A Day in Cinematic History

Rating: 10/10 (29 April 2018)

If you haven't seen the movie, scroll away now. You've been warned. Now. Into the movie I've been waiting ten years of my life for. I'm gonna go through the whole movie. First off, Loki dying was a given. If there was anything predictable at all, it was that. Another thing that might be a flaw is that Idris Elba's character dies and I wanted soo bad to feel for him, but I just simply didn't. When the story finally came down to Earth, I loved the feeling of urgency. You literally get kicked into the action and the Avengers have hardly even assembled yet and there's stuff going on in the streets! You get to see Tony Stark and Banner and Doctor Strange run through the smoky streets looking for answers to the destruction around them and they find Thanos's servants: The Black Order. If anything, they weren't much more than mini bosses you fight to get to the real deal. The fight scenes on the streets were amazing (as with all of them in this movie) and it was a great introduction. Back on Earth, Scarlet Witch, Vision, Banner (Because the Hulk is scared to awaken since Thanos beat the green out of him), Captain America (Now, Nomad), Black Panther, Winter Soldier, War Machine, and Falcon prepare for an attack on Wakanda, all the while, trying to remove the Mind Stone from Vision's head. If I had a problem with any of that storyline, it is that it was a little rushed into. Something I loved however, was Thanos. This was his movie, almost more than the Avenger's. He is so fleshed out and you understand his motives. He really is doing what he truly believes is right. He is, in fact, the "mad titan". He has got more story, more emotion than ANY villain Marvel has thrown at us. He even kills his own daughter just to get the Soul Stone. And while we're on that subject: Red Skull is ALIVE. I just knew he wasn't dead back in the first Captain America movie. Back to Thanos. Throughout the movie you learn to hate this guy with such a passion. He is literally the most powerful being in the universe and you feel it completely. While the movie is going on you have this sense of dread. That something is coming, that some eventual threat is gonna make it's appearance. Now let's talk about a sensitive subject. When Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, and half the Guardians of the Galaxy actually have Thanos pinned down.. and then StarLord finds out that Gamora is dead and literally screws half the universe. They have the Gauntlet almost off of him, but Quill let his love and anger get in the way. I, for one, am not mad. In the moment, he was angry and blinded by rage. He lost his mom, had to kill his dad, and now another person he loves has died and he couldn't do anything to stop it. He was acting on his gut and it cost a giant price. In that same fight sequence, Iron Man is fighting harder than you've ever seen him fight before. He is punching and creating shields and his armor is tearing. And then Thanos stabs him, and I honestly thought that was it. I was about to be in tears as my favorite hero was about to die. And then Doctor Strange offers the Time Stone for Tony's life. Some people have a bone to pick with this but I believe it's all a part of Strange's bigger plan. Earlier, on Titan, he went through so many timelines to see if their outcomes and they only win one. And then at the inevitable ending, he tells Tony, "It was the only way." Showing that he had to make this sacrifice to have the eventual victory. Peter Dinklage was the dwarf at the birthplace of the Infinity Gauntlet and Thor's Hammer and it was a little awkward to see him that way but I was fine with it. Also Thor's new axe (and eye) is amazing. The Wakanda fight scene was, like I said, rushed, but ended up showing some amazing fight scenes, such as: Captain America and Black Panther running and fighting side by side, or Scarlet Witch showing off the true power of her abilities. And when Thor came down with his new axe, he obliterated tons of those weird dog-like aliens. And it almost feels like they are actually winning.. and then Thanos shows up. Thanos is here for the last Stone and with 5 already, he is unstoppable. It was hard to watch as literally almost every Avenger hurled themselves at him and he merely flicked them away like flies. Before he can get to Vision, Scarlet Witch destroys the Mind Stone.. only for Thanos to rewind time and rip it out of Vision's skull. As his body fell limp and grey, I could only imagine was Scarlet Witch was feeling. The one thing I didn't expect was when Thor almost killed him. I thought to myself, "Hey, this could be a good enough ending." And then Thanos wins. He snaps his fingers and half the universe dies just like that. And the big deaths begin to happen. All of the Guardians die, except Rocket, and he even had to watch Groot die in front of him. Bucky dies as Steve Rogers falls to his knees and is literally speechless to see his best friend turn into ash. Black Panther dies (which through me for a loop). Then Falcon and some of the Wakandans die, along with Scarlet Witch herself. I think the most heart wrenching moment was when Spider-Man began to fade away. He literally grabs onto Tony, his mentor, and begs for his life. He tells him that he's not ready to go, and Tony has to sit there as he dies in his arms. I still can't believe Marvel did that. They actually killed around 14 characters in the span of two and half hours. And 10 of them were in the span of 15 minutes. It was horrifying to watch these heroes die off one by one. For the first time, the villain wins. For the first time, I don't know what to expect to happen next. Half of the roster just died and it's too much to comprehend. This is the most serious, beautiful, and high stakes movie Marvel has ever created. The credits feel like an obituary to those who were lost. This movie was indeed a Marvel Epic, and I can and cannot wait to see what happens next year in Avengers 4. And on the end credit scene: I can't wait for Captain Marvel. This movie broke me, put me back together, and then tore me apart again. I love and hate this movie. This will be day in cinema history. 10/10 all the way.