It seems great, but it isn't

Rating: 5/10 (28 April 2019)

Ever since Marvel aired the first Iron Man movie, they have been ahead in the game of superhero movies. They gave us characters we could believe in and grow to love. They showed us both the human and the hero and as audiences we started to invest in this whole franchise and their vision. Not every movie has been good or liked, but overall they were telling us a story that were leading to an end - the end that were to come in Endgame.
When Infinity war aired , and we watched, we were left with sadness for the ones that were dusted and the loss that our heroes experienced. Thanos was shown as a villain but he managed to evoke sympathy in the viewer because of the loss he also experienced. Thus is was with great expectations that I went to see Endgame - for surely this was going to be huge and epic. In my first viewing, I was blown away by the emotions it managed to evoke and I thought it was great, but I walked out of the theater feeling a bit numb and reflecting back I realized why : Marvel gave us easy answers to very complex problems and questions. They went out and created a movie that paid off the fan but didn't satisfy the people that got really invested in the franchise. They made Thor a joke - Thor was epic in Ragnarok. The scene were he got his thunder is one of my favorites and even in Infinity war where he shows up is brilliant - yet here he isn't even fighting and he is a bum with jokes. To add to this, Hulk is once again played down and shown as nothing more than a bystander that doesn't even get to fight, let alone be angry.One of the strongest heroes in the universe does nothing other than pose for selfies, invents a machine and be a little "sad" for the sacrifice of Black Widow.
The gaping plot holes, the way they "kill of" Tony, Captain and Black Widow with so many unanswered questions, is sad. Captain America "sacrifices " himself to go put back the stones in their reality - but how does he do it? We all know the soul stone needs a sacrifice - how did he do that if he's all alone? How did he travel to all those places and do that to just then stay in the past and get his last dance with Peggy?
The final battle was messy and blah to be honest and way too short for such an "epic" film. I must admit, looking back now I realize I was already disappointed in the theater when every theory that has been speculated about came true in the movie. The Russos tried very hard to throw us of the scent by saying the trailers were not true or just promotional materials but it was a big let down when it turned out that most of the movie has been seen in the trailers and TV spots.
It's not a bad movie because it pays homage to its fans, but in my opinion it almost feels like they listened to those fans way to much instead of just writing it in a way that would have made more sense and maybe leave us more satisfied. I don't know what their plans are in the next phase - if we will see an Avengers movie again, but Endgame, although not bad didn't really give me the ending I was hoping for.