9) The Vision Bids Ultron Farewell (Avengers: Age Of Ultron)
The final act of Avengers: Age of Ultron was full of action, with cities falling from the sky and an epic battle which saw Earth’s Mightiest Heroes go to war with Ultron’s army. While the villain’s end could have easily come when Iron Man, Thor, and The Vision teamed up to take him down, it was a far more interesting move by Joss Whedon to have Ultron’s downfall come in a far quieter scene which took place between him and The Vision in the forest.
After a meaningful exchange between the two characters – who are essentially father and son – we get some of that trademark Whedon humour (“Well, I was only born yesterday…”) before a flash of light signals the end of the villain once and for all.
Marvel too frequently kill their bad guys in these movies, but this at least stands out as one of the more touching and well done instances of that.