Over the past 11 years, the MCU has given us some of the best films in cinematic history. Whether they made us cheer, whoop for joy, weep or broke our hearts, there’s no denying the crazy rollercoaster that the MCU has sent us on.
Endgame however was the pinnacle of the rollercoaster, where we really were thrown off balance and hit us harder in the feels than Infinity War did – and boy, was that rough!
Looking back at the recent addition and the end of MCU’s OG Avengers era, I’ve picked 10 moments (in no particular order) from Avengers: Endgame that really had me - and I’m sure many others – overwhelmed by feelings.
10.Natasha’s determination to carry on
As we all know, the aftermath of Thanos’ snap was pretty significant and obviously hit hard for many of our beloved MCU heroes. However, one that soldiered on despite all the hardship and pain was our badass tough as nails Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow. We watch as the time jump occurs, and she is still persevering in keeping the world safe – it’s what she does. It’s a really tough position to be in, a lonely one at that and we as an audience can see and feel that when she speaks of Clint and everyone else, they’d lost. Her determination and strength to carry on is one that truly shines through and shows us that she truly has found her family.
9. Tony Stark and his family
After Spider-Man: Homecoming hit the big screen, we were enlightened to the hilarious yet adorably awkward father-son-like relationship between Tony Stark and Peter Parker. It pretty much has taken off and has been referred to as a canon relationship of sorts – Marvel kinda hinted at how Tony feels about it in Endgame anyway.
But we all know that beneath the genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist exterior of Tony Stark, lies the biggest heart in the world. He only ever wants the best for those closest to him, in particular for Pepper. It was so special to see him living a more wholesome life with Pep and their beautiful little girl Morgan. Although he, of course, did still have that guilt about Peter, he was able to put that into the back of his mind and enjoy being present with his family.
8. New Asgard
The last time we saw Thor in Infinity War, it had been a pretty rough time for him; he’d watched Heimdall, and his brother Loki be killed in front of him, Asgard was no longer existent and on top of all of that, they’d lost the battle against Thanos. Needless to say, Thor wasn’t doing too well, and we see the effect all of this has had on him in Endgame.
After the rest of the Asgardians found their feet on Earth, they cultivated a New Asgard to live out their days in during the five years of the snap. Thor, once a leader to the people of Asgard, had taken an unfortunate downward spiral into a depressive state. For many, his larger figure and more laidback lifestyle of playing Fortnite on the PlayStation was one to laugh at. And whilst it was rather entertaining, it was really interesting to see just how much his life had changed and how much of an effect the snap had on our God of Lightning.
7. Tony & Steve
They’ve always had a bit of banter between them, so much that Marvel made a film called Civil War, but Tony and Steve’s relationship developed even further during Endgame. After Tony is safely back on Earth, he has a breakdown and predominantly blames Cap for not being around when he needed him. He lashes out in pain and grief, assigning the blame to Cap for what happened and whilst it is tough to watch, it really does ring true after the events of Civil War.
Fortunately for us as viewers, these two MCU heroes aren’t at each other’s throats for much longer as Tony eventually comes to his senses, races up to the Avengers HQ ready to offer his help. As he says “Turns out resentment is corrosive, and I hate it” to which Steve agrees and it’s a big moment for the two of them. Tony returns the shield to him; they reconcile ending their civil war and move forward as teammates to rectify the effects of the snap.
6. America’s Ass
As the team plans to travel through time to stop the snap from happening, Scott, Tony, and Steve return to 2012’s Battle of New York to get a hold of the Space Stone. The majority of the scenes that follow are purely for fan-service but boy was it worth it! One particular scene post-battle sees Tony and Scott watching on as the 2012 Avengers relish in the defeat of Loki and his army. During said scene, Stark makes a passing comment about “that suit doing nothing for your ass” to which Scott rebuts with what probably is one of the best lines to come out of Avengers: Endgame:
“I think you look great, Cap. As far as I’m concerned, that’s America’s ass.”
