Summer's Out; School's In!

Hi. This is Ica. I wasn't able to introduce myself before; but I was the one who reviewed the Avengers, Legend of Korra and Sherlock. (Visit my personal blog here.) Okay, anyway, I'm not here to review any T.V. series or move or whatnot; I'm here to help you kids to get ready for school.

Here in the Philippines, school's right around the corner (mine starts on June 7), and I'm doing my best to prepare for third year.While doing my end of summer routine, I realized that I should share some of my tips and tricks with you. I'll be telling you several important things you should do before the start of your school.

1) Clean your study area- Right. We all need one (a study area), where you'll be reading notes or doing homework. This place must be the most peaceful and serene place in your house; and the place must be nice and tidy. Over the summer, my study area became a place where I'd throw all my old books, notebooks and other pieces of scratch paper. Yesterday, I went over the things and decided on the things that I wanted to keep, sell or throw out. My table is relatively neat right now; and I think it's ready for school.

2) Buy a planner-Or at least a notebook where you can write down all the projects and homework you have for the day. You can't rely on memory alone when you're in school. Try getting one with a very colorful and vibrant design; that'll surely wake you up after a long day of answering what x is equal to, and what started the Cold War.

3) Skim through your books- I mean, honestly, don't take this the wrong way but you have to at least read the few pages of your books. You need to prepare yourself for what's to come this school year; mind you, it'll be much harder than the year before, this will be a good way to prepare for school. If you're really up for it, you might even try taking down some advanced notes.

So, there you have it. Three tips on how to get ready for school. Hope you found these very helpful! Good luck to all those whose school is about to start. You're going to need it.

Just Got Sherlocked

The novels of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle take on a new life in BBC's hit TV show Sherlock. The show, created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, was first broadcasted in July-August 2010. Each episode is around 90 minutes long, so there's only three episode per season. So far, two seasons have aired and season three will show in 2013.

Personally, I fell inlove with Sherlock after the first 10 minutes of episode one. They created the perfect balance of action, drama and humor; and they were even able to throw in a bit of bromance into the series as well. I was also perfectly baffled on how Sherlock would create such accurate deductions and would often laugh at his complete obliviousness with everything that had nothing to do with solving crimes or learning who stole the cookie from the cookie jar.

But what really made this show the show, is the cast. Benedict Cumberbath is the perfect Sherlock (sorry R.D.J.); and Martin Freeman is the absolutely brilliant as John Watson. You could just feel the chemistry the cast has with one another; and I was absolutely heartbroken when one of the many brilliant characters was cut from the show (not telling you who; you'll have to watch to find out).

So all in all, you should try watching this show. It doesn't really air here in the Philippines (not that I'm aware of), but you can download the shows online or you could buy a DVD. Anyone who watches this show will become a Sherlockian immediately.

It's elementary, my dear, Watson. (Side note: Sherlock never said that phrase.)

Room Makeovers

Do you hate how your room looks? I do. Mine is cluttered with toys that I haven't gave away yet, coloring books, Barbie dolls, old clothes and a lot more! If you were to give your room a makeover, how would you do it?

Start with your old stuff, like what I mentioned above. Donate them to the unfortunate kids out there or have a garage sale! You could even keep some of your stuffed toys or your action figures, build a shelf and put them on top in a line. To fill the empty spaces of your old stuff, you could place all the stuff in your room that makes it cluttered on it, like the stuff that you just leave lying on the floor.
Now that your old stuff are out of the way, what should you do with your books? Or your movies? Or your CDs? You could build a shelf (you just need a plank of wood, those frames to keep it up and a few nails, but even if it sounds easy to buy and make, I don't guarantee it would be cheap. Usually is) and stack them there. Arrange them by kind, author, color, alphabetically, height, width, or just stack them there in no particular order! You could also place these stuff where your old stuff were, like what I mentioned earlier.
We should start with your desk next (if you have one). It's always important to keep your desk clean so that you could study there (studying in your bed makes it messy, and when you're done doing your homework, you're probably too lazy to pack them up so you just shove it all to the floor). If you study on your desk, you tend to study more neatly and properly (if you don't, try) and if you're done doing your homework and you're too lazy to pack up, just leave it there and pack it the next day. But you should at least make an effort to clean up.
And my favorite part of room makeovers is...badum tss your wall. Bring out all your Tigerbeat magazines, pull out the posters and stick them to your wall! Haha. Here is how my wall looks like (maybe you could get some ideas, hmmm?):

I love shopping, and whenever I snip off all those price tags from my clothes, I keep the brand tags and tape them to my wall. It mostly consists of Forever 21, Candie's and Artwork.

