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I made a similar post regarding issues of the Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon, but I felt like pointing out the flaws of the critically-acclaimed Marvel Cinematic Universe:
1) Disney buying Marvel (duh!): After seeing Iron Man, I was excited that it was going to expand into one whole universe and that they were going to incorporate some important story lines in later Iron Man films like "Demon in a Bottle." When I heard that Disney acquired Marvel for $4 million dollars, I didn't think it was a big deal. But later on, I realized how it screwed up the maturity of superhero films to be meant more for much younger audiences, and how the filmmakers threw away their original ideas and replaced them with bad jokes.
2) Badly setup universe: The Avengers movie was great, with the other films at the time building up into one whole movie with awesome action. The way they revamped the characters though, like Thor and Captain America, was disappointing. They turned Thor into a Shakespeare archetype and turned Cap's history was reduced to an underdog story cliché.
3) Too much comedy: During 2008, Iron Man knew what kind of atmosphere was necessary for each scene and didn’t try to craft a single dominant feeling over the entire movie. Disney was always revolved around adventure and comedy, and thanks to Disney, later films of the MCU came out really campy with an infinite pile of jokes and not enough intense action.
4) Producers’ vision over the Directors’: The producers don’t care about the development of the characters in the MCU in contrast to the directors, and instead want to throw them in to make a great, adventurous movie without giving a thought about the characters’ complexity. I think things like this would’ve been different if Marvel was still independent.
5) Plot inconsistencies: Another thing I failed to recognize in the movies was that they’re mostly crammed with plot holes that they don’t have a clear explanation on things like how Loki survived the fall of the Bifrost in Thor. It’s like the producers are either deaf or blind at what they’re doing, or both. Instead, they want us to figure it out while they make him the central villain in the Avengers.
6) The characters are inconsistent: It seems like super powers don’t matter in the movies: Iron Man was able to make his first suit of armor in a cave with scraps and defeated terrorists with missile launchers, while in Iron Man 3 he didn’t even defend his own home. It’s like the characters get weaker as more movies come out.
7) The critics live in a bubble: Only one out of a hundred critics recognizes what’s wrong with the movies, like Thor: The Dark World, and be able to retain the memories of older movies like Iron Man and Spider-Man. But apparently, one critic’s view isn’t enough. Other critics praise newer movies of the MCU, probably because of how they somehow connect to upcoming movies like the Avengers 3. 8) Separation between comic book fans and non-comic book fans: Movies like Spider-Man, which grossed $8 million dollars, appealed to people unfamiliar with comics besides just comic book fans. Directors try their best to combine multiple elements from the comics into one whole story while also trying to stay true to the original source material. Disney, however, ruined that. Characters like Thor and Captain America were loosely based on their original counterparts, among others, to please the dominant non-familiar group, while comic book fans are reduced to rubble. Don’t forget the Mandarin hoax in Iron Man 3.
9) The Villains are lame: Villains obviously play an important role in a superhero’s journey. It doesn’t mean, however, that they should be under-developed to the point where they’re given a simple motivation. The Red Skull in Captain America barely appeared to constitute a real threat, and Aldrich Killian was obviously a rip-off of Syndrome from the Incredibles. Ironically, they’re played be well-known actors.
10) Plot-induced stupidity: The producers never keep their promises on making a good movie in the MCU. They make powerful narratives for the characters, and all of a sudden, they’re ignored by the producers, never to be heard of again, in favor of their own contrived ideas, instead trying to make them more dramatic than the last. Bruce Banner in the Avengers, for example, claims to have control over the Hulk after years of isolation and meditating, even though easily loses control and goes on a rampage after SHIELD was attacked, yet somehow he regains control in time of the Chitauri invasion, leaving us to assume it’s unpredictable and that he was lying for dramatic effect.
So, anyways, this is my own personal review. If you would like to share your thoughts, whether you agree or disagree, feel free to comment.
I don't know if you would consider this a big deal, but I'm having a hard time figuring out if I should change the name of my Transformers series. Regeneration kinda sounds like a neat fit, but I always ponder if there's another name that sounds better or if I should rename it as 'Transformers'.
X talked the talk. The other chat was getting long and abandoned, so, I invite you to join the chat and this new topic ! :)
Lately, I've been having problems concerning the construction of my Primeval continuity. My biggest problem is that I'm trying to make it match that of Earth-616, the Mainstream Continuity. It's a really bad habit, story and origin-wise, because they always make amazing storlines like Avengers vs. X-Men, and I always feel like I can never compete to make my stories good, even though I haven't even written them yet. It also gets in the way of me making my own ideas, and I can never come up with anything that might good. I also get paranoid by the drama on Earth-616 and I try to incorporate it to my universe. It's completely sickening and I can never get over it.
