I'm curious how CA returned all of the stones. I feel like returning the ether would have been kind of awkward...
My take is that the Gamora we last saw in IW remains in the Soul Stone; the Gamora we saw in EG is the older version of her prior to Guardians Vol 1, right? And Gamora was not aboard the Guardians ship at the end, nor at the Stark funeral. Did she get dusted along with Thanos? Or did I miss something that now requires a third viewing?Quote:
the search for Gamora suddenly made that movie even more intriguing.
Cinco Ranch Aggie said:My take is that the Gamora we last saw in IW remains in the Soul Stone; the Gamora we saw in EG is the older version of her prior to Guardians Vol 1, right? And Gamora was not aboard the Guardians ship at the end, nor at the Stark funeral. Did she get dusted along with Thanos? Or did I miss something that now requires a third viewing?Quote:
the search for Gamora suddenly made that movie even more intriguing.
Which brings me to Nat. She also should be in the Soul Stone, presumably. Might Guardians Vol 3, in their search for Gamora, also come across Nat?
FL_Ag1998 said:
This movie hit me like only one other has previously, that one being Return of the King. Both movies were the culmination of years of investment in characters and a story that touched me (and I secretly didn't want to end). Was every Marvel movie a masterpiece? Far from it, but mixed into all the ridiculous plot twists, crazy action scenes, and silly one-liners was a lot of heart for "comic book movies".
Return of the King was so touching because it was the end of a journey that I had first discovered as a kid when I read those books and got wrapped up in Tolkien's world. This MCU, although just a bunch of "comic book movies" was able to achieve the same result. I was wrapped up in this Avengers world, invested in Cap and Tony and the others. And it was just so damn fun to see these comic book heroes from my childhood come to life to kick ass and joke around together on the screen.
To see the OG Avengers characters arcs come to completion - perfectly for each one of them, IMO - was exciting, fulfilling, and more than just a little melancholy. And its also perfect that the man who was responsible for all of it, Stan Lee, finished his "story" this year as well. All of them - Cap, Tony, Natasha, Stan Lee, - will be missed dearly from future cinematic experiences.
Bruce Almighty said:
Does he cry?
Maybe so, but it didn't work on my 13-year-old daughter. When Black Widow fell off that cliff, she bawled for what seemed like the next hour, or however long it took for her crush to swing out of one of Dr. Strange's portals (crush being Spider-Man). And then she was bawling with joy.Quote:
So one thing that I didn't like is it felt like they were afraid to let the audience feel too sad for too long
M.C. Swag said:
Idk dude the first hour of that movie was pretty ****ing depressing.
Philip J Fry said:
So does End Game get the LOTR trilogy treatment at the Oscars like ROTK did?
badharambe said:
Loved the movie. One question that popped up during the final funeral scene. There is a moment at the very back of the pack where there is a lone boy standing on the grass in front of Cobie Smulders. Anyone know who he is?
M.C. Swag said:
Idk dude the first hour of that movie was pretty ****ing depressing.
Hulla Baller said:
I'm curious how CA returned all of the stones. I feel like returning the ether would have been kind of awkward...
FL_Ag1998 said:
Also have to add, like TCTTS said in his post and Kevin Smith says in the video above, one of the ballsiest moves of the film is keeping Thor fat the entire time and not transforming him back to the hot guy. I was shocked just like everyone else when I first saw him, but as I continued watching the movie I thought it was awesome that they didn't "magically" transform him back. And in the final battle scene getting to see this out of shape Thor turn into basically an old Viking who has seen his Glory Days bypass him but gathers his strength to kicks ass in one last final glorious battle...that was awesome and perfect and a great nod to the comics where we do see Thor turn old.
Old Jock 1997 said:
TCTTS you are probably the best to address this.
Do you think Chris Evans is truly done? He just seems typecast to me now. Captain America made him; can he ever be anything else on screen, at least in the near term?
If he went back to an alternate reality, did he live as a more muscular but regular guy as Peggy Carter's husband or as Cpt America? Do they explore that timeline more at some point?
I probably liked Star Wars Episodes 7 & 8 more than most, but I agree with many folks that they could've given a stronger nod to fans in episode 8 with the re-introduction of Luke than they did and making him more heroic.
So did they learn from that in crafting Endgame? Was there enough time? Or will 9 somehow deliver those send-offs SW fans so desperately wanted but felt they didn't get?
I know it's different directors and producers, but it's all now Disney.
hmm we're 180 on this. Captain Marvel showing up to save Tony wasn't a tonal shift (it was a bit of contrived convenience but wasn't a tonally jarring moment). And the movie opened with Hawkeye losing his family so i'm not sure I understand where you're coming from.jtstanley4621 said:M.C. Swag said:
Idk dude the first hour of that movie was pretty ****ing depressing.
I mean definitely. But like.... tony stark does such an emotional death monologue and then... boom there's captain marvel. I guess I should have known that there's no way they'd kill Iron Man right off the bat but idk I feel like that's a good example of how they didn't let tragedy ever really hit. Another example is Thor being somehow... a funny alcoholic? Would have thought when they said the drinking he'd be in a dark place. And he sort of is but it's also like "look he's fat now too!"
Again, I liked it. A lot. I just felt like the lows weren't as low as infinity war.