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So I've been reading a bunch of reviews and people seemed to really like the movie a lot, so it kinda sucks to be on the other side of it.
I'll probably see it again next week so I can enjoy all the cool moments fully without the weigt or dread of expectations. And kudos to the movie itself because I don't think I was ever bored during it, and it really didn't feel like 3 hours long.
But I think I will continue to be disappointed by it because a) the bad stuff outweighs the good stuff and b) this is supposed to be the movie that's the end of era, right? The end of the OG Avengers phase and it just doesn't live up to that.
Like we have had 10 years of pretty much solidly awesome movies, movies that made us love these characters but the majority of the OG Avengers got shitty endings. And it's unlikely we're going to get any more movies about them to fix it.
Steve - As much as I love Steggy and I always wanted them to be together, him going back in time (aside from potentially screwing up the timeline, no mention of whether he tries to save Bucky, tries to stop the Hydra infesting SHIELD, etc) just goes against his character arc in The Winter Solider. Like Peggy specifically said:
"The world has changed, and none of us can go back. All we can do is our best, and sometimes, the best that we can do, is to start over."
But nah, who cares, let's just have him go back and ignore all the plot holes that creates.
Natasha - Sure, we're getting a solo movie (after a decade when she was pretty much there from the beginning) but I am assuming its a prequel. And that won't change the fact that she didn't get a funeral or even any further acknowledgement that she died. And it doesn't change the fact that in both cases where someone was sacrificed for the Soul Stone, it was the only woman in the "team".
Thor - Maybe we are getting a Thor 4? In which case it would be great if his mental health doesn't get treated as constant punchline. He can stay fat, I don't care.
Hulk!Bruce - I'll be honest, I forgot how his story ended? Did he even really get an ending? I don't remember him playing a big part in the final battle?
Clint - I suppose yay he got to go back to his family but let's be real, Hawkeye never had much of a storyline to begin with and now he probably never will.
Tony - I feel like Ironman is the only one who got a good story and send-off, which would be lovely if the past couple of movies hadn't made me dislike the character more and more. And again, focusing on him to what feels like the detriment of the other characters doesn't help.
Like his funeral was really nice, but my mind was just going constantly: What about Nat? What about Nat? What about Nat?
So, like, yeah.
And I still don't understand how this is the same writer and director team behind The Winter Soldier. Like was that just a fluke? That was the movie that really made me care about Steve and Bucky and Sam and Nat and the relationships between them. But then every movie since as just been a let down.
This article popped up on my phone and it kinda really sums up my feelings: Avengers Endgame: Captain America's Ending Ruins The Movie
I feel betrayed. The reason I love these characters so much are because of the movies that came before (I never read the comics), and the stories and character choices made within them but it feels like there is no follow-through. The things I loved about the previous movies just seem to get ignored or take a sharp turn away. And like I said, this is it, this is the end for the OG Avengers and I just feel sad. And disappointed.
So I've been reading a bunch of reviews and people seemed to really like the movie a lot, so it kinda sucks to be on the other side of it.
I'll probably see it again next week so I can enjoy all the cool moments fully without the weigt or dread of expectations. And kudos to the movie itself because I don't think I was ever bored during it, and it really didn't feel like 3 hours long.
But I think I will continue to be disappointed by it because a) the bad stuff outweighs the good stuff and b) this is supposed to be the movie that's the end of era, right? The end of the OG Avengers phase and it just doesn't live up to that.
Like we have had 10 years of pretty much solidly awesome movies, movies that made us love these characters but the majority of the OG Avengers got shitty endings. And it's unlikely we're going to get any more movies about them to fix it.
Steve - As much as I love Steggy and I always wanted them to be together, him going back in time (aside from potentially screwing up the timeline, no mention of whether he tries to save Bucky, tries to stop the Hydra infesting SHIELD, etc) just goes against his character arc in The Winter Solider. Like Peggy specifically said:
"The world has changed, and none of us can go back. All we can do is our best, and sometimes, the best that we can do, is to start over."
But nah, who cares, let's just have him go back and ignore all the plot holes that creates.
Natasha - Sure, we're getting a solo movie (after a decade when she was pretty much there from the beginning) but I am assuming its a prequel. And that won't change the fact that she didn't get a funeral or even any further acknowledgement that she died. And it doesn't change the fact that in both cases where someone was sacrificed for the Soul Stone, it was the only woman in the "team".
Thor - Maybe we are getting a Thor 4? In which case it would be great if his mental health doesn't get treated as constant punchline. He can stay fat, I don't care.
Hulk!Bruce - I'll be honest, I forgot how his story ended? Did he even really get an ending? I don't remember him playing a big part in the final battle?
Clint - I suppose yay he got to go back to his family but let's be real, Hawkeye never had much of a storyline to begin with and now he probably never will.
Tony - I feel like Ironman is the only one who got a good story and send-off, which would be lovely if the past couple of movies hadn't made me dislike the character more and more. And again, focusing on him to what feels like the detriment of the other characters doesn't help.
Like his funeral was really nice, but my mind was just going constantly: What about Nat? What about Nat? What about Nat?
So, like, yeah.
And I still don't understand how this is the same writer and director team behind The Winter Soldier. Like was that just a fluke? That was the movie that really made me care about Steve and Bucky and Sam and Nat and the relationships between them. But then every movie since as just been a let down.
This article popped up on my phone and it kinda really sums up my feelings: Avengers Endgame: Captain America's Ending Ruins The Movie
I feel betrayed. The reason I love these characters so much are because of the movies that came before (I never read the comics), and the stories and character choices made within them but it feels like there is no follow-through. The things I loved about the previous movies just seem to get ignored or take a sharp turn away. And like I said, this is it, this is the end for the OG Avengers and I just feel sad. And disappointed.
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