Dissatisfied with the endgame of MCU

Rating: 9/10 (28 April 2019)

Good things about the movie- 1. Screentime given to characters like Nebula, Scott Lang, Rhodey and Clint. 2. Tony's time with his daughter 3. Scenes from the previous films 4. Pepper Potts' suit 5. Tribute to Tony Stark/RDJ 6. Captain America meets Captain America 7. Fan service - Captain America is finally able to lift mjonir, Iron Man wears the infinity gauntlet and erases Thanos. Problems- 1. Ruined fan favourite characters : Thanos, Thor and Hulk 2. Can't feel the tension or emotion when a dramatic scene is instantly followed by a joke. Gamora's death in infinity war was a heart breaking moment and I could feel the loss/emotions that Thanos felt at that time. Didn't feel the same way about Natasha's death. For me "Mr. Stark, I don't feel so good" is probably one of the most emotional scenes ever. 3. Pace of the 1st half is slow and too much time has been taken to establish that the world has lost all its heroes and hopes and there is nothing that could be done 4. Replacing action with drama and comedy - All the action has been crammed in the last act of the movie instead of using it evenly throughout the movie. IW was an action packed movie from beginning till end - Hulk vs Thanos, New York battle, battle on Titan, final war in Wakanda. 5. Messy final act - It is very difficult to understand that who is fighting whom in the final war. I feared that infinity war won't be able to handle so many characters and storylines, but it was done perfectly. In Infinity war every character had atleast one scene in the film where they could use their superpowers and make their contributions. 5. Thanos is underpowered, less menacing, less focused/determined, and a completely different villain compared to the IW Thanos. This Thanos puts too much trust in Nebula and Gamora despite knowing about the future events. He is more interested in fighting the Avengers than collecting the infinity stones. IW Thanos(even without infinity stones) is so powerful that he is able to crush the tesseract cube with one hand, bodyslams Hulk and finishes the fight within few seconds, takes 6 superheroes to stop him from using the stones, sheds only a drop of blood on Titan, uses the 6 infinity stones after being hit with the full force of Thor's stormbreaker! 6. Destroyed Thor - Why? This guy has always been the one of the most powerful characters throughout the MCU and fans expected a lot from him after IW. Odin said that Thor is more powerful than him and Thor proves his worth in Ragnarok while fighting hela and in infinity war(when he takes the full force of a neutron star). His arrival in Wakanda and the attack on the minions/ships marked a turn of the tide in the war. 7. Professor Hulk - there was supposed to be a one-on-one fight between Thanos and Hulk. I like the nerdy Bruce Banner but I also know that no-one else can smash better than hulk. 8. Captain Marvel - the Future of MCUðŸ˜ The almighty Captain Marvel doesn't deserve this! She is just one film old and so she can't be the most powerful superhero so easily. Other superheroes like Thor and Iron Man took all these years to establish themselves and reach their full potential. We don't know who else she fought between Captain Marvel and Endgame and how did she become so much powerful to overpower Thanos! She can't lead the remaining Avengers like Captain America did and she definitely can't replace Iron Man!