A Heartwarming End to Marvel Phase 3

Rating: 9/10 (5 May 2019)

There is a weird glee in watching a movie alone. You start to appreciate the goods and notice the flaws much more easily in a film. Endgame has its flaws. More so than the Infinity war I think. In the infinity war, Thanos was simply an unstoppable force. The sheer desperation to find some way to beat him somehow and still be outmatched by Thanos, in the end, was palpable. Thanos was unwavering; both physically and in the motif - to bring an end to overpopulation. In Endgame, not so much. Thanos only shows physicality and without spoiling it I would say, his motif somehow becomes typically villainous. Thanos is not so much of a "well-doer of the universe, whatever it takes" anymore. Another thing is that the Avengers faced quite a less challenge in Endgame, compared to infinity war. Whether it's in procuring a plan to beat him or to execute it, they weren't that much challenged as they were in the previous film. But these things aside, Endgame is a very well rounded film. And boy was it damn enjoyable. Characters were fleshed out really well. The longer screentime really helped in that aspect. All the characters showed heroism and larger than life charisma we expect to see. And the final third of the film was nothing less than spectacular. Endgame is the culmination of 11 years of story-arch. Endgame is the celebration of the end of the Infinity saga. Endgame has achieved something which is really hard to pull off - giving a coherent and satisfying end to the 20 films that came before it. Marvel has succeeded in that aspect and that's where I think DCEU struggles really hard. But Marvel did it flawlessly. Endgame truly is a marvel of a superhero film; and definitely one of the best of MCU; For me, coming in at second place after Captain America Winter Soldier and Civil War.
But judging by the hype and rating, is it better than The Dark Knight?
NO!!!!
Dark Knight still holds the position for the best superhero movie ever made, not even Dark Knight Rises could beat it and Endgame couldn't do it either. MCU and DCEU have the brawn but they don't have the brains of The Dark Knight. But does that make Endgame any less capable? No. Endgame is what Endgame is supposed to be - a heartwarming & proper way to say goodbye to the original Avengers and start a new phase for MCU. And I love it 3000 times <3
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