These are all some (I repeat: some) of my posters in my room. The picture in the middle of my door is a picture of Mikee and I when we graduated from photography classes.

The mainstream thing now on walls are usually quotes and song lyrics, but I placed a Bible quote. (I didn't cut out all of the letters individually because I was too lazy) I placed some of my pictures of me and my friends under it.

"Sorrow is better than laughter because when the face is sad, the heart grows wiser." -Ecclesiastes 7:3

I hope these helped in making your future room! :-)

On Saving a Certain Punctuation Mark

Hi. I'm Nina, and since the other authors and I have established that I am rubbish at introductions, I shall give none but my blog, which can be found here.

When writing, I particularly like to use a punctuation mark that I like to call a semicolon.

Oh, the dear semicolon. I don't know what I would do if it disappeared ...  But that, in essence, is what is happening to it.  People are forgetting about it; abandoning it; replacing it with the simple but boring comma! People, the semicolon is going extinct!

*Pause* I'm dramatic, aren't I?

Yes, yes I am.

But it does need to be saved; I really can't imagine a world without semicolons; think- comma splices in every sentence, instead of using the noble power of a semicolon;  no beautiful writing left! Okay, I'm really quite dramatic. But, seriously. My point is that you should use it; use it in blog posts, stories; poetry... and together we shall save the semicolon!







Okay, let's see if Mikee and Lianna kick me out for that overly-dramatic and short post.

Book Review: Clockwork Angel

Hello everyone! I'm Jianine, and I blog over at Definitely Screaming. I just want to share with you all this book I  recently read that I really enjoyed.

Clockwork Angel is about a sixteen-year-old girl named Tessa Gray. She rides a ferry to England in hope to find her brother whom she misses so much and is very eager to meet, only to face Vampires, Warlocks, and other supernatural creatures that walk among the streets of London that only the Shadowhunters, warriors trained to rid the world of demons, can stop them from all of the terror they have done.

Tessa gets kidnapped by the Dark Sisters, and realizes that she is a Downworlder and has a special and rare ability. She is able to transform herself and become another person at will. The Magister, a dark and powerful figure, is determined to get her ability for his own.

Tessa puts her trust on the Shadowhunters who vow to find and rescue her brother as long as she uses her ability to help them. She meets two men that she becomes very interested in. James (also called Jem), who is kind and understanding, but hides a mysterious secret; and Will whose blue eyes, arrogant and conceited personality seems to attract Tessa even more.

I've learned that love is a powerful thing--even more powerful than magic.

Clockwork Angel is a very mysterious and endearing book, I didn't want to put it down even once! You need to be at least 13 to read this book, though, because of some of the scenes and languages.
All in all, I enjoyed it very much, I hope you all like it as well.

CISV

Mikee & I at the Merlion
in Singapore

Hey guys, this is Lianna! I've been gone for sooooo loooong. Why? Well, first, I had no idea what to post. Second, I went to Singapore with my family to celebrate my Lolo/grandfather's & Mikee's mom's birthday and Mothers' Day. Third, I went to summer camp! I would make a review about a Singapore, but I'll probably do that tomorrow or later. Now, I'm gonna write some sort of review about this summer camp I went to for five days. It is soooooo fun.

Okay, let's get to this review. This summer camp is called CISV which stands for Chilren's International Summer Village. It's this summer camp all over the world and it's not your typical summer camp. It was founded by Dr. Doris Allen after World War II. A lot of people were focusing on initiatives to build and maintain peace, and Dr. Allen said that "we must start with the children."
And CISV was born. In 1951, delegates from eight countries gathered in Cincinnati, USA for the first CISV. Over the decades, CISV grew.
Over 50 years after the first village, CISV is still here. There is CISV in more than 60 countries and more than 190,000 people have joined.

