How to Save the Marvel Cinematic Universe
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Hey, guys. HiTop, HiTop Films here to talk about how I would Save The MCU. How To Save The Marvel Cinematic Universe. Last time I talked How to Save The DC Cinematic Universe, how to save the Sony Spider-Man Universe.
Do I know what I’m talking about? Probably not… but after Phase 4, after the start of the Multiverse Saga, Marvel Studios has seemingly lost some of their magic.
This was a lot of fun compared to usual HiTop Films Video Essay, HiTop Films MCU Video Essay. And this isn’t just an MCU Bad video, this is me trying to find a way to love something that used to mean the world to me.
I hope the MCU can turn itself around, I hope it isn’t dead. I love Phase 1, Thor, Captain America, Iron Man. I love the Guardians of the Galaxy and I’m anticipating Daredevil Born Again.
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I've recently completed Naruto 🦊 and god dammit it's a fucking masterpiece, there're so many great stories, character arc & a charming bond which makes you feel care about the characters the humor is funny but unlike Marvel the humor or the comedic moments aren't random they used the humor to make us feel for the character and Alas! What should I say this Anime is beautiful ❤, experiencing it is an amazing dichotomy
I hope that Marvel should understand the importance of there characters just like the makers of Naruto 🦊 has done.
I egregiously agree with this! Now a days Marvel has forgot how to make a basic ground level flick they're just making all there stuff as the next Avengers Level threat, that's the reason for why the years of hard work in Ant-Man Edgar Wright don't get the chance to fulfill his dream project because Marvel interfere at his take on that character and what did he get nothing just a credit as the writter and a chance to shoot the cameo appearance of Legendary Stan Lee 🌟 which was finally included in the final project, that's not the first time they've also interfere in Guillermo del Toro's Dr. Strange also, if they wants to make Marvel great again then they need to make there movies/series more grounded, try to understand the vision of there directors and no unnecessary interference in there vision.
@Wrath of Fenrir True, by the way you missed 'Into The SpiderVerse 💞'
See Marvel still have some eminent directors which have the capability to not only revive but also make the MCU astounding, and those are Robert Eggers, Wes Anderson, Edgar Wright, Coen Bros, Martin McDonagh, Mike Leigh, Spike Jonze, Paul Thomas Anderson, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Guillermo del Toro, Peter Jackson, Alex Garland, Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino & Christopher Nolan, but will they ever pitch them for any MCU project, the simple answer is NO! Because the there parent company Disney will not allow them to be faithful or even serious with there source material they'll also make those ambitious projects a F*** Mickey Mouse Club House 🤐
MCU needs to stop putting propaganda as well as too much comedy. Take it more seriously and make better antagonist in my opinion.
As someone who grew up watching the MCU I think it’s safe to safe to say on a creative spectrum Marvel peaked with endgame and infinity war. Phase four just seems quantity over quality and the Disney plus shows are really harming audiences investment with the MCU as now it seems more of a chore rather than a thrill. Now a days it’s all about the cameos and setting up for the next story rather than focusing on crafting a good story at hand. They are throwing so much so fast like who can even remember the name of Shang chi’s sister or name more than five characters from the Eternals? If we had more self contained stories like Logan rather than world ending stories like we get all the it time now it would be more interesting to watch.
@Oddwolf 799 ???
@Oddwolf 799 I wasn’t even talking about Hi Top in my comment but okay.
@Oddwolf 799 as a hater im so gutted to miss out on total bangers like Echo and ironheart
couldn't agree more and now I'm starting to really hate the end credit scene
@Oddwolf 799 its shit.
I think something that they could do is cut out the forced jokes in almost every MCU project so the universe can be taken more seriously. The forced humor and quips is also making almost all the characters feel the same as well. It never used to be this bad when it came to the humor but it now feels more forced then ever and something like Black Widow really shouldn't have had the MCU humor in my opinion. I feel a real test for the MCU will be the new Daredevil series cause the OG was a masterpiece of a show and if they some how turn the new Daredevil into a generic quips superhero MCU show then that will show me that there's going to be a lot of problems with their universe in the future
I don’t like how the fans are starting to make allowances for the excessive humour.. like the amount of times I’ve seen “Daredevil was a comedic character it makes sense if he makes jokes in She Hulk” but nobody wants to see that.
@@firstlast9846 Yeah that comparison is like saying it's ok for Batman to be turned into a joke cause he had a period in the comics where he was campy and silly. Just because the character was comedic at one point that doesn't mean it's a good thing for the movies and TV shows to do. I hope Daredevil and Kingpin stay the serious great characters that they were in the Netflix versions of the characters.
