Avengers: Endgame, the latest Marvel movie and a film eleven years in
the making, is the most fun I’ve had at a theater in a long time.
The story picks up directly following
the events of last year’s Avengers:
Infinity War and spends the next three hours deftly weaving together a
story that ties up the previous twenty-one movies while setting the stage for
films yet to come.
Despite the long runtime, few scenes
felt wasted, and it featured a healthy balance of comedy to go along with the
drama and action. And, while having a general awareness of the previous films in
the Marvel Cinematic Universe would help, only the most basic plot points are
necessary to understand the story.
I’m hesitant to say much more about the plot for fear of lessening the film for those who have yet to see it. As IGN’s Laura Prudom wrote, “Endgame is truly a story that needs to be experienced. Forget all the external noise from the deliberately vague teaser trailers, perfectly-calibrated celebrity soundbites, and footage leaks, and just strap in for the ride” (emphasis hers).
What I will say, though, is that what
made the story so fulfilling was how the characters repeatedly lived up to
their potential by embracing who they are rather than who they feel like they
should be.
(Warning: Infinity War spoiler, even though it’s been out for a year): The
Avengers’ journey to own and overcome the sense of failure evident among the
survivors of “the snap” provides an honest and revealing canvas upon which
their respective stories in Endgame
can be painted.
That struggle is something I think
all of us can relate to in some way.
After all, we typically have far more
vivid memories of our failures than our successes, and the former frequently remain
firmly implanted in our memories for far longer than the times when things went
well.
Our spectacularly failed role models
One of my favorite aspects of the
Bible is how no character…
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