Avengers: The directors of the end of the game explain why the end of the film makes sense

From Jesse Schedeen

Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for Avengers: Endgame!

Avengers: Endgame completes Steve Rogers' MCU journey on a very definitive note, ending with Steve returning in time brings the Infinity Stones back to their place and chooses to stay in the past to finally be able to dance with Peggy Carter.

This end raises big questions about the nature of time travel in the MCU and the possibility of making it possible. for Steve to stay in the past without creating a mbadive paradox. But filmmakers Joe and Anthony Russo are adamant: Steve's decision makes sense and the story is not just about what the fans saw in the movie.

The Russo explained the implications of Steve's decision in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. According to Joe, Steve has created an alternative calendar by choosing to stay in the past.

"If Cape Town were to go back to the past and live there, it would create a diverse reality," said Joe. "The question then is how to return to this reality to give the shield?"

This implies that Cape Town's journey back in time and its return to the usual MCU is a major story that could be told at a given moment or time. another. Joe teased, "Maybe there's a story out there. This film has many layers and we spent three years thinking about it. So it's fun to talk about it and fill in the gaps to allow people to understand what we think. "

The filmmakers also revealed that Bucky Barnes is already aware of Steve's choice when he bids farewell to his old friend, but Sam Wilson does not, which is why Bucky has such an emotional reaction after Steve's departure and why old Steve spends most of his time reconnecting with Sam.

About old Steve, the Russos revealed that they used a combination of facial prosthesis and CGI to turn Chris Evans into an elderly person. "Clearly, if it does not work perfectly, it can undermine the emotional intent of the scene," said Anthony. "We had a lot of practical effects So it's a very elaborate makeup job that was later completed by the synthesis, because there are some things you can not do with make-up to make realistic cape this age. "

The Russo were perfect when and where fans could see this unprecedented Captain America adventure unfold, and the problem may be solved in the upcoming Falcon and Winter Soldier series on Disney +, as EW points out. the animated series What If? by Disney + could also be articulated around Steve's journey back in time.

For all IGN news on the final film., Check out our main page for Avengers: Endgame, where we explain how the Black Widow moment in Endgame is linked to his new solo film, to many Easter eggs, reminders and cameos in the film about 1945

Brand Also be sure to read our review of Avengers: Endgame Without Spoiler, where we say the film is, "An appropriate and surprisingly poetic gain for more than a decade of narration, and the beginning of a new brilliant chapter. "[1 9659005] Jesse is a writer with gentle manners for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket in as a result of @jschedeen on Twitter or Kicksplode on MyIGN.