Just back from seeing it by the way and it was awesome
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I found it dragged SLIGHTLY somewhere in the middle of the stone collection, but the last hour-or-so was basically the best cinema I've ever seen. ****ing hell. The deaths were sad but made sense. Black Widow really had to go over Hawkeye... their story came full circle. Hawkeye took her away from a life of being a ruthless assassin as described in Avengers 1, she did the same for him here... and then sacrificed herself for him in what was EASILY the most natural feminist moment of the movie (more on that later...). It was the "right death" too... Black Widow as she said herself, was all about the job and doing the right thing. Hawkeye had a family - that he lost, yes - but the whole mission was to get all the dustfolks
including them back! So if they're assuming they will win... he has a family that will be wrecked by his death.
Tony's sacrifice was awesome also. The moment slightly affected for me because a large man sat a few seats away from me (in a relatively empty screening) started BAWLING LIKE A BABY, for 10 full minutes, and then spent another 5 having a coughing fit because he blubbingly inhaled some popcorn
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The final battle was near perfect. But... ok in reference to the
proper feminism above with Black Widow... I swear my ONLY gripe was when all of the women suddenly showed up to help Captain Marvel. It didn't make sense! Where did they all come from, and how is it realistic that ALL of the female heroes happened to be nearby... but no one else
. I get that it's meant to be a message but it was immersion breaking and thus ruined the moment. It felt shoe-horned.
JUST having Scarlet Witch, Valkyrie and Pepper Pots would have successfully conveyed the same moment without being logically broken... IMO
Standout comedy goes to that last scene with Thor and the Asgardians of the Galaxy
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