Netflix daredevil had its lighthearted funny moments but those were genuine character interaction...not MCU type...
If this is your only idea cause it’s the number 1 thing being said on the internet right now is sad as fuck. Every single marvel movie has had those jokes cause believe it or not the movies are not rated R
@@willlamoureux1690 Who said anything about it being rated r. I'm just asking for things to be taken a bit more seriously at times. I'm not saying it should go very dark but it doesn't need forced humor 24/7 in every Marvel project. The humor never used to be this forced but it is now more than ever before and it started in phase 3. Like X-Men Days of Future Past to me is a good example of being a serious movie without being a super dark movie
Classic quantity over quality. MCU has deep pockets and can produce whatever they want, when they want. But it seems like they never asked themselves whether they should. As someone once said: “with great power comes great responsibility.”
Yoooo
We just need more self-contained stories that mean something. Moon Knight was almost perfect because it felt like it was part of a larger world yet chose to tell a personal story. It’s okay to fail or become hurt, that’s exactly what the MCU needs: heroes who can fail at the end of the film or show and still manage to carry on.
That was the main attraction of the series.
The issue was that the writing fell off when they forced in the MCU style of humour and writing.
Stuff in a random female protagonist(She is literally a brand new character invented for the sole purpose of this individual show), and have her do strong wahman things to fit into the MCU'S female/diversity agenda.
Shove in silly humour that does not belong in a show about this type of character. Cram ALL of that into a strictly 6 episode series and you get this show.
The show should of been ONLY about Moon Knight, and him alone. Like Hightopfilms says, they are always stuffing everything with other characters for the sake of reminding you for the 100 fucking time, that this is in a bigger world.
So to have a show that grounds itself? A show that focus's SOLELY on the protagonist? And one as dark and twisted/insane as Moon Knight? It would be refreshing for so many reasons.
Oscar Issacc proves how good he is, so why didn't they focus solely on him?
MK was great but even then they managed to kill so much of its potential. It felt extremely rushed just to fit their 8 episode agenda or whatever it was. Had that unnecessary humor. I think a better example is netflix’s daredevil. Feels like an actual TV show with good pacing and development. It’s own story. Serious. Im scared they’re gonna kill that when daredevil comes to the MCU
Werewolf by Night looks interesting
@@spider-man500 Are you going to whine anytime you see a woman who isn't a useless shrieking damsel?
She's not a new character, they took Moon Knight's wife from the comics and combined her with an old Egyptian superhero from the comics.
@@lucasniles2767 The Netflix shows had the opposite problem, they had too many episodes and thus too much padding.
Some of the things I’d do to improve the current MCU is:
1. Release only one or two movies and shows a year to give more time for the filmmakers to iron out the screenplay and for the VFX artists to finish the effects
2. Give directors their own distinct style and feel to make the films more unique
3. Stop making everyone the comic relief, like not everyone needs to be Tony Stark
4. Quit trying to make every single thing connect together because you shouldn’t do homework to enjoy a movie
5. Forgot to add this hours ago but most of the shows need to be more than 6 episodes. This format completely fucks up the pacing because it makes the shows feel both extremely rushed and dragged out, and the shows that are 9 episodes need to be more than half an hour long
That’s so true. Werewolf by night seems like it could fix this.
@@thegoldenmask2051 I’m super excited for Werewolf by night
Facts. The cool thing about crossovers in comics is it doesn’t happen often and things aren’t reallt connected. For the most part Blade never links up with other heroes but when he linked with wolverine and spiderman it was really cool.
I would like to add take more risks with steaks/violence, lighten up on pop culture references, and fix the vfx
I agree with the director thing the most but I feel like they need to give the writers to more time to flesh out the characters im glad next year its less shows and more movies to the multiverse saga plot
Things to change
1. Stop being so scared to be mature once in a while
2. Have your own styles
3. Don't have movies and TV shows come out twice every year.
4. Take time.
5. Stop using CGI when it's not needed
6. Use practical effects more.
7. Let film makers be film makers.
8. Stop making everything a joke
I would add keep to the theme if you're going to introduce interesting themes keep to the theme.
Looking at you falcon and the winter soldier and thor4.(mostly thor4) also when it comes to the action sequences from Shang chi do more of that. Shang chi had the best action sequences in the MCU since winter soldier and civil war.
I completely agree with everything listed here...
I agree with this list. I have what I would change on top of the comments...
