I got a poll on Youtube and it asked…
Have your opinions changed about Marvel since Infinity War/Endgame?
My comment in responce was quite extensive, ha ha! I guess I had to get some thoughts out. Just writerly thoughts and totally opinions feel free to discuss or tell me I’m full of it.
I’m pretty sure I’m feeling fatigue with the Marvel films at this point. There’s just been so many movies and characters to follow and now that I’ve watched the TV shows too, I’m just feeling over saturated. Things I don’t like about the Marvel films would be…
1) Hulk the end result of Bruce and Hulk’s relationship and how it’s off screen. He’s professor Hulk just out of nowhere, but the push and pull between Bruce and Hulk was one of my favorite arcs I just feel like if they wanted Hulk to be a important character they shouldn’t have left that coming to terms out of a movie. It just too big of a missed opportunity, I want my Banner and Hulk feels damnit MCU!
2) Doctor Strange Doc Strange should be my favorite really. I love multiple levels of reality, perspection bending, weird magic, wizard-y stuff (especially in the more action adventure ways of super heros) but I have never warmed to Strange. I know he’s supposed to be arrogant and or aloof, but I was hoping he would get passed that, but he’s still feels that way to me. As if it was easy to be become Sorceror Supreme, that he got huge power-ups but didn’t soften as a person at all. I think many of the other Avengers benefited from having more than one movie or parts in other movies before getting in the Avenger mixer. He didn’t have character growth in his film and them he felt lost in the shuffle in the Avengers movies, not having a chance to shine, because well, there’s just so much shiny!
3) Cap going back in time to live out a lifetime with Peggy. I swear it’s not because I’m a Stucky fan, not that that would be bad or anything, but I just care about Steve and Bucky’s relationship, be it purely platonic or romantic/sexual/whatever. I just wasn’t invested in his relationship with Peggy. They were sweet in Cap’s origin, but it was a mistake to writing as never really getting over her, to the point that he cuts out a huge chunk of his lifetime to dedicate to just her, when he has lots of friends and people who care about him in the contemporary time. I know that this would be one of the first self-first things he’s ever done, and emotionally it sounds nice for him, but it doesn’t feel healthy codependent and or not coping with loss. As the audience we were so much more invested in his other friendships, if only because we got so much more time with Steven with Bucky and the other Avengers. I don’t wik it!
4) Let’s do a Black Widow Movie but end up delaying it until after Endgame. Basically I didn’t like Natasha’s fate in Endgame, although the life for the Soul stone is a cheap shot writing wise, so I would have been pissed with anyone’s death, in that particular manner. It’s also crap with Gamora too. I have been all for a Black Widow movie for a while (and won’t judge it until I’ve watched it) but to give us that story post-humously, just makes me irritated with the manner of her death all over again, and has made me really not want to see the movie because of it. Not a great plan guys!