Marvel One-Shot: Item 47

After the Battle of New York, S.H.I.E.L.D. is missing one piece of Chitauri technology. A young couple find the weapon and turn it toward a bank-robbing spree, drawing the agents' attention. Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Bradford, Maximiliano Hernández and Titus Welliver feature in this short directed by Louis D'Esposito.

The short shifts attention from the people who win a huge battle to the people left dealing with its debris. An extraordinary object creates a very ordinary temptation, which makes the aftermath feel personal. Follow the contrast between the couple's opportunity and the agency's cleanup task rather than expecting another Avengers-scale confrontation.

A focused starting point

The Avengers ↗

2012 · 2h 23m

The Avengers supplies the battle and alien technology that make this story possible. Save Item 47 until afterward if you want to encounter that film's events without advance context.

Watch The Avengers first: the short begins from the aftermath of that film's New York battle, and its premise reveals the presence of leftover alien technology. It works as an optional epilogue to that event. The Consultant is a related S.H.I.E.L.D. vignette to browse, not another prerequisite for understanding the couple's story.

This film is not on the current reviewed Doomsday preparation list. That is separate from its value as a film or a starting point.