A (Mostly) Unchecked Sense of Humor
Step back for a minute: Superheroes are inherently a bit of a ridiculous concept.
Despite fantastic acting talent and incredible CGI, at the end of the day, Avengers: Endgame is still about a bunch of invincible jacked-up super-soldiers fighting a big purple power-tripping alien –and it’s awesome!
Superhero movie directors and writers usually do a good job of recognizing the absurdity of their material. Endgame is riddled with self-aware jokes and fan-service-y scenes – so is Spider-Man: Homecoming, Iron Man, and Thor: Ragnarok.
Generally, video games do this too. 2013’s Deadpool video game was a perfect example of understanding its source material’s comedic style.
Especially considering it came out before the enormously successful movies, we’re still surprised how much this video game got right in the comedy department.
So while Avengers may not be quite as off-the-wall ridiculous as Deadpool, there’s still a lot of space for self-referential humor. At the very least, we could do with one or two Iron Man quips.
