Avengers: Endgame

2 años, 5 meses - The Avengers: Endgame anniversary is here, and what better time is there to think of Avengers: Endgame and its impact. The Avengers movies are monumental, with Iron Man beginning the whole saga and Endgame finalizing it all alongside Captain America and Thor. This will never happen again, Marvel Studios did something that can’t be repeated, with Avengers: Infinity War setting up the crowning achievement, with Thanos actually winning out. Will Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. return? Some say that’s debatable, but as shown in characters like Black Widow or Hulk, even if a return can happen, it may still never touch Avengers: Endgame levels ever again. Tony Stark changed what a superhero movie could be, with his power in the way eclipsing even Captain Marvel. It’s hard not to have emotions stirred by the sound of the theme song of Avengers (or maybe specifically the Avengers Infinity War theme song), and that took time to craft and create. Will there ever be another Avengers: Endgame? Another casting as good as Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man? Probably not. And that’s an achievement, not an insult.

2 años, 5 meses - In 2024, it’s probably safe to say that the MCU is in a very different place than it was in 2019. It can sometimes be a sobering experience to think back on the Infinity Saga, before every entertainment site made a cottage industry of wondering what went wrong with the MCU since. That’s not to say there wasn’t some enjoyment to be found in the likes of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Guardians Vol. 3, Loki, or other titles, but the quality of Marvel’s output and their overall reputation have suffered drastic shifts over the past five years. What was once the most impervious franchise in blockbuster filmmaking has now found itself embattled with too many mediocre projects, all the setup for Kang the Conqueror possibly being derailed, and long overdue conversations about the poor working conditions for VFX artists.But at least for today, we’re looking back on Avengers: Endgame itself, which was released five years ago on April 26, 2019. Specifically, we’re talking about how the film’s five-year time jump has had a bizarrely complex effect on the MCU, simultaneously adding weight and gravitas to Endgame while also being detrimental to the world-building and narrative integrity of the projects that followed.