Fun but not entirely satisfying

Rating: 7/10 (5 May 2019)

7/10
I have been a mcu fan and have watched all the movies over the years. Some were better than others.
I certainly loved Infinity War. I laughed at the jokes and enjoyed the fast paced narrative. To me that movie still
represents the zenith of mcu. I have lost count of the number of times I have watched it.
Thanos's actions were coherent and at no point did I feel that I need to put my brain in a jar to enjoy the movie.
The writing was very good.
With Endgame the same is not true. The humor is simply not as good. The pacing is slow for the first 2 hours.
How does it make sense for Thanos to destroy the gems? Does he not know that he will be a sitting duck without the Gems?
He has always wanted the power of the stones to make him the god that he wants to be. Not just to kill
half the population. But to rule the universe. So this movie somewhat misrepresents Thanos's character.
Thor's appearance & conduct in this movie is an insult to the character. He deserves better than to be a joke.
I actually wanted to see more of Captain Marvel. But she just comes and goes. Why make an elaborate origin movie for her and then
have her play such a small role? Still her small contribution is actually entertaining to watch.
Even in the final battle, she plays a crucial role. In fact one gets the feeling that she has been deliberately sidestepped so that
other heroes get more screen time. Fact is if she can take down an entire space ship within seconds, what are the rest of
the Avengers going to do to make themselves useful? Lets hope the next phase of MCU shows us more of her.
Then they have bunched together all the action in the final battle in the last 45 minutes where everyone fights Thanos and his army.
Those battle scenes are not as well choreographed as Infinity war. Also its hard to believe that Tony, Steve and Thor with both the hammers cannot fight
Thanos even when he has no gems. Whereas Thor alone nearly killed him in Infinity War.
The best scene is between Cap Marvel and Thanos where he punches her hard and she doesn't even budge! Its like he hit metal!
We needed more of that. In the comics Thor is supposed to be stronger but here, she seems the strongest.
I am not even going into all the paradoxes that time travel creates. You really have to completely stop asking rational questions there.
Overall many scenes seem contrived and designed to close out this chapter of MCU. Tony's death is actually unnecessary once he has all the Gems.
But his death is necessary for the future stories since he always occupies centre stage and in the future they probably want Cap Marvel or others to take on a leadership role for the Avengers.
Overall, it's not as coherent as Infinity War but its fun and closes the chapter.
I just hope they bring back the coherent story telling with better writing in the next phase.