Great Ending, Infinity War Was Superior

Rating: 8/10 (12 May 2019)

This was absolutely a great movie. Marvel seemingly can do no wrong, however this was not without its flaws. Time travel always muddies the waters and this was no different here. We knew there had to be some way to reverse what Thanos accomplished but I personally wish it wouldn't be resorted to time travel. The end result comes with paradoxes; cap fighting cap, even though he thought he was fighting Loki. That would still be a huge problem. I'm also confused about Captain America when he goes back in time and stays back in time to be with the woman he loves. I feel like him not becoming Captain America would alter the development of Shield at the very least. Additionally, the other version of himself would have to be running around at some point? Essentially he was banging his lady behind his own back, right? After giving Sam the shield (which is awesome, I'm all for it) wouldn't the other version of himself ask him, "where'd you get my shield?" Time travel was never my jam.
Captain America: my biggest issue though was him using Mjollner. Well, not using the hammer but rather the ability to manipulate lightning. The one moment where I feel these writers dropped the ball was this instance. Thor: Ragnarok developed Thor into believing and harnessing the powers within himself. Not even needing the hammer. This allowed Thor to use the powers of lightning by himself. Something I think Cap should not have been able to do because the hammer was not the source of that power. At least, that's the impression I was given. But his shield/hammer combos against Thanos was absolutely awesome. While I would have personally preferred the heroic end for Cap, I also appreciate that he got the peace and love he deserved.
Thor: Fat Thor. Much worse has happened to Thor before Thanos came along. His planet was destroyed, his father killed, his brother killed, his mum killed. Losing half of the people in the world seems like it wouldn't have as much impact on him personally. However, I have no qualms about this character development. It was fun.
Hulk: I am not a fan of nerd Hulk. Nothing about that was entertaining to me. It lost everything I loved about the character. The constant struggle with himself and inability to control his rage at times. Infinity War developed the character exceptionally well, showing that the rage induced side of Hulk was not infallible and immune to fear. While simultaneously showing that his human side has courage to battle his own doubts. Nerd Hulk was just, boring.
Hawkeye and Natasha: I've always liked their relationship. Their scene for the soul stone however, was one of my least favorites of the film. When Thanos threw Gamora over the edge in Infinity War, his sadness was palpable. It was extremely emotional and showed another side of a villain we usually do not get to see. Here we have a silly combat between the two that played out too long. I would have much preferred that whomever was going to jump to their fate would have just knocked the other out in a quick fashion. The other character (Hawkeye I suppose) would see Nat jumping off the edge as it's too late. The drawn out mini battle was too much to make the scene impactful, in my opinion.
Ant-Man: I love Paul Rudd and I love the character. His significance was rather downplayed here. He just shows up and has an idea but then he isn't really involved after that. I think Ant-Man should have played a bigger role in creating the solution rather than just presenting the idea.
Iron Man: The best part of this film and a worthy send off for the character. I liked everything about him in this movie and I'm not the biggest fan of his stand alone movies. However this was incredibly emotional for him, I love you 3000. My favorite scene was him reuniting briefly with Spider-Man.
Spider-Man: He shows up and how can you be displeased with that? He's there but not for very long but his scenes are cool per usual.
Captain Marvel: She's there. I honestly forgot she was in the film until she swoops in and destroys Thanos' ship. Meh.
Thanos: I am inevitable. He's awesome again. Josh Brolin is the perfect voice for Thanos. I was kind of disappointed in his end but we knew that had to come.
The females: I'm all for badass females and there are plenty of them in the MCU but the scene was obvious pandering to the masses. Again, really no harm no foul but it made me chuckle that they all happened to be epically displayed amidst the chaos of battle.
The rest show up for the battle as expected and it's awesome to see everyone fighting together again. The entire movie was paced well and I certainly cannot complain about how the movie ended or the journey to get to this moment. Again, I personally prefer Infinity War being the ending...but it is superheroes. The good guys have to come out on top and that is expected so nothing was lost with Endgame. I'm very interested to see where they can take this now. How many times can the world or the universe be in jeopardy and remain interesting? They'll really have to make some lasting impacts (I.e. death of Iron Man, retiring Cap, permanent deaths) otherwise it'll get very dull very fast.
Overall, a great Endgame. I hope the time traveling is finished though...