Avengers: Endgame
Under the watchful eye of Kevin Feige and the Russo brothers, Avengers: Endgame’s assemblage of characters represented in 23 films easily eclipses the highest of expectations.
There will never be a more impressive slate of actors in one film than this one. Not only do you have great performances from series stalwarts like Chris Evans, Scarlett Johannson, Mark Ruffalo and Paul Rudd, but this might be Robert Redford’s final appearance as an actor. Robert Downey Jr. deserves an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in this film.
Alan Silvestri’s score is the best comic book score since John Williams proved Superman can fly. The use of The Avengers theme as the heroes prepare for the final battle against Thanos is the most cathartic experience I had in a movie this year.
The film’s use of the quantum realm allows the audience to experience moments from some of the previous MCU films and gives main as well as supporting players opportunities to shine. For example, Rene Russo has a glorified cameo that did more for her character than Thor and Thor: The Dark World.
Everyone fails at who they’re supposed to be, Thor. A measure of a person, of a hero, is how well they succeed at being who they are.
-Frigga (Rene Russo)
