Avengers fight for humanity

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On Friday, May 1, Avengers: Age of Ultron begins to show in theaters at the local Krikorian theatre in Downey. The group takes on a new villain named Ultron, created by Tony Stark, after trying to use technology to help the Avengers.

Akhila Nallamilli, Staff Writer
May 29, 2015

On Fri., May 1, one of the most anticipated movies of 2015, Avengers: Age Of Ultron, the sequel to Marvel’s Avengers (2012), premiered in theaters.

This action-packed movie focuses on how the Earth’s mightiest heroes, the Avengers, must learn to work together in order to beat their enemy, Ultron.

Actors Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo play Tony Stark and Bruce Banner, the resident scientists in the superhero group, create Ultron (voiced by James Spader) an artificial intelligence that desires to placate Earth by destroying humanity.

Once the other Avengers Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Captain America (Chris Evans), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) identify how Ultron was created, they become infuriated with Tony and Bruce, which, eventually, causes their bonded relationship to fall apart.

As the movie continues, the twin siblings, Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), who work for Ultron come to the understanding that he plans to destroy mankind. Although the twins manipulated the Avengers, in the beginning, they decide to join the superhero team, in order to defeat Ultron.

So far, Avengers: Age of Ultron has earned over $1.1 billion dollars in the box office and is still going strong. It received an 8.3/10 rating from IMDb and a 74% rating from Rotten Tomatoes. Critics are saying that it is a “satisfying sequel.” The movie ends with a cliffhanger, similar to all the other Marvel movies. Although the concept of saving humanity is common, Avengers: Age of Ultron displays a new approach to the conflict.

About the Contributors

Akhila Nallamilli, Staff Writer

Being only a sophomore, Akhila Nallamilli entered The Downey Legend as a staff writer. Nallamilli started writing when she was in the seventh grade because she always liked writing fiction stories. “I thought joining Newspaper would help me broaden my style of writing so I am not a single genre writer,” Nallamilli said.

When she is not writing she enjoys listening to music, singing, and reading mystery and romance novels. “Music helps me relax during stressful times and dancing releases all of the negative energy,” Nallamilli said. Her favorite food is Indian food since those are her home cooked meals, but she is also obsessed with chocolate. In five years, she sees herself studying at the University of Berkley to become a doctor, but is still undecided on which branch of medicine to dedicate herself to. She looks forward to traveling the world right after she graduates from college. Nallamilli plans on expanding her writing style and end her sophomore year with exceptional grades.

Areli Dominguez, Co-Photo Editor

As her final year begins at Downey High School, Areli Dominguez, 17, joins Newspaper as a new-coming photographer. Her interest for photography started last year in Photojournalism and Yearbook and she has loved it ever since. “I like that you can show your own point of view,” Dominguez said. She learned a lot within Yearbook, but she knows that Newspaper will be different and new and hopefully a challenge. She knows that at times it may be difficult, but she is hard working and motivated. Her main goals for this year are to keep on task and be proud of her own work.

She moved to Downey in the fourth grade and has been here ever since. Dominguez likes to draw, sing and do photography. She has two dogs named Casper and Oreo, who she loves to play with and be around. She hopes to attend Long Beach Community College in the next fall semester, but is unsure of what she wants to major in. In 5 years from now she has high hopes of to start a new job, and have the same friends from high school and other aspects of her life. When it comes to her friends or family she has a very caring heart. “I am a trustworthy, whether it is big or small, I for sure won’t tell anybody,” Dominguez stated. In her spare time, she likes to listen to bachata and eat sour patches, which is her favorite candy. She does not play sports now but when she was younger she played volleyball and swim. Her role models are her parents because they struggled to makes things work. She hopes to achieve greatness this upcoming year.