![]() I read Watchmen, V for Vendetta and anything Neil Gaiman ever wrote, but Marvel comics weren't on my teenage radar. I'm a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but not a superfan. ![]() However, the film's unignorable, groan-inducing WTF moments jostled the plot enough to distract me from an otherwise sweeping epic.īefore you aim your Infinity Gauntlet at my jugular, let me tell you where I'm coming from. Marvel's goals were ambitious, and considering the scale of the job, Endgame is a triumph that's clobbered the box office to become the No. ![]() But it also has clumsy and sappy moments that lumber along to remind us the comics genre initially targeted teenage boys.Ĭinematic perfection is nearly impossible, especially in a 3 hour, 1 minute long movie that deals with a massive ensemble cast, disparate storylines, time travel science(!!!) and peak viewer expectation. It has the kind of compelling storytelling that makes you want to believe that, yes, in some parallel universe, maybe it's not so far-fetched that the characters we've grown to love over the years could confront the evils of our day.
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