It signalled the beginning of the team working as a coherent unit and formed the basis of
the future of the MCU as a franchise.
Thanos Is Revealed (The Avengers) As far as "big reveals" go, none have been
bigger than the revelation of who would be the "big-bad" of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Throughout the duration of 2012's The Avengers, there were hints that Loki, The Other and
the Chitauri were working for a more powerful being - and that was confirmed in the mid-credits
scene.The Other was shown submitting to this previously unseen being, making excuses for
his army's defeat on Earth and warning his enigmatic master against attacking the planet
again.
However, the smile that the being in question displayed suggested he had every intention
of doing so.
Who was that being?
It was none other than the Mad Titan himself; Thanos.
It truly was a real "wow" moment for the fans.
The Iron Legion (Iron Man 3) 2013's Iron Man 3 saw Tony Stark suffering
from posttraumatic stress disorder following the events of The Avengers, in which he was
forced to divert a nuclear missile into a space portal to save New York City.
His PTSD was preventing him from sleeping and he was spending most of his waking hours
creating different versions of his Iron Man suit.Cut to the final battle, when Stark and
James Rhodes were struggling to combat Aldrich Killian and his Extremis soldiers.
Stark summons his entire catalogue of Iron Man suits, controlled remotely by J.A.R.V.I.S.,
to provide air support.
It's an awesome scene when the Iron Legion arrive - and it was really fun seeing the
different models displaying their powers in the subsequent action-packed melee.
Loki Is Alive (Thor: The Dark World) In 2013's Thor: The Dark World, Tom Hiddleston's
Loki was revealed to be a prisoner on Asgard as punishment for his war crimes, having attempted
to enslave humanity and take over the Earth in The Avengers.
However, when the Dark Elf Malekith threatened the universe, Thor busted Loki out of jail
in order to obtain his help in defending it.As Thor and Loki battled Malekith's forces in
Svartalfheim, Loki appeared to be fatally wounded while defeating Algrim - Malekith's
most powerful henchman.
However, at the movie's climax, it was revealed that Loki was actually sitting on the throne
of Asgard, using his illusionary powers to pose as Odin, having faked his own death.
It was a moment that both shocked and thrilled audiences, as Loki is actually an extremely
popular character in the MCU.
Arnim Zola Reveals HYDRA's Secret (Captain America: The Winter Soldier)
In 2014's Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the very core of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
shook as it was revealed that HYDRA had been operating within S.H.I.E.L.D.
since the climax of World War II.
The preserved consciousness of Arnim Zola, which was housed in a supercomputer in a secret
S.H.I.E.L.D.
bunker, revealed this information to Captain America and Black Widow.This was the same
S.H.I.E.L.D.
that had operated as the heroic backbone of pretty much every MCU movie up until that
moment and, more to the point, the same S.H.I.E.L.D.
that had its own television series based around its heroic exploits.
It really was a shocking turn of events that made fans wonder exactly what was going to
happen to the characters associated with the organisation.
The Guardians Become A Team (Guardians of the Galaxy)
2014's Guardians of the Galaxy has undoubtedly been one of the surprise cinematic successes
of the new millennium.
Bringing together the rag-tag group of obscure characters on the big screen was always going
to be a risk for Marvel Studios, but they pulled it off brilliantly, and now everyone
loves Star-Lord and his buddies.The team got off to a rocky start, with bickering and unease
being themes amongst them, but they united brilliantly at the end in a heartfelt showing
of collective strength.
After having dispossessed the villainous Ronan of the Orb Infinity Stone, they held hands
to contain its power as a unit.
Then, having proclaimed "we're the Guardians of the Galaxy", Star-Lord unleashed its power
on the villain - killing him and highlighting the group's strength in the process - and
the audience absolutely loved it.
Jumping Into Action (Avengers: Age of Ultron) The opening scene of 2015's Avengers: Age
of Ultron was fairly exhilarating.
It saw the Avengers back in action as a team on screen for the first time since their 2012
exploits, as they raided Baron Strucker's HYDRA base in Sokovia in order to gain possession
of the Chitauri scepter that had caused so many problems for them previously.The money
shot in this scene was absolutely amazing.
It featured Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, the Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye all leaping
into shot in slow motion - and the sheer awesomeness of the imagery created by that was enough
to make fans around the world cheer uncontrollably in unison.
The Hulkbuster (Avengers: Age of Ultron) As far as one-on-one hero versus hero fights
go in the MCU, none have been more epic than Tony Stark in his Hulkbuster armour fighting
against the Hulk in 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron.
It happened in South Africa, when the Scarlet Witch had manipulated the Hulk's mind with
her magic, resulting in him running rampant and prompting Stark to take action.He used
his orbital tracking platform - named Veronica - to call upon the Mark XLIV armour and battled
the Hulk across a city.
It was a truly awe-inspiring battle between two men who are actually the best of friends
- which gave the encounter even more of an edge - and seeing the armour arrive and form
around Stark's standard armour was cool as hell.
The Airport Battle (Captain America: Civil War)
Without any shadow of a doubt, the one scene in the MCU to date that had the biggest impact
on fans was the airport battle in 2016's Captain America: Civil War.
It pitted two teams of six superheroes against each other - Team Iron Man and Team Captain
America - and featured some of the most action-packed sequences and awesome fight choreography in
comic book movie history.Iron Man, Vision, War Machine and Black Widow were joined by
Black Panther and Spider-Man - both of whom were making their exciting MCU debuts - as
they went up against Captain America, Bucky Barnes, Falcon, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch and
Ant-Man - the latter of whom also debuted his Giant-Man persona in this scene, in what
was a truly epic moment in the battle.
It had explosions, witty banter, iconic one-on-one encounters and some awesome team-up moves
- and it will be hard to top as far as the impact it had on fans goes.
Thanks for watching our video of ten moments in Marvel movies where we lost our minds.
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