Avengers: Review of the Endgame – IGN

By Laura Prudom

It's a SPOILER-FREE Review of Avengers: Endgame, but honestly, you probably should not read it yet. If you have already sold this film, go see it, come back and compare the notes. If this is not the case, continue reading for certain reasons.

The less you know about Avengers: Endgame, the more you can appreciate it. Obviously, you would not have clicked on a review of this movie if you did not want to know Something End of Marvel's superhero narrative for a decade, but believe me: more than Avengers: Infinity War, more than any Star Wars movie, Endgame is truly a story that deserves experimented. Forget all the noises coming from deliberately vague teaser caravans, perfectly calibrated sound phrases from celebrities and video leaks.

What you remove from Endgame may depend on the depth of your connection with any of the 21 movies that preceded it. If you're curious, for example, if you need to see Captain Marvel to understand his inclusion here, it's not necessary to visualize it in terms of conspiracy, but it gives context to his appearance in a way that could otherwise seem a bit chaotic if it's your first meeting with her. Overall, this is a movie that rewards your knowledge of the MCU in its entirety.

There is not much to say about the film without at least hinting at its twists, but what I can say for sure is that Avengers: Endgame is a marvel, both in terms of narrative scale and logistical ambition. In Infinity War, Thanos emphasized the need for balance and Endgame achieved this goal with surprising confidence. In the hands of screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, and directors Joe and Anthony Russo, the film follows the thread of tragedy between cathartic and dramatic comedy, offering some of the darkest and most emotional scenes in history of the MCU, alongside the most ridiculous and the most sublime. There is less laughter than in Infinity War, but it is certainly lighter and often more joyful than one would expect in a story that begins with the fallout from the fall of Thanos.

Endgame is a film that looks like the one made by fans, for fans, so much so that some scenes will definitely be called fan services. However, it is difficult to consider these moments as a cynical task as well as a deserved and effective tribute to the moments, characters and relationships in which we have invested so much over the past eleven years. Several scenes really give the impression that a cover page of Jack Kirby comes to life. It's an absolutely exhilarating achievement, one that requires you to absorb the breadth of what Marvel Studios director Kevin Feige has brought together: an unparalleled interconnected cinematic adventure.

While Infinity War has done its best to handle a huge list of heroes spanning the entire history of the MCU (with mixed results, depending on who you ask for it), nothing prevents us from saying that Endgame reduces its objective to the original six Avengers (with the badistance of their surviving comrades), giving them each a deserved moment – or more – at the forefront. The cost of putting away so many characters is high, but the result is brilliant.

Markus and McFeely's script allows for some unexpected subversions of some heroes, including some choices that will definitely divide, but fans of the holy trinity of MCU, Iron Man, Captain America and Thor should find many iconic moments to satisfy them. This does not mean that the other characters are not all that important, but for fear of disrupters, we will not dig this here. At the same time, many heroes have less to do than we would expect, but if we look at the MCU as a whole – and its potential future – we understand why writers have decided to commit on this way, out of the 14 million possible ways he could have gone.

There has been much talk of the film's epic, lasting for three hours and a minute, but given its density (and the actual density of Endgame), the pace seems tighter than that of D & D. Infinity War. do not surpbad his reception as did the Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

The main criticism that can be made against Avengers: Endgame (or at least the only one we can discuss in general terms without spoiling anything) is the one that has undermined most Marvel films so far: an excessive use of overproduced CGI battles that, despite elaborate staging, can not help but sink into numbing slugfests, pixel by pixel. The film contains several impressive plays that effectively ground the action on emotional issues. They are one of the highlights of the storytelling. However, when attention grows to become a bigger canvas, some of the urgency and clarity disappear. Fortunately, much of the story retains a laser focus and specific goals that our heroes must pursue, giving Endgame momentum and gravity that propels it even in the quietest and most focused moments. characters.

It's in those moments where Endgame excels – as epic as some of the fight sequences are, we also have an idea of ​​the mental state of our heroes, as we rarely had time to do in the past; there are breaks for grief, guilt, love and yearning, which ultimately makes the action growing even more rewarding.

But perhaps Endgame's greatest achievement is how she deepens our understanding and appreciation of the films that preceded her. It's really the culmination of a whole franchise, not just an Infinity War cliffhanger resolution. Although we know that the MCU will continue in one form or another thanks to the prequels, suites and spin-offs already under development, it is clear that this is the end of an era – not just for our heroes, but for a whole generation. fans who grew up and changed and forged their own family by their side. Endgame is perhaps the final film in which Stan Lee appears, but thanks to these indelible characters and the actors who breathed them in, he feels that his important artistic legacy is in good hands.