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eleanorjane) wrote2019-04-26 12:55 am
eleanorjane) wrote2019-04-26 12:55 am
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Endgame
Well, that was a hell of a thing. First, it's LONG - three hours and one minute, in fact, and boy did it feel like it. It's the end of an era, and I don't have intelligent or eloquent things to say about it. Suffice to say that for better or worse the MCU changed cinema in some great ways, and whatever else I may feel, I'm thankful we've had it.
In short: I loved the fact that everyone got at least a moment in the sun. I felt that some characters got short shrift, but nobody is going to be satisfied with the balance of an ensemble cast this size, so I can live with that.
I loved what they did with Pepper, in every possible way.
I hated what they did with Thor - the nuance and wit of Thor Ragnarok was gone, replaced with fuckuppery and buffoonery. It pretty much spoiled the movie for me, or at least 80% of the scenes he was involved in.
The endings for most of the OG Avengers weren't a surprise, but two were - one lived when I expected them to die, and the other died when I thought they'd live. I'm pretty unhappy about one in particular, while another was a pleasant surprise. Some people got Awesome Moments that made me do in-cinema shrieky clappy hands of glee.
The Avengers Assemble moment from the climax was pure id-feeding crack. God yeah, hit me again.
I remain disappointed that the directors continue to read relationships in ways that IMO the canon text does not support.
I remain convinced that the Russos are idiots.
That's basically it for now; I'm happy to talk details in the comments if you've seen it.
In short: I loved the fact that everyone got at least a moment in the sun. I felt that some characters got short shrift, but nobody is going to be satisfied with the balance of an ensemble cast this size, so I can live with that.
I loved what they did with Pepper, in every possible way.
I hated what they did with Thor - the nuance and wit of Thor Ragnarok was gone, replaced with fuckuppery and buffoonery. It pretty much spoiled the movie for me, or at least 80% of the scenes he was involved in.
The endings for most of the OG Avengers weren't a surprise, but two were - one lived when I expected them to die, and the other died when I thought they'd live. I'm pretty unhappy about one in particular, while another was a pleasant surprise. Some people got Awesome Moments that made me do in-cinema shrieky clappy hands of glee.
The Avengers Assemble moment from the climax was pure id-feeding crack. God yeah, hit me again.
I remain disappointed that the directors continue to read relationships in ways that IMO the canon text does not support.
I remain convinced that the Russos are idiots.
That's basically it for now; I'm happy to talk details in the comments if you've seen it.
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I hated what they did with Thor - the nuance and wit of Thor Ragnarok was gone, replaced with fuckuppery and buffoonery.
Hard agree on both of these. Thor's grief and depression in Infinity War was genuinely moving. In this film, it was treated as a running joke, and not a very funny one.