This is an exercise I'm sure people around the world have done. However, when in the right mood, it's a tremendous ride. When Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame came out in back to back years, they were both the massive cinematic experiences of epic proportions. And, of course, the big movie events of 2018 and 2019 (arguably ever), respectively. Once one owns them on Blu-ray (like I do) or has access to them via Disney+, eventually the time will come when one has to watch them back to back in one sitting. That day came for me.
There's a constant debate between the two Marvel films regarding which one is better. While thinking about that debate, I took it upon myself to do the exercise of seeing both as one, given that they actually are one VERY LONG film, divided into two parts.
What I always observed is that Infinity War was so action-packed and tense, that it didn't give us as viewers a chance to breathe and let things simmer. Of course, that was the idea. That was the one thing lacking for me. However, that doesn't stop this movie from being the impactful piece that it ended up being. I've said on many occasions that this was The Empire Strikes Back for this generation: our heroes lose, the bad guy wins, it's not a happy ending.
Where these two work well as one is in the balance that Endgame brought. It was stripped down and back to basics with the original core group of the Avengers. The balance between both pictures in one sitting make for this an even more satisfying experience. The team of Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Ant-Man, Rocket, and Nebula buckled down, shook it off and made another attempt, of course with the help of time travel and that whole sequence of going through all their old timelines to get the stones.
It works well as one because you see the differences between the past and future Thanos. The Thanos of Infinity War was introspective, measured, immovable, undaunted, and dead-set on getting it all done; and eventually, he did. He did all he had to do and that was it. What Endgame did was show us a Thanos that was a little more ruthless, a few years younger, and a tad bit reckless. He had not collected a stone. After the Avengers collected the Infinity Stones and Thanos found his way to the present timeline and had a chance to collect them all in one attempt. That chance shifted his thinking because he knew his strength and how massive his army was. He was more arrogant and overconfident. Of course, that cost him in the end.
Which film was better? My answer: see them both as one and you'll find that together, Infinity War and Endgame make the best Marvel movie of them all. From the battle of all battles to save the universe that eventually fails to a self-reflection and character-centric look at Earth's mightiest heroes, it's a 5+ hour period that is well spent in revisiting the biggest cinematic phenomenon of the past decade.
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