4) Oh, That Guy!
If fans could choose only one thing to change about the first Avengers movie, I’d put money on most wishing that Hawkeye had been treated better. Seriously, what did Jeremy Renner do to deserve that kind of treatment? Short of amputating limbs from Joss Whedon’s family, it’s hard to figure out why the poor archer spent the majority of the movie walking around as Loki’s bitch.
Thank god then for Whedon’s change of heart in Avengers: Age of Ultron, where Hawkeye is finally given both a personality and the chance to prove why he’s worthy of a spot on the team alongside more powerful super soldiers and thunder gods.
Jeremy Renner really does do a fantastic job of working with the new and improved characterization provided in the script and steals the majority of scenes he’s in. The key moment that Clint Barton fans will want to watch again and again though is the scene where Hawkeye gives an overwhelmed Scarlet Witch his inspirational pep talk, pointing out the absurdity of everything happening around them.
“The city is flying, we’re fighting an army of robots and I have a bow and arrow. None of this makes sense…”
Finally, the Avengers have the humanity needed to make them relatable. Who knew it would come from some short guy holding a bow?
