Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Martin, J. (2019, May 20). Loss and found: Retribution, restoration, and relationships in Avengers: Endgame.   

• Draws on scripture and the work of social psychologist Solomon Asch to elucidate the role of relationships in the events of Avengers: Endgame (2019).

• Centers the film’s relational theme by considering the magnitude of the snap, the main characters’ motivations in the aftermath, and the means through which they act on those motivations.

“While getting revenge on Thanos appears to be a strong motivation for at least one of the Avengers, I contend that overall their primary motivation is relational. Above all, they seek to repair the damage done due to the loss of relationships. The fallout does not focus on the fact that Thanos won and they lost as much as it focuses on the ways they grapple with the enormous amount of relationships that were cut short.”