Avengers: Endgame (2019) 5 5

[Prince Namor]

Scarlet O'Hara is definitely A-list.

[Bosco685]

22 minutes ago, Chuck Gower said:

Scarlet O'Hara is definitely A-list.

Only if her film can be brought forward to 2019 and clear $2B, she appears in a dedicated comic book series and she can eat ice cream from her navel.

Edited May 14, 2019 by Bosco685
Wrong body part

[Comicopolis]

24 minutes ago, Chuck Gower said:

Scarlet O'Hara is definitely A-list.

Scarlet Witch is better.

[Prince Namor]

45 minutes ago, Comicopolis said:

Scarlet Witch is better.

WE both may think so, but Clark Cable could frankly give a...

[Mystafo]

Or not

[Bosco685]

10 hours ago, ComicConnoisseur said:

Best superhero movie of all time.

“Nuff said!” 

I think to say either Infinity War or Endgame on their own are the greatest superhero movies ever, it can potentially ignore the extensive buildup strategy leading to these gargantuans.

On their own, they would be blockbusters with many characters and potential confusion. As part of a franchise which took 11 years to tell a much larger story, then you have nostalgia and attachment to many characters that otherwise may not have occurred with the general audience.

Hats off to Kevin Feige and his entire creative crew for pulling this together. No matter what bumps in the road occurred, they stuck to a plan.

Edited May 14, 2019 by Bosco685

[theCapraAegagrus]

49 minutes ago, Bosco685 said:

Yes.

[Bosco685]

19 minutes ago, TwoPiece said:

Yes.

No. It isn't.

Without the emotional influences achieved through character introductions, backstories shared and then half impacted by The Decimation in Infinity War, the results of Endgame could end up like Ready Player One where you have a massive appearance of icons that otherwise would have little attachment to the individuals in the film. As a franchise package, you get all of that resulting in what many are considered the biggest win ever for superhero movies. It's a bundled experience.

Edited May 14, 2019 by Bosco685

[theCapraAegagrus]

1 minute ago, Bosco685 said:

No. It isn't.

Without the emotional influences achieved through character introductions, backstories shared and then half impacted by The Decimation in Infinity War, the results of Endgame could end up like Ready Player One where you have a massive appearance of icons that otherwise would like your attachment to the individuals in the film. As a franchise package, you get all of that resulting in what many are considered the biggest win ever for superhero movies. It's a bundled experience.

[Bosco685]

2 minutes ago, TwoPiece said:

[marmat]

20 years from now,  this incredible MCU run of movie will be considered a pop culture phenomenon just like Star Wars. 

[Bosco685]

3 minutes ago, marmat said:

20 years from now,  this incredible MCU run of movie will be considered a pop culture phenomenon just like Star Wars. 

That's the real win. The franchise as a whole.

[Old_Man_Adam]

14 hours ago, Chuck Gower said:

WE both may think so, but Clark Cable could frankly give a...

Clark Cable -no relation to Scott Summers 

[Antpark]

5 hours ago, Bosco685 said:

No. It isn't.

Without the emotional influences achieved through character introductions, backstories shared and then half impacted by The Decimation in Infinity War, the results of Endgame could end up like Ready Player One where you have a massive appearance of icons that otherwise would have little attachment to the individuals in the film. As a franchise package, you get all of that resulting in what many are considered the biggest win ever for superhero movies. It's a bundled experience.

What about . . . . Best Picture 2019? 

[theCapraAegagrus]

1 minute ago, Antpark said:

What about . . . . Best Picture 2019? 

Spoiler

That scene of Cap looking out as Thanos' army invades Earth right before Falcon says "on your left"...

(insert eggplant)

There are so many scenes of pure beauty.

[Bosco685]

15 minutes ago, Antpark said:

What about . . . . Best Picture 2019? 

Now THAT is most probably going to happen as a nomination. Some reporting sites say Disney is going to push that hard.

Is ‘Avengers: Endgame’ an Oscar Contender?

Quote

Looking at this purely from a statistical standpoint, the star-studded sequel has a fair shot at a Best Picture nomination. While the full Top 10 Highest Grossing Films of All-Time list contains only three Best Picture nominees, the last four films that held the title of “highest grossing film of all time” at the worldwide box office were Avatar, Titanic, Jurassic Park, and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Three of those films earned Best Picture nominations, and all won at least one Oscar.

