For me watching any film a second time makes a major difference because it helps me to see any and every character differently as well as wonder ‘what could have been’ knowing what is to come for every character in the film. Here are some heart wrenching moments that I felt for the characters throughout the film.

Pietro Maximoff aka Quick Silver

Honourable mention to one of the first of the MCU heroes to die permanently. Throughout the entire film he tries to use his powers to help the innocent and weak from the powerful who hurt them. Towards the end of the film when Fury shows up in the Helicarrier to help rescue the civilians he smiles and accepts that he likes this side of Shield. We see a glimpse of Pietro willing to be a part of Shield, he sees a glimmer of hope in the dark life that he has lived. Without a doubt it was extremely painful to not see him achieve that dream because he dies doing what he was bent on using his powers for.

Tony Stark aka the Iron Man

Stark was one of the characters I felt most badly for. He has been an explorer and an inventor always. As the film shows even his worst fear is that he doesn’t do as much as he can to protect his friends. To him his purpose is to find ways to make the world safer for the people which is exactly what he tries and ends up inventing a new global wide threat. The way I see it he was in a position where he planned for a masterpiece that he never thought could go sideways which is why when it did, it was like the undoing of every glimmer of hope he had within himself.

Natasha Romanoff aka The Black Widow

Words can never be enough for the pain she had to go through. A trained assassin only good for spying, combat and killing finds a soft side for someone. She has a hard time convincing Banner she wants to be with him no matter what but when he is finally convinced and her happy ending is just around the corner, it fades away. Around her the rest of her team proceeds to whatever they had planned but for her the sailing off into the sunset part just disappeared like it was a dream too good to be true. After this, its hard to imagine how someone like her would ever accept anything good to happen in her life.

Clint Barton Aka Hawkeye

I think the film strongly outlined how being him is hardest in the team when you’re surrounded by people who can all do so much more than you. In his pep talk to the Scarlet witch about how ridiculous it feels to think that he’s fighting robots with a bow and arrow but that doesn’t stop him because its not about being silly or useless, its about helping people and stopping the ones who intend to cause harm. At the end of the day it’s the thought that counts for this one.

Steve Rogers aka Captain America

Last but never the least. There were too many painful moments for the entire run time of this character. One of those can be best quoted by his response to Tony when he suggests Rogers to settle down, ‘The guy who wanted those things died in the ice 70 years ago’. That response hits hard because it brings in the realization that the Steve Rogers who wanted to have a happy life after the war outlived his dreams. For him now there is no other purpose left other than being a Captain. So, when Stark says that they fight so they can win the fight and go home I feel that Steve doesn’t know the answer to that anymore because he doesn’t have anyone or anywhere to go if the fight is over.

Another excruciating moment is when Scarlet Witch warns Steve that Stark will try to fix everything no matter what. The few seconds he spends thinking over that statement we see him coming to the painful realization that Stark too only wants to help and that he is someone who would go to any lengths for something he believes in and that is what leads to problems despite his best friend’s cleanest of intentions.

These were some of the most hard-hitting characters moments that I experienced throughout the film. Do you disagree with me or feel that I missed out anything? if so then I would love to hear your thoughts on it.