Twitter Reacts To Avengers: Endgame

When it comes to Avengers: Endgame, the term "highly anticipated" barely covers it. It's been a full year since Thanos decimated the universe and left us all hanging in 2018's Avengers: Infinity War, but the wait for the sequel — and some answers — is finally over. Endgame broke the all-time Thursday box office record, raking in a whopping $60 million on its opening day. Lines spilled out into the street as fans flocked to their nearest cinema to watch the culmination of a decade of Marvel movies, and judging from the reaction on Twitter, the vast majority left more than happy.

The cast of Endgame have pleaded with fans to keep the details of the movie to themselves, but spoilers are already starting to flood the internet. If you don't want to know how Endgame pans out, now's your cue to leave. If you've already seen it (or you just can't wait a second longer) then read on, because we've got all the best Twitter reactions right here.

The general feeling in the Twittersphere following the release of Endgame was one of satisfaction. Directors the Russo brothers (in their last Marvel outing) hit all the right marks and the huge ensemble cast performed brilliantly, as reflected in the film's mighty impressive Rotten Tomatoes score. Angie J. Han, deputy entertainment editor at Mashable, summed this feeling up when she tweeted: "Remember the time Tom Hiddleston taught children the phrase 'delayed gratification,'" linking to a clip of the Loki actor giving Sesame Street's Cookie Monster a tongue-in-cheek lesson in patience. Han did have one complaint, however — she now feels old. "I was several years out of college by the time Iron Man came out so I feel more or less exactly like a 99-year-old popsicle man right now," she said in a second tweet.

With a runtime of three hours and one minute, Marvel ran the risk of dragging out proceedings somewhat, but if anything, three hours and one minute wasn't enough. The film hurtles by as loose ends are tied and sacrifices are made, culminating in a battle of truly epic proportions. After the time-traveling Avengers finally manage to bring the Infinity Stones back to the present, Thanos (who becomes aware of their plot to undo his mass genocide) arrives to wipe them and the rest of humanity out for good. One thing's for sure, the final act of the movie really sticks with you. "I can't stop thinking about it," YouTube star NoahJ456 tweeted. "I think the last hour of Avengers: Endgame was the greatest hour of film ever to be shown on the big screen."

Character limits mean nothing when there's a good meme to express how you feel. Twitter users were on form when Endgame dropped, with fans using images and clips to convey the emotions that their words simply could not. One user posted a screenshot of Chadwick Boseman's King T'Challa during the Black Panther scene in which he tells his late father that he is not ready to be without him. "Me staying in my seat and refusing to leave the cinema after the credits rolled because I'm far too attached to these characters and this story," they tweeted along with it. Other users have been poking fun at the fact that Marvel has urged people not to spoil the movie, posting what they're calling "spoilers without context." These range from beer bellies and rats to cheeseburgers and tacos. If you've seen Endgame, you get it.

While many have been trolling Avengers fans with wild and elaborate fake spoilers (check out this supposed leaked ending and you'll get the picture), some people have broken the golden rule and revealed big details from the movie on Twitter. We're going to dive into those big spoilers right now, so this is your last chance to keep Endgame a secret if you haven't seen it. If that's the case, you'd better go soon, because tweets like this one are making the rounds: "Iron man dies, Natasha Romanoff dies, Captain America gets old (technically implied dead) Thor is fat, Gamora is now alive and Loki is also alive, Valkyrie is now the ruler of Asgard, Thanos disappears. Tony Stark has a daughter. Bruce Banner and Hulk live as one so it's smart Hulk." Yikes. That pretty much sums the whole thing up.