Four years, eleven movies, and a fat Thor.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is 8 years old when Phase 3 begins, and the series contains 11 movies, including the long-awaited Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. MCU has achieved a lot in the first eight years of phase 1 and phase 2, but phase 3 is expected to be an opportunity to do many new things. In addition to offering a solo Spider-Man movie in this huge franchise, there is also the fact that the third stage will be overdue in giving women and people of color a chance to be the headlines of solo MCU outings. progress.
There are still a few years away from the last movie "Spider-Man: Far From Home" in the third stage. During this time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, how many different characters, storylines and aesthetics have been cleverly integrated ,impressive. Ranking these items from worst to best shows the shortcomings of dealing with so many works at once. However, the numerous special films that appeared in the third stage, and the lack of complete disaster, all illustrate the benefits of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the goals that this unique long-form film narrative method can achieve.
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Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel’s debut has many advantages, including Brie Larson’s unforgettable lead performance. However, it is also hindered by some serious storytelling flaws, including building a story around the mystery surrounding the origin of the protagonist's superpowers, which are too easy to figure out. At the same time, directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck failed to inject too much visual uniqueness in the surprisingly dim process. Regrettably, the background in the 1990s has not been used for more creative purposes than a nod to Blockbuster and Independence Day. Captain Marvel may soar into the sky, but the creativity of her first film barely reaches the clouds.
The biggest surprise in "Ant-Man and the Wasp" is how its story structure and scope draw more inspiration from classic quirky comedies than typical superhero blockbusters. There is no end-of-the-world danger here, instead a series of misunderstandings that have had an unstable domino effect on the life of Scott Lang and his company. This quality cannot be used as an excuse for more forgotten qualities in production, including some clumsy narrative turns. There are also underutilized crimes by actors Michelle Pfeiffer and Walton Goggins. Still, what's closer, doctor? Than Avengers: The Age of Ultron ensures that Ant-Man and the Wasp are not just copies of their charming predecessors.
The biggest storytelling flaw of Doctor Strange is how it tries to pack too much at runtime. Key details such as the relationship between Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) and characters such as Christine Palmer (Rachel McAdams) or Modo (Chewart Egarford) are told to the audience, But it was not displayed effectively. In addition, Cumberbatch’s American accent may be distracting. Fortunately, the visual sensations used to show magical feats, such as the bending of reality itself, are extraordinary. Just as subverting the climax of superhero movie norms by canceling the traditional climax fighting scenes. Adding some sad and melancholic moments (such as the last dialogue between Doctor Strange and Gu Yi), it is obvious that Doctor Strange works well and can be used as a better function than the general MCU origin story function.
Pulling Peter Parker/Spiderman (Tom Holland) out of his New York City residence is one of several ways in which Spider-Man: Far From Home deviates from the typical version of the character. Some of them, such as letting Parker, who is usually impoverished, go overseas to shine and shine, is too far from the working principle of this role. Spider-Man: Far From Home is not like a traditional Spider-Man adventure. However, as a road trip comedy full of delightful superhero actions, it makes the audience question what is real and what is unreal, and its effect is much better. It also shows well that Jack Gyllenhaal has almost reached the level of Mr. Music.
Avengers: Infinity War has given the Marvel Cinematic Universe a lot. After years of suppressed expectations, it is not surprising that the scope of the lawsuit has expanded to include almost every character introduced so far in the series. Being so comprehensive has the unfortunate side effect of making Infinite Warfare sometimes feel more like marking necessary characters from a list than a full movie. In addition, there is no time to define the intimacy of the best Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. On the bright side, Anthony and Joe Russo’s third directorial effort in this film shows that they have fine-tuned their skills in exciting moments of pleasing. Even when watching alone in the living room, scenes like Thor's arrival at the battle of Wakanda at a critical moment still make you want to cheer. Even if the final solution for the "Infinity War" sequel is firmly rooted in your mind, the grim conclusion is chilling.
