Saturday, August 28, 2021

Review: Avengers: Endgame

My little brother and I watched Avengers: Endgame today and if you're wondering if our divided feelings, opinions and patient commitment on some of the MCU films that came out over the years prior to this just let me tell you; it's worth it. This isn't a movie, this is an event akin to a monarch’s coronation. I saw the first three origin movies (Iron Man, Captain America and Thor) on the big screen when they all came out but I never thought it would lead us to this. Sure, Marvel made some changes to the tone of their movies, making them more comedic and entertaining to give it the old success formula but there's something special about Endgame as it's a final swan song for some of the characters we've come to know and love.

The film starts with Clint Barton a.k.a. Hawkeye (who was nowhere to be found during Infinity War) spending time with his family, all of whom turning to dust after the snap. Fast forward five years and we get a glimpse of everyone who survived the snap all trying to move on without any real closure. Scott Lang returns to the real world after being stuck in the quantum realm and that's where the movie really picks up.


I can continue describing the first hour of Endgame but I won't, it's something that's far more rewarding to view than to read. I will however talk about its merits and a little criticism. First is Captain Marvel. There's been a lot said about this newcomer among the hardcore fans, mainly because of Brie Larson's publicized opinions of her own individual movie as well as her behavior during the press tour but her role here is just fine, it isn't as prominent as Evans, Hemsworth and Downey Jr. which was probably why I thought she was more bearable here than in her own movie. Second is the character moments. The movie takes its time with the characters without us noticing its run time of three hours, it's not as fast-paced as Infinity War nor do you even feel like it's a Marvel movie at all and this is probably why I enjoyed this film among the MCU so much because of that sole reason. there aren't as many silly quips by the characters like in Guardians of the Galaxy, Ant-Man or Thor: Ragnarok, but the humor here reminds me of the ones in the older origin movies. Third is the final battle. This is in the last and third hour of the movie, and it's right up there with the Lord of the Rings battle scenes, which I thought was done far better than the one set in Wakanda during Infinity War and boy was it such a rewarding experience on the big screen. Fourth and last is the pay-off. We've spent so much time with these characters for over a decade, even loved and cared for them and cried over some them but the trinity of Iron Man, Captain America and Thor are really the heart of the movie. Someone does die, but not who you expect it to be nor did I expect it to be that character but it did happen. There's also some closure for one of the characters in the end and it was all worth it as it was the best ending we could ask for.


The rules of time travel were a little difficult to grasp at first but you later see its effects shown on screen though it was still a head scratcher for me after a few hours of the movie still lingering in my mind. I feel like this is one of the things that would confuse viewers who don't pay attention to this little detail. Other than that I enjoyed Avengers: Endgame and felt that it couldn't have been a better movie to end an era in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

4 1/2 stars.

*Watched on April 24, 2019 and reviewed on the same day. This post is a re-post from my wordpress.com site.

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