 

Indeed, it’s not just landing on the list that makes these films noteworthy—it’s earning the title of “highest grossing film of all time.” That kind of record is impossible to ignore, and the fact that Endgame just surpassed Titanic’s record #2 slot—which stood for nearly 22 years—is extremely significant. If it passes Avatar, which won three Oscars and had a serious shot to win Best Picture, it feels like Avengers: Endgame’s Best Picture nomination chances will skyrocket. How does the industry just ignore a herculean achievement like that, and for a well-reviewed film no less?

 

To that point, does Avengers: Endgame deserve Oscar recognition? While we’ve yet to see what the competition looks like, judged on its own merits I’d say it does. As a standalone film, it’s supremely satisfying. Directors Joe and Anthony Russowisely let the audience sit with the characters in their pain for quite some time, allowing us to really feel the stakes of bringing back those who were dusted by Thanos’ snap. And structurally, screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely plotted this three-hour adventure perfectly: the first hour is an emotional grief drama, the second hour is a thrilling time-travel adventure, and the third hour is the big climactic battle that is full of payoff following years of setup.

 

[fantastic_four]

I will bet anyone $10K that Endgame will not be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.  It'd be the easiest money I ever made!  

There's no real artistic message in the film with significant social or individual importance.  You could argue that the environmental aspect of Thanos wanting to reduce overpopulation was somewhat of a social message in Infinity War, but meh, it's a sci-fi one that fell apart if you looked at it for too long.  The Academy doesn't nominate films unless they have some sort of a message, a moral or a theme that they're conveying.  Black Panther had that, Avengers doesn't.

The Dark Knight is the finest superhero film ever made, but that didn't deserve an Oscar nod, either.  No real message, just top-notch entertainment.

Edited May 14, 2019 by fantastic_four

[theCapraAegagrus]

1 minute ago, fantastic_four said:

I will bet anyone $10K that Endgame will not be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.  It'd be the easiest money I ever made!  

There's no real artistic message in the film with significant social or individual importance.  You could argue that the environmental aspect of Thanos wanting to reduce overpopulation was somewhat of a social message, but meh, it's a sci-fi one that fell apart if you looked at it for too long.  The Academy doesn't nominate films unless they have some sort of a message, a moral or a theme that they're conveying.  Black Panther had that, Avengers doesn't.

The Dark Knight is the finest superhero film ever made, but that didn't deserve an Oscar nod, either.  No real message, just top-notch entertainment.

He also ditched that motivation in the 3rd Act when he vowed to, "reduce the universe to a single atom".

What about $1? I'll bet you $1.00 that it gets nominated. Just for s^&*s and giggles?

[fantastic_four]

The biggest farce in the last few decades of Oscar Best Picture nominations and wins was Return of the King.  Which is a film I love and revere...it just didn't deserve an Oscar nod, much less a win.  Reviewers gave the award to Peter Jackson as some sort of a bizarre misplaced achievement award for the influence of Tolkien's work on Western culture more than Jackson's.  In retrospect of how Jackson's treatment didn't translate as well to the Hobbit, has ANY Best Picture win ever held up more poorly than Return of the King?  It was puzzling at the time, and it's no less so today, but there's undoubtedly a ton of voter's remorse over that film now.  I love all those films, Hobbit trilogy included, but they're all pure entertainment unworthy of Oscar consideration.

And Endgame is no Return of the King.  It has no chance at the primo Oscar categories.

[theCapraAegagrus]

Just now, fantastic_four said:

The biggest farce in the last few decades of Oscar Best Picture nominations and wins was Return of the King.  Which is a film I love and revere...it just didn't deserve an Oscar nod, much less a win.  Reviewers gave the award to Peter Jackson as some sort of a bizarre misplaced achievement award for the influence of Tolkien's work on Western culture more than Jackson's.  In retrospect of how Jackson's treatment didn't translate as well to the Hobbit, has ANY Best Picture win ever held up more poorly than Return of the King?  It was puzzling at the time, and it's no less so today, but there's undoubtedly a ton of voter's remorse over that film now.  I love all those films, Hobbit trilogy included, but they're all pure entertainment unworthy of Oscar consideration.

And Endgame is no Return of the King.  It has no chance at the primo Oscar categories.

Put your money where your fingers are!

Loser sends $1.00 via PayPal to the winner. Bet on?