Are Joe and Anthony Russo the best directors of the Superhero genre?

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"Avengers: Infinity War" will probably be the most successful Marvel movie of all-time. At least, that's what Marvel Studios is banking on as they have debuted a new trailer for the film.

Official Synopsis:

"Infinity War follows Thanos (Josh Brolin) on his hunt for the Infinity Stones, which grant him the power to reshape reality and destroy the universe when collected and placed in the Infinity Gauntlet, and it’s up to the Earth’s Mightiest Heroes to stop him. While plot details have been kept well under wraps, we know that Infinity War is a bit of a heist film as Thanos tours the galaxy collecting the keys to his godly power, and that heist will ultimately lead him to Wakanda where the Avengers make a last stand to keep the Mind Stone in Vision’s head and out of Thanos’ hands."

This has been directed by Joe and Anthony Russo (Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War) who have quite possibly become the best superhero genre filmmakers in the world. What they did with both of the "Captain America" movies they directed is remarkable; they kept the cinematic, paid tribute to 1970's political thrillers and still managed to make a "comic book" movie.

I loved how the Russo's brought a heavy 1970s political thriller vibe to "The Winter Soldier." They're clearly fans of "cinema" more than just "movies." You can tell these are actual legit filmmakers working here despite all the contractual obligations that come with signing with the MCU and, of course, the lack of creative freedom, but they've managed to find a way around it with their films to bring in their own voice, just like James Gunn has done with the "Guardians" movies.

The brothers have even hinted that the "Infinity War" has been inspired by classic Heist movies. I mean, the "Heist" genre has been around since the very beginning of cinema. I didn't really know there was an actual movement in the '90s. I'm sure he's specifically thinking of Michael Mann's "Heat" which has all but become one of the most riffed upon films on the last quarter century, just ask Christopher Nolan and "The Dark Knight." Others would probably be "Point Break," "Dead Presidents," and, even though we don't really see the heist "Reservoir Dogs." Am I missing any?

The trailer itself is quite good. I love the shot compositions and the photography is aces. That scene with Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) and Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is what I want more of

Scripted by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely (Captain America: Civil War), the film opens April 27th, and also stars Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Don Cheadle, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Tom Holland, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Rudd, and Tom Hiddleston.