For the sixth live-action Spider-Man movie, director Jon Watts (who co-written the script with five other screenwriters) faced a daunting task to make this incarnation of the web crawler not feel like a remake of the past. It is wise that Watts did not frantically try to surpass previous Spider-Man movies in scale and scope in "Spider-Man: Homecoming." On the contrary, this feature has an easy-going atmosphere, tends to be low-key comedy and Peter Parker handles the daily problems of high school students. Choosing this atmosphere to do wonders for homecoming, especially when the world of superhero movies and high school comedies conflicts with the revelation that Michael Keaton's Adrian Toums/Vulture is the father of Parker's prom dating. These details and Tom Holland's lovely performance help ensure that Homecoming is standing on its own feet instead of constantly reminding the audience of other Spider-Man outings.
Captain America: Is the Civil War a real Captain America sequel or just an Avengers movie named after him? The debate on this matter will continue until the sun goes out. What is more clear is how the civil war works, especially when dealing with large ensemble actors that do not appear crowded or complicated. What is even more impressive is how the Civil War effectively balances intimate details, such as more restrained cold orgasms, and interesting rhetoric, such as the sudden appearance of giants in airport superhero fights. The civil war should be too much for its own good, but in the feat of superheroes doing superhero things, it ended up going smoothly like silk. After all, any movie featuring Paul Bettany's Vision must carefully measure how much paprika he must put on the plate, which must be valuable!
The most popular part of the Avengers: the endgame is that it doesn't rush and kick. Once Thanos is dispatched in the opening scene, Endgame continues to focus its story on Avengers: How the surviving superheroes of Infinity War fight a completely different world. This provides memorable moments of emotional tenderness, as well as an ingenious transformation of the familiar Avengers character (i.e. Thor). The climax duel between good and evil is a model of summer blockbuster spectacle, but before that, Endgame showed a welcome willingness to relax and let the characters slowly stew. Given this emphasis, it's no wonder that tear-jerking moments (such as the final scenes of Iron Man and Captain America) prove to be as memorable as the biggest explosive scenes.
The first two separate Thor movies have largely restricted the action to Earth. Thor: The gods have no time to talk nonsense at Twilight. The new director Taika Waititi is more interested in avoiding that planet to a large extent and embarking on a ridiculous cosmic adventure. Such a derailment takes place in a brightly colored scene, representing the planet of Sakar and providing an unforgettable new character Valkyrie (played by Tessa Thompson). As the most important cherry, the constant weird antics gave Chris Hemsworth the opportunity to use his comic stamps, which were basically not used in the previous Thor outings. Compared with its predecessors, Twilight of the Gods is a sudden bolt, and all this is better.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Two extreme tones are being used. On the one hand, writer/director James Gunn increased the cosmic singularity of the original movie to now include humanoids saturated with gold and living planets. However, the sadness in this corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has not only become more prominent, but these cosmic characters as survivors of extreme trauma have also been more clearly defined. Embracing these two ingredients should lead to clumsy science fiction fires. Instead, the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 When depicting the terrible killing of traitor space pirates, it is usually equally exhilarating, because it records the funeral of Yondu (Michael Ruck) with the Cat Stevens as the background. Who knew that these humble comic characters would produce one of the most emotionally complex corners of the series?
As we all know, "Black Panther" is the best film in the third stage of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it may also be the greatest film produced by this lengthy multimedia work. However, many years after its premiere, it is easy to forget the tiny details that made this work directed by Ryan Coogler such a huge achievement. The costumes and sets are visually stunning, and in the bold narrative action, Kugler’s script provides the most humanized process of humanizing the Black Panther’s villain Michael B. Jordan’s Eric Kilmonger. Moment of tenderness. Most importantly, even in the quietest scene, this is an exciting movie, like T'Challa (Chadwick Bosman) facing his lie with his father in the afterlife Same. Once the initial hype subsides, some pop culture phenomena will appear superficial. On the other hand, "Black Panther" seems to be more impressive, the more I look back on it.
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Douglas Laman (Douglas Laman) is a lifelong movie fan, writer, and Rotten Tomatoes recognized critic. His work has been published in media such as The Mary Sue, Fangoria, The Spool and ScarleTeen. Doug, who lives on the autism spectrum and in Texas, likes pugs, acting tunes, Wes Anderson's movie "Mr. Fox" and any music by Carly Rae Jepsen .