@@tobiaslawrence8928 Agreed like Thor doesn’t need to be a comedy just make him have serious movies and stuff cuz that’s how the character is and don’t make him dumb either
The only things on this list I agree with are 1) 5) 6) 8). The rest of the list isn't well thought out. I disagree with the take time part. You don't know what its like to make a movie. The production could be normal for all you know. If less shows come out people will miss them and loose interest.
Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 2 will always be the perfect blueprint to making a great superhero film, he made Peter Parker so relatable in that film and now that I’m an adult, I resonate with that movie so much and the MCU lacks that relatability. As much as I loved NWH on first viewing, when I look back now I realize it was mainly just the nostalgia of seeing the two Peter Parkers I related to and grew up with (Childhood: Tobey/ Teenage years: Andrew) back in the roles and while I loved how Tom’s Peter finally suffered consequences, it was a little too late for it to really resonate with me. As much hate the TASM series gets, it holds a special place in my heat because in TASM 2, Peter Graduates in 2014, same year as me so I felt like I was graduating with him and becoming a man with him. The MCU hardly has that human aspect of relatability anymore, even with the hero that’s supposed to be relatable to us all (Spider-Man)
Spider-Man 2 has serious plot problems, though. Padding, bad characterization
@@ShadowSonic2 don’t all super hero movies tho? Especially Marvels current MCU movies
@@lucidmind9676 Not like SM2. SM2 had the old problem of making the villain the real star of the movie.
Shang-Chi is still one of my favourite MCU movies of recent memory because it is the one I remember the most because it felt like it had character, emotion and story. Giving me hope for the future of the MCU
I will say it’s always really nice you ask how we’re doing at the beginning of each video. I’m starting college this week and there’s a lot of anxiety right now going into film school as a freshman. It’s pretty overwhelming. But thank you for asking Alex. Your videos always do provide a nice break from things. Keep on, HiTop. And thanks. I hope you’re doing well, too.
Good luck my friend! You got this!
@@HiTopFilms thanks dude! Means a lot!
Wholesome
Have a great time at college! I'm sure you're gonna kill it!
Yikes, now i feel like a jerk for starting to hate that intro
Weird thing to fix but I 100% believe if the schedule turned into 2 movies and a show every year then the quality of the production would improve 10 fold
It doesn’t matter how much shows we get
Even if we get less it might look better but it won’t be any better if they continue the everything is a joke route
The writing is the greatest issue not money. If these were well written shows made by competent writers that genuinely care about the comics with fresh ideas and zero agenda you could have 4 shows n 3 movies
@@Riqo2Suave There is literally no writer with 0 agendas
@@videogamesworld01 Sure there is you can convey a message that contains nuance the viewers will take to heart over clumsily shoving it in w little regard to subtlety. Difference between good and bad writing, it’s not that the values are wrong it’s the way they portray them.
@@Riqo2Suave lol "zero agenda"
This « How to save » series really feel like a call from the heart of a fan. A fan who is in pain due to the decisions of a big spiderweb conglomerate that seems to not care about him anymore. And when you contrast that with the fact that you are doing your own film at the moment really is telling. Characters studies will always be better than whatever we are getting at the moment. I hope I can go back to the cinema with a knot in the stomach and a smile on my face due to the expectation of witnessing a beautiful movie full of passion and sincerity. Anyway thanks a lot Alex, thank you for keeping that passion burning and alive ❤️🔥
There are still plenty of character studies, you just don't like the characters being studied thats all. The MCU is outgrowing you and you're struggling to keep up.
@@NichHustler more than 3000 languages and you chose to speak facts 😂
@@NichHustlerNo, the MCU has just begun to become tastless and souless.
They are not CINEMA.
@@youngspecial64 the mcu just doesn't fit your limited and narrow minded taste anymore. It's fine to have a limited amount of things you enjoy, but your limitations don't change the facts.
@NichHustler Limitations, my ass! Their movies lack true cinematic vision and are just boring.
The MCU is literally the definition of being limited by a forced factory based system for itself.
You're just glazing... due to them just bringing dudes in capes upon the screens when they're more than that.
James Gunn and DC look to be doing stuff that has the potential to become far greater than what the MCU has turned itself into... hell, even insomniac games seem to be making a better universe than the MCU in general.
Movies are good when they are literally freaking GOOD! I mean, you have seen ATSV, right? I won't deny in the MCU having some dimonds in the ruff, but mostly, their stuff are just plain cash grabs.
But, whatever you say, pal...
