Sunday, January 9, 2022

The Avengers: Endgame (2019)

This is the first time I've rewatched it since the theater.  I think, given the circumstances that followed, this was the last time I had a good theater experience.  Like, a real one, where everyone in the room was equally as invested.  People lost their minds when Cap picked up the hammer.  When the portals opened.  When everyone came back.  People cried.  And they did it together.  Now, three years into a pandemic, that's the most unrealistic part.  Ah, the good old days.  Anyway, watching it at home is boss because you can pause and go get snacks.  I'm still salty about how they fridged Black Widow, but they gave us Yelena and Kate Bishop, so I am mollified.  Originally watched 27 Apr 2019.    Okay.  I am in Scotland and I am slightly drunk but I couldn't let this weekend go by without blogging about Endgame.  Even though a lot of it is going to be white text to avoid spoilers.

SO MANY SPOILERS.

You have been warned.

But also white text because I'm not an asshole.

Seriously, you gotta watch the movie.

Okay, so Thanos (Josh Brolin) wiped out half the universe and everyone was sad.  The survivors tracked him down to his retirement home only to discover that he destroyed the infinity stones so no one could reverse his work.  Then Thor (Chris Hemsworth) killed him.  Cut to five years later and the only one who has moved on is Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) who now has married Pepper (Gwyneth Paltrow) and has a daughter.  A rat accidentally frees Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) from the quantum zone and he reconnects with the Avengers.  He has a crazy plan to get the infinity stones from various points in time before Thanos has acquired them.  This leads to a greatest hits remix of some of the most memorable moments from the other 22 movies in the MCU.  Also, FAT THORBaby Scott Lang!  Tony having a heart to heart with his dad!  Oh my God, so many emotions!  You will laugh, you will cry, you will cry some more!

Nearly every single person from the MCU makes an appearance.  It is the Live Aid of superhero movies.

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