The Culmination of Film's Most Incredible Universe

Rating: 10/10 (2 June 2019)

While Endgame is not necessary the greatest movie ever, what it accomplishes Is arguably the greatest feat ever pulled in film. To take the plots from 21 different movies and combine them into one three hour slot in a way that makes sense is incredible. Almost every single hero from the movies, no matter how minor, is included, and Marvel somehow manages to further develop the characters of almost every hero, which, again, is a mammoth feat for a three hour film. There is a clear path each character was on since the cinematic universe began, and they stay on their path through the end of this movie.
As far as this movie by itself goes, it has the typical humor of a Marvel movie that may not please everyone, but it is not reliant on that humor and certainly has stretches where it allows tension to build without any comic relief. While some people may be displeased about the use of time travel in this film, it is much better than the easier alternative, which would have essentially been another battle with Thanos for the movie, resulting in little character development. Through the time travel, characters can explore their past and continue to develop through meaningful interactions with their past selves. For those people who dislike how un-scientific time travel seems, this is a super hero movie, not a documentary. It isn't supposed to be based on science. After they arrive back to the present, the battle scene begins. As all of the resurrected heroes arrive at the scene, viewers will get goosebumps. There is no better way Marvel could have demonstrated what they accomplished than having everyone together at once, battling evil. It is truly one of the most awe-inspiring scenes in film history.
There was only one real issue with the movie, which happens when all of the female heroes teamed up to protect the Infinity Stones. While this obviously carries a good message, it feels much too forced and comes across as an effort for political correctness rather than actually sending a message. The abilities of all the female superheroes on their own already carry that message in a much more natural way.
Overall, it is best to just step back and look at what Marvel has accomplished over the last 10+ years, and how they managed to pulpit off successfully. Just look at what DC is trying to do with its own universe right now to see how this can all go so wrong very easily. Marvel has managed to create a universe larger than any other film series ever (including Star Wars), filled with twists and turns and built to continue in the future (there are, after all, thousands of superheroes in this universe). While it certainly is not in the taste of film critics, this movie deserves to win awards because there will not be another film for a very long time that tells a story anywhere near the magnitude that this one does.