People are describing Avengers: Endgame as a mind-blowing achievement in filmmaking,
a love letter to the fans, and a flawless culmination of the entire Marvel Cinematic
Universe thus far.
it's mostly been positivity all around for Marvel Studios' 22nd movie "mostly" being
the operative word here.
Reviews from critics are stellar, with the film scoring Certified Fresh distinction on
Rotten Tomatoes less than 24 hours after the review embargo lifted, but response from some
fans has been considerably less so… and that's putting it lightly.
If you want to find out what it is some people are so mad about, no worries there are no
spoilers here.
Apparently, many Marvel enthusiasts are angry at Avengers: Endgame over one thing: it doesn't
feature a post-credits scene.
Shocking news, we know, as it's customary in the MCU for each installment to cap off
with at least one sequence after the credits have rolled, whether it's a portentous tease
for movies to come or a humorous tag to leave you laughing as the movie ends.
I'm not that kind of doctor.
I'm not a therapist.
It's not my training.
I don't have the—"
"What, the time?"
"Temperament."
While some movies in the series have had as many as five little scenes during the credits,
Avengers: Endgame has zero, much to the outrage and confusion of some fans across the globe.
If you waited for a thousand names to scroll by and got nothing in return for it, you might
be a little ticked off too.
"Hi — I'm Captain America, here to talk to you about one of the most valuable traits
a soldier or student can have — patience."
After several sources confirmed that Endgame goes without a single scene to cap things
off, and following the international debut of the film earlier this week, fans took to
social media to lodge complaints and express bewilderment.
Along with a pair of frowning face emojis, one Twitter user by the name of Roschelle
Apa said,
"I'm actually emotional over the fact that #AvengersEndGame won't have any post-credits
scene[s].
It's the end of an era, y'all."
Another admitted that he, quote, "waited like an idiot" for 15 minutes after Endgame was
over, hoping for a mid- or post-credits scene to play out on screen.
He advised that everyone not make the same mistake he did, though he did acknowledge
"The huge team that made the movie tho fire"
There were many more moviegoers who weren't aware that no additional footage would screen
after Endgame.
User Andy Belluna explained that an entire theater full of people were irritated when
they made the realization:
"The movie has no post-credits scene, but we didn't know, so the whole cinema sat still
and waited through the credits just to see a black screen afterwards.
Everyone was SO pissed and absolutely done with their lives."
On the flip side, one fan who saw the film already explained that no one in her screening
actually got up after the movie was over, despite knowing that a post-credits scene
wasn't coming.
She wrote on Twitter,
"As reported, there's no extra footage after the credits (it's true), everybody knew it
and also the cinema staff told us, but nobody left.
I told them it's not that we don't trust you, we're just too shook to move."
Other fans, perhaps having been burned by missing out before, have sworn not to leave
their theater seats until the projector stops running and the lights flicker back on.
As one Twitter user put it,
"Even if [the Russo brothers themselves] say there are no post credit scenes, I'm not outta
my seat until the last line roll out on screen.
What if it's a trap.."
They also appended the hashtag, "Things Marvel Fans Are Used To."
Considering that Marvel Studios has previously gone so far as to give cast members fake scripts
to keep spoilers at bay, manipulate trailers to show shots not in the movie, and put actors
together for scenes that aren't real to fake out paparazzi, fans' paranoia about being
tricked is somewhat well-founded.
So it's no surprise that speculation has emerged that Marvel could slip in a post-credits scene
to Endgame screenings starting on Thursday, April 25, giving general audiences a little
something that early overseas showings and press screenings didn't.
This would somewhat mirror what 20th Century Fox did with Deadpool: advanced screenings
did include a post-credits scene, but the theatrical cut featured an extended sequence
that included the juicy information that Cable would appear in the sequel.
Additionally, the first Avengers movie also included an extra shawarma scene that was
shot and edited into the movie after its world premiere had already happened.
And not to keep you guessing, but we are actually not done shooting.
We are shooting one more scene…" *gasps* "...tonight."
Those precedents might be reason enough to believe that fans heading to see Endgame as
early as Thursday night could experience what others haven't yet.
Of course, it's just hearsay for now, but it's something to be aware of as you dart
out for the bathroom after three punishing hours of superhero mayhem.
If that doesn't happen and Avengers: Endgame truly does continue to conclude right before
the credits, it wouldn't be all that bad.
It could act as a reminder that Endgame is different from any MCU movie that came before
it.
As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end even Marvel's post-credits-scene
tradition.
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