Last night I saw Avengers: Endgame and I think it is an incredibly satisfying conclusion to a saga that has been eleven years in the making. I loved it! I laughed, I cried, and I cheered out loud multiple times! After the catastrophic snap that destroyed half the population of the universe, the remaining Avengers, Iron Man/Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.), Captain America/Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), Hulk/Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson), Hawkeye/Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner), War Machine/James "Rhodey" Rhodes (Don Cheadle), Ant-Man/Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), Nebula (Karen Gillan), Rocket (Bradley Cooper), and Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers (Brie Larson), are left reeling in the aftermath (some more than others). They want to punish Thanos (Josh Brolin) but, more than that, they want to reverse the effects of the snap. They eventually devise a plan but will they be able to do whatever it takes? This movie brilliantly weaves together multiple storylines which reference many events from the previous entries in the MCU (I definitely need to see this again because I am sure that I missed a few). Each character has a rewarding emotional arc with moments of great poignancy and all of the actors, but especially Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, and Scarlett Johansson, give highly nuanced performances. To be sure, there are epic battles but I absolutely loved all of the intimate moments with characters I've grown to love over the years. This movie does justice to all of them. I enjoyed every minute and I highly recommend that you see it as soon as you can!
Note: I don't know if this is a spoiler or not but there is no post-credits scene. Almost everyone in my screening stayed until the very end and we felt a bit foolish!
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