When we last saw our rag tag group of intergalactic, multi-species super heroes and villains, Thanos snapped his fingers and did his dance and dusted half of everybody in the universe’s momma. Sad, I know, especially since they dared to pretend to kill T’Challa. I’m still in my emotions about Gamora, and I don’t even like her character that much. And watching Okoye see her king disappear, had me like “throw the whole Marvel Universe away!” I was triggered. But when Disney Studios slipped into my inbox with advanced showing tickets, I was quickly un-triggered.
So, let’s be honest. I’ve seen all these movies… OK most of these movies (I refuse to pretend to be interested in Ant-Man don’t “@” me because I don’t care about your or my husband’s opinions). Some of these films I’ve seen severals times- shout out to T’Challa (Wakanda Forever) and Thor – Ragnarok. But it’s truly remarkable to see how the Russo Brothers have tied together a 22 movie saga that ran for over a decade in a neat little bow.
It’s next level- in all the right ways. It’s an homage to all the Marvel fans who’ve come along for the ride. Endgame’s cinematic magics, it’s happy places, are in the details. It’s the best acting I’ve seen in the entire series of individual and collective films. This is a comic action film but the gems were in the quiet drama, in the endearing humor, and in the dedication to a clear and fulfilling narrative. Marvel took its time to tell an excellent story. Endgame is a gift; treat it as such.
Spoiler Bits
(keep reading at the risk of your own edges)
Bish it’s a time heist. Tony Stark is a multidisciplinary genius, some of us highly rational people want to ask how can he have a PhD in everything regular people don’t understand, I would like to ask how a radioactive spider didn’t just kill a prepubescent boy instead of giving him super powers? So yes, they invented time travel scientifically, sans a Dr. Strange magical rock.
A ton of stuff happens in this movie. A lot of stuff. It’s 3 hours y’all. And I understand why, they edited out as much as they could. The editing folks did their J-O-B!
I’m going to let you know now some of your favs will die and it will cut ya deep, even if you were indifferent to the character. And I was indifferent to some of ya favorites and cried like it was my grand-mama’s funeral, so gather your emotions now and don’t be that one woman I heard weeping to the left of me. She blew her nose like it was an SNL skit (and I hoped she had kleenex on hand).
In the end… Endgame goes deeper. It develops, transitions, and pulls the audience kicking and screaming to the inevitable final scene. So, buy your 2nd ticket when you buy your first because this is one you will want to see in the theaters more than once.
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