Everyone has their preferences, but at least the majority are starting to realize how ridiculous and souless the MCU has become.
Just lame.
I think #4 is the most important. I actually watched the first Avengers a couple days ago, and it’s wild seeing how different Tony and Steve are to themselves in later showings, so much so that they end up on opposite sides of the spectrum from where they started in Avengers by the time they get to Civil War. But it makes sense due to their experiences. I think that same growth exists in small doses in the current MCU, but it ends up getting overshadowed by spectacle or retconned by other media. Wanda learns to let go and move on from her grief just backtrack and be the villain in Dr. Strange. Dr. Strange himself learns in Spider-Man not to tamper with certain power bc it could go out of control, only to forget that lesson so his own movie can happen. Like is mentioned in this video, Spidey has to relearn the same lesson in his first and third movie. It doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy these shows and movies, but it makes the characters feel so static when measured against the character arcs of the OG Avengers.
Less forced jokes, more dynamic character development and archetypes, expand the range of stories being told, far less CGI, lower the budgets to make grounded films... I’d love to enjoy Marvel movies/shows again
These characters have just been introduced they wiil grow through several movies just like Iron Man , Cap and others . Iron man had a trilogy and 4 Avengers movies to complete grow as a character. The Iron man from Endgame and Iron man from IRON MAN is a completely different person 2008 Iron man would have never sacrificed himself.
Yeah but 2012 Iron Man tried to
All those things were part of the MCU in it's prime.
Iron Man was one of the early films in the MCU that use practical effects
@@davidamoahmarklin But people still loved the Iron Man from 2008
In my opinion, what Marvel needs to do is let its heroes make mistakes more often. The reason I loved the fight between Spider-Man and Green Goblin in No Way Home wasn’t because I was seeing two great iterations of a character cross over. It was because it really felt like Peter’s morality was on the line and he was one mistake away from losing his soul. Sorry if that was a bit of an essay, but my point is: Marvel needs to do that kind of thing more often. We need to see the flaws in our heroes.
Oddwolf 799 What are your values?
after watching The Boys, I’ve been noticing more than ever that the MCU superpowered heroes are too morally perfect
You’re only saying that because phase 4 right now is establishing new heroes and we need time to see them make more mistakes. We didn’t see Tony and Cap clash in personality until 4 years after his solo outing. It’s been 6 years since Doctor Strange’s first film and he has made arguably the biggest mistakes of the MCU. T’Challa made a big mistake in every movie he’s in. What really matters is the consequences that follow and how they deal with their mistakes. E.g. there’s no mention of the 5-year blip whatsoever as if nothing ever happened, Thanos snapping away half of the universe is turned to a joke in LT, etc.
Morally perfect is not an issue. The issue is the uninteresting stories they’re telling with well established characters because they have to stick to a formula
Three sentences is an essay...??
I just want to see more character dramas and developments, its what makes guardians so good for me and actually watching people develop and grow is what keeps me. Most charters haven’t grown or changed much in phase 4 tbh, which I find funny with Thor and DS2 legit being about finding happiness.
I think the biggest change the MCU must undergo is, quite simply, care again. You watch the bts footage of Phase 1 and even up to Phase 3 and you could tell every scene, every film, every character was created with a lot of passion and care for what they were doing. They were terrified of failing and in return gave it everything they got.
Nowadays, I think the success of the MCU has gotten to their heads, because the brand has grown so strong you can bring the most obscure of characters to the big screen and as long as it has the Marvel logo people will go see it. And that should be good! Cause it’d mean that they could experiment away, give free reign to the most adventurous of filmmakers without that fear of failure looming in their heads, have more James Gunn situations where you take someone so passionate about their project and let them do their thing. But they don’t. They are sitting in their laurels, making the most accessible and digestible content possible and just putting it out there cause, indeed, the Marvel brand has grown too strong, but the wear is starting to show. And it’s not like they are unaware of their problems, the latest She-Hulk episode attests to that, making Kevin Feige a machine, creating narratives out of pure algorithms that will bring about success. But they don’t care, they are content with being self aware about it while not doing anything about those problems, which is a problem in and of itself because, again, it means they don’t care.
And if they don’t care, why should we?
The Marvel Cinematic universe started as an idea. The idea was to bring together a group of of remarkable people to see if they could bring the superhero "genre" to cinema. To see if they could work together when we needed them to, to write the stories we never could, to bring to life characters we never thought could be brought to life. The Marvel Cinematic Universe was an enigma once upon a time. One that we in all honesty took for granted. We took for granted scenes that were funny without trying too hard to be funny. We took for granted simple stories that left an impact, we took for granted new and interesting ideas. We took for granted incredible cinematography, and writing, we took for granted movies that felt individualized, yet felt part of a serialized story. We took for granted the fact, that Marvel had to prove a point once upon a time. We took the Marvel Cinematic Universe for granted.
