YOU'LL LOVE ENDGAME 3,000 TIMES MORE THAN ANYTHING

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Avengers: Endgame is the Russo brothers’ poignant farewell love letter to the twenty-two film journey circling the Marvel Cinematic Universe spanning more than a decade; despite such brief notes as to what this film is going to end, they delivered such a satisfying catalogue of comedy, action, lost and friendship that it resulted into a three hour bedazzling epic finale. With plots jumping into one another occasionally that withdraws into confusing casual fans, Endgame still proved to be a film everyone could appreciate.
Marvel began experimenting with Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and Hulk that culminated into the successful team up in 2012’s The Avengers – the legacy these has imprint on the viewers and comic readers is why Endgame’s delivery is one of the most anticipated film this 2019; shooting in IMAX-sized picture quality added flexibility to the viewers’ emotions onto the film’s story especially to the action packed moments. 






If you’re like me who grew up with the comics and have been following the franchise since Iron Man, you’ll feel the inevitable emotion of the end of an era – an experiment that resulted into countless merchandising options, games and on-going comics, Endgame laid out all what you need and want for a finale.

 The writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely alongside the Russo brothers as director, they were able to navigate the story without opting to leave out several characters despite a huge number of cast – Endgame provided a huge payoff not only to its fans but to their dedication to the franchise; knowing the existing story arcs of several beloved characters and pulling them out at length did take the most screen time, it will collectively shock you at every ne plus ultra scenes – not only that the interactive stories will keep you in your seat but the constant references and reminders throughout the film makes it seem a look back at the years that have passed. 



This film was never intended to be built up as a standalone send-off but for a fan who cared about who, what, where these characters are – it definitely parlayed into something that has never been witness on screen.

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