What can I say about the
“finale” of an over twenty-part film series to an over decade-long
franchise? There’s a lot I have to say
about End Game, and most of it has already been said by other
reviewers. Nonetheless, I figure I’ll
give my own two cents on the film, yet with a slight twist to the usual
formula. Here are one-hundred thoughts, over the course of the summer, of the strengths, weaknesses, surprises, interactions, and nods to the comics I saw from by multiple viewings of Avengers: End
Game.
MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD:
1. The opening sequence featuring
Hawkeye is a chillingly effective way to start Endgame, in addition to being
a great way of bringing Hawkeye into the final film.
2. There’s so much Nebula greatness in
Endgame. I've never cared much for her
character before, yet here she goes from zero to the film’s MVP
when it comes to characterization.
3. The scene where Nebula and Tony are
playing paper football is so charmingly adorable. Who would have guessed these
two would have such surprisingly effective chemistry (I also love how Tony refers
to her as the blue meanie and that she's only a “little sadistic”)?
4. I love the little extra touches
where Nebula declines the extra oxygen so that Tony can have it, and when she
caringly picks him up from the floor and into a chair during their seemingly
last moments. It really shows how far
she's come from the sadistic killer she was in
Guardians of the Galaxy.
5. Tony and Rocket’s humorous first
interaction:
- Rocket: Yeah, he's pissed. He thinks he failed. Which of course
he did, but there's a lot of that's goin' around, ain't there?
- Tony: Honestly, until this exact second, I thought you were a Build-A-Bear.
- Rocket: Maybe I am.