It's no wonder that people are comparing scenes from Phase 1 to Phase 4. It's no wonder people are looking at even some of the WORST Marvel films like _Age of Ultron_ or _Iron Man 2_ or _Thor: Dark World_ and going "well maybe they weren't as bad as all that." when you look at what Marvel has to offer now. It's no wonder, that people who aren't film buffs are starting to see the dip in quality of their films, when you see CGI from _Iron Man_ compared to CGI in _Thor: Love and Thunder._ It's honestly astonishing to see some of these things forgiven so easily. We used to hold Marvel Studios to a high standard. What happened?
Three words: Quantity over quality.
They don’t give the vfx team enough time. There
Dark World still remains the worst MCU film. I'd watch eternals a trillion times before. Yeah, it's nostalgic but it's still trash. You can find good things about every other film.
@@eljhonny4009 We know this. But even with this knowledge, the standard of quality that's expected from Marvel is still just not there. WE KNOW that if the VFX crew were given more time the CGI would look great. But that's not the only thing that goes into the making of a movie. So many things work to make the machine function. I think what happened is that we just got too used to seeing what 5 6 movies a year? Now we say "12 projects a year? eh whatever I'm sure SOME will be good". SOME. But why not ALL? And why do so many people in RESPONSE to people wanting expectations met go "well maybe you should manage your expectations"?
@@mr.iiconic fr I’m tired of seeing people suddenly pretend most of phase 1 was good cuz the only good ones were iron man and avengers. Oh and that aswell but u get what I mean
I definitely agree that the MCU needs to slow down.
They took their time with the Infinity Saga and we only needed the films, now we need to take into account the television shows as well. On top of that, the Multiverse Saga will only last less than half the time of the IS. I was expecting the MS would last until around 2029. The combination of now having both films and shows and how short the saga is will become overwhelming for some people.
But if they slow down, that could allow competition to gain a foot hold. They got lucky when WB decided to skip steps and shoot themselves in the foot. Disney is going to make sure no one ever has a chance to compete with them again.
we’re getting so much content but none of it is interesting or works to build and enhance our connection to this universe
imagine an mcu show based on life during and after the blip- but from the lives of random, working class, “non-supers” who lived through it all.
what if we followed a different person every episode from completely different walks of life and how they had to make do? did the world come together? did nations with tension ease? did they see less of an emphasis on borders and nationality? did civilization turn away from a society based on profits and focus on supporting everyone’s needs? what if it went the opposite direction and countries or corporations tried to capitalize on it?
why did we see nothing on how this incredibly unique event impacted the world? a good director and writers could’ve made an incredible piece of social commentary with depth and meaning that also enhances the universe.
i’m rambling, but this is the kind of thing id love to see from MCU shows, because honestly, i don’t think we’re getting much from an Agatha or Hawkeye show.
I completely agree, each movie in the infinity saga actually felt special, meaningful. But now it's just like Marvel's shitting out 🗑️ every month 😞 I'm on the verge of becoming a DC fan ngl
That’s the thing tho they essentially had two years with Covid to slow down
I love how every scene in this essay is metaphorically in tune with what's being said at that point of time.
That is The power of visual storytelling 😎👏
While really flawed, I've honestly been more interested in the Disney+ shows because they feel like their own thing and far more character based. I loved loki and wandavision they're so much smaller in feel as well. I was even more invested in hawkeye than any films recently because I felt for Clint
To me the number 1 thing they can do is SLOW DOWN. You don't need 4/5 movies a year. Especially when 4 of the 5 will probably be clones of each other. You don't need a show about Echo or Agatha. You don't need to ALWAYS have a product out just to fill space between movies. Give artists time and space to work and let them make something ONLY they could make.
You don't need a show about daredevil, moonknight, and rhodey too, misogynist enough to cancel males in mcu ?
@@JitendraSingh-qd7jk Massive misogynist here. Yep same with the male characters too believe it or not. Don't make a show without giving the artist time and freedom to create or just because you need to kill time between movies.
@@Darragh7 So meNtion them without specifically mentioning agatha as if she is not more important than Moon Knight and Daredevil. She literally is connected with the origins of fantastic four and needs character recognition equivalent to Loki just how she is in comics.
