While we didn't see every previous character possible from the MCU, they brought back plenty. I was fine with this, because we're going to see plenty of those guys in forthcoming movies. As this is (theoretically) the end of the line for Tony, Steve, et al., I want the story to focus on them.
The way they managed to bring back so many without them feeling they'd been shoehorned in was quite the feat. Agreed. They didn't really manage it with Age of Ultron, and with slightly more success in Civil War and Infinity War. But here they really nailed it. I think a lot of this is to do with their opting to not try to summarize the characters' story arcs for new viewers (a pet peeve of mine and something a lot of series try to do). If you haven't watched the previous 22 films, why should you be catered to?
One of the other things you haven't mentioned that I did like is that those who were dead before the first snap stayed dead. Ye-es, she says cautiously. They certainly set the stage for Loki's resurrection, and I wouldn't be surprised if other characters return later, a la Phil Coulson.
Natasha's death on the other hand was unexpected. Yes, I thought the script would have them discover a loophole the stone's sacrifice requirement by their willingness to sacrifice themselves so the other could live...but they did not do that and I am sad for Natasha.
I've never been a fan of the pairing. I like Pepper as a character, but not as Tony's love interest Initially, I really liked them as a couple, but now I can't separate Paltrow from the characters she plays, a la Tom Cruise.
or her being reduced to the mother of his child. Yes.
They could have completely removed Pepper and Morgan from the story and very little would have changed. YES.
Maybe Steve wouldn't have had the impetus to find Peggy afterwards I thought his choice was spurred by seeing Peggy during the time travel sequence at the base.
And fair enough about the post apocalyptic scenery, but somehow humanity still managed to keep the lights on, processed foods in production, and enough government/police presence going to prevent rioting, looting, profiteering, human trafficking, and all the other stuff I'd expect to quickly emerge if half of all humanity randomly disappeared. And yes, that's a little too much realism for this movieverse, but that's where my brain goes, so...
Happy to hear additional thoughts whenever your brain unjumbles them!
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Date: 2019-04-28 12:28 pm (UTC)I was fine with this, because we're going to see plenty of those guys in forthcoming movies. As this is (theoretically) the end of the line for Tony, Steve, et al., I want the story to focus on them.
The way they managed to bring back so many without them feeling they'd been shoehorned in was quite the feat.
Agreed. They didn't really manage it with Age of Ultron, and with slightly more success in Civil War and Infinity War. But here they really nailed it. I think a lot of this is to do with their opting to not try to summarize the characters' story arcs for new viewers (a pet peeve of mine and something a lot of series try to do). If you haven't watched the previous 22 films, why should you be catered to?
One of the other things you haven't mentioned that I did like is that those who were dead before the first snap stayed dead.
Ye-es, she says cautiously. They certainly set the stage for Loki's resurrection, and I wouldn't be surprised if other characters return later, a la Phil Coulson.
Natasha's death on the other hand was unexpected.
Yes, I thought the script would have them discover a loophole the stone's sacrifice requirement by their willingness to sacrifice themselves so the other could live...but they did not do that and I am sad for Natasha.
I've never been a fan of the pairing. I like Pepper as a character, but not as Tony's love interest
Initially, I really liked them as a couple, but now I can't separate Paltrow from the characters she plays, a la Tom Cruise.
or her being reduced to the mother of his child.
Yes.
They could have completely removed Pepper and Morgan from the story and very little would have changed.
YES.
Maybe Steve wouldn't have had the impetus to find Peggy afterwards
I thought his choice was spurred by seeing Peggy during the time travel sequence at the base.
And fair enough about the post apocalyptic scenery, but somehow humanity still managed to keep the lights on, processed foods in production, and enough government/police presence going to prevent rioting, looting, profiteering, human trafficking, and all the other stuff I'd expect to quickly emerge if half of all humanity randomly disappeared. And yes, that's a little too much realism for this movieverse, but that's where my brain goes, so...
Happy to hear additional thoughts whenever your brain unjumbles them!