Saturday 25 October 2014

MARVEL COMIC UNIVERSE: Possible projections AVENGERS 2 onwards...!

What if...???!!!!


Well, by now almost every marvel mind is boggled with a million dollar fact 'THE AVENGERS 2 TRAILER' ( link to the trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmeOjFno6Do ). The trailer is out a week early than the scheduled date, well that's okay but if you are a real marvel fan you might have noted several possible hidden clues in the trailer.



I'll begin with the fact that according to this movie, it is shown that a robot rises from molten metal, which is a symbol that Ultron keeps on coming back and doesn't go without a hell of destruction and fight... Also that he is created by Tony Stark and not Hank Pymm which means that Ultron's access to JARVIS is much more easier therefore giving us sure shot hint of Vision's arrival (Vision is a synthezoid created by Ultron who is initially serving Ultron as he created him but then realizes what his master does is wrong and helps The Avengers to put an end to Ultron).
Ultron

Vision

Also that Hank Pymm will be introduced separately with his concept of Pymm particle which will further lead to the introduction of Wasp which also indicates the return of Ultron.

Wasp and Hank Pymm

Also, there is Captain's shield shown as broken and he is also shown in between without his shield in the movie trailer along with a bearded face, who is a complete stranger face and is suddenly shown out of no-where.... The only bearded figure associated with avengers is Ulysses Klaw the Vibranium miner who often goes to Wkanda to obtain Vibranium whose alloy is the material of which Captain which means that his shield does break and needs repairing and reinforcing.

Broken Shield

Ulysses Klaw

Kingdom of Wkanda where there are natural Vibranium reserves.

Now, if Vibranium is being shown it means Wkanda will be shown, which means that Black Panther will be shown which in turn also means that Klaw will be imprisoned and Ultron is going to rescue him, in return he gets Vibranium which makes Ultron even stronger and unbeatable against Adamantium too and that is when plasma energy is required and that is where Dr. Strange comes in and joins Avengers, this also means that Dr. Strange and Black Panther are going to be introduced properly which might also mean their individual movies.

Black Panther

Dr. Strange

Further, it was seen in the trailer that Bruce Banner is not in a very good shape in the Avenger ship and also Iron Man (Tony Stark) uses his hulk-buster armor for his suit and fights hulk, suggesting the possibility of hulk retiring for the time being and the best way is to isolate him from the contemporary world and the only possible way is by sending him out of earth, making way for 'Planet Hulk movie'. Also there is a scene where Hulk and Black widow hold hands romantically giving rise to the possibility of introduction of The Hulkling in later stages.



While Ultron is speaking, there is a set of twins (Magneto's children Quick Silver and Scarlet Witch) who are on the side of Ultron initially (they might be suffering from PTSD kind of Stockholm) then we see Scarlet Witch crying out loud and Quick Silver fighting Ultron bots. Then there is a complete Avengers Assembly, and since the Guardians of Galaxy have already been introduced they will also join the assembly to fight Galactus's Invasion. On the other side, X-Men fight Apocalypse and revive the mutants under his control, and also since Black Panther and Storm are husband and wife, they bring together X-Men and Avengers after the Avengers fight off Galactus's Invasion and X-Men fight off Apocalypse.
Avenger's Assemble

Storm

Apocalypse

X-Men Universe

They all come together and give rise to the MARVEL COMIC UNIVERSE which is nothing but collectively all heroes working as The Avengers...!! They fight a lot of more enemies both from earth as well as from outer space, that is when they are joined by a few more extra-terrestrial heroes and also by the Watchers. The most important fact here is the rise of the two teams within The Avengers... Since Avengers 1 we see that Captain and Tony run into each other with a lot of temperament every now and then and this keeps on continuing till the moment when Tony's team starts helping the global governments to get hold of heroes so that they are all registered and that is when it becomes Captain's team vs. Tony's Team giving rise to the most feared instance MARVEL CIVIL WAR which ends with Captain's team agreeing to get registered after massive losses on both the sides leaving behind only a handful of heroes. Thence Avengers will be taken over by second generation heroes or the kids of the current superheroes, that is when Hulkling is introduced.

Marvel Comic Superhero Universe

It took me an entire day, to sit, recollect all that I have read in the comics till now and put them altogether, brainstorm and come up with such a massive plot about what all is possibly hidden and connected to the trailer of Avengers 2 released recently...!!! But still finally I am satisfied that I could develop such an interesting fan theory.... It's just so exciting to wait for Marvel to unveil the COOKIE from the JAR...!!!

Avenger Kids - Iron man instructing, Hawk eye trying his luck, Spider man trying his style, while hulk supports the collective weight of Dr. Strange who is holding Wolverine in one hand and Captain America in the other, who are in turn holding Spider Women and Thor respectively, they both together are helping Black Widow to reach out to the JAR and unveil the MARVEL COOKIE...!!!


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Wednesday 4 June 2014

The street that made sense

Boarded the intra-city train and got off at mambalam station. Immediately the smell of fresh mangoes told me that I had reached a marketplace. But this was nothing like some ordinary marketplace... in fact you can call it 'Sarojini Nagar' & 'Janpath' put together. All that crowd, all that rush, all that hustle right on monday itself. Plus due course with the day, the temperature hike and then adding to it is the humidity is quite a friend to the business men around there selling cold-drinks, milk-shakes, the legendary 'baadam paal' (almond flavoured milk) and ofcourse the swirl serve cone softies......!!!!