CISV focuses on providing opportunities for individuals to respect other people's differences and cultures. The programs they have are:

1. Village - Village is a program for 11 year olds wherein they will be attending a summer camp in another country with other kids in CISV. They will stay there for 28 days/four weeks and each delegation will be compromised of 2 girls, 2 boys and an adult leader (21+ years old). The international camp is coordinated by the adult staff and Junior Counselors (16-17 year olds). "Delegates to this multilingual and multicultural experience participate in a mix of educational, cultural and sporting activities, which emphasise cooperative global and intercultural living."
2. Interchange - Interchange is a program for 12-15 year olds. It takes 14-28 days per phase. The delegations come from two countries and compromise 6-12 kids accompanied by an adult leader (21+ years old). "Interchange encourages a deeper encounter between two cultures by placing young people within families. Group activities such as a mini-camp are vital in complementing the intense in-depth family experience.  Interchange takes place in two phases with one delegation visiting another country and then reciprocating by hosting the delegation from the country they visited."
3. Summer Camp - Summer Camp is for 14-15 year olds which happens for 23 days. Delegations come from 6 or 9 countries and are comprised of 4 - 6 youths, equally divided between girls and boys, who are accompanied by an adult Leader (age 21+).  The camp is coordinated by an adult staff. "Aimed at young teens, the Summer Camp encourages participants to take responsibility for leadership and programme planning. Each camp focuses on a specific educational theme. Participants work together to plan activities and discussions which build on the chosen theme."
4. Seminar Camp - Seminar Camp is for 17-18 year olds which happens for 21 days. There are 30 participants plus international adult staff. " This personally challenging, intensive programme is facilitated by participants.  Participants develop their own themes and agenda to explore issues and form opinions about individual, international and multicultural matters, within a framework which stresses positive conflict resolution.  Seminar Camp fosters interest in the world as a whole and develops a sense of responsibility for its peaceful survival."
5. Youth Meeting - Youth Meeting is for 12-19+ year olds which happens for 8 or 15 days. There are approximately 25 - 35 participants plus staff.  People under 16 travel in delegations with an adult leader. "The short regional camps feature individual themes that allow young people to explore intercultural issues in a regional context. The programme reinforces core CISV values, builds leadership and organizational skills, while promoting continued CISV involvement."
6. International People's Project - International People's Project is for 19+ year olds which happens for 14-23 days. There are approximately 25 participants including staff. "This innovative programme is a way to learn while actively contributing to the community. In partnership with local organizations, delegates participate in hands-on work involving a specific theme or project, such as nature conservation or immigration. They also research the issue in their own countries and lead educational activities on the subject. Additional training may be provided by the partner or other experts in the field."
7. Mosaic - Mosaic is a program for all ages. There are no limits to the participants and it happens for up to a year! "Mosaic is a project based programme which empowers individuals and chapters to be agents of change, reach out, and involve as many people as possible. Each project is a separate CISV experience that relates to a local need and interest and involves a different target group. It does not have to be in a camp setting, as with many CISV programmes, but is designed according to the needs and abilities of the CISV chapter. Using the three phase educational approach of discover, understand and create, local members develop projects in conjunction with like minded organizations or community groups. The aim is to create an authentic learning experience for participants and deliver a benefit to the wider community."
8. Junior Branch - Junior Branch is the summer camp I went to. It is for 11-25 year olds, but it may vary from country to country. The camp I attended was for 9-11 year olds. "The very heart and soul of CISV, Junior Branch comprises young local CISVers between the ages of 11 - 25, who develop intercultural and leadership skills through educational and social activities.  Juniors manage their own activities and take an active role in the administrative responsibilities of their chapters.  Operating through a network at the national and international level, Juniors organize their own programmes on a wide variety of themes, such as social justice and the environment.  Junior Branch activities are aimed at building community, developing skills and promoting peace through education."

Like I said, CISV is not your typical summer camp. Each camp has a special theme and all the stuff that happens in it are related to it. The games and activities you have really fun, even if the theme is obvious or not. You really get to learn something about it.

The name of my camp was Camp Uhaw (Camp Thirsty), which meant it was about water. At first, I thought we weren't going to drink anything or not swim! It turned out, we actually did. We just learned how to use it very wisely. On the second to the last day, we had the "Thirst Games" which was something like the Hunger Games and we were divided into four tribes. My tribe was leading at first but then we got last place, so it was quite hilarious. They also have name games & getting to know games on the first day, and it's really fun.

