Writing Blog Number 2

20240204 Marvel Movie Rant

Why Recent Marvel Films Don't Work

Okay, this is my two cents' worth...

The first run of Marvel films could be summarised in ten words or less - they had a definite theme.

Iron Man: Take responsibility
The Incredible Hulk: Do what you can for the ones you love
Iron Man 2: Earn your respect
Thor: Humility is important
Captain America:Duty is worthwhile
Avengers: Teamwork is better than individuals

Simplistic? Sure, but they were things the audience could latch onto and are so simple even if you couldn't put it into words, you understood what the film was getting at.

Later films did this as well... but not the recent ones.

Ant Man; Quantumania I think was something about family, but it was hard to work out.
The Marvels: No idea. There was nothing there.

And the recent TV series:
Echo: Being disabled is not a disadvantage? I think?
Secret Invasion: Not everything is as it seems. Maybe.

Compare that to Wandavision and its theme of grief can be overwhelming, and Loki and everything has a consequence, and even Hawkeye and family is important, even the family we choose.

So, yeah, that's why I think Marvel's films aren't as good. they've lost that simple message that was so easy to get behind.

Oh, yeah, and the CGI looks like dog-shit nowadays. And some of the acting... dear God!