I watched it today. Anyone up for a discussion? (Spoiler: I liked it very much). 

Yes, you are right. I had the same thought: so this is the one good outcome he had seen. Could it be that the fact of Tony's death did sadden him? The price they had to pay for winning against Thanos?
 

Rache wrote:

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How do you interpret his gesture with the one finger in the last battle? I read there are different interpretations out there. ...

For me it was a message to Tony saying "There is only ONE scenario where we win - so if necessary you'll have to take the gauntlet even though it will kill you."

But I only watched the film once and in 3D and with subtitles, so I've probably missed a lot. On the other hand, I didn't really enjoy it so I won't watch again (pretty much the only enjoyable moment that sticks in my memory is Steve saying "that's really America's ass" to his earlier self - IMHO he was not talking about his glutes  )

What destroyed my enjoyment (apart of course Tony dying) is the fact that an Earth with 4 billion inhabitants wouldn't be particularly empty (so the pictures of New York deserted didn't make any sense to me), and that bringing 4 billion people back after 5 years, when the survivors have moved on (into the jobs and the houses) would result in so many problems that I really can't consider it a happy end.

I'm mostly just happy that this saga is now over and I can take a step back and patiently wait for Doctor Strange 2.

Glad you said  that, thought I was going mad.
Pretty sure I have the DVD, sitting on my shelf!

besleybean wrote:

Glad you said  that, thought I was going mad.
Pretty sure I have the DVD, sitting on my shelf!

I'm pretty sure I won't ever have the DVD, but I do remember that I went to the cinema to see it in 3D. Because I'll forever regret not seeing the first Dr. Strange in 3D. Or Imax - or does Imax 3D exist? But all I remember from the Multiverse of Madness is that I found it abysmally bad, completely forgettable.

Also the whole Multiverse idea gives Marvel/Disney license to do whatever they want in the movies - if it doesn't fit in the continuity, well, it happens in a parallel universe, so what... Whereas I actually liked phase 1 and 2, when the movies could stand alone, but at the same time were pieces of a puzzle.

That's funny!  I have very few DVDs. Decluttered a load of stuff last year, and honestly watch just about everything streaming now.
Ah 3D, now as I'm approaching my seventh decade, I still haven't decided if I like the experience or not! I need to get back to the cinema. Have been doing live music for my nights out and cinema has gone by the by.
 

I am mostly disappointed by 3D, in most cases "real movies" are not half as effective as special 3D films in places like the Futuroscope. I believe there was one scene in The Hobbit where the 3D was amazing. Or maybe two... (I missed Avatar in the cinema).
Regarding DVDs, I am very happy that so many people are getting rid of them because it means that I can pick them up really cheap My internet connection/equipment is not up to streaming.
 

I used to use my PC for watching things and I did have a fair sized screen for it, but now it's always my laptop (or even my phone!) and it's not quite the same. I should really get a TV to replace the old style bulky one that I got rid of years ago! I have never actually owned a modern flat screen TV!  I have only very recently stopped playing CDs in my car, when I found out I could stream Spotify with a wee gadget!

Yes, bluetooth, that's the one. And control it with my smartphone. I've gone all 21st century! I don't own a radio any more either! For CDs, apart from my car, I have a machine not much bigger than a CD that plugs into my laptop, but mainly use it just to rip music that I want to store. 
I still have a small DVD and CD collection of ones I can't bear to get rid of, but not really watching the DVDs!
 

Yes, that's what I was finding.  I'd just accumulated too much and it was like a catalogue of my interests over the years, rather than a collection that I was actually using. I have kept a few things, even a couple of casette tapes, and got something that looks like Walkman to transfer them to the laptop!