Especially when Marvel decided to throw in a cheeky quip at Cap’s famous one-liner “I can do this all day” during a 2023 Cap vs 2012 Cap fight ending in the former admiring the past version’s rear.
“That is America’s ass.”
5. Steve & Peggy
It would be impossible for me to share my thoughts and feelings on Endgamewithout mentioning my power couple, Steve Rogers and Peggy Carter! I was beyond happy to see the two on the big screen again, especially after the way things were left at the end of The First Avenger.
In Endgame, we get a brief glimpse of Peggy and her work life with S.H.I.E.L.D. during Steve and Tony’s time travel back to the 70s. It was a truly touching moment as Steve looked on at Peggy whilst she fussed around the office, only separated by a pane of glass at one point. Pulling on the heartstrings further as we see Steve’s reaction to seeing her again, his love for her still stronger than ever.
To add to this beautiful moment, Steggy fans get the moment we’d been eagerly wishing for so many years to come true. In the post-credit scene for Endgame we see that during Steve’s time in the past that he and Peggy reunited, they finally had their dance and the look on both of their faces is something to truly be treasured.
4. Vormir
There were many moments in Infinity War and Endgame that broke our hearts but nothing hurt more than the events that occurred in the eerie planet of Vormir. Located at the center of Celestial existence within the universe where the Soul Stone is kept is Vormir, presently guarded by the Red Skull – seen in The First Avenger.
As Thanos’ goal in Infinity War was to collect all the Infinity Stones in order to wipe out half of all living things, he journeys with Gamora to Vormir in order to retrieve the Soul Stone. However, a trade is never that simple. In order for one to gain the Soul Stone, one soul must be traded for the stone. Most of us know that Thanos did the selfish act of murdering his daughter by pushing her off the cliff in order for him to retrieve the stone.
In Endgame, Clint and Natasha travel to Vormir to do the same unbeknownst to them about the cost of the stone. After several minutes of fighting it out, Natasha is dangling off the cliff held tightly by Clint to which she sacrifices herself and breaks all our hearts and souls in the process.
3. #Worthy
I don’t think we could have asked for a better punchline to one of the greatest jokes in the MCU. In 2015’s Age of Ultron, whilst almost all of the Avengers could not lift Mjolnir, Cap was the only one who made it budge a little, hinting that he may have some worthiness within him. For many fans, it went over their heads but for some eagle-eyed comic book aficionados, this was a BIG deal. And boy were they correct!
Cap is the one man left standing during his, Thor and Tony’s face-off against Thanos in Endgame. He’s been kicked to the ground, Thanos is currently pressuring Stormbreaker into Thor’s chest when Cap rises up, and the moment we all waited for had finally arrived. Mjolnir flies past Thanos and into the hands of America’s son, crowning him W O R T H Y.
And the scene just gets better as an almost-defeated Thor watches on with pure pride and joy – just like us in the audience – and utters the words we all were thinking: “I KNEW IT!”
Leave it to the MCU to take a joke referenced in a past movie and turn it into one of the best revelations in this incredible cinematic universe!
2. “On your left”
Following the aforementioned hammer-wielding events, we see Steve yet again on his own, a broken shield but not a broken spirit as he stalks towards Thanos ready to give it all he’s got…and out of the silence we hear the three words we never expected.
“On your left.”
And cue the craziness as portals are opened left right and center around our American hero, all the Avengers enter the barren wasteland of Titan. Every single one of our favourite heroes joins the battle alongside Cap and says the magic words that we have waited 7 years to hear:
1. “I love you 3000”
There are a lot of moments in this film that warm our hearts, break them, make us laugh or make us cry. But one standout sequence that threads its way from beginning to end is a message Tony pre-recorded for Pepper and Morgan. By the end of the film, after Tony’s heroic but tragic death, the message is continued, and he finishes it by echoing the words Morgan said to her dad in the beginning:
There are so many other moments I could talk about as this film was a true cinematic masterpiece, one that had me sobbing from start to end, but that would honestly give me a whole book worth to write about!
What were some of your favourite moments in Avengers: Endgame?
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