Not really a movie buff, I watched it I think 2 weeks ago? With my wife, and this was before she knew I was transgender... I get the feeling if I bring it up now, she'd equate it to losing me at the end, too.
Throughout the film, I felt like they really did try to squeeze as much character personalities into each scene, but for me, it surprisingly didn't feel too dense or rushed in any way. I thought it was beautifully paced for what they were trying to do. And I was always wondering how the movie might tie in so many different people, all fighting Thanos in some capacity, while being so spread out for various reasons.
My wife has always been a real comic book geek, and I already knew the outcome, so when it happened I was quite dumbfounded, but she didn't have exactly the same reaction.
Real talk, though, it did make me reflect on potentially losing my masculine or old self; I don't necessarily want to erase what I was, but I find that I care so much more about where things are going, instead. I even jokingly made a tweet about it to Lonely Thanos here:
https://twitter.com/_TransGaming_/status/996441961153298433I really like Thanos and the actor's portrayal of him in this movie, I feel like so much than just the context of Thanos' ambition was riding on this character's shoulders to make the movie a success. I felt like I could see how each encounter chipped away at his own resolve, but ultimately, I can't disagree with his thoughts. And I think this sort of thing is now becoming a repeating thing in films as of late, the idea of purging the population for some greater good. My first encounter with it was Kingsman.
And anything that actually is tapping into the current stream of the world's collective (un)consciousness is always going to resonate more with an audience.
