Movie Review: Avengers: Endgame
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Your comparaison with Christopher Reeves is very insightful, you really hit nail on the head. Thank you for that
That comment about Cap, wow. Thank you for putting my adoration of his character in words. Evans and RDJ fused with their comic counterparts. They will always be Steve Rodgers and Tony Stark.
It's ironic that Chris Evans entered the Marvel Universe as The Human Torch and his exit as Captain America could usher in a new Human Torch
Working together in unity against a seemingly insurmountable threat. That is the best of humanity in general.
I have felt the same about Chris Evans' Cap. Not since Christopher Reeve donned the red cape have I seen a character that well imagined and fleshed out.
Just saw it this afternoon, Steve. You could call _Endgame_ "epic" and it is, but that one word wouldn't do credit to the wonderful, nuanced, and frankly brilliant film-making which is this magnum opus. What the Russos did was to take an uncounted number of threads from the previous films, which COULD have become a rat's nest or a rag, and wove it into a Princess Bokhara, a masterwork. _Endgame_ was a jaw-dropper of such quality that I don't anticipate seeing anything even remotely at the premium level it represents again in my lifetime. Overstatement? No, I don't think so.
I will HAVE to see it again ... and again ... and again.
You (articulately, might I add) reiterate a topic that some reviewers have touched upon and that more should...that the Russo's have taken the multi plot thread(s) and tied it all up like a bow. Some channels of the Screen Rant category have uploads that tally up the numerous timeline inconsistencies. But the Russos did something far more important. They made a boffin conclusion.
I remember being slightly disappointed with Return Of The Jedi back in 1983. Why? It didn't seems to capture the scope of the story that a conclusion of an epic should have. The swashbucklers of my youth, with Errol Flynn & co., knew how to pull all the stops out. Endgame hearkened back to that glorious time.
Certain things swell the heart. Listening to the soundtrack of Lawrence Of Arabia for one. And watching Endgame for another. And you're summed up one of the reasons.
Really great review, Steve. I took my Uncle to see this movie and he said he hadn't had an experience like this since seeing Star Wars for the first time.
I saw Endgame with my cousin. I am in my 40s, she is in her 20s. I told her when she has kids, she will tell them about seeing Endgame in theaters the way people older than me talk about seeing the first Star Wars in theaters.
Albert Martinez Hell, I’m 43 and saw the Original Trilogy on the big screen as a kid (my first moviegoing experience was a Star Wars/Empire double feature in ‘81 and I have vivid memories of waiting in line for Jedi on opening day in ‘83), seen every subsequent film on opening day until “Solo”, and I think this is on the same level, if not bigger than any SW moment - the sheer number of films and the interconnected nature of the MCU trumps *any* other large-scale media universe. The closest I can think of is Trek, whose films aren’t close to the same level but which has a metric ton of high-quality television-based content.
This was a great review, Steve. Thank you for putting into much better words than I could what I was feeling.
Imagine if Trek did this: pitch films and series to those who have been following the universe along for all of these years, rather than pitching the series towards the general public.
Leave it to Steve to make the most though provoking review I've seen so far lol. Good job dude
I liked when Thanos came back, apologized, and handed out flowers to everyone. Then they all walked onto a serene grassy hill holding hands and began singing, " I'd like to buy the world a Coke...".
Endgame was a love letter to the fans who've been watching the MCU since 2008 when Iron Man got the ball rolling. If you would have told me that we'd have 11 years of amazing movies back then I wouldn't have believed it but now I couldn't imagine a world that didn't have this adventure for us.
I agree with you 100% that the ending that they gave to all of the original Avengers was perfect and I while I will miss those characters I wouldn't change a thing.
Tony Stark and Steve Rogers were the real focus ( focii) of the franchise's Hero's Journey. We do see their evolution through all the movies. Thank you, Joseph Campbell!
I can't get enough of your star trek videos, keep on being awesome.
You nailed the message of the whole story - never give up. keep trying. You might have to sacrifice to get what you want.
What makes me love the Marvel films is their joy and true fantasy. Films used to be an escape, not a continuous pile of drudgery and darkness. We need this positivity more than ever now. Love your videos for the same reason.
