So for all my complaints, Thanos is awesome in Infinity War.

May 11, 2018 2:39:25 GMT DC-Fan said:

May 10, 2018 17:15:30 GMT moviebuffbrad said:

Thanos was pretty solid, especially compared to Steppenwolf and Apocalypse. That sacrifice scene was surprisingly moving.

Not really. The sacrifice was a rip-off of The Illiad.

sacrificing your children for power is a very old theme, used many times.

In  German/Norse mythology Wotan (Odin) puts his most beloved daughter (the valkyrie Brünhild) into a death-like sleep on a mountain top after she threatened his power; and he surround her with a huge firewall created by the God Loki (Loge).

In Richard Wagner's Walküre music-drama Wotan's last farewell to his daughter is accompanied by the musical theme desribing the renouncing of love in favor of power.