As perfect a culmination to this ten year ride we could've hoped for. It wasn't the movie we thought we were going to get but the one we deserved, flaws and all.

Rating: 9/10 (1 May 2019)

To me endgame was just about perfect, the story arch has some great twist and turns the keep you entertained the whole three hours. But some elements of endgame have caused massive controversy and criticism. The number one issue being the use of time travel. Now I've had some time to digest the use of time travel in the movie I have to agree that it was not done perfectly and has left some glaring oversights and inconsistencies. This has lead many people to even question why the writers would even take on the challenge of using time travel as a plot device, since it usually ends up a mess in movies.
I believe that although the time travel as a plot device ended up being messy, it was a mess worth while for the final act of this era, which saw some of the pillars of the marvel franchise pass the torch to new comers entering phase four. The use of time travel allowed for us as an audience to watch some beautiful scenes that wouldn't need have been possible otherwise and yielded some much needed closure to die hard and casual marvel fans alike. Time travel allowed us to watch Tony Stark look at his father as a new father himself and share the insecurities they both have about raising a child. We were able to watch Thor talk to his late mother one more time and share a touching moment. Gomorra comes back from 2014 to kick Starlord square in the gonads. Thanos is killed twice. Nebula redeems all past transgressions. Having it capped off by Steve Rogers going back into time for good and living out his life with his one true love and growing old in peace.
In the end the time travel made little to no sense, going against the rules of time travel the movie set itself. And seeming Steve Rogers has created an endless time loop with his actions. Now this may have been done so intentionally by the writers to allow for possible explanations for the upcoming Loki series or to open up new opportunities in phase four to play with the idea of alternative realties or dimensions. Regardless of intent, I'm willing to overlook these oversights for the gems time travel as a plot device produced on the big screen. Watching endgame is like watching a best of mix of all marvel movies for the past decade. The time travel pros outweigh the cons for me and gave the best possible final act for Tony Stark and Captain America. 9/10 for me, taking 1 star away for the inconsistencies in the time traveling which wasn't really a deal breaker for me. I loved just about everything in this conclusion to infinity war. If you're letting the time travel ruin this movie for you, all I can say is lighten up, after all super hero's rarely make 100% logical sense.