No. I will not watch this video. I got tickets for IMAX for May 7th!
Shhh
Wowwwww I'm not listening. I'm not reading.
I will turn off my phone, and keeping away from computer
I think you hit on a point: you never thought, at any point, that victory was assured for the good guys. Thanos was a credible threat right up to the very end. Despite knowing the tropes and conventions, you were never sure how things were going to end until everything played out. As the movie played out, though, you did realize that Infinity War had to play out as it did..
I was one of the ones who cried in the theater. I also screamed out loud at some points (Mjolnir, for example).
That the elevator tickled me so good.
me too, a lot
Endgame was an excellent series finale for the MCU, and I'm looking forward to where we go from here.
I feel like Endgame is the way it is BECAUSE they realize they needed to cap off this "phase" to go forward into the next era
This one is a cap off to a _DECADE_ of films, finishing some major character arcs, and going forward the new movies will be "somewhat" separate from what came before
The mark of good universe building is when you can tell great and interesting stories in that universe without using the main cast. The MCU embodies that philosophy to a T. From the TV shows to the Netflix shows, to the individual movies there are interesting individual stories being told. And since these stories are mostly good to great, when they do intersect, its that much more special.
Never even thought about the comparison to Christopher Reeves Superman but it is perfect. That was one of the very first films I remember watching as a child and Captain America in the MCU is the closest I think will ever be close to it. I loved Endgame just as much, I can’t think of a more perfect ending than what this was.
Great review , especially the points about Superman. Chris Evans' Captain America is a valuable lesson to WB /DC and how they completely underappreciated the greatest comic book superhero. I hope we can get your thoughts one day on Justice League.
at 15 ; 30 - "There are some things we can't come back from" I agree, very true, but like the old man said, we can face them together. If we lose, we'll do that together too. Sounds glib? IDK. It is no accident Avengers 3 & 4 exist in the Trump era. Thank you for that stirring video. Will reshare on twitter.
"I don't understand. He was supposed to be back after five seconds." "Maybe he decided to go and watch this movie."
I have to ask: Did you, at least, get teary eyed, if not cry?
As soon as you said captain America was the noblest hes ever been you basically spoiled the best part of the movie lol
i got teary eyed at least 10 times during the movie and actively cried on quite a few occasions!
We've been invested in these characters for so long, it's hard not to consider them as part of us.
With the way the Hulk story played out, they could easily pivot to Amadeus Cho now. This would make me really happy.
The finality I can relate to Trek 6, it ends with their signatures flying at the screen. We will see some of them in other films and shows just as we seen Spock, Scotty etc again in some form but not together in that original team played by those same actors.
I was one of the folks in the theater that were crying. I was ugly crying several times and was actually really happy that I haven't become too cynical to be really moved by a movie like this.
I have been a huge fanboy for this franchise since day one, so there is quite a bit of ground work that has been laid.
If you're not going to tell me what happens in the movie, then how is this review going to help me decide whether or not to see it?
I definitely cried at many points in the movie, both in the tear-jerker moments and those powerful moments you mention as well. So many emotions were tugged on. I'm still unpacking everything I felt.
I liked hulk’s interaction with the old lady.
He’s like raah! And she’s like, no, let’s discuss things calmly.
Please add a spoiler section and timestamp for it. XD I can't stand this tip toeing around and I would love to hear your opinion on several scenes and the ending.
It was a good review, even without spoilers.
I don't understand, what happened to the Night King?
He got iced
I cried. I was already crying, but then I whimper in one of the sad moments with a callback.
You touched on my favorite thing about this film. This is a movie we all went into basically knowing how all the stories would end. Yet I was on edge the entire movie thinking maybe we've been wrong this whole time. It's a testament to great writing, directing, and acting that they made a movie that we basically knew the end of suspenseful. I saw it opening night on Thursday and now two days later I'm about to walk in to see it for the second time. And in just as excited as I was the first time.
The movie felt long to me from time to time, but from no fault of the movie. I had a headache building, and that was the part that felt long - the time before ibuprofen. The movie itself was done excellently. (I even managed to forget the headache occassionally, which is saying something. I'm a wimp who struggles to ignore pain.)
