Endgame has been watched!
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lunabee34I pretty much thoroughly enjoyed the movie, so lots of squeeing ahoy:
The opening of the movie with Clint losing his family is gutting. I really missed him in Infinity War, so I am really pleased that he gets such a big role in Endgame even if it's an emotionally devastating one for most of the movie.
I wasn't surprised that the team's initial attempt to take on Thanos and reverse the deaths doesn't work. What I find really fascinating and interesting (and very emotionally affecting) is the way that each of them chooses to deal with the loss and their inability to fix it. Steve is trying to help other people, and he's trying to find a way to find the good in the world and live a meaningful life even if his attempts often ring hollow. Nat is not trying to find the good in the world they've inherited, but like Steve, she's trying to help people and mitigate the damage Thanos wrought, and she's trying to keep what she has left of her family alive and well. Those scenes at the beginning with her and Rhodey and then Steve where Natasha is as open and emotionally honest and available as she's ever been in any of the movies get me right in the heart. Natasha is the emotional heart, the core, of this movie. Bruce is finally able to merge the two parts of himself that were at war with each other and accept himself as he is; I think his method of dealing/coping is the most healthy along with Tony's. Tony is taking his second chance and living life to the fullest. He's happy with Pepper and Morgan, and he's not spending a second looking that gift horse in the mouth. I realize that Thor's depiction is the most controversial, but it works for me. He's depressed and angry and so very guilty; he's trying to escape himself. He feels lost. I really appreciate that the movie doesn't change him; like, I kinda expected that once he got on board, there'd be a training montage, and he'd come back "to himself" and be all ripped again. Except that doesn't happen. He stays kind of a drunk and messed up and overweight, and he still gets to be badass. He still gets to be just as awesome in battle as he ever was. That moment when he's back in Asgard and he calls his hammer and he says to himself, "I'm still worthy," is really, really powerful.
I really like that Thor is able to have one final conversation with his mother. What a gift (as she says) to be able to connect with her again one last time. I also love that he takes her advice to heart and that he decides to figure out who he is and what he wants rather than just doing what's expected of him.
Now for some rambling about Tony:
Love Tony and Nebula on the ship trying to make it back to Earth. I am pleased that my post-Infinity War fic with the two of them manages to capture a lot of the grace notes from that opening scene.
I love that Tony's first words when he stumbles off the ship, before the resentment and anger set in, are about Peter and how he lost him. I think the possibility of getting Peter back is what makes the decision to change things for Tony. Their reunion is absolutely pitch perfect.
I like the way the Tony and Steve relationship resolves. Tony is angry and then he decides to let it go. I love that he says something like, "Bitterness is corrosive, and I decided to let it go." And things aren't easy between them after that, but that enmity is over. And Tony gets some nice snarking in about Steve's ass. LOL
I very much like Tony interacting with his dad and getting to have a moment with him even if Howard never knows what really happened.
I knew Tony was going to die sacrificially. That's been telegraphed since he shot through a wormhole carrying a nuke. I expected him to die, and I still can't deal with how gutted I am. I love that his last words are, "I am Iron Man." I'm tearing up just typing this, but I love that Pepper finally finds a way to be with Tony as he is. So much of their relationship is Pepper being afraid--worrying that she's going to lose him, that he's hiding behind a suit, behind a mask. But here in the aftermath of such tragedy where she and Tony have come together and made something good and meaningful and quiet, she finally is no longer afraid. When Tony tells her that he knows how fix things, she doesn't tell him to stop. She doesn't cajole or threaten. She tells him he has to do it. That he *is* Iron Man. That she gets him now, that she understands that ever since he saw what's out there waiting for Earth, he's never been able to rest, never been able to stop feeling like he's responsible for keeping everyone safe. And when the battle comes, she's right by his side, in the suit, every damn inch a superhero herself, and I can't tell y'all how happy it made me even when I was bawling my eyes out to watch her tell him that she understands his sacrifice and that it's worth it. Damn.
I did not expect Natasha to die at all. I was genuinely surprised and also emotionally devastated by her death. She and Clint are so close; they love each other so much. That callback to Budapest. Watching them vie to be the one to sacrifice themselves for the stone is gut wrenching.
