AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR Writers Explain Why Thanos' Motivations Are Different in the Film Than The Comic

For those of you who are familiar with the comics, Thanos' motivation behind destroying half of the universe is his infatuation with Death and he is seeking for her approval. He thinks that he would obtain that if he accomplishes his mission. The character Death has not been introduced in the MCU, and she won't be introduced in Avengers: Infinity War. Thanos' motivations for obliterating half of the universe in the movie is very different from the comics and there's a reason for that.

During an interview with Comingsoon, writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely explain the reason behind changing things up for the film. They did consider following the comic book route at first, but then realized it wouldn't work for the film's story:

"At the very beginning, just because it’s such a focal point of the comics, we talked about it. It is not something that brings you closer to his motivation. It’s not something where the average moviegoer says, ‘Now I can kinda empathize with him because he’s in love with Death!'"

I'm sure that the exclusion of Death will disappoint some fans, but they go on to explain that they will still be staying true to many of the elements of Thanos in the comics, especially the emotional aspect of the character:

"But I think we took that passion that he has… he really is in love with Death in the comics! He’s a lovelorn, kinda sad little fella. We wanted to maintain that level of emotion on his part, just redirected."

That emotion will come from aspects of Thanos' past and the destruction of his home planet of Titan, which he tried to save. Everyone thought that his idea of wiping out half of the population of the planet was to save it, though he was a little mad, which earned him the nickname The Mad Titan. When previously talking about those motivations, Kevin Feige said:

"He’s from a planet called Titan that’s no longer inhabited because of things that he thought he could help prevent, and he was not allowed to do that. What he feared most happened, and the planet and everybody on it basically went extinct. He vowed not to let that happen again. He thinks he sees the universe going down the tubes. He thinks he sees life expanding outward unchecked. That will bring ruin, he believes, to the universe and to that life."

I think all of the characters emotions being redirected into this aspect of his life is going to work out just fine. I'm sure fans won't be disappointed after watching the movie!

What do you all think about the creative team changing up Thanos' motivations for Avengers: Infinity War?