Beautiful review! Best I’ve seen so far. Makes me want to watch avengers again!
Why would you watch a review after seeing the movie kinda negates the point
A lot of reviews are written more as after-discussion with the intent to dig out themes and really get to the bottom of the movie. Doing that without spoiling the plot is pretty much impossible. I checked one review before watching the movie and it instantly, casually spoiled a scene that would have been much more powerful if it hadn't.
Excellent review, Steve. Makes you wish the Russo's or writers with their passion had tackled the Disney Star Wars movies, instead of Kathleen Kennedy's hacks.
It might make you wish that, but I've found the new Star Wars movies to be excellent for the most part, especially The Last Jedi. In fact, the only one so far that I haven't loved is Solo, and even that wasn't bad, exactly, just kinda there.
I was expecting Thanos to still win, just for the snap to be flipped, the 50% who had been snapped would reappear, and the people there... poof. I would have liked that. It was still awesome tho. Heh.
so its a good movie then ?
This movie worked because it is truly relatable and humanizing of the characters. So great.
we need your spoilers review please
Thank you for the thoughtful and insightful review. I find your videos to be among my favorites on TH-cam. Good job sir.
I dug the hell out of it but I felt a certain narrative conceit is such a big middle finger to any nitpickers
That was a lovely, thoughtful review. Thank you for posting it!
This choked me up! This review made me feel better about the movie than I did before, thank you :-)
Steve, saw the movie as well and thank you for so eloquently communicating your thoughts on it. Much appreciated, sir!
YOU HAVE RUINED THIS MOVIE FOR ME! Knowing that there are not any Hobbits in it ruins it for me. I was expecting a LOTR crossover.
He kinda missed a small detail...there might have been Hobbits..Watch carefully when the thing comes through the whatchamacallit when they do the thing with the help of whatsitsname...
Time well spent - well said Steve.
I loved this movie. It is so goddamn good.
Very nice review. Thank you for your time.
Speaking of endings, what did you think of Discovery's season finale? I have mixed feelings about it.
Totally agree with everything you said, especially about Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr!! Perfectly said!! And yeah.....I got chocked up at points as well!
some people still get angry with spoilers like they haven't gotten a chance to see what you spoil yet.
yes there are still some people that are over 50 that haven't seen the original 3 Star Wars movies but get angry when you spoil something in their plot. it's been over 30 years people, statue of limitations is not only past that bitch expired like 200 year old milk. get over it.
7:02 Yes thats spoiling it
YES
Peanut butter sandwich... I cried!
I saw it last night with my sister
IT.IS.AWESOME
Avengers: Endgame was truly the end game of avengers. I really felt like it wrapped up all of the loose ends, so it was certainly what I would consider the end game.
29 seconds in. No spoilers!? 👎
Well said Mr. Shives. Well said.
no hobbits...I am not going to see it then...
NO HOBBITS?! :( :( :( :( :(
That was excellent. Thank you so much!
Well, if you have three hours, you can tell a lot of story. :)
I had the same thought, Steve. When Cap stood up on his own in front of that entire army, I legitimately had thought Thanos was actually going to win, or his defeat was going to come at so great a cost that victory would not be worth it. I absolutely could not see a way out, but the resolution didn't feel like a deus ex machina at all. As you said, it didn't make any sense to think that, but the writers did such a good job that I just couldn't help it.
Cheers, carry on.
Sounds like the Democrats vs. the evil Republicans.
Spot on review! Easily my favorite MCU film.
Pre 1000 views Squad!
Hi we have the same last name. 😂
I went in expecting Greatness but I was genuinely blown away by how well done Endgame was. I'm the same way as far as tearing up goes, I get super emotional when epic stuff is happening on screen. When I saw Return of the King opening I had multiple tear ups. Endgame gave me the same feeling that film did. Just so so well done. A technical masterpiece imo.
I agree 3000x times ;)
I marked out so hard during this movie
What, what .. First
Superman isn’t difficult ‘cause he’s good.
It’s ‘cause he’s powerful.
Superman would whup Captain America’s ass with both arms tied behind his back if they ever got into a fight.