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Primary Source Analysis

The movie the “Avengers” was written and directed by Joss Whedon was produced in 2012 (Avengers, 2012). Notably, the movie is based on the heroic actions of Thor who together with his team must stop his evil brother Loki. The film is based on an extra terrestrial theme and revolves around the tesseract; a powerful source of energy that Dr Erik Selvig is trying to retrieve. The movie follows the theme between identity, character, and personhood, which is demonstrated by the two sides that are divided accordingly.

To start with, the documentary begins with Dr Selvig trying to retrieve the tesseract, which is a powerful source of energy. The use of two brothers in the film who are in opposing camps was meant to demonstrate that the character of a person is inherent and personal. Notably, the two brothers that are Thor and Loki depict two different characters with one being evil while the other is good. Further, the film has other cast members like agent Phil Coulson and Natasha Romanoff who are assembled to stop the evil machinations of Loki (Avengers, 2012).

Further, Loki is stopped and arrested by the agents who escort him to the Helicarrier. However, during his transfer from Stuttgart, Thor who is his adoptive brother manages to let him free in the hope that he will persuade him to rethink his plans and return to Asgard (Avengers, 2012). The director has used this scene to show the confusion surrounding identity between the two brothers. Notably, even though Loki is evil, his brother Thor still tries to save him, which demonstrates that he still identifies with his brother. In addition, the Avengers team is divided into two after learning that S.H.I.E.L.D is planning to use the tesseract to develop weapons. This scene was used to show that people always have different opinions influenced by personhood.

Moreover, Barton who is an agent is captured by Loki who use him and other enslaved agents to help Loki escape. Interestingly, Barton steals iridium that is used to balance the tessereacts power. Moreover, while at the helicarrier they destroy the engines. Probably, the director wanted to show the identity theme through Barton whose mind is being controlled by Loki to achieve his goals (Avengers, 2012).

The character depicted by Loki is quite different from that of his brother Thor who despite offering reconciliation is attacked by Loki and ejected from the helicarrier (Avengers, 2012). This brings us to the question why the director chose to show two contrasting characters from members of the same family. Ideally, this shows that people may come from the same family but demonstrate very different characters. Additionally, the two show different personhood attributes with Thor having normal human affection. On the other hand, Loki exhibits a lack of humanity in him since he even attacks his own brother.

Additionally, the director has used the death of Coulson, which has aroused the resolve of the team and enhanced their unity (Avengers, 2012). Why has the director used this sad moment to show that the Avengers group is working as a team now? Probably, the director wanted to demonstrate that a low moment in life could be turned into a triumphant moment at the same time. Consequently, the movie forces us to interrogate the role of personhood and identity in one’s life.

What is the role of identity and personhood in influencing the character of an individual either positively or negatively? Further, can good triumph over evil in society.

References

 Avengers. (2012). Hollywood.