To all of you who are looking for a summer camp, you should try CISV. ☺ Visit their website at cisv.org

Book Review: An Abundance of Katherines

"You can love someone so much, he thought. But you can never love people as much as you can miss them."

So hey everyone, Natasha again! I'm on a John Green reading spree, although it's gonna be on a break since I have five non-John Green books to read. I literally finished this book half-an-hour ago and I just needed to collect myself before I wrote this review.

Seventeen-year-old Collin Simpleton is what we call a prodigy. No, he isn't a genius -- he has a very good explanation to why that is. He also has a particular type when it comes to girls: his 19 girlfriends have all been named Katherine. And following his graduation of high school, all of the 19 Katherines have dumped him.

In a dark place, Colin and his friend Hassan go on a road trip to help cheer him up. They eventually arrive in a town called Gutshot, Tennessee, where Colin begins to work on the Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which he hopes will predict the future of relationships (mostly for himself).

As time passes and Colin learns more about Gutshot, it's inhabitants, friendships and a theorem that isn't willing to cooperate, Colin goes about trying to find his Eureka moment -- and finds out something that wasn't too hard to realise after all.

This isn't as deep as Paper Towns was, but I would still recommend this to a slightly older audience for sexual references and swearing. It's more of a lighthearted book, even with Colin's musings and anagram making. I really enjoyed it and it has made me laugh a lot.

Book Review: Paper Towns

"Here's what's not beautiful about it: from here, you can't see the rust or the cracked paint, or whatever, but you can tell what the place really is. You can see how fake it all is. It's not even hard enough to be made out of plastic. It's a paper town."

Hi, I'm Natasha, one of the new contributors to Pencil Rubbings! My main blog is located here. I'm reviewing Paper Towns by John Green, a book I just finished yesterday because it's simply amazing.

A story for elder teens, Paper Towns is the story of Quentin Jacobsen (known as Q to his friends) and his neighbour and the girl he's loved since he was a child, Margo Roth Spiegelman. After finding a dead body at the local park when they're nine years old, they don't talk much... at least until a few weeks before the end of their senior year when Margo scrambles through his bedroom window, dressed as a ninja, and persuades him to join her on a night of fun and mayhem.

However, the next day, Margo disappears, leaving Q the last person to see her before she goes. She leaves an elaborate set of clues, trying to show Q where she might be - even if she's dead or not.

Along with his friends, Radar, Ben and Lacey, Q must find Margo before she hurts herself. On the day of graduation, they discover Margo is going to spend 24 hours at a particular place before vanishing again, and they race to find her.

Through epic road trips, analysing a particular poem, a change of behaviour and learning how to be the 'wounded person', Q learns that your idea of a person may not be the person they actually are.

This book has made me think a lot with the mystery of Margo's disappearance, as well as Q's musings throughout. However, as amazing as it is, you probably will need to be a little bit older to read this book, due to its language and references and to get the most out of it.

 

 

 

An inspirational person

"If your photographs aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ~Robert Capa

Robert Capa

Recently, I have been starting on an assignment to research a photographer and among all those my teacher presented to me, I find one certain photographer that surprised and amused me a lot that I feel oblige to share what I know about this man. Robert Capa. (Technically, I did Henri Cartier-Bresson for my assignment, but I scanned through his photos and found a nude photo(just one), so now I blog my second favourite, which are both amazing photographers.) Maybe not all of you love photography, maybe not all of you are interested in colourless pictures, but he(or they, including Cartier-Bresson) is worth checking out.

I won't go deep into his history, as boring as it seems, I think what he has achieved throughout his years of living is what that inspires me to write this post.

Robert Capa is a Hungarian photojournalist who had went across the Europe and covered photographs for five wars, including World War II. Yes, you heard me, five. To me, that may have been the silliest yet bravest idea to risk your life living under where numerous injuries and deaths occur, in order to take photographs that people may not even appreciate. But Capa did it. Oh, he did it briliantly. His works of 'The Magnificent Eleven' is extraordinary attention-grabbing.The Magnificent Eleven is a series of photographs that Robert Capa took during the Normandy Landings (D-Day) with the second wave of troops to land on the American invasion beach. Out of 106 pictures, only eleven survived. (Not because water went into the machines and the photos got soaked, it was an... accident when processing.)

