Thanos Flashbacks
Following on from Gamora’s speech, the trailer then gives us a monologue from Thanos himself as he explains what he’s up to. “When I’m done, half of humanity will still exist,” the Mad Titan explains. Later on, he adds: “Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.”
The wording is interesting as it isn’t villainous, per se, as Thanos emphasizes the fact that half of Earth’s population will still live on after the aforementioned snap of his fingers. It’s clear that the Mad Titan isn’t simply power-crazed but truly believes he’s doing a good thing – or at least something necessary – for the universe.
To illustrate the shades of grey the character will have in Infinity War, one clip appears to be a flashback to Gamora’s youth. Thanos approaches her with what looks to be a bunch of alien flowers. The little green girl’s hand clutches his massive purple finger and the adoptive father and daughter walk off together. Thanos called Gamora the favourite of his children in Guardians of the Galaxy and it looks like we might get to explore a bit of tenderness in their relationship.