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Avengers Endgame: Appreciating the enormity of the MCU
A review
Spoiler alert: we liked this movie
Phase 1
Appreciating the establishment of the characters of Iron Man and Captain America. That grenade scene. Joss Whedon writing and directing teams of characters learning to work together. Realizing the first movie in the MCU came out in 2008. Realizing just how long ago 2008 was.
Phase 2
James Gunn appreciation (ps Super was really really good!). Guardians introducing a new level of comedy into the MCU.
Phase 3
Guardians dad feels. Our favorite MCU movies. Appreciating Spiderverse even though it doesn’t count.
Money and The Mouse
The huge money-making power of this franchise. A review of budgets and revenue in the MCU. Feeling conflicted about enjoying these otherwise-impossible projects while Disney slowly buys up the entirety of western media.
Time travel quantum gobbledlygook
Time travel. Single-timeline time travel vs branching-timelines. The classic scientific “Loki-Hypercube paradox.” Timeline diagram for Avengers: Endgame. Avoiding the Novikov self-consistency principle for paradox avoidance. The “Deutsch proposition.” Robbing Peter in one timeline to pay Paul in another. Playing the time travel genie to wish for more wishes.
Characters
Character growth. Going over Cap, Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, etc. Observing how these characters have grown over time.
Past Coverage
Avengers: Endgame timeline diagram: imgur
Marvel movie budgets and box office revenue: Reddit
"The Limitations of the Marvel Cinematic Universe" by Patrick Willems Part 1: YouTube
"The Limitations of the Marvel Cinematic Universe" by Patrick Willems Part 2: YouTube
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A review
Spoiler alert: we liked this movie
Phase 1
Appreciating the establishment of the characters of Iron Man and Captain America. That grenade scene. Joss Whedon writing and directing teams of characters learning to work together. Realizing the first movie in the MCU came out in 2008. Realizing just how long ago 2008 was.
Phase 2
James Gunn appreciation (ps Super was really really good!). Guardians introducing a new level of comedy into the MCU.
Phase 3
Guardians dad feels. Our favorite MCU movies. Appreciating Spiderverse even though it doesn’t count.
Money and The Mouse
The huge money-making power of this franchise. A review of budgets and revenue in the MCU. Feeling conflicted about enjoying these otherwise-impossible projects while Disney slowly buys up the entirety of western media.
Time travel quantum gobbledlygook
Time travel. Single-timeline time travel vs branching-timelines. The classic scientific “Loki-Hypercube paradox.” Timeline diagram for Avengers: Endgame. Avoiding the Novikov self-consistency principle for paradox avoidance. The “Deutsch proposition.” Robbing Peter in one timeline to pay Paul in another. Playing the time travel genie to wish for more wishes.
Characters
Character growth. Going over Cap, Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, etc. Observing how these characters have grown over time.
Past Coverage
Avengers: Endgame timeline diagram: imgur
Marvel movie budgets and box office revenue: Reddit
"The Limitations of the Marvel Cinematic Universe" by Patrick Willems Part 1: YouTube
"The Limitations of the Marvel Cinematic Universe" by Patrick Willems Part 2: YouTube
Support the show!
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