I was among
the first batch of people to watch this epic 3-hour film during a midnight
showing. If you still haven’t seen it, please refrain from reading further as
the argument will definitely include spoilers.
SPOILER ALERT
If you
scrolled down, then you entered out of your own free will. Let’s discuss now.
The first I
noticed is the change of hands in the gauntlet holding the stones. Thanos wore
it on the left hand. After a successful Time Heist, the Avengers made their own
version of a gauntlet using, I assume because of the one-size-fits-all
property, that nano-technology was involved. The Avenger’s device was right
handed. Of course, the explanation can be as simple as saying Thanos was
left-handed while Iron Man was right-handed. However, you can’t miss the hidden
message that
Thanos=left=bad
While
Avengers=right=good.
The right
is good and left is evil is hardly a new concept. The word “sinister” comes
from Latin to mean “left-handed.”
For a while, people who were left-handed were considered un-lucky or even evil.
I’m sure we can find many a case of men or women punished for the sole crime of
using their left hand.
So, given
the Russo Brothers’ penchant for detail, I can’t but otherwise think the
left-handed Thanos is evil in thinking wiping half the population of the
universe with the snap of a finger was an intentional allusion. Whereas Banner
and Stark’s use of the stones was to make things right again.
If that
were all, I’d chalk it off to costume, a sort of muscle memory, except…
Enter the
refugees from Asgard.
When
putting the team back together, Rocket and Bruce pay a visit to Thor and what’s
left from his people. They’ve settled in a small town, interact with the rest
of the world and are treated fairly. Never mind the majority of them look like Viking
gods.
The problem
is when the dark-skinned Thanos comes from a sh*thole planet, and well, a big
battle ensues. Things didn’t turn out well for him, even Google is erasing him
out of existence if you click on the gauntlet.
Tell me
that’s not a double standard!
Now, for the
record, I enjoyed the film and this is nothing but observations that were
perhaps too long to be included in the IMDB profile.
Have you
noticed this? Is there any other instance that supports this claim? You can
leave your comments below.
