*enter breebles, with the rain for this parade*
It was super alright.
The pacing, like Infinity War, was done really, really well. It did not feel like a 3 hour movie.
The scene where all of the Strange portals open up and the recovered armies come barrelling through is so satisfying.
Rescue's suit was dope.
The WOMEN ASSEMBLE moment with all the ladies backed up Captain Marvel was bad ass .
Hawkeye's path after the snap was interesting--if not random AF. I understand if he took that path in the comics, but there was no build up to that in the MCU. Per the movies he lost his fam, got a haircut and I guess decided to take down drug lords? I dunno.
Black Widow! Man, that one hit me harder than I had expected. Her and Hawkeye's fight to throw themselves off the cliff was so oddly sweet and sad. Man, that one was difficult.
They, re-fought? Thanos? This could be in part because of my ever-growing cynicism toward time travel in stories, but I didn't care about this Thanos. He hadsn't had the development or anything that old gardener Thanos at the beginning of the movie had. He was strangely more powerful than 4-stoned Thanos though, so that was interesting.
So, Steve went back and lived out his days with Peggy? Had she just pretended the entire time with young Steve then in the movies whenever he came to visit? Did she found S.H.E.I.L.D. and just never mention Captain America was still alive? I did like Captain Falcon and all, but time travel, man, I am disliking it more and more.
Captain Marvel. What a nuke. She frustrates me because I've liked Larson in the past, and Captain Marvel is pretty cool, but I feel like Marvel is just dropping the ball with this character. Maybe because she's too much like Superman? Wherein she's so overpowered she's boring? So they take her out of the game until the very end to help them with the hail mary?
These guys explain my thoughts and feelings pretty well (it's about 35 minutes but they're pretty entertaining and I generally appreciate their analyses):
Half in the Bag: Avengers Endgame
And, of course, Tony.
"I am Iron Man"
His moment was so great. I really really reeeeally wish he didn't have to die. There's still so much potential for his character and everything. They could have even let him go out to continue living in the woods and pass on the mantle to Riri Williams. I understand the symbolism of the franchise beginning and ending with him, but it was still such a bummer to kill him off. Siiiigh, beautiful and sad.
I echo Tann's sentiments, I'm going to miss these people. We've been with them for so long. I hope the new group takes their time in building themselves up and all, and I'm hopeful for their future, but yeah, reeeeeally going to miss our OGs.