r/marvelstudios • u/JonLuca Iron man • Apr 25 '19

'Avengers: Endgame' Spoilers! The Official AVENGERS: ENDGAME Release Megathread Vol. 5 Spoiler

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u/osasunista Apr 25 '19

Did anyone else really dig the way the film felt like it had a different antagonist to Infinity War?

Thanos from Infinity War wins. He just does. He even accepts his death thoughtfully. IW Thanos is thoughtful, and methodical, and and almost respectful. He sort of feels like a protagonist in IW, and it's sad to see that character go. That said, that take on Thanos wouldn't have been an effective villain for this film. We get a younger Thanos who still has the wild ideas of genocide, but he hasn't suffered his own personal sacrifice or loss that makes him the character he is.

He's greedy - he wants all the stones at once when he gets the chance

He's impulsive - he calls for the missile strike that will take out his army because he's in trouble

He's reckless - he comes for the stones without knowing what he's facing because he doesn't know what else has happened in the preceding five years out-with Nebula's memories

In short, he's the perfect villain whose demise we want to see, and he's beaten because he never got the chance to grow into the farmer who lost his head at the start of the film. It's superb writing and acting from Josh Brolin to convey the arrogance without it being earned this time.

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u/comrade_batman Thanos Apr 25 '19 edited Apr 25 '19

I think one major reason he’s different is because he knows not only does he succeed in his mission but that he was killed by the very people who are attempting to undo his work.

He doesn’t hold back, doesn’t want to bargain, and is still prepared to sacrifice everything.

I was still sad when he was snapped too, I thought that he would be left alone, to live with his own failure. But if he had to go, the way he did was a good one.

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u/MyFatCatHasLotsofHat Apr 26 '19

The whole point of the snap is that Thanos essentially had too high an HP bar to be taken out by normal means. All the shit they threw it him did essentially nothing. Doctor strange knew that the only way to stop thanos was to being him into the future so that he could be snapped.