Robert Capa survived and later led a good life, befriended John Steinback (I was surprised, my head went thinking, 'Such a small world!'), he even co-founded one of the most famous photo agency, Magnum Photos with Henri Cartier-Bresson and several men. He died at the age of fourty, when he blew up by standing on a landmine in the First Indochina War. Capa died with a camera in his hand.

© Copyrighted by Robert Capa

The one on the right is one of the 'magnificents' I enjoyed most. It is burlier than the rest, but ironically, most significant. Capa did not have the time to adjust his camera, and the picture blurred, but that mistake however makes the event on the photo - the tragic event more convincing. Everything was literally and mentally in so much rush, the tense face on the soldier, the sunken ship is entirely heartbreakening. That is just one of my favourites, my others include: Picture 10, 12 & 16 from the 

You can also check out his other photographs here!

Happy Birthday, Katniss Everdeen!: Katniss' hair in the reaping

(c) hungergamesanonymousaddiction
on Tumblr

Today, one of the victors of 74th Hunger Games is celebrating her birthday! Katniss Everdeen, the girl who was on fireeeeeeee! -clap clap applaud applaud kiss your three fingers on your left hand and hold it up to her-

It's her birthday, so I'm gonna make another Katniss hair tutorial! Yay. Today, I will teach you how to make Katniss' braid in the reaping.

Sadly, I'm in a bit of a hurry now and I don't have time for any illustrations (except for the GIF over there, which was hard to find).

You're going to need some bobpins and hair ties (preferably the transparent or the ones that match your hair color).

1. French braid your hair on both sides of your head, a bit close to your ear. (If you don't know how to french braid, google it or read my tutorial on how to do Katniss' hair in the Games [if you decide to read my post on how to do Katniss' hair, remember to braid your hair over instead of under]).
2. After braiding both sides of your head, fold them over each other. Clip bobpins so that it will stay in place. You could also place hairspray if you want.

I'm sorry for this hasty post and the not-so-clear instructions! But if you still don't get it, this is where I learned it:

Summer treat!

Summer's round and about and what do we mostly get from it? Boredom and heat!  So here's for those who find themselves wandering in their fridge every five minutes. May I present... tununuh: Homemade Ice Cream!


Milk's probably the main ingredient for your favorite cold dessert and with a pint of that, you're capable of making your ice cream with no machine needed. ;)
There are a few other ingredients too, of course but they're just probably stored in your pantries or found at the baking aisle of your supermarket, convenient store and drugstore. 


Okay, so here's what you'll be needing:

• 1 tablespoon sugar 
• 1/2 cup milk or half & half (Not technically Half & Half so your ordinary t-pack of milk'll do.)
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla 
• 6 tablespoons rock salt
• 1 pint-size plastic food storage bag (e.g., Ziploc) 
• 1 gallon-size plastic food storage bag
• Ice cubes

After gathering those, you'll have to follow these five easy steps with, as most prefer, a guardian for safety.

1. Fill the large bag half full of ice, and add the rock salt and then seal the bag.
2. Put milk, vanilla, and sugar into the small bag, and seal it..
3. Place the small bag inside the large one, and seal it again carefully. (Tip!: Make sure the small bag is sealed tightly so that the salt won't be ending up the flavor of your ice cream!)
4. Shake until the mixture is ice cream, which takes about 5 minutes.
5. Wipe off the top of the small bag, then open it carefully. Enjoy!

Aaaaaand, there you have it! Homemade ice cream done in less than ten minutes!

(c/o: Kaboose)

Korra Time!

Calling all those who have been missing Avatar: The Legend of Aang; the Legend of Korra is already out. I repeat, the Legend of Korra is already out.

So far, this is the one thing which I've been fangirling about for the past few months. Join Korra (waterbender), the new Avatar, as she travels to the Republic city. Korra has mastered the first three elements--- water, fire and earth; so she trains with Tenzin (son of Katara and Aang ) in order to learn the ways of Airbending.

Everything about the series- the artwork, the plotline, the characters-- is amazing. I especially love how none of them are Mary and Gary Sues (well, so far, I've only watched two episodes, but the idea for each character is already good). Let's not forget about the humor as well; Bolin, Korra and even Tenzin are hilarious. As well as the concept of pro-bending and such. The only real complaint I have for this series is the fact that the supposed love traingle in the series is too complicated; in fact, it isn't even a triangle anymore.