@@JitendraSingh-qd7jk If that's your hill to die on, OK so mate. Marvel needs to slow down the production of these movies and shows and give them more time.
But mate how else they gonna kerp us paying for Disney Plus every month?
Love this series of "HOW TO SAVE" videos, not because it appears these studios seem to be backing themselves into a corner, but, because there are SOLUTIONS. Your ideas are incredible and alot of fans feel this way. I imagine a future where there is no separation between fans and studios. I think finding a way to work together could lead to the best representation of these characters and create some of the best movies we have ever seen! This is something we're actively working on with our Fan-Made TV Series called Spider-Man: Alone. And something you've already started with JASON! Best wishes to you brother ❤💙
@Oddwolf 799 oh yeah where your videos
@Oddwolf 799 fucking hilarious mcu fanboy
As a life long (and still very much to this day) MCU fan, I have to say I loved this! Perfectly encapsulated how to make something that is always going to do well be greater and bigger. A lot of MCU fans will probably get angry at the slightest hint of criticism you made but from me, you absolutely nailed it! Thanks
Fair points made, I’m excited to see if they can bring it back hopefully, though I did enjoy a majority of the Phase I can definitely see the current problems, I hope the future content will be better, and if anything be great content to edit 🙏🔥
Any writer who’s trying to chase the “Whedon” style of writing ought to remember that in his projects- namely Buffy and Angel- the characters’ humor was just as much a coping mechanism. It was their way of making it through seemingly impossible situations. The humor in those shows usually was more of a morale boost than a mood-killer.
Also, Whedon wrote both The Body and A Hole in the World- the most devastating episodes of Buffy and Angel respectively. Even he understood that sometimes, the characters just need to be sad for a while.
Yup. Whedon, for all his faults, never made Bruce Banner/Hulk quip in either _The Avengers_ or _Avengers: Age of Ultron_ because... Bruce isn't that type of guy. Yet from _Thor: Ragnarok_ onwards, despite the fact that Bruce has been unconscious for two years, he's suddenly a lot more humorous & more... "Mark Ruffalo-y."
@@loganbigmo they are trying to hard to make the characters be more like the actor the only one that truly worked was RDJ
@@loganbigmo I literally hope they put this new version of Hulk down like Lassy. Take him out back,and let him go out with some dignity. If you are a Hulk fan its been embarrassing since Ragnarok.
Don’t forget Firefly.
I have a controversial theory that all great artists are somewhat morally questionable, which means they are unacceptable in today's political climate. Just look back into history, I mean those like Mozart, Beethoven and Van Gough would have been cancelled into oblivion if they were born in todays agr. The Joss Whedons, the James Gunns, obviously are a-holes but their dark sides are exactly why their jokes worked. If all writers are unproblemtic, straight-edged activists who only care about seeming politically correct and advocating for some big moral message in the script, we get disasters like she hulk and captain marvel. They want "Whedon style" but don't want Whedon, but they can't replicate his humor, you can't expect the goody two shoes prefects to tell a joke like the class troublemakers do while still lecturing the class on what's appropriate
watching Guardians 1 to detox after blasting the Phase 4 movies into my eyeballs for the past five days. thank you for the suffering, king.
That’s me except I’m watching smallville for the first time
@@yash_kapoor the worst episodes of Smallville are still light years ahead of any of the Disney produced episodes
Me but by watching Man of Steel
Me watching Incredible Hulk after seeing She-hulk 😞
@@Servantofthearts w
This was very well done with well articulated points. A video of you giving specific examples, as in showing a scene and telling us how it could be improved, would be an interesting watch.
The most important thing to saving these movies (and you did mention this somewhat) is making them more serious. Yeah they have to cut back on the bad jokes it’s getting a little ridiculous, but also they need to put more of their characters in danger more. Since the multi verse was introduced, everyone now has an infinite amount of lives and anything that bad that happens in the story can just be undone by time travel as well. Why would I worry or care about anything that happens in these movies if there are zero stakes
This is why I much prefer X-Men: Days of Future Past's use of time travel. The stakes are set right at the beginning. And the effects of that are used later in the movie when Logan remembers a future event, causing him to freak out in the present and stab Kitty Pryde, almost losing the connection. And we know once that connection is lost, the entire future is changed. And whilst all this happens, Magneto tries to kill Mystique, Hank reveals himself as Beast publicly and Charles is knocked down on the floor.
