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I see a lot of bitching and whining in here. Surprised so many people here were not fans of it and prefer Infinity War. I guess those are the people who like big explosions and nothing else. Where do you go from the 'epic' movie that was Infinity War? You dial it back a bit of course.
Endgame was everything it needed to be. It brought back the people we all knew were going come back (The Snapped) and pulled a few fast ones with other on screen deaths (Loki, Gamora) It ended a series of films that started 11 years ago with a guy in a cave with a box of scraps!!!!
I see a lot of complaints that don't make sense to me. Some people don't know what 3-Act structures are and a lot of people disappointed that the film wasn't what they wanted. Is this Last Jedi all over again? (which side was I on that one, haha)
We all knew there were going to be sacrifices in this film and the characters who do it, do it well. I was surprised to see Black Widow give her life for the Soul Stone. Something I did not expect to see was her death in this film. I do ask myself though, if the rule is one soul for one soul, does giving it back give a soul back? Should we have seen Black Widow come back through time at the end instead of waiting for Cap? With her own movie coming up I guess it will be a prequel.
Tony sacrifice seemed fitting. He got some nice one on one time with his dad, got a life he didn't know he wanted with Potts and his daughter, was able to bring back those he lost with Spider-Man. He was willing to sacrifice himself at the end of the first Avengers film and he does it again here, with a great closing line. People seem to be complaining about fan service or pandering, give me a break. All these callbacks and easter eggs are fun and a lot of them service the characters. Tony's I Am Iron Man was a great way for him to go out on.
Steve Rogers, got the ending that I'm happy with. He wanted to dance with Peggy, he finally made good on his promise. For those time travel nitpickers. Let's try and break it down?
People can theorize in films what will happen, but they won't know until they try it. The Avengers certainly don't know. The one who might is The Ancient One and she wants the stones back to the moment they were taken. It's done.
So does Captain America change anything? Maybe, maybe not. He stays back there though, that's the difference. They clearly state you can't alter the past to change the future. But Cap never "comes back" he stays there. So him staying there is continuing the line of "altering". Had he changed something and time jumped back, maybe you have a case. But how is it suppose to work against him? Is time going to step in and stop him form having a normal life with Peggy? Why would he let his friend be tortured and become the Winter Soldier? Maybe because he doesn't want to alter the past that extremely? Something like that is a lot bigger than living a normal life with a woman he loves. Besides, there is another Captain America out there to become unfrozen. So the timeline for him and his Avengers can stay the same. In my opinion, the man served his country and saved the world. People complaining that he shouldn't have done that just want more Captain America movies. Others complaining about him lift Thor's hammer? Go watch Age of Ultron again.
Choosing Sam over Bucky? Who cares?? It was either one since both at one point become Captain America in the comics. Besides Bucky still has his own crap to figure out. People saying they can't watch the other Captain America movies now? Grow up.
I noticed the all female glory shot. I chuckled to myself but it didn't bother me. This is a comic book movie first and foremost, so we're going to get those "shots" of cool looking poses.
I had no idea what this film would be about and killing Thanos in the first 20 minutes is a bold move. That gives the viewer less of a road map on where to go. Another bold choice was making Thor fat and never changing it. Why not? Change up the game a little.
They do use Captain Marvel to save the day a few times with her being Over Powered. They definitely rushed her movie and got it in before Endgame just as an excuse to have her show up. This is the first time I saw a film in this series without seeing the one prior. Was I lost? No. Knowing she has super powers and flies through space was enough info I needed.
A lot of cool shots, a lot of humour. I enjoyed a lot of this movie. Is it perfect? No. The film had the impossible task of being the accumulation of over a decade's worth of story telling. This is a near impossible feat and they pulled it off. I'm reading about people laughing, cheering and crying in the theatre...but that's not enough for them? Tough crowd.
Can we all agree on one thing though that everyone seems to be overlooking. The true hero of this film, the one who literally saves the world and puts everything in motion.
The rat.
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