THE END TIMES — With “Avengers: Endgame,” Marvel wraps up its unprecedented 22-movie story arc in a way that is best experienced in person, in a theater with a lot of popcorn.

This film is three hours long and covers a lot of ground. For those of you who are curious about the content in the film, here's what you can expect from “Avengers: Endgame."

Violence

Yes, there is a lot of violence in this film. It may go without saying, but this film goes by the book for Marvel Cinematic Universe-style violence.

If you have seen one Marvel movie you have seen them all when it comes to the violence depicted on screen. Marvel and Disney know their audience, which is as many people they can appeal to — especially children. The violence in this film is very stylized and full of a lot of visual eye candy, most of which is genuinely entertaining.

Blood and gore

The one instance I can think of in this film where the violence seemed out of place is when one major character cuts the throat of a man during a sword fight. We see a fair amount of blood from the victim before he dies in the street. The scene is not long but does stand out more than any other for violence.

There are a few scenes that show blood and some unpleasantness. Those include the scene mentioned above and another scene where a character has fallen to their death and blood is shown pooling around the body on the ground.

Beyond this, the blood and gore is minimal with the occasional bloody nose or lip.

Language

The language in this film fulfills the PG-13 quota of mid-level swears. The language is typical of what you would expect from a Marvel film and never rises to the level of offensive.

At one point, we do hear a child say the “S” word a couple of times, adding some comic relief to the scene. The dialogue in this film does not belittle anyone or group of people and is not mean or derisive.

Sexuality

There is nothing sexual or erotic about this film. We see a couple tender moments between people as they are reunited with loved ones but never do these interactions cross a line.

The film is very clearly about making war — not love.

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Alcohol

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A character is seen drinking a large amount of alcohol as a form of self-medication. The character is looking for drinks multiple times throughout the movie.

Death

“Avengers: Endgame” exists to restore all that was taken from the heroes in "Avengers: Infinity War."

There are some very touching moments throughout this film that deal with death and the end of long relationships. There were a lot of sniffles throughout the theater at some of the more emotionally touching moments.

Length

At three hours and one minute, this film is long — especially for children. If you see this film with a child who has a short attention span or who does not like to sit still, this movie could feel longer than three hours.

The one thing about this film that works in your favor is that is very entertaining. I caught myself looking at my watch two hours into it wondering how they were going to fill another hour with content, but I was not disappointed.

You may want to ask your kids (or yourself) twice if they need to go to the bathroom before the movie starts.

Conclusion

This film was extremely entertaining and worth all three hours invested. You will not find anything in this film that you haven't seen before in terms of content. What you will find is a satisfying conclusion to the Marvel story that took 11 years to tell.

"Avengers: Endgame" is rated PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and some language.

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