Avengers: Endgame (2019) Review-9/10

Rating: 9/10 (15 May 2019)

Over 10 years of action packed and engaging Marvel superheroes, the endgame is finally here-Avengers: Endgame is a stellar movie about such topics as loss, revenge, responsibility, and learning from mistakes made, and moving on from them.
The leading cast is Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, and Bradley Cooper, playing Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, and Rocket (among other actors, respectively). The directors, Joe and Anthony Russo, return from the many Marvel films they have directed previously.
The film itself is not the usual Marvel film; it's three hours long, and features many new plot twists and techniques to make it stand out among the other films. Going into it, expect some slight deviation from the traditional Marvel formula-like comparing Infinity War to the original The Avengers. It's set after the events of Avengers: Infinity War, and deals with the losses that the remaining Avengers suffer in their quest to renew themselves, by the means that they choose.
The music and scenes of the film are crisp and beautiful. Color always fills every frame of this film; almost like eye-candy in a motion picture. The action is amazing, and will leave you breathless at some points. Along with the orchestral music in the background, scenes can be very upbeat or even bring viewers to tears. It overall builds on the foundation that Infinity War had laid out a year ago, and is similar in some of its structure.
Although, there is one complaint that audiences and myself generally find after viewing. Its plot at times can be a bit spotty, leading viewers to question some of the decisions and actions. And the first quarter to half starts out a bit slow for a Marvel movie. But near the end of the film, most of these thoughts begin to dissipate. The last hour of this movie is raw action, and a setting and place where the stakes couldn't be higher.
The hype for this movie has been building since last year, and translated into it grossing $1.2 billion at the box office in its opening weekend alone, smashing previous Hollywood records by a wide margin. It's set to be one of the highest grossing movies of all time, along with Titanic, Avatar, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. And with its average rating of 87% across the main three movie review boards (Rotten Tomatoes, IMDb, and RedBox), this certainly is an above average film considering other options.
While this movie might not be for everyone, it can be interesting to even a casual movie viewer, and all the more interesting to someone who likes Marvel or superhero movies in general. The movie can both make you laugh and cry in the span of just a couple of scenes-truly an emotional experience for some.
The culmination of more than 10 years of Marvel films have built up to this amazing movie, and it's definitely worth it. The cast, picture, and soundtrack is at its best with this movie; it's a must watch. I would say that this is my favorite superhero movie right now, and definitely on my top 15 movies list.