From episode two, I have shipped Makorra (Mako/Korra), but there have been dozens of characters proclaiming their attraction to each other. Asami is flirting with Mako and Bolin suddenly considers Korra as a potential girlfriend. No offense to the people who love complicated situations such as these but I prefer non-complicated romance... and realistic ones as well. Although I would admit that a Mako and Bolin rivalry over Korra would have been cute, I wouldn't want the love to overpower the main point of the whole show.

Also I'm disappointed that among all the original characters, Katara was the only one who made the cut. The rest either did not appear in the first few episodes or died long before the series started. Though the fresh new faces did fulfill my appetite, I will definitely still miss Aang, Katara and Zuko.

So all in all, this series is another must-watch! You guys would love it, trust me. So, suit up benders and non-benders! This will be one hell of a journey.

Just a quick update on the blog

Hey guys, it's Lianna. Now, I know that I don't post as much as I want to, because I've been a bit busy because of vacation and other sites I handle, but I just wanted to give you guys a quick update on the blog.

1. New font! If you noticed, the font is now Georgia.
2. No more navigation list on the sidebar! I Photoshopped these 'graphics' so that I could clog up the sidebar because sometimes, our posts are huge and the sidebar gets left behind, if you know what I mean.
3. More authors, yay! Thank you for telling your friends about Pencil Rubbings! Actually, when we meant by 'Why should you be an author of Pencil Rubbings?' is that what will you do to make it better.

Thank you for all your support! If you're a constant reader of Pencil Rubbings, don't be afraid to contribute! It would be awesome if you became part of our team.

The Avengers: Biggest Blockbuster of 'em All

"There is no throne, there is no version of this where you come out on top! Maybe your army will come, maybe it's too much for us, but it's all on you! Because if we can't protect the Earth, you can be damn sure we'll avenge it! "

When the world first heard of the Avengers movie coming out, every Marvel fan out there was indeed incredibly excited. The expectations for this movie were set high-- higher than any other movie set out there. Each Marvel fan was dying inside, wishing that the release of the movie was to come sooner... so it wasn't very surprising when I first called the cinema to reserve my tickets, it was sold out.

The Avengers was released in the Philippines on April 25, 2012--- most of my comic book savvy friends were able to watch on that date itself. I, on the otherhand, was not so lucky. I had to wait for the weekend to arrive before making my to Trinoma and watching the Avengers; I paid for the tickets of my mom and grandpa. I was hoping that the movie would reach every single standard which I set for it. I was hoping that this movie would live up to the title: "most anticipated movie of the year". I was hoping that my money would not be wasted--- and true enough, this movie was worth every single penny I paid for it.

The movie started with Director Nick Fury arriving at a top secret S.H.I.E.L.D. facility during an evacuation. To their very surprise, the Tesseract activated and opened a portal. There, Loki, a figure in Norse Mythology, entered this earth and stole the Tesseract--- a power source with unknown potential. He was also able to gain control of Dr. Erik Selvic and Agent Clint Barton who helped him escape the S.H.I.E.L.D facility. Not knowing the damage the Tesseract could do to this planet, Nick Fury decides to assemble a group known as the Avengers Initiative, which consists of Tony Stark (Iron Man), Natasha Romanoff (The Black Widow),  Dr. Bruce Banner (The Hulk) and Steve Rogers (Captain America). Thor, the half-brother also comes into the picture, when he attempts to collect the Tesseract and Loki. When Loki escapes, he ends up helping the Avengers capture him and to regain the Tesseract. 

All in all, the Avengers was an excellent movie for me. It was a mixture of action, drama and comedy. Though I was able to grasp the darkness of the movie, it didn't bring me once again into my 'hole of depression', unlike some movies. There were definitely times when I was able to laugh out loud (Tony Stark is the master of retort and sarcasm). There was also some... shall I say, 'romance' in the movie (Try watching it out for some Natasha x Clint out there or even some Pepper x Tony), though this isn't the main focus of the entire movie (which is pretty good for someone like me). The effects were brilliant; you should have seen the Hulk and the Tesseract--- absolutely believable and brilliant. But the thing that really caught my attention was the actors and actresses--- they were perfect for their roles. They are the Avengers. 

This movie is a must-see movie and anyone, Marvel lover or not, should see this.