It's a good thing the leader of the Avengers, Captain America is leading this poster...
Let first start off by talking about the things that Marvel does really well in their movies. The protagonists are all likable and their interactions with others most of the time is really interesting. In my opinion, this is the most important aspect of a story. It's so important that nailing this aspect allows you get away with mediocrity in other parts of a story, as evidenced by the success of Marvel Cinematic Universe. The movies are also always fun. The characters are having fun, and you get to enjoy the ride with them. Prime example of it is Guardians of the Galaxy that came out in 2014. The action scenes are fun and the CGI is on point every single time. All Marvel movies tend to have likeable protagonists that you want to root for and are fun to see on screen, good action scenes with great CGI followed by the scores that tend to be on point. Not to mention bringing so many worlds together from different comic books may be something that may never be done this well.
Now lets get to the negatives. Let me start it off by saying that I do enjoy the Marvel movies. I will continue to watch every single movie they make.. then completely forget about them the next day because of how incredibly shallow the stories are and how little depth is in every single movie bar Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier. The movies are not memorable and there isn't a story to think about once you're done. It's just a really generic storyline with some comic book paint sprinkled in there. The stories don't have any plot-twists that shock you. I can call where the story is going, step by step, and I'm not a smart guy so that should not be happening. The only real plot-twist that I can remember is Ironman 3, and that was a shit show excuse of a surprise. I was left wondering what just happened, but I imagine Ironman comic book fans must have been pissed off.
Oh look, it's the same poster Marvel uses for all their superhero movies!
The villains are generally terrible. Ok, there is one or two that are below average. But the rest are some of the most forgettable, non-threatening villains that I can't remember. I never feel the heroes might not achieve their goal and defeat the villains. Not to mention characters don't really die. This is a huge issue I have in general with comic books and manga altogether, the bullshit fake deaths that happen on a regular basis to build false tension. But just as a has been magician that uses the same trick, you can only do it so many times before you fool me. Also who gives a shit about good character development? Not Marvel.
It also feels like a generic stat sheet of what to put and what not to put is used for every single Marvel movie. Apparently every fucking character is a witty sitcom comedian with perfect one-liners and just the right delivery. The overuse of comedy gets annoying at times, and I'm someone that loves to laugh and loves comedy. You made me dislike comedy Marvel, what the fuck?! I feel like we are reaching some sort of climax of the blog post so instead of using something original, I'm falling back to dropping F-bombs everywhere. It's kind of sad that Disney's Pixar animation studios that make movies for kids that adults can tag along have more meaningful and impactful storylines. Their movies all stay with me longer than any Marvel movie sans Winter Soldier.
Please be great...
And no, I'm not letting DC out of this. I like the DC comics more, but they have bombed spectacularly with the Green Lantern, which was an abomination. Even Man of Steel had some problems but unlike Marvel movies, it wasn't a fun, forgettable experience like most of their movies. Snyder just had a few segments in the movie that were written or executed horribly. I'd give Man of Steel a 7.5, and most Marvel movies fall under the 7-7.5 scale with Ironman 3 hitting 6/10. Winter Soldier was definitely not perfect, but I still give it a 10/10 with Ironman 1 a 9/10 and Guardians an 8.5 despite having several flaws that all Marvel movies have. This is the segment where I give numerical score and pretend to be a movie critic.
To close this off, my opinion isn't worth much. Everyone has different tastes which explains why I'm giving reasons why the Marvel movies are very flawed, yet they print money after each installment. Either way, I am beginning to get a little burned out of comic book movies, especially when the movies from Marvel seem like a suit gave a paper indicating the generic bullshit that needs to be added for every single movie. I hope to see more movies like the Winter Soldier that had a compelling villain that was dangerous and a memorable story that connected with our society, albeit with a comic book spin added into it. Me thinking like this shouldn't hurt your experience on those movies. It's just opinions, preferences and bullshit at the end of the day, but yeah Marvel Cinematic Experience is essentially a fun, but incredibly shallow and forgettable experience. Other than the Winter Soldier. Yes, I do have to repeat it several times.
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