If you haven’t heard by now, Avengers: Endgame is well on track to be the biggest movie event of all time. The culmination of a lengthy exploration of the creative capabilities of the minds behind the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Avengers: Endgame promised to be the ultimate exercise in wish fulfillment. There’s just one major problem — the movie didn’t live up to the hype. The final act of Avengers: Endgame somehow manages to tie most loose ends up in a neat bow, providing the anticipated action scene and epic battle with a true sense of grandeur. The Asgardians, Wakandans, and assorted sorcerers arrive to aid the nearly-defeated Avengers in the nick of time. Lasers, swords, hammers, and magic intertwine, and the audience is arrested and enthralled with what is going on in front of them. Then, it’s all over. Iron Man sacrifices himself to win the day, his funeral service is appropriately brief and sentimental, and Captain America hangs up his shield to live the life he had always denied himself. At the end of the day, Avengers: Endgame is an above-average cape and cowl romp which, although decent, doesn’t rise to the heights of its predecessors. Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol 1., and Captain America: Winter Soldier were all much better efforts, not to mention several others. What works? Black Widow’s face off with Hawkeye for the honor of sacrificing themselves for a stone. And the final battle — all of it. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he0a7XPpAyA