Anyway I still wanted to let out my feelings about endgame so here goes. It's not going to be a cohesive review because, I mean this is me we're talking about, instead you get dot points of word vomit.
- Time travel story lines are something I LOVE. I don't know, there's just something so fun about time travel, despite all the plot holes it opens up so I did really enjoy the scenes where they go back in time to find the infinity stones.
- THOR FUCKING DESERVED BETTER
- Thor in Ragnarok went through so much development as a character, he grew as a person, learnt that he didn't need a weapon to hone his power and the Russo brothers basically eliminated all of this in Infinity War, only to make it so much worse in Endgame. The whole Thor being fat throughout the entire movie and being ridiculed for it was insulting, and it seemed like he was mainly there to serve as comedic relief.
- I hated that Natasha's purpose in this was to serve as a sacrifice, once again undoing all the progress she has made as a character. The scene where she's fighting with Hawkeye was heartbreaking, especially since I'm a huge Clintasha advocate and no one can tell me they weren't supposed to be together (secret family/ random pining for Bruce be damned). The fact that they were both willing to sacrifice themselves to save each other (and humanity I guess), THAT SCENE WHERE THEIR FOREHEADS TOUCH (I had the whole lip quivering type of crying going on)
I HATED the fact that her death was not properly mourned, yes I know they got into a huge fight with Thanos but it was brushed off so easily and was never addressed again despite her being such a vital character in this franchise.
- Steve Rogers...where do I even begin. Steve is my favourite (I love him with all my heart) and I have such mixed feelings over what they did to him this movie. Erasure of character development (are you sensing a theme here?), Steve has grown so much since he was first pulled out of the ice in Avengers. He's made friends and family and has learnt to adapt to the present. Peggy told Steve that she lived a full life, she passed away and this was all shown so we could see Steve moving on from the past, yet why was he suddenly pining for Peggy all over again. Did they forget his brief relationship or whatever you call it with Sharon? The least they could have done is address this, even in just a single sentence like Thor did about Jane in Ragnarok (honestly Ragnarok is the god tier of these movies). Steve at the end leaving behind his new family for Peggy was a cop out and an easy way for them to end his run as Captain America. There's no way he would be selfish enough knowing she already had a life without him, to go back and interfere with that. Especially since he has a family now, he has Bucky with him, why would he leave them all without saying anything? This also completely erased Peggy's progress which was shown in Agent Carter. Look if you know me then you know I love Steve and Peggy together with all my heart so for me to be saying this ending shouldn't have happened is bad. I sat there watching old Steve, feeling uneasy about what they did to him as a character. Yet despite all the bad feelings, the minute I saw Steve and Peggy dancing at the end, I burst out crying because I really do love them so much together (AND MY SHIPS USUALLY NEVER WORK OUT). So yes mixed feelings...
- Bruce felt like comedic effect for the most part too, that scene in the diner was so strange but he was also the only one who mentioned anything about Natasha and trying to bring her back. Once again WHY DID NO ONE ELSE MOURN FOR HER
- Tony Stark however I think what he went through this movie felt right? Yes I was crying a lot and it was devastating but it wasn't unexpected so I felt somewhat at peace with this. I think the funeral/memorial at the end helped with this so I wish they had done the same with Natasha, or even Vision who we also lost in Infinity War but no one really talked about this.
More things I liked
- Antman was great, most of the humour was done well, I did like a lot of things in the movie but at the same time it could have been so much better (if Taika Waititi had been in charge)
- STEVE WITH MJOLNIR YOU DON'T KNOW HOW LONG I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS
- Carol's short hair
- the female empowerment scene was great but I wish it didn't feel so gratuitous
- all the Steve/Tony interactions (my stony heart will live forever)
I have more thoughts but this post is such a mess already so I'm going to stop now
Overall I did enjoy it despite all the things I didn't like about it. I just feel so attached to these characters who have been a part of my life for so many years so everything about it is honestly making me emotional. I am seeing it again this weekend so lets hope there won't be more tears this time.
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