It was a lot of things. Mostly, it felt too pat. For the better part of 21 excellent films, we built to a conclusion in which Thanos defeated everyone, and implemented his plan, then in one film it's all undone. I didn't mind the time travel much at all. It was how easily the Avengers gathered all six Infinity Stones-- a feat which Thanos the better part of a lifetime-- and undid the events of the previous film. And then, of course, the obligatory massive CGI battle in which we need to see every character we've ever encountered, and, again of course, a battle in which nary a hero is scratched, but the enemy is reduced to (literal) dust.
They should have ended it with Infinity War. If Thanos won, so be it. They can make more films, and just chalk that one up as an L. Or, end Infinity War in some manner whereby Thanos doesn't win. Instead they undo everything in a manner that is, as that guy on YouTube says "super easy, barely an inconvenience."
Also-- Infinity War is brilliant, and it was rather fitting that Thanos did come out on top. We were witnessing his hero's journey, and he overcame all obstacles in his path to achieve his glory. That we were rooting for his enemies all along is a bit unfortunate, but when it comes down to it, it was a bold move to end with the "villain" victorious, and stopping the story there, before continuing on to tell new stories, would have been a bold and unprecedented move that would have become cinema legend in years to come. They may as well have done a Bob Newhart and had Tony Stark wake up from a bad dream in which some purple guy beat him.
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darkpast (8717)
3 years ago
i thought the first hour Endgame was best Marvel ever did , but all downhill after that, the end sort saved it with closure for Steve and Tony.
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3 years ago
to me, it's the best mcu film, one of the few, maybe the only one that i would point to as being a flat-out triumph, perfect at what it was trying to do.
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alienzen (1931)
3 years ago
You say you don't mind the time travel, but then complain that the Avengers gathered the stones easily when it took Thanos a lifetime (it actually took him a couple of days, however long Infinity War took place fore....but whatever), but the only reason they were able to do this was because they had time travel, which Thanos didn't have, and 4 of the six stones were located on earth.
Your complaints about the final battle are just crazy. The enemy was reduced to dust because Tony used the infinity gauntlet. Tony died, after being beaten up twice. Thor got beaten up. Cap got the shit kicked out of him. Peter got blown up by missiles....he definitely had some scratches. Valkyrie got blown out of the sky. Presumably your complaint is that they weren't killed or injured during the battle by any of the minions? I mean, that would have made a great movie wouldn't it, in an already loaded film showing some pointless things like that during the battle that did nothing to further the plot or add to the drama......ehhh what??
The final battle was the single greatest thing in the entire franchise. If you disagree you are dumb and you smell.
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