Friday, December 20, 2019

AVENGERS: ENDGAME

 The theatrical release poster for "Avengers: Endgame". The characters depicted are seen on a starry background.

  • First time seeing it
  • Loved it
  • Let's say this right here and now. I loved this movie because I had seen everything that came before it. Would I have liked it anyway? Sure. It's a very entertaining movie. But I'm a completist, and had I seen this movie before all the others I would have been bothered by not knowing what came before. I'm glad I engaged completely with the MCU because a film like Endgame is made so much richer for it
  • Incredibly effective intro with Hawkeye and his family
  • And then the intro gets even more effective. Of course they'll hunt down Thanos! Of course that will let them undo what he did! Nope. Thanos gets beheaded and our movie begins. Five years later.
  • I like how Endgame sits in the aftermath of Infinity War. The consequences are not glossed over, they are addressed and explored
  • Scott's reentry into the world is such a good way of showing us how much the world has changed. And him realizing that he's been listed as one of the dead was chilling
  • Sexy Ruffalo-Hulk is sexy
  • Love the condescension towards Scott
  • Time travel movie poking holes in every single other time travel movie
  • Before they time travel Nat says "See you in a minute." Now that's something that hits you right in the feels on a rewatch
  • The whole middle hour of the movie is brilliant in the way it entertains and revels in some of the movies and moments that came before. It celebrates the entire franchise while not forgetting to have value in its own right
  • Cap Vs. Cap fight is pretty great
  • Loved the Come and Get Your Love gag
  • And man, that climax. Fittingly enough, one of the best of the franchise. The action is good, the stakes are immense, and the emotional beats feel earned
  • When all the heroes start to come back, it is impossible not to feel invigorated
  • "Avengers assemble"
  • "And I am Iron Man." I cried.
  • Lastly we have a touching, fitting denouement to bid farewell to some of our heroes and tease the future adventures for some of the others. And I loved how they did the credits