I did expect Steve to die, and he doesn't. I am so stoked that he gets to live his life with Peggy. That they get not just the one dance but a lifetime full of dances. I also love that he passes the shield to Sam. I was fully expecting him to pass it to Bucky, and I'm so happy we're getting a black Captain America.
I love everything with Carol. I love that she's out there in the galaxy taking care of the planets without superheroes. I love that she is so badass that when Thanos headbutts her, she doesn't even rock back at all and just looks at him like, "What did you think that was going to do, buddy?" She's so badass that he has to take a stone out of the gauntlet just to punch her with any effectiveness. I also love her talking to Peter when he's crouched down in the crater cradling the gauntlet. It's hard to describe, but I love the cadence of her speech, the way she has such warmth in her voice like she's verging on a smile.
I love everything with Scott--his confusion over what's happened, his fear that Cassie is gone, their reunion, his insistence that something can be done to reverse the problem (what's a new and immediate horror for him is an old wound for everyone else; he hasn't had the optimism beaten out of him yet), his humor, his delightful reliance on pop culture (along with Rhodey). I find everything about Scott Lang delightful, and I am glad his role in this movie is so large.
That final battle is epic. Steve wielding Thor's weapons is awesome. I quietly cheered in my seat. The sky opening up and every damn body coming through (and Thano's face! OMG, his face!) while Sam says, "On your left." The all female charge. Just wow.
Little grace notes that I loved: Steve whispering, "Hail Hydra," as a big fuck-you to that comics arc nobody likes; Harley at Tony's funeral (Okay, I know that I am Doing It Wrong, but I love the Iron Man movies in reverse order, and I think Harley is awesome); Happy with Morgan (possibly foreshadowing that he Pepper eventually get together); Thor naming Val as Queen of Asgard.
So what's next? Thor going off with the Guardians is clearly the set up for their next movie which I am totally down for. I think that movie can go one of two ways. Either it will be them tracking down Gamora from the past and integrating her into the crew OR it will be them tracking down the soul stone and freeing everyone in there to get their Gamora back. I am comforted by the fact that if they free Gamora, they can free Natasha as well. I am also convinced that Loki nabbing the tesseract and skeedaddling with it means that a version of him is out there alive somewhere.
I've got to see it again. Soon. :)
The opening of the movie with Clint losing his family is gutting. I really missed him in Infinity War, so I am really pleased that he gets such a big role in Endgame even if it's an emotionally devastating one for most of the movie.
I wasn't surprised that the team's initial attempt to take on Thanos and reverse the deaths doesn't work. What I find really fascinating and interesting (and very emotionally affecting) is the way that each of them chooses to deal with the loss and their inability to fix it. Steve is trying to help other people, and he's trying to find a way to find the good in the world and live a meaningful life even if his attempts often ring hollow. Nat is not trying to find the good in the world they've inherited, but like Steve, she's trying to help people and mitigate the damage Thanos wrought, and she's trying to keep what she has left of her family alive and well. Those scenes at the beginning with her and Rhodey and then Steve where Natasha is as open and emotionally honest and available as she's ever been in any of the movies get me right in the heart. Natasha is the emotional heart, the core, of this movie. Bruce is finally able to merge the two parts of himself that were at war with each other and accept himself as he is; I think his method of dealing/coping is the most healthy along with Tony's. Tony is taking his second chance and living life to the fullest. He's happy with Pepper and Morgan, and he's not spending a second looking that gift horse in the mouth. I realize that Thor's depiction is the most controversial, but it works for me. He's depressed and angry and so very guilty; he's trying to escape himself. He feels lost. I really appreciate that the movie doesn't change him; like, I kinda expected that once he got on board, there'd be a training montage, and he'd come back "to himself" and be all ripped again. Except that doesn't happen. He stays kind of a drunk and messed up and overweight, and he still gets to be badass. He still gets to be just as awesome in battle as he ever was. That moment when he's back in Asgard and he calls his hammer and he says to himself, "I'm still worthy," is really, really powerful.
I really like that Thor is able to have one final conversation with his mother. What a gift (as she says) to be able to connect with her again one last time. I also love that he takes her advice to heart and that he decides to figure out who he is and what he wants rather than just doing what's expected of him.
Now for some rambling about Tony:
Love Tony and Nebula on the ship trying to make it back to Earth. I am pleased that my post-Infinity War fic with the two of them manages to capture a lot of the grace notes from that opening scene.
