I was gonna write a big thing about my predictions but since I’m studying for my exams I’m just gonna write this really quick and follow up on this post after I watch the movie.
1: The Soul Stone is broken somehow
The last movie rewards Thanos with the Soul Stone for killing Gamora because he “loves” her despite him being evil and abusive to her. There is no way this was an oversight, and I think that because Thanos never truly loved Gamora, he will have never had access to the Soul Stone’s true power.
2: Ant-Man will make a joke about crawling up Thanos’ butt and expanding to blow him up
This is too much of a meme to not have made it into the movie, especially from a character like Ant-Man whose entire existence in the MCU up until this point has been comic relief.
3: Tony Stark will say some variation of “With great power comes great responsibility” then die in front of Spider-Man while defeating Thanos
This is my most specific prediction but it’s also one that I am extremely confident in. Throughout the past decade, we have seen Tony learn to take responsibility for himself and his own reckless actions. It is clear from all of the MCU movies that the overarching theme of the franchise is parenthood: Thanos to Gamora, Ego to Starlord, Howard Stark to Tony, the GoTG to Groot, Odin to Thor, Thor to Asgard, and of course, Tony to Spider-Man. Uncle Ben never made it into any of the MCU films so far, and that was because Tony was meant to represent Peter’s father figure. That line has intense cultural significance way beyond just comic book culture, and hearing it come from Tony means so much more to the audience after we’ve watched Tony learn what it means for 10 years. Tony is going to be the one to defeat Thanos, we all know that because of Dr. Strange’s plan. But his death is going to mean even more when he leaves this iconic line as his legacy. The first MCU Avenger and Stan Lee’s favorite character are going to have an unbreakable connection that will leave an indelible mark on the rest of the MCU.
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