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RandySF

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Sun May 5, 2019, 11:24 PM May 2019

Avengers: Endgame finale marks a cultural milestone (SPOILER)

When it was first announced that Avengers: Endgame would be over three hours long, everyone freaked out. But now that we’ve all seen the final film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase 3, we understand why the follow-up to Avengers: Infinity War had to be so long. Not only did it effectively wrap up founding Avengers members’ story arcs either by death or happy ending, but it also introduced a new generation of Marvel heroes.

In the same scene in which we realized we were going to have to say goodbye to Steve Rogers’ Captain America (Chris Evans) after he returned to his past and grew old, it became clear that Marvel wasn’t done with Captain America just yet. Steve gifted his shield to Sam Wilson aka Falcon (Anthony Mackie), effectively passing the torch to his friend and ally. But does this mean Sam is the new Captain America in the MCU?

Yep, Sam Wilson Is Captain America Now

If that final scene between old man Steve and Sam as Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) looked on in silent approval is to be believed, then yes. Steve gave not only the Captain America shield but also the mantle to someone he could trust. Sam didn’t jump at the chance to wear the shield; he was apprehensive and even said that the shield felt like “someone else’s.” That humility and Sam’s eventual promise to do his best to honor Steve was all the proof that Steve needed that he made the right choice in passing on his legacy to Sam. The MCU made it clear with this scene that no matter what happens in the future, Captain America’s legacy will live on in a new form.

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https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/05/231362/is-anthony-mackie-captain-america-now-after-avengers-endgame

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Avengers: Endgame finale marks a cultural milestone (SPOILER) (Original Post) RandySF May 2019 OP
Never been a comic book reader, but the MCU films have hit it out of the park for me. LanternWaste May 2019 #1
 

LanternWaste

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1. Never been a comic book reader, but the MCU films have hit it out of the park for me.
Mon May 6, 2019, 02:56 PM
May 2019

Something about them has checked every "what I want from a movie" box, plus checked off a few more boxes I didn't even know were there.

And it's kinda nice knowing there's a franchise I can take any combination of my date, my little niece and her friends, my mom and aunt, and my friends to without really worrying about content.

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