I read a film review criticizing the Amazing Spider-Man 2, pointing out how Sony is attempting to create a whole new Spider-Man movie universe with the new reboot series, and to be honest, I agree with him. I haven't seen the sequel yet, but I'm not planning to. I liked the idea of a reboot Spider-Man movie at first, but later on, I realized how bad it was in contrast to the Spidey movies directed by Raimi. The reboot seems more villain-centered, with the writers trying to make a mysterious connection between Spidey and some weird villain, kind of like Ultimate Spider-Man. The designs aren't great either, starting with Spidey's costume and the Lizard in the first movie. It comes to the realization that directors are doing this garbage as inspiration from the Avengers, which is one of my favorite movies, even though they made an announcement about making a Spidey reboot 2 years earlier before the Avengers' release. That's the thing about reboots, they try to start fresh but always in a wrong direction. I know the reboot for Planet of the Apes turned out pretty spectacular and even Godzilla will be extremely promising.
But this is only my opinion. Feel free to express what you think whether you've seen the sequel or not.
Hello, everyone. I would personally like to hear what you all think of the Primevalverse so far. I've updated the history of some the characters, like the Green Goblin.
Yesterday was the air date of the first episode of The Walking Plague. I have work very much for the script (not only for this episode but for all 4 seasons and maybe some ideas for season 5). I will a do Q/A session. So I will be very happy if you put your review and maybe a question for me. Thanks
Sup everyone.
Recently, I was searching for ideas on my reality, the Hulkaverse (Earth-619).
So, do anyone have any ideas for it ?
P.S.:Please don't say "Why don't you do it yourself ?" because I'm searching for variety, and I don't wanna do the same thing everywhere. :)
Attention all users. Emma has talked to me. I finally know who she is an old enemy of mine. She said that on the 10:51 of 17/10/2013 this wiki will be reduced to mere data with nothing more by using a Trojan Horse 3.0. What should we do, we have tried everything?
I had already this idea but the rest of administrators didn´t like it very much so I decided to come back with it again but different. Now the prize will be given at any moment, at any time to user who has done the greatest thing for the wiki in a mont (it can be from an edit to a blog, ect). I will only do this with your permission Ronin, Drake, Scribe and Photon.
The prize will change as the month changes and now it all depends to you, 4 administrators but even other users can help with their vote. I am soon going to create a poll so don´t be shy and vote.
P.S Check out my page of honor, Earth-1224.
We have been discussing category discussions in recent weeks, and very little progress and conclusions reached, so I want to start this forum so that we discuss Category additions more in-depth, and reach conclusions.
I was thinking about adding categories for versions.
Ex : Thor (Earth-1309) to be categorized with versions of Thor, same with all the pages of Thor from this wiki
What do u think?
For those who watch Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., this forum will be for us to converse and share theories and everything in between!
Let me be the first to say, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was #@&%$!ing awesome.
Hey everyone. Today, I bring up a topic that might bring about the end of Marvel Crossroads Wiki as we know it.
That may be a little too dramatic.
Anyways, I've been doing a helluva lot of thinking recently, and it has to do with Marvel and DC Crossroads. I really want to work on DC projects, but since Ronin and I are practically the only DCC contributors, and we take lake week-long breaks in between visits, I had the idea of combining our two wikis. That could either mean:
A) Changing the name of this wiki and begin allowing equal DC and Marvel projects.
Or...
B) Start from scratch. With an all new wiki, from the start allowing Marvel and DC.
Personally, I'd prefer the first option, and this is obviously open for discussion. An answer must be reached and if in the end the answer is to remain the same, so be it. But until then my fellow Crossroaders, we have much to discuss.
Hi folks. In browsing the Database lately, and seeing how our categories compare, I was wondering if we should broaden our categories by adding power levels. To get an idea of how this would work, I present the following example:
Super-Strength: Peak Human-20 tons, 21-70 tons, 71-above
Super-Speed: Peak Human-40 MPH, 41 MPH-200 MPH, 200 MPH-above
Teleportation: Feet-2 miles, 3 miles-100 miles, 100 miles-intergalactic
Any feedback from admins to users?
For those of you who care, the anonymous user who edited Amelia Voght was actually me.
Okay, so I've got a lot of plans running in my head, but I can't seem to find the right DC match for Wolverine. In the actual Amalgam Comics, he was merged with Batman to make Dark Claw, and I really want to steer away from that. I'm looking for a DC Hero who is edgy, and can be easily adapted into Wolverine's origins. They can be (but don't have to be) one of DC's metahumans.
I'm also looking for DC options for Thor. I've already decided to try and merge the Greek and Norse deities, so the Amazons and Valkyries merge (meaning that there is a Wonder Woman/Valkyrie character), and so that characters like Odin and Zeus will merge. Correct me if I'm wrong, but both DC and Marvel have their own versions of Greek and Norse deities in the comics, so it's already an amalgamation by merging Thor and Hercules (both Marvel and DC versions of each), but since Thor is one of Marvel's biggest guns, I'm looking for a DC character to add to the mix to add some more story depth, etc.
Any suggestions?