Young adult fiction author Scott Westerfeld recently posted a photo of the New York City skyline with a hole in the clouds that looked like the portal seen in The Avengers. The 2012 film became the third highest grossing film of all time at the time, grossing over $ 1.5 billion. Avengers was a huge success that raised the popularity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the mainstream. Audiences filled the halls to see fan favorites like Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America save Earth from Loki and his army.
In the movie, Thanos asks Loki to steal the Tesseract to invade Earth and kill its citizens. After being hypnotized by Loki, scientist Erik Selvig uses the Tesseract to open a portal through the universe. It does this on top of a New York City skyscraper and thus creates a huge hole in the sky. The public learns in Avengers: Infinity War that this was just the start of Thanos’ plan to destroy half of all life in the universe.
When Westerfeld shared a photo of the eerie sky on Twitter, he said that “Brooklyn’s up to some weird stuff today it seems. ” It was then that the writer / editor Zach Gilbert responded with a photo of The Avengers presenting the portal, indicating that “Looks like the third act of THE AVENGERS is about to begin. ” Gilbert alludes to the fact that the two images are remarkably similar. The biggest difference is that in Westerfeld’s image part of a rainbow can be seen. The 2021 hole also looks a bit larger than the 2012 hole, but it has the same effect. Check out the tweets below:
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Westerfeld’s photo also contains the Brookyln Bridge, which is seen in The Avengers. The film’s production crew flew over New York City to film establishment shots, then added visual effects to achieve the desired look for the finished film that audiences have since come to know and love. These visual effects are just part of what made the MCU the phenomenon it is today.
The fact that a picture like this can remind people of an act from a movie released nine and a half years ago is a testament to the cultural impact of the MCU. These films are not only a hit when they are released, but they are watched over and over again for years to come. This can be attributed to the quality of the movies and the fact that they are just plain fun to watch and easy to watch. It is quite possible that such films as the Avengers will still be a relevant and celebrated part of pop culture 40 years from now, as will the Star wars movie theater.
Source: Scott Westerfeld, Zach Gilbert/Twitter
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