{"id":193866,"date":"2021-02-15T20:00:18","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T20:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/avengers-endgame-ruined-two-part-finales\/"},"modified":"2021-02-15T20:00:18","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T20:00:18","slug":"avengers-endgame-ruined-two-part-movie-finales-game-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/02\/15\/avengers-endgame-ruined-two-part-movie-finales-game-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"Avengers: Endgame Ruined Two-Part Movie Finales | Game Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Having a two-part conclusion to a cinematic saga has been a growing trend for a while now. Kicked off in earnest by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 <\/em>(2010)<\/a> and Part 2<\/em> (2011), it has becoming increasingly common for big-budget, \u2018tentpole\u2019 franchises (especially those based on existing properties, like novels) to split up their final entries and release them as multiple features. While some of this can be attributed to the \u2018final\u2019 films often being so large and ambitious that they need multiple movies to fully tell their stories, there is a more obvious reason: greed.<\/p>\n

Indeed, why would studios only release one film, when they could release two and double their profits, milking audiences for as much as they could? This practice becomes even more egregious when franchises like The Hobbit<\/em> get in on the action<\/a>. Despite the original novel only being 310 pages long, Peter Jackson managed to create three whole films out of this source material, stretching out the plot and filling the gaps with vacuous nonsense (why did he invent a dwarf-elf-elf love triangle and make it feature so prominently?). Really, a lot of fans had become fed-up with this newfound practice, once again having their loyalty and interests manipulated by avaricious studios. Nevertheless, they followed along, out of love for their favorite properties.<\/p>\n

Related: <\/strong>Simon Pegg Still Cries When He Watches Avengers: Endgame <\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

But then Avengers: Endgame<\/em> (2019) was released, and attitudes changed. Following on from 2018\u2019s Avengers: Infinity War<\/em>, the film was part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe\u2019s two-part finale to the \u2018Infinity Saga\u2019 that had begun with 2009\u2019s Iron Man<\/em><\/a>. Directly responding to the plot and events of Infinity War<\/em>, but also touching on all of the then-21 films of the MCU, the movie was a climactic resolution to the stories of countless characters and multiple franchises; it totally justified its own existence. Featuring the death of Iron Man<\/a>, the defeat of Thanos, the retirement of Captain America<\/a>, the reunification of the Avengers, and even the return of half of all life in the universe, Endgame<\/em> did not disappoint.<\/p>\n

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This was, of course, reflected in the critical and commercial response to the film. Receiving a rare \u2018A+\u2019 score from CinemaScore (a polling company that gauges audience responses to films) and 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, as well as shattering records to become the highest-grossing movie of all time<\/a>, Endgame<\/em> succeeded on every front.<\/p>\n

However, this success comes at a cost: Endgame<\/em> has reframed what justifies a two-part finale in the eyes of the movie-going public. Now, two-part film finales can be \u2018allowed\u2019\u2026 but only if they reach the level of Endgame<\/em>. In this regard, the film has ruined the concept of the two-part finale as studios actually need to justify them, so they can\u2019t be meaningless cash-grabs anymore.<\/p>\n

Take the conclusion to Lionsgate\u2019s Hunger Games <\/em>series for example<\/a>. Split into Mockingjay: Part 1<\/em> (2014) and Mockingjay: Part 2<\/em> (2015), this finale\u2019s two-parter nature was widely criticized as being unnecessary, making both individual films suffer as a result. Due to the way the movies divided the source material\u2019s plot, Part 1<\/em> was full of character development but no action, and Part 2<\/em> was full of action but no character development; it was totally unbalanced. Equally, because the original novel wasn\u2019t long enough to justify two whole films (being only 390 pages long), the screenwriters once again invented new details to fill the bloated run-times, angering fans and undermining the social commentary of the series.<\/p>\n

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Conversely, Infinity War<\/em> and Endgame<\/em> balance their plot and action perfectly, delivering heartfelt character moments along with big-budget spectacle throughout both. In fact, the only criticism that could be levied at the films is that they are full to the brim: while the Mockingjay<\/em> movies languished in being too long and bloated, Avengers<\/em> 3 and 4 had the exact opposite problem, offering too much. In a world where most two-part finales share the same problem as the Hunger Games<\/em> (the Deathly Hallows <\/em>films were also criticized for poorly dividing the plot), it\u2019s rather refreshing that Infinity War <\/em>and Endgame<\/em> break the mold.<\/p>\n

However, despite the new attitudes towards these two-part finales, they\u2019re not going away any time soon. It was recently revealed that both the Mission Impossible<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and Fast and Furious <\/em>franchises<\/a> would be ending with two-film finales, likely inspired by the box-office success of Endgame<\/em>. While it is, of course, easier for these films as they\u2019re not fully based on any existing source material (i.e., unlike Hunger Games<\/em>, they won’t struggle to translate a story from book to screen), there are some pertinent lessons they can learn from Endgame<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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First, make sure the two films are balanced in terms of action and plot (don\u2019t front-load the character stuff!). Second, justify the existence of the second film relative to the first (let each film exist in its own right). And, lastly, if the film is going to be over 90 minutes long, then it needs to be full to the brim and not a bloated mess. Hopefully, if future franchises take these lessons to heart, Endgame<\/em> won\u2019t have ruined the two-part finale format; it will have improved it.<\/p>\n

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