Marvel Movie Endings That Almost Perfected

For fans of comic book movies, the Marvel Cinematic Universe and its predecessors offer some amazing conclusions that have a lasting impression. Marvel movie endings are primarily recognized for their post-credits scenes, which consistently offer a glimpse of the upcoming picture. Remember that a movie's real climactic moments are frequently fantastic in and of themselves, so every Marvel movie closes on a high note.

The different Marvel movies accomplish this in a few different ways. In many cases, a film reserves its most powerful emotional blow for the very end, making sure that viewers are emotionally charged when they leave the cinema. Sometimes, Marvel films may only finish with a witty one-liner that teases a truly epic sequel. Superhero films frequently feature equally amazing, if not better, closing sequences than their opening ones.

Meeting Her Nephew, Shuri

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

The challenge with the second Black Panther movie was to make a follow-up that would honor the memory of the late Chadwick Boseman's T'Challa while also paying tribute to his passing. In the middle of T'Challa's off-screen death, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever remarkably succeeded in doing precisely that, throwing the resentful and distraught Wakandan royal family into a battle with an unfamiliar new nation. There are moments in the movie that are quite moving, particularly in the last seconds when Shuri reveals a startling discovery.

Shuri meets her nephew for the first time as she meets up with Lupita Nyong'o's Nakia in Haiti following her official declaration as the next Black Panther. Shuri was overcome with grief upon learning that T'Challa, also known as Toussaint in the island nation, was raised in secret by Nakia and has a striking resemblance to his deceased father. Even though she is able to accept and adore her brother's secret child as the next T'Challa, a well-thought-out montage featuring Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther floods her memories, creating an emotionally charged finale.

Logan Experiences Death for the First Time

Logan

Logan, which marked the conclusion of Wolverine's arduous journey within the original Fox X-Men chronology, was one of the most highly praised superhero films when it was released in 2017, in large part because of its poignant conclusion. The main plot of the movie is around Logan's interactions with two clones created using his DNA: X-24, a cold-blooded assassin who kills Professor X, and Laura, a wild youngster who acts a lot like Logan did before he developed amnesia. Logan's title mutant protects the former from the latter in the film's climactic scene.

Logan kills his evil doppelgänger at the cost of his own life by injecting himself with a steroid that temporarily increases his power at the expense of depleting his long-term healing factor, which had already begun to fade. Logan, holding a sobbing Laura in his arms, is impaled on a huge tree limb and can only say, "So that's what that feels like" as he passes away. In a way, this fulfills the prophecy from The Wolverine that Logan would die with his heart in his hands, covered in blood, on his back. The truth, however, was not so literal; Laura had become his new emotional "heart."

Iron Man Self-Reveal by Tony Stark

Iron Man

The conclusion of the first movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe set off a pop culture and film industry dynasty that could not have been more anticipated. Tony Stark is harassed at a news conference after the furious fight with Iron Monger, asking to know what part Stark Industries played in the chaos. Just as the press is exploding with interest over Stark's statements, Tony finally answers, "The truth is...I am Iron Man," before a hard cut to black.

Not only is this a satisfying moment that builds anticipation for the upcoming MCU film while remaining true to Tony's character, but it also has a significant impact on the franchise's entire story. Because of these remarks, the MCU eliminated most of the superfluous melodrama that permeates many superhero stories, including secret identities. This makes it much more difficult to accept that Robert Downey Jr. fabricated the line to cement his character's identity as Tony Stark for decades to come.

Quill Gets Together With His Grandpa

Guardians of the Galaxy 3

Guardians of the Galaxy 3 is one of the few movies in the MCU that genuinely feels like a proper ending. After their last confrontation with the High Evolutionary, the majority of the galaxy-hopping heroic squad retires—a fate not many characters in the Titanic franchise enjoy. Star-Lord gives up team leadership in favor of a new mission: Earth, while Drax chooses to embrace fatherhood by raising orphans on Knowhere and Mantis sets out on a self-discovery quest with her new, terrifying allies.

When Florence & The Machine's "Dog Days Are Over" begins to play in the opening credits, Peter Quill makes the decision to give up running and make contact with his long-lost Earthly family. Remarkably, his grandfather survives, and he knows the now-adult Peter right away, leading to a tearful reunion. The last scene depicting Star-Lord's return to Earth is one of the most moving character endings in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Steve Rogers Acknowledges He Was Not on a Date

Captain America: The First Avenger

Captain America: The First Avenger is an underappreciated hero of the MCU, even though Iron Man and The Avengers may receive much of the credit for the success of the first phase of the franchise. This historical drama, which narrates the origin tale of Captain America, concludes with Steve Rogers, in the process of freezing himself and thawing out decades later, flying a bomber straight into an iceberg to rescue millions of lives. In the last seconds of the movie, Steve awakens to find that everything has changed.

To his credit, Steve handles the shock of seeing a modern metropolis when he awakens more than 70 years into the future rather well. He thinks only of his long-lost love, Peggy Carter, whom he had promised to take out on a date, as Nick Fury asks how he's doing. Captain America's first MCU debut ends with a poignant, sad realization: Steve would never get the chance to be with the woman he loved.

Thanos Wins

Avengers: Infinity War

In most films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the bad guys ultimately lose, whether by their own incompetence, the deeds of the protagonist, or a last-minute redemption arc. This was not the case in Avengers: Infinity War, where Thanos fulfilled his promise to snap his fingers and indiscriminately wipe out half of all life in the universe, as he had hinted at doing throughout the movie. At the time of the Avengers: Infinity War premiere, whole theaters were left speechless to witness some of the most beloved superheroes being reduced to real dust in the wind.

It makes sense that this is still one of the most recognizable superhero movie finales ever. Black Panther's menacing "This is no place to die" and Spider-Man's whiny "Mr. Stark, I don't feel so good" are only two examples of the melancholy that haunts the last moments of each faded hero. It's difficult to imagine the MCU ever plummeting to the same depths as this heartbreaking conclusion.