When You Go In With Your Expectations Too High

Rating: 7/10 (10 May 2019)

Personally, I had my biggest fangirl moment ever when all the Avengers made a timely entry to face off the Thanos army. I could watch that scene over and over without getting tired of it. Even through the movie, watching my favourite characters and an undoubtedly awe-inspiring cast come together in various scenes was a great experience. Of course, it was devastating to see Black Widow, Iron Man and Captain America leave the scene in such a seemingly final way.
And yet, even with all the elements to theoretically make a great cinematic experience (MCU's unfailingly excellent CGI edits etc.), Endgame just didn't come up to my expectations. First of all, can we talk about all the sloppily tied up ends? For instance, I think the Captain and Iron Man having to go further back in time to get the Stone was a great idea- it made sense to not have the operation carried out so perfectly. But then what happened to the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents that were after them while they were there? How did Stark still have the time to have a nice old chat with his dad and Rogers the time to ogle at his ex-girlfriend? And in that whole time travel narrative, are we just going to pretend that they would all be exactly where they are even after messing with the timelines? One serious example would be Dr. Strange who basically only survived because of the Time Stone. Secondly, I was so, so disappointed with Captain Marvel's role in the movie. They showed her to be one of the more powerful Avengers and yet, she had more of a cameo appearance than a proper role.
Altogether, after seeing IMDb's 8.9 rating, I honestly went to see one of Hollywood's greatest films. Instead I watched what felt like MCU pandering (and not very well at that) to fans and women alike.