One of the most powerful aspects of 2019 Avengers: Endgame That’s how it has not just united Marvel loyalists, but superhero movie fans as a whole. It capped off more than a decade of films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, celebrating the pattern that many studios would try to follow to capture pop culture success. And a lot of that had to do with how the infinity saga was, culminating in the war against Thanos.
Interestingly, the versatile Chris Evans, who played the iconic Captain America in the MCU, tweeted to mark the third anniversary of the movie that ended Phase Three. But what’s most interesting about his online interaction is the final fight he was enjoying. End of Game had a better Thor than Chris Hemsworth’s version for some deadly reason.
It all comes down to the killing blow, which the Odinson missed Infinity War. If he had thrown his ax into Thanos’ head, the Mad Titan couldn’t have removed half the life across the cosmos. Unfortunately, Thor wanted to gloat and by deliberately not taking the lead, pushing Stormbreaker into the villain’s chest, The Snap happened, leaving Thor depressed. It was sympathetic but the guilt was understandable as it proved that he was not the mature, intelligent and responsible king that Odin had imagined.
In End of Game, however, when Cap grabbed Mjolnir in the finale, spun it around, and began beating the Mad Titan, even Thor was impressed. He unleashed it as the Sentinel of Liberty used his shield and the hammer to land several massive blows at Thanos, nearly all of the strikes aimed at his skull. Luckily for the villain, he was wearing his sturdy armor and was adept at dancing and weaving, but Cap improvised, bringing down lightning to try and kill him. Fans had never seen Steve go on a rampage like this before, but he just knew he had to lose his moral compass or the Infinity Gauntlet-fueled genocide would happen again.
The moment Thanos was electrocuted and sprawled on the ground, Steve leapt into the air and tried to smash the hammer into him to end things once and for all. That would have been the definitive blow, and the one that Thanos couldn’t get away from. Reconciling it all, it at least proved that Cap had learned from Thor’s mistake.
The relentless, bloodthirsty tyrant stalked away, however, dodging and then using his blade to wound Steve, counting his lucky stars, the Avenger didn’t make contact. Steve would eventually need help from his peers, but this reinforced Cap was the better strategist, tactician and soldier, adapting on the fly. This is why the hammer, which took Cap in Age of Ultron, has become his tool. In that sense, as badass as the Odinson was, Steve understanding what the mission needed and the daunting impact he had as a fearless leader turned him into a much better Thor.
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