Avengers Endgame makes $1.2 billion.

Why the movie Strikes Accord in Our Souls.

This is Dr. Jim Denison's The Daily Article Podcast for Monday, April 29th, 2019.

I may be the only person who hears this article and has not yet seen Avengers Endgame.

This is a coincidence of calendar, not an expression of intent.

At my first opportunity, I intend to conform to the will of the masses and see the highest grossing movie through its first weekend

in history. Avengers Endgame earned more than an estimated $1.2 billion over the weekend,

nearly doubling the global box office record held by Avengers Infinity War, which made $641 million

in its opening weekend last April. 17 AMC locations stayed open for 72 straight hours from

Thursday night through Sunday. The movie had the best opening day in cinematic history,

far surpassing the record set by Star Wars, The Force Awakens.

Why would a three-hour movie about comic book heroes garner such attention?

Part of the answer is its excellence.

The movie received a 96% score on the review site, Rotten Tomatoes, and a rare A-plus on cinema

score.

Another is the way it depicts heroes redeeming their failures,

a theme Ryan Dennison explores in his excellent review on our website at DenisonForg.

I'd like to explore a different angle,

one that is relevant whether we've seen or intend to see the film or not.

Avengers Endgame is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, comprising 21

previous films that have made more than $19 billion worldwide. Taken together, these incredibly

popular movies tell us something vital about ourselves and our culture. The film series comprises

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