I love that Tony's first words when he stumbles off the ship, before the resentment and anger set in, are about Peter and how he lost him. I think the possibility of getting Peter back is what makes the decision to change things for Tony. Their reunion is absolutely pitch perfect.
I like the way the Tony and Steve relationship resolves. Tony is angry and then he decides to let it go. I love that he says something like, "Bitterness is corrosive, and I decided to let it go." And things aren't easy between them after that, but that enmity is over. And Tony gets some nice snarking in about Steve's ass. LOL
I very much like Tony interacting with his dad and getting to have a moment with him even if Howard never knows what really happened.
I knew Tony was going to die sacrificially. That's been telegraphed since he shot through a wormhole carrying a nuke. I expected him to die, and I still can't deal with how gutted I am. I love that his last words are, "I am Iron Man." I'm tearing up just typing this, but I love that Pepper finally finds a way to be with Tony as he is. So much of their relationship is Pepper being afraid--worrying that she's going to lose him, that he's hiding behind a suit, behind a mask. But here in the aftermath of such tragedy where she and Tony have come together and made something good and meaningful and quiet, she finally is no longer afraid. When Tony tells her that he knows how fix things, she doesn't tell him to stop. She doesn't cajole or threaten. She tells him he has to do it. That he *is* Iron Man. That she gets him now, that she understands that ever since he saw what's out there waiting for Earth, he's never been able to rest, never been able to stop feeling like he's responsible for keeping everyone safe. And when the battle comes, she's right by his side, in the suit, every damn inch a superhero herself, and I can't tell y'all how happy it made me even when I was bawling my eyes out to watch her tell him that she understands his sacrifice and that it's worth it. Damn.
I did not expect Natasha to die at all. I was genuinely surprised and also emotionally devastated by her death. She and Clint are so close; they love each other so much. That callback to Budapest. Watching them vie to be the one to sacrifice themselves for the stone is gut wrenching.
I did expect Steve to die, and he doesn't. I am so stoked that he gets to live his life with Peggy. That they get not just the one dance but a lifetime full of dances. I also love that he passes the shield to Sam. I was fully expecting him to pass it to Bucky, and I'm so happy we're getting a black Captain America.
I love everything with Carol. I love that she's out there in the galaxy taking care of the planets without superheroes. I love that she is so badass that when Thanos headbutts her, she doesn't even rock back at all and just looks at him like, "What did you think that was going to do, buddy?" She's so badass that he has to take a stone out of the gauntlet just to punch her with any effectiveness. I also love her talking to Peter when he's crouched down in the crater cradling the gauntlet. It's hard to describe, but I love the cadence of her speech, the way she has such warmth in her voice like she's verging on a smile.
I love everything with Scott--his confusion over what's happened, his fear that Cassie is gone, their reunion, his insistence that something can be done to reverse the problem (what's a new and immediate horror for him is an old wound for everyone else; he hasn't had the optimism beaten out of him yet), his humor, his delightful reliance on pop culture (along with Rhodey). I find everything about Scott Lang delightful, and I am glad his role in this movie is so large.
That final battle is epic. Steve wielding Thor's weapons is awesome. I quietly cheered in my seat. The sky opening up and every damn body coming through (and Thano's face! OMG, his face!) while Sam says, "On your left." The all female charge. Just wow.
Little grace notes that I loved: Steve whispering, "Hail Hydra," as a big fuck-you to that comics arc nobody likes; Harley at Tony's funeral (Okay, I know that I am Doing It Wrong, but I love the Iron Man movies in reverse order, and I think Harley is awesome); Happy with Morgan (possibly foreshadowing that he Pepper eventually get together); Thor naming Val as Queen of Asgard.
So what's next? Thor going off with the Guardians is clearly the set up for their next movie which I am totally down for. I think that movie can go one of two ways. Either it will be them tracking down Gamora from the past and integrating her into the crew OR it will be them tracking down the soul stone and freeing everyone in there to get their Gamora back. I am comforted by the fact that if they free Gamora, they can free Natasha as well. I am also convinced that Loki nabbing the tesseract and skeedaddling with it means that a version of him is out there alive somewhere.
I've got to see it again. Soon. :)
