Avengers: Endgame Shatters Marvel Records With 95 Percent Rating
By: Maclayne Credere
Staff Writer
The Marvel Cinematic Universe was an achievement that is unprecedented in the film industry.
The film’s release does not play out as other movies do; the scale of the film is so grand that it feels like more of a highly-anticipated event or an experience.
Many are choosing their preferred film between Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. For casual viewers, Infinity War would probably be the more entertaining movie. However, for dedicated Marvel fans, Endgame is as close as one can get to perfection.
While Infinity War is a huge summer party, Endgame is more of a fun day with old friends. This feeling emanates because Endgame is more rewarding depending on how big of a Marvel fan is.
The film even goes as far as to reference deleted scenes and reportedly has more than 200 “Easter Eggs” (which are references to prior movies).
SPOILERS BELOW.
The best way to describe Avengers: Endgame is that it is simply grand. From the start, the film subverts expectations well. Endgame can be broken into three parts: the dramatic and heavy beginning; the time heist portion; the final battle and the aftermath.
This first section of the film provides some of the darkest moments to date in the MCU.
No one expected the film to go the way that it did, especially the first encounter with Thanos. The director’s choice to kill Thanos so promptly then immediately moving on to the time skip took audiences’ collective breath away. This intentionally leaves viewers bewildered and confused.
It was a smart move to go darker with the tone and lighting during this section of the film. The cameras’ close-ups get personal with the actors. This shooting style displays a lot more emotion and gives a somber, intimate feeling. This section of the film has possibly the best character work seen in the MCU to date. For example, Hawkeye is jaded, and viewers get the sense that he is no longer a “hero”—but an antihero.
Tony is the furthest he has ever been from who he was at the start of the MCU. His overall arc is spectacular; yet this is a lot less special if one is not an avid fan.
Thor is considered one of the most controversial characters in this film. Some loved the funny, fat Thor; many thought it was a step backward from the direction his character was moving to in Ragnarok and Infinity War.
On one hand, this makes sense as he lacks a drive for life. He lost everything and is deeply depressed. On the other hand, he seems like he is there simply for a semblance of comedic relief.
The time heist is the most Marvel-esque section of the movie, in which it has some laughs and good action scenes. Despite being the generic Marvel style, it is still pure fun and depicts intense yet relieving moments.
During this section of the movie, Black Widow dies. While the scene where she dies is beautiful, the way it is handled after her death is subpar. Hawkeye’s reaction was perfect, but the rest of the Avengers moved on rather fast, the exception being Banner/The Hulk.
Following this, the third section of the movie begins with the Avengers gathering the Infinity Stones and preparing to bring back those that were trapped in the soul gem after the snap.
The scene where Bruce snaps with the Infinity Gauntlet is tranquil, as after they realized they won, they did not cheer. They were in complete awe.
Directly after this, the final battle begins, and the action is extremely well choreographed. As per usual in these movies, the highlights are the team-up attacks. Early in the battle one of the most anticipated moments from fans is when Captain America was able to use Mjolnir, Thor’s hammer.
Captain America also has a stunning scene following his loss to Thanos where he faces down with the opposing force only to have all of the MCU heroes come in and join the fight.
The actual war with all the heroes that returned is grand; however, it is at times hard to follow exactly what the directors want the viewer to see. This took away some of the awe that came along with the fight because it takes multiple viewings to fully understand what happened.
At the end of the battle, Tony Stark dies in one of the most tear-jerking scenes in the MCU. The final highlights of the movie after this are Tony’s funeral and Captain America’s dance with Peggy.
All and all, the film has slight flaws, but true fans of these movies and these characters have an easy time looking past them. The somber moments are close to perfect, and the action spectacles are incredibly breathtaking.
Many said that this film is for the fans—and this is very true. The film received a 95% critic rating and an 8.9/10 on IMDb, which is well-deserved. Crowds laughed, cheered, and cried together.
All fans of Marvel movies are encouraged to see this groundbreaking film to experience something like never before.
