That was a lot. First of all, I have to acknowledge just how well executed Disney’s long term plan for the Marvel Cinematic Universe was. After a number of failures, Disney regrouped and set a new plan in motion that had its own low points; but, which was overall a success the likes of nobody but Disney and its team ever thought possible. Kudos where kudos is deserved.
As for the film, “Avengers: Endgame” starts out by immediately answering a number of questions that fans were left with at the conclusion of “Avengers: Infinity War.” We get to see where other missing Avengers were at the time of Thanos’ famous finger snap, we get to see where Thanos heads and we ultimately get to see who is left to fight for Earth’s survival.
Endgame is as much an exercise in one of (if not the) largest plot development projects in cinematic history as it is a trip down memory lane. As much as those who survived “the snap” struggle to determine how best to move forward, they must also face their past to fully grasp how things got to their current state of affairs. Needless to say, the Avengers’ individual and collective journeys of introspection lend themselves to a number of nostalgic moments that will have audience members screaming in both joy and sadness.
As most are aware of by now, this Avengers finale is a full three hours long; so, be prepared for a LOT of different mini missions throughout the first two hours culminating in an action-packed and forward-looking last hour that, in my opinion, does the entire MCU build-up of several years justice. The final battle scene is one literally decades in the making and very reminiscent of so many comic book iterations we have been treated to for so many years. While "Infinity War" told the story of a dark fall, Endgame in many ways tells one of a struggle for redemption. This closing chapter gets 4 reps out of 5 from me for being a thoughtful culmination of so much work that should at the very least satisfy most fans of varying devotion. Needless to say, this film should most certainly be watched in theaters, at least your first time around. And, if you have the opportunity to see it in a 4DX theater (CA or NY only), then DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND GO...ASAP.
What did you think about the way in which this chapter in the perpetual “game” of wars ended?
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