Endgame's "changing the past doesn't change the future" immediately reduces the stakes. If something doesn't work in one time period, you can just try it in another time as long as you put everything back to normal afterwards (which they completely glossed over how hard that would actually be for Steve to do).
After what they did to HULK and THOR
I'm not looking forward to see what they'll do with the rest of the X-Men
@Oddwolf 799 hello
They will probably take them seriously for a while and after the big ending those who survive will become a joke.
In my limited knowledge of comic book lore I imagine Rogue could be like the best character ever if done properly, with respect and care and all that
I'm with you Kyle. It's not looking good at all.
@Oddwolf 799 dude you need to step the fuck back for real
Look, I say this as maybe the biggest MCU shill on the planet. I’m the guy who is *still* the person you describe in the opening monologue- still theorizing, still dissecting every character arc in every movie with a fine-tooth comb, still dragging my family to the midnight showings, someone who still cares about the MCU probably more than is healthy.
I would do exactly *one* thing that would fix so many of the franchises issues not just for me, but for many:
*SLOW DOWN THE GODDAMN RELEASE SCHEDULE*
I’m convinced that the push to make 5-6 projects a year is what’s impacting the artistry and production of these things, and that *releasing* so many a year is why so many are tired and can’t find the positives the way they used to.
Just go back to two movies a year, maybe a show or two as well, and make that THE LINE. Anything that threatens to create more than 4 MCU projects within a 365 day period gets pushed back to be worked on further and more deliberately. I think it would fix, or at least relieve, almost everything.
This!
most comments are saying that "they should drop the continuity" but i think that one of phase 4s major problems is that now mcu feels really direction less. like do they want to do multiverse stuff or set up young avengers or focus on solo contained stories or build up to kang. there is so much going on and they're not planning on slowing down anytime soon, like bro we about to finish a whole saga in just 6 years!!
Man I wish I had friends to share your videos with. You are so well spoken and bring lite to literally every problem I have with the mcu. Cant wait for your Jason Todd film
First and foremost the MCU needs writers who care. It all starts there.
Right on, it's the reason why the Raimi trilogy worked. And while the third movie didn't got the same reception as 1 and 2, Raimi still tried after the studio forcing him to put story elements that he doesn't want.
Hell, I could even say that Spider-Man 3 is more better than what we've got in Phase 4 so far.
@@somecallmejeremy Man I WISH nowadays "bad movies" were at the level of Spider-Man 3. That's the kind of bad movies I could moore than live with.
It has writers sometimes but they’re absolutely constricted by the rigid storyboard they’re forced to work with. The writers aren’t actually the ones making the story, the corporate producers still are
@@somecallmejeremy Spider-Man 3 not being good makes yours and the OP's point even more. Raimi didn't care for Venom and that was the weakest part of the movie.
It's not the writers fault? Did you not watch the video?
I really miss the simplicity of phase one. Not everything has to be an origin story, but at the same time even the origin stories we're getting feel like they're not focused on the character, they're focused on getting to the action or to things they think we'll care about. Like in She-Hulk it's all about cameos. Maybe it's funny to other people, but it just irritates me that she breaks the fourth wall and says something along the lines of "Hey, this is a show about me. Not the cameos, me. Even though we have a cameo every week..." It makes sense to have cameos in her show considering her job and how she gets her powers, but seriously, it'd be nice to let shows rely on the new characters without shoving already established characters into it. Kind of like how Boba Fett wasn't about Boba Fett at all essentially.
New favorite channel oml HOW DID I NOT FIND THIS SOONER
I had actually thought of a more tragic opening for End War. Starting with Hawkeye on the phone with his wife, who's driving home with two of their kids. When "The Snap" happens, the line goes quiet. Hawk thinks they just drove into a dead zone when his youngest cries out that mommy just vanished into dust. End the scene with Hawk desperately trying to calm his kids down over the phone as the driverless car careens off a bridge. This would give him more of a reason to want to sacrifice himself while getting the soul stone because he knows that even if they bring back everyone that was lost in the snap, there will be no way to bring back those who were lost due to the unforeseen casualties that the snap caused.
At least MoM felt a bit unique, I didn’t like it first in theatres but the more I watch it, the more I start to like it A LOT than a lot of Phase 4 projects (besides NWH) and I also feel pretty curious about Disney’s new Daredevil show, cuz if they f’d it up then I’m pretty much done with Marvel at this point.
MoM felt so great the first 1 hour, after wanda reached the darkhold castle, meh
@@touxdgzr I'd argue that part was the only bit that had the Sam Raimi flourish. The rest of the movie was shot like typical Marvel fair, so much so I kinda feel like they borrowed the original directors work up until that point.
