Avengers Endgame Review

PLEASE DON’T READ ON IF YOU DON’T WANT IT TO BE SPOILT!

I feel like the only word to describe this film is incredible, from start to end. One of my main worries about films that are hyped is that I could be disappointed, but it is safe to say that I wasn’t.

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Midnight releases haven’t always been my thing, purely because I am too tired, and it is way past my bedtime, however, I knew I wanted to be one of the first to see it, and plus I knew someone would ruin it for me at work. Its very hard to avoid spoilers as everything is now posted on Facebook and Twitter. Instead of seeing it at home, I went to see it at uni, and the whole atmosphere was very different, with a lot more people at home being invested into the franchise, wearing Marvel clothing or even dressing up, but down here, I could feel the testosterone radiating! My only issue this time was that I was still very tired, and did have a half an hour nap half way through, so obviously had to see it again to catch up on what I missed, definitely not complaining! From seeing it Odeon and Vue, Vue Cinemas create more of an atmosphere due to the different sound systems and the size of the screens, however, the free posters that Odeon were giving away were tempting, and after collecting all of the Infinity War and the Ant-Man and The Wasp ones, I wasn’t going to be missing out on these!

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I was quite lucky, as being from Durham, parts of Endgame were filmed in Durham Cathedral, making the hype more intense because I was literally sat in lessons with the Avengers filming less than a mile away. They really catered to the fans, putting out props for the fans, including the model of Rocket and Thor’s Hammer. However, there wasn’t much to see inside, with the whole cathedral being green screened. The main reason people were there was to catch a glimpse of them, with many fans visiting the nearby hotels in order to meet them. I am very gutted that Chris Hemsworth was only a 10 minute drive away and I still didn’t get to see him! However, I was very confused when watching Endgame where the cathedral came in. It was credited in Infinity War but I didn’t spot the credit in Endgame. According to Twitter, they used the exterior briefly in the Askgard scenes, but some of the scenes featuring Thor and his Mum, but there was a heavy use of CGI.

Instead of spoiling the film, I thought I would make a list of my favourite moments from the film. Personally, I think Korg made the entire film! His scene where he is with Thor playing Fortnite is a comical moment, but from a marketing perspective, it is effective product placement. I have been drawn to Korg since I watch Thor:Ragnarok, and although he doesn’t play a major part in the film, it is one of the moments that I remember the clearest. Another moment that from a woman’s perspective was empowering was during the final fight, Scarlet Witch is fighting against Thanos, and Okoye says “She’s got help”, and all of the female avengers assembled. From studying media and film briefly, I feel that these types of moments need to be represented more, rather than being stereotyped as being the weaker gender or sexualised. However, when speaking to people, mainly guys, about this moment, they felt that it wasn’t necessary, but still understood that if it was a group of guys, this would be seen as the norm, and why should it be different for women? Tom Holland, from my point of view, is the most perfect Spiderman, and made me cry just as much in Endgame as what he did in Infinity War. His interaction with Iron Man feels so real and the emotion is so raw, so from an audience’s perspective, you can get more invested and involved with the story.

There is a lot that I don’t want to include, purely because I don’t want to add to the spoilers that are accumulating on the internet, and I know how annoyed I would be if someone spoilt it for me! I think it was a perfect end to Phase Three of the universe, and I am now even more hyped for the rest of the universe. Next up, SpiderMan:Far From Home.