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May 17, 2012 | 03:10 PM

Loved the honesty; disliked the notion that Avengers viewers are by-and-large categorized in the ways mentioned in the article. Fact is, many of us are intelligent, well reasoning people; some of us study science, some writing, and some--like myself--study both. I also was rasied on comics, and dare I say, the stories of OSC. Having grown up only a few miles from his one-time home, he's a local hero, deservedly. That's why the review irked me; it's cynical, and a tad condesending. Yes, he stated he liked the movie, but his opinions on what matters and what doesn't are unique enough to say that I don't know many others that might have similar feelings about The Avengers. The ability to melt away into the story is important, and the overall need or justification of the science and realism behind it shouldn't factor in, because we the viewer KNOW we are going into a movie where that is understandably and previously agreed to be fantastic, beyond our current reality...and that's okay. In fact, it's great.
BUT...Mr. Card, please find the time to read the Aintitcool article by Coppernicus, a true-to-life physist, who proves that it's not nearly as far-fetched as people are claiming. YES, it's a stretch--so is the vast majority of what we see on TV and in the movies these days. But I digress, that shouldn't warrant an article about it from a man that truly is above stooping to that level. Attacking comics? That's no better than an NBA team taunting a high school team...before the parade starts, we all know what we're in for and we're all ready to accept it. If not, farnkly pal, you're in the wrong movie.
Please keep writing great stories, and thank you for the Onery American. I differ from your political view points in so many ways, but you're refreshingly honest most of the time, and I know you're a good person all of the time.
Matt in SLC

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