Pruning of 11-year-old plant gone wrong

Rating: 5/10 (2 May 2019)

Let's be honest since the first glance at the sprout of the MCU in the form of Iron Man we knew that it would be one of the finest additions to the garden of cinematography. And through the span of time vines, stems and buds just kept pleasing the eye, there were some deviations but the wild growth just kept on bringing the bean stalk to the castle up in the skies.
However, as soon as you start something like the Avengers initiative you doom yourself to a big finale, especially after mind-bending preparation provided by Infinity War. The abundance of trailers and peeks heated the desire to watch like a blowtorch a pot of crÃ¨me, to the point that it almost turned to ashes.
It takes a master to wrap up the story like this and that will take a lot of time - which it did - 3 hours of what I expected to be the greatest part, a beautiful blossom of Marvel. Going straight to the point, there were moments when I was looking at the wristwatch thinking that those hours are up, but the show just went on. The feeling of stretching never left, it was just numbed by some exquisite moments.
I would say that the story continued the past well, but the insertions of jokes and puns, especially pop culture felt off and showed a real cheap price. I admire the fun style of Marvel but in the end it seemed holding together like a craft of a 6 year-old child learning how to glue things together.
The major problem was that there were too many things to finalize and too many loose ends to tie. And then the creators opened the door that has left more questions that it should have, giving me disappointment that was gradually covered with fascination along the way. Spoilers aside, you shall know that without remembering previous parts you might miss the opportunity of total geek freak-out.
Finally, a point on the action, which is another hallmark of Marvel: Endgame has put the boot on all the sense and pushed on the visuals, scale and content itself. You just look from side to side, saying your wows, not even understanding what's happening and then come the moments for which you were hoping all time long, the ones that make you cheer and be genuinely happy for the characters.
Trying to keep up with the weight of the moment, I would say that in the end my expectations were not fulfilled to the full extent. Sure, I've spent a hilarious time, I've had tears in my eyes, I've almost peed my pants from excitement but the amount of good stuff has been lost in those three hours. Maybe it was because the high standards put in place by the Infinity War, or the pressure of the occasion, but I believe there is no excuse for ending the entire era like this. It is worth watching with friends to discuss and enjoy the ride but checking it out for the second time is not the thing that I would pick sober.