Avengers? Assemble. (The Avengers: Endgame)

 

What is the movie about?

Avengers: Endgame (2019) which is now the most popular film of all time, picks up twenty-three days after "Thanos" (the main villain of the movie) used the Infinity Gauntlet to disintegrate half of all life in the universe in Avengers: Infinity War. Those Avengers who are still alive discover Thanos’ whereabouts and immediately set out to take back the Infinity Stones in order to use them to reverse the disintegrations. However, Thanos has already destroyed them to prevent anyone from doing that very thing. Five years pass and it is clear that the lives of the remaining people must have been harsh. Scenes of people in therapy clearly draw attention to the fact that dealing with losing loved ones must have shattered the ones remaining. Meanwhile, Lang, another member of the Avengers family, finally escapes from the quantum realm where he had been trapped for five years. He proceeds to head over to the big Avengers compound, where he tells Captain America and Natasha Romanoff that only five hours passed while he was trapped there, whereas, in real life, 5 years had gone by. They theorize that the quantum realm allows time travel. So, they track down Tony Stark, the most intellectual member of them, to help them retrieve the Stones from the past, and reverse Thanos’ actions in the present resulting in people never being evaporated in the first place. After first doubting their highly unlikely plan, the other members also agree. After some amusing and very funny failures, they proceed to build a time machine. However, after encountering one or two unforeseeable events, they manage to get all the stones necessary to once more try and use Thanos' gauntlet and revive all their deceased friends. Their plan succeeds, which results in a very emotional comeback of all of their priorly evaporated comrades. Upon their return, they all immediately stand together to annihilate Thanos and his group of villains. After they have all gathered together, the leader of their group, Steven Rogers, also known as "Captain America" calls for them. More specifically, he says: "Avengers? Assemble", whereupon all of them radiate tremendous energy, which may or may not have resulted in people crying while watching the movie in the cinema. They launch an all-out assault on Thanos and his army. Slowly but surely, Thanos realizes that now, he and his army might actually be in danger. During this mighty battle for it all, Tony Stark (the main source of success in their mission) faces Thanos in combat; however, Thanos, again, manages to take on a number of Avengers for the Infinity Stones. Stark manages to take the upper hand and takes the Infinity Stones from Thanos’ hand with his own, and proceeds to use them to turn Thanos and his entire army into dust. “I am Iron Man,” he says as he dies from overexposure to the Stones while his comrades try to console him. With the final battle over, The Avengers hold a funeral for their fallen friend. As Stark is not the only comrade they have lost, The Avengers mourn for the ones they couldn't save. However, at the end of their rocky road, they all realize that having saved the world was the very thing their fallen comrades wished for in the first place. 

Is the movie good or enjoyable?

This movie is as brilliant as it could possibly get. The Avengers: Endgame has a duration of almost two hours; these two hours pass by so quickly, as one is simply sucked into their world. I almost felt like fighting right next to them, completely forgetting my actual surroundings. The writers of the movie have done an extraordinary job at integrating and interweaving the various Marvel properties. The special effects are simply astonishing; especially during the final battle sequence, capturing the massive scope of the battle and the multiple fights going on between the characters was pure delight. As previously mentioned, it really felt as if I was standing right next to them, trying to assist them in destroying Thanos and his army.  Each superhero gets their moment to shine, and a number of greatest hits moments from the MCU are revisited, Back to the Future Part II style. Avengers: Endgame is, simply put, an incredible, ingenious achievement. So, if there is a movie qualified to be highly enjoyable, it must be this one.