But then if you have been in Delhi Metro Rail Blue line Rajiv Chowk station at peak hours you would be able to relate to what I am going to talk about the crowd rushing in and out from both from Usman Road, T. Nagar and the intracity train station T. Nagar, Chennai. This crowd has the capability to take you into the street and bring you out of it too..... all you need to do is simply stand still at the entrance if you wish to go in or stand still at any point in between the street if you wish to go out and the crowd will ensure that you are taken in or out respectively and that too efoortlessly, as long as you can keep your balance.

Most importantly, here I would like to mention the key highlights, the street should be actually renamed to Sarvana Jeyachandran street....!!! Why??? Because the entire street is covered with different divisions of Saravana Stores and then second in numbers will be Jeyachandran stores.... They were selling anything and everything from clothes to groceries, furniture to home appliances, utensils to jewellery, except for a hospital and pharmacy; the sarvana and jeyachandran stores chain sold everything. Apart from all of this hustle and bustle, there was something really special about this place, all through the market there was a sense of oneness and belonging. Not because I am a Tamilian but because I am a travel freak.... There is something about this street that when you are around, it calls out to you to come in and pay a short visit to it. There is a lovely vibe that ensures that when you are leaving the street you have definitely bought something from one of the street vendors or stores in there. What I bought was something very innovative and interesting. It is basically a stapler that has been modified into a portable sewing machine, that stitches your clothes on simple staple clicks effortlessly on the go (no batteries or electricity kind of energy source involved; all you need is thread) and hence is readily available for any and very cloth wear and tear, even denims too.


The day was sweaty with all that humidity out there, and was tiresome too but was still worth all that long walks. At the end of the market there was small lane that was full of vegetable and fruit markets, and I couldn't believe what I saw or heard. Vegetables almost any of them and all of them not costlier than 10/- rupees a kilogram. Organically ripen mangoes, 15 bucks a kilogram and that's it. Apples 30 bucks a kilogram, all fruits and vegetables were being sold at unbelievable prices. Plus discounts on sale of more than 2 kilograms, and they say that common man cannot survive in India. This place was like the farmers market, no middle-men, no agents and no dealers involved, just plain and simple farmer/shopkeeper and customer and everything at unbelievably lower prices than any place that I have ever seen in India. In about 250 bucks you can buy almost all the vegetables (a kilogram each) available there and almost all the fruits (a kilogram each) available there and still manage to buy yourself the intra-city railways ticket to your home destination....!!! The only thing that disturbed me a lot is the way the auto-drivers union charge you troubling amounts of money for short distances and on asking for meter look at you as they are dracula and are going to prey on any minute.....!!!! Otherwise Ranganathan Street, T. Nagar, Chennai is definitely a go to place according to me if you are in town in Chennai. I promise that it will be worth your while because this place is never less crowded no matter if it is a weekday or a weekend. I give it 3.9 on 5.....!!!

Cheerio....!!!!

Monday 26 May 2014

Dawn and Dusk

The pickup, the power and that cool A/C......!!!!!

The reign of the identity of a very powerful person on the move has almost neared its end, the car that was called by the rhino of roads by some and the elephant on roads by some, few hail it as the political lifeline of our democracy, some call it the lifeline in and around Kolkata, some call it the best way to go around from New Delhi Railway station, few know it as Rajnikant's only preferred car and I know it as something that has been there for my family for more than 50 years now, the Ambassador by Hindustan Motors; a legend in itself.


A quick run through of what, how and when about it. Began as Morris Oxford III, by Morris Motors Limited at Cowely, Oxford, it was reborn in 1958 as Ambassador by Hindustan Motors in India itself and most interestingly later on it went on to be exported to England....!!!! (The irony) The models lined up were Mark - I, Mark - II, Mark - III, Mark - IV, Ambassador Nova, Ambassador 1800 ISZ, Ambassador Classic, Ambassador Grand, Ambassador Avigo and lastly Ambassador Encore....... But it is sad indeed that we have so forgotten our Indian legend (one of the first Indian make cars) that its production has been suspended in May, 2014. Although it has been awarded the best taxi by BBC Top Gear.

They have even re-invented it under the name Amberoid, a contemporary version of Amabassador with cockpit cabin and state of the art inclusions, interiors and looks. It has been showcased in the auto-expo recently, but hasn't been introduced to the market yet. Let's just hope this attempt to revive the Indian Legend is successful....!!!!


Cheerio.....!!!!!

I could always see that coming....!!!!

Sixteen unread messages from 3 contacts....!!!!

And that whistle sound in metro that I hear every now and then is soon going to shut up. The constant messaging is going to drop. No more group chats, no more 'dp' worries and no more of the 0.99$ p.a. payment.....!!!!


With the increasing functional failure & app crash complaints there is a strong warning that like every other phenomena this giant wave has neared its end.....!!! Well, I would say that I can see it coming, soon we all are going to give up on 'Whatsapp' like we have forgotten our dear friend 'SMS' today. Everyday I see people wandering around and asking the whereabouts of their friends or may be calling them up and even SMSing them, though had they checked their whatsapp inbox, the other fellow has clearly sent out the message bearing his exact status...... But no, our dear guy won't even take the pains to go and see the message, why because he is just another human being. We as humans get tired of a thing if it tends to become monotonous, and then kaboom, we throw it away for a newer toy. Soon something is gonna come up that is going to get Whatsapp to the bottle neck and then the oblivion, 'Whatsapp will be replaced, from our phones, from our minds and from our lives'..........!!!!!
I may not be a Gadget Guru or Software Gyani but then I am still able to see the end of line. The line for whatsapp has been drawn by its very own fans, us.....!!!! This revolution is expectedly to start with Android, then the wave shall hit Windows and finally iOS. Let's just wait for the time to come. Let's look up, out of the phone screen there is something really beautiful called 'world' let's get back to it.
Cheerio......!!!!!