What the Hell Are the Russo Brothers Speaking About?

With the fourth (and final?) teaser for Avengers: Doomsday hitting the web on Tuesday, the movie’s administrators determined to shake issues up a bit. On their official Instagram, Joe and Anthony Russo captioned the most recent footage with the next quote: “What you’ve been waiting for the final 4 weeks… are usually not teasers. Or trailers. They’re tales. They’re clues… Concentrate. #DoomsdayHasBegun.” Um, what? What is that this cryptic crap? Looks as if we’re going to have to interrupt it down.

Now, by definition, the 4 clips (which have featured Steve Rogers, Thor, the X-Men, and at present, Wakandans and the Fantastic Four) are, definitely, teasers. That’s simply factual. They’re video clips teasing one thing sooner or later. So we will wipe that off the record. Not an amazing begin.

That they aren’t “trailers,” nonetheless, makes a bit extra sense. Typically, a trailer doesn’t deal with one single character. As a substitute, they normally give a broader overview of a movie, and none of those try this. Actually, none of those inform us nearly something in regards to the movie itself. We’re additionally guessing that little or no, if any, of the footage is even within the film in any respect. So sure, we agree, not “trailers.”

“Tales?” Positive. Every of those definitely-not-teasers does inform a narrative. That Steve Rogers is now a father and, someway, will assist his fellow Avengers once more regardless of very clearly giving that up. That Thor is now preventing for one thing greater than Asgard: his daughter. The X-Males are being introduced right into a battle they by no means thought they’d face. And, issues in Wakanda have been powerful, however new assist, from one other dimension, is on the way in which. Sure, these are tales. That’s fairly apparent.

“Clues?” Once more, that sort of goes with out saying. However clues to what precisely? The literal textual content right here isn’t precisely clueing us into something. So possibly that’s why these particular characters are being chosen. Are they being chosen for causes exterior of selling? Are these targets for Dr. Doom? Are we seeing one thing from his viewpoint and never an omniscient one? Will these scenes be essential to an viewers member’s understanding of the film with out being within the film? This, of the whole lot the Russos stated, is essentially the most attention-grabbing. But additionally, exceedingly apparent.

Lastly, “Concentrate.” We’ve got been! We’ve watched all of the definitely-not-teasers. We’ve appeared for clues. We’ve seen the Sentinels. And, in a broader context, we’ve seen Disney and Marvel kind of fumble this complete factor, with not one of the trailers being a shock because of early leaks. Is that a part of the plan, too? Are these clues?

And what the hell is the purpose of this Doomsday Clock that launched today? Is it actually only a clock clicking again all the way down to the movie’s launch? Why is that vital? Every of the definitely-not-teasers has additionally ended like this. May this clock be the clue we’ve been searching for? Are we simply not paying sufficient consideration? Is that this the “#DoomsdayHasBegun” you tagged the publish with? What is going on right here?

Regardless of the case, we’ll say this. The Russos being purposefully cryptic is working. We’re speaking about their film 11 months from launch. That’s not a foul factor. Hopefully, the film follows swimsuit.

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