A truly epic conclusion... (Spoilers Warnings are stated throughout)

Rating: 9/10 (12 January 2020)

'Avengers: Endgame'... easily one of the biggest, most-hyped, grandest and monumental movies ever made. The epic culmination to one of, if not- the biggest movie franchises ever, spanning over ten years of work. The hype for this movie was unbelievable. Even bigger than that of 'Infinity War'. People shouting spoilers everywhere came along with that, of course, but that didn't change the hype. I had the whole movie spoiled for me (yep.) and I still went and watched it with the same hype. How did I find it?
There is, as expected, a LOT to say:
I was annoyed. But not in a bad way. I loved it. So why am I annoyed? Because of the little flaws that made this movie short of one of the best movies ever made. But I'll start with the good things:
This movie really felt like a conclusion to 22 other movies. The scale is epic and not only does it complete the colossal story like it should, but it also complete's all the character's arcs in the best ways possible. It doesn't just feel like a money-making standalone film, but it goes and solves many problems across multiple films. That includes story problems, character problems, plot-holes and more. Every arc, every layer and every line is so seamlessly intertwined and concluded that it all wraps up so delightfully, and the fact that it goes beyond just solving the stories not only reaches our huge expectations, but defies them and surpasses them.
And even still, along with the gargantuan load it already carries, Endgame manages to carefully and skilfully weave it in with real, hart felt emotional depth. Now, I'm not just saying this as a Marvel fanboy, but this film was truly an emotional roller coaster. It truly delivers sentiment. To prove that I'm not just saying this as a fan- many found Infinity War emotional. Was it? Well, it had it's emotional moments every now and then, but it was very much hidden under the action. I'm not saying that as a problem, but it didn't feel quite as powerful as it should have been on the emotional aspect. The action aspect, certainly, but the dramatic side- not so much. This film, on the other hand was powerful on both aspects. It delivers great action along with emotional depth. This movie makes you feel happy, sad, angry, mesmerised, supportive, hopeful and more. A true emotional roller-coaster, filled with laughs and cries alike. Just like in Infinity War, where each character had a chance to shine in terms of action, this film gives each character a chance to shine in terms of action and emotion, raising goosebumps and making everyone scream in awe as it should, making this what might just be my favourite MCU movie yet.
So, the story's magnificent and the impact is great. Oh, and the visuals, as usual, are great. So what are the flaws of this movie?
Apart from the lack of storytelling through the camera, a problem which Marvel has always had, there were other things too, but they are hard to get into without some very minor 'kind-of' spoilers, so skip to the conclusion if you want to avoid them:
MINOR SPOILERS: Thor in this movie, is basically a character played for laughs. He suffers from PTSD, but his reaction to it feels very silly, and is basically there to make fat jokes, drunk jokes, etc. That would have been fine if he used the rest of the movie to redeem himself, and although he does gain hope, he is still an alcoholic, and is still a target for 'fat' jokes. This makes his emotional scenes in the movie lack depth, and it doesn't feel as satisfying as it should have. Another small problem: Hulk. Hulk's character arc was perfect, but it was again, unsatisfying, as his arc completed in the beginning of the film, and there is no real Hulk action. Had this been done at the end of the film, however, it would have been perfect. Maybe this was to cut down on the already lengthy run time of over three hours, but if they're already going for an epic scope and a conclusion to over twenty films, even a four hour movie would have been fine by me. There's one more thing that isn't really a flaw, but I feel like it needs addressing. The time-travel part of the movie often has plot holes and the movie feels like it's constantly, desperately trying ot write itself out of them by making it's own rules. However, I wouldn't lower the rating for this, as I always think that it doesn't matter if a movie has plot holes as long as it still makes a good story out of it, which in this case- it did.
There is one more thing which isn't really a flaw at all but just another something I feel that needs addressing. MAJOR SPOILER though:
MAJOR SPOILERS: Like I said just now, this is not a flaw and one of the best scenes in the whole movie (probably one of the two most sad- for me at least) is Black Widow's death. Now- it's not the fact that this character died that is a flaw, obviously, but the fact that at the end, when practically EVERYONE was in the huge battle scene, she was the only one not there. It's not a problem, but I would have just loved to see just one massive fight where everyone took part, and the fact that she was the only one that wasn't there, as she died, was just so unsatisfying. I would have just loved to see just one massive fight where everyone took part, but it won't happen. Not a flaw, but I just wanted to put that out there.
CONCLUSION:
'Avengers: Endgame' is definitely flawed, but it does almost everything and more a truly epic conclusion sure to deliver a goose-bump-raising, emotionally-powerful and hugely entertaining finale that delivers justice to it's ever-growing franchise.