Random Movie Review - Avengers: Endgame

Originally I was going to do a review of Hobbs & Shaw, but I decided it can wait. So after ten years, twenty-two films and a lot of mediocre TV shows (and of course, plenty of comics), the Infinity Saga of the MCU finally comes to its conclusion and it has been a truly epic saga. Its hard to imagine that only eleven years ago, not many people will have ever heard of heroes like Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Ant-Man, Black Panther, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Scarlett Witch, Vision and the Guardians of the Galaxy just to name a few. And ever since then, all those heroes and more have become more popular than anyone could ever imagine and for some actors like Robert Downey Jr., Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Mark Ruffalo and others, its a dream come true for them. So the big question we all have is how the remaining Avengers are going to undo the damage caused by the Snap and well that's what Endgame is hoping to answer. So for what may be the final time at least for now, let's assemble and watch this three hour long story with major spoilers for those who haven't seen Infinity War:

In the days following the Snap, half the universe has been wiped out leaving only the original Avengers and a few of their allies left. Having managed to leave Titan on board the Benatar, Tony Stark (reprised by Robert Downey Jr.) and Nebula (reprised by Karen Gillan) attempt to return to Earth but end up drifting in space largely due to the damage caused to the ship on the planet. Nearing the end of the life supply on the ship, they are soon saved by Captain Marvel (reprised by Brie Larson) who brings them to the Avengers Facility on Earth. Reuniting with their fellow comrades and spending time to mourn those they had lost, the team come to blows at first before all but Tony agree to find the Infinity Stones to undo the damage that had been done. Finding Thanos (reprised by Josh Brolin) on a planet called Garden, the team ambush him only to find that not only are the Infinity Stones gone, but they have also been destroyed by Thanos to prevent further use. An enraged Thor (reprised by Chris Hemsworth) decapitates him leaving the disheartened team to return to Earth with no hope of restoring what was lost. Five years later, Steve Rogers (reprised by Chris Evans) has formed a support group for those who have lost someone in the snap, Bruce Banner (reprised by Mark Ruffalo) finds a way to use Hulk as the cure to his disease and the pair become one being, an overweight Thor has successfully relocated the Asguardian refugees to Tonsberg in Norway where it becomes the New Asgard, Tony Stark becomes a father, Hawkeye (reprised by Jeremy Renner) becomes a vigilante and Natasha (reprised by Scarlett Yohanson) keeps an eye on the activities of everyone else who continue to protect the Earth and the galaxy via emails and video/hologram chat. But as everyone starts to accept this new life of theirs, Scott Lang (reprised by Paul Rudd) who was believed to have been killed by the Snap, returns from the Quantum Realm where upon learning of the state of the world, finds and attempts to reunite the remaining Avengers with the possible idea of using Pym particles and resources from Stark Industries to find the Infinity Stones through time travel and undo the damage that's been done whatever it takes. Though seemingly unaware that a villain from their past may have his own plans.

Its a long film, but one that deserves to be this long given that it is the end of a truly epic saga of films. It manages to answer the big question of where Hawkeye was when it all happened. It also gives us a chance to relive some of the MCU's best and worst moments through the Time Heist sequence. It even has a unique opening logo in which all the characters that have been wiped out that you would normally see in the Marvel Studios logo, have been edited out to reflect their absence. Although Infinity War had a lot of deaths involved, Endgame has some as well, but they are seemingly more meaningful this time around. I think out of everyone in the film, the original Avengers themselves give us their best performances yet in light of all the depression the film has to begin with. There are a few problems with the whole idea of time travel such as one moment where one of the heroes kills their past self which makes me wonder why this particular hero is still around. But I'm then reminded of what one character said about alternate realities being a thing. The Stan Lee cameo this time around is brief, but its the sort of cameo in which we see him at his prime thanks to de-aging CGI alongside his wife as well. Not the best cameo, but for his last ever one, its alright. But I think we can all agree that the best scene is the big battle at the end. Without spoiling it, it is a truly epic battle that should be seen as a big moment in history mainly because there is no way any other film could ever top it. And then in the credits are the original Avengers' signatures as well as a montage of more of the MCU's greatest hits. It really is the best film of the entire MCU so far. Its so satisfying, so emotional and so epic that its just a well deserved and well made ending to the saga that made Marvel even more popular than anyone could ever imagine. 10/10