But the whole think was lacking, the movie was much a mess structurally.
I feel like Charlie Cox cares too much about the character for it to be really terrible. It'll probably be like Moon Knight tier, if anything. It's definitely watchable and has its moments, but it ain't gonna be too crazy.
Agreed most definitely.
@@Canadish the whole Wanda vs illuminati scene was definitely not typical marvel flair at all lmao.
Everything was heading towards INFINITY WAR and ENDGAME
Now the MCU became one big bubble, ready to burst
Tell me what Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars are about and how phase 4 matters toward it.
If Kevin Fuckpie hadn’t revealed the names of the movies in the next phases, you’d have no clue what it’s heading towards.
@@emblemblade9245 in Loki they broke the multiverse and now kangs from different universes are able to come through , which is how kang dynasty will happen lol
Your comparison of a good movie as being like a good friend or experience that got you through a hard time definitely hits home. I still remember Guardians Vol 2 fondly because I was at the time still grappling with the sudden death of a distant family member, and the movie's themes of reconciling messy relationships, of cutting out toxic people and deciding who is worth keeping in, it was all tremendously cathartic. I wish I could have said that Eternals affected me similarly in more recent years, that a better version of the general idea could help me deal with anxieties of mortality, about how maintaining connections and savoring the little moments are what matters in life, no matter how long any given life might last. But alas, it was just way too messy to really land, and its actual efforts in emotional storytelling completely fell flat. Even if I were to stop watching Marvel movies, I would wish that one would come out that would help someone the way Vol 2 did for me
I just rewatched the first two Pirates of the Caribbean movies (spoilers by the way), and something that really stuck with me was the ending of Dead Man's Chest. That film ends with the heroes losing everything. William witnesses a kiss between the woman he loves and the scoundrel that sold him to Davey Jones, Jack Sparrow is killed by the Kraken, Davey Jones heart beats on the desk of the man who will use it to rule the sea. The most important to me, was the Black Pearl. Seeing the Black Pearl sink beneath the sea brought a genuine tear to my eye. Jack says it best himself. "It's just a ship." But it's not just a ship. The Black Pearl is as much a character as any other. She's a gorgeous vessel with a catchy name and most importantly our heroes worked so hard to get her. So seeing our heroes lose the battle and everything they worked for is heartbreaking. That's what the MCU is missing I think. It's lacking it's own Black Pearl, and by that I mean it doesn't have anything personal to take away from us. It's always something big and vague like "the world" or "the multiverse." I don't care about the mutliverse, I can't care, I physically cannot even fathom the vastness of one universe let alone all of them. So yeah it's a lot of destruction but what does that destruction mean? (Spoilers for NWH if you haven't seen it) The only time the MCU has made me cry genuine tears as of late was in No Way Home. Aunt May was a character we never knew well. But one that had been there from the beginning. She was more than just "Aunt May" she was "Peter's Aunt May." And to SEE Peter truly, actually, really lose something with genuine value was heartbreaking. The best part is the film lets it stew. It doesn't dip a finger in and then yank it out because it's too hot, it soaks it down to the bone. You feel every inch of that burning stew and it's amazing. The reason I watch movies is to FEEL. If a movie doesn't make me feel, or worse teases me with feelings and then rips them away, I have no reason to watch it. I think the best way to fix the MCU is to let that pot boil a little longer. I mean this in every regard. Push your projects back a little, reject a few ideas that aren't the best or that can't fit into the schedule. Spend some of your fucking mountains of money to let you animators see their god damn kids every once in a while. Most importantly, let your employees have fun. Let your writers do crazy ass shit, let your actors improv from time to time, let your directors DIRECT THE FUCKING MOVIE. This is getting ranty, so I'm just gonna say I really miss Iron Man 3 and I wish we could go back to before Age of Ultron.
I think an issue with Marvel due to the Disney+ shows is that all the movies and shows are being filmed all at once and they all tie into each other.
So there’s no time to learn and adapt what actually works or not in between shoots, because literally one week after WandaVision finishes filming, Lizzie Olsen is filming Doc Strange II
1. Treat the cgi and vfx workers with more respect.
2. Have the balls to take creative risks
3. Take things more seriously. Humor is a great thing but not good when it is oversaturated.
4. Less is more( have more focused stories).
5. Be more willing to go out of the formula
6. More standalone stories would be nice for once.
7. Better writing in general
8. More consistent with characters’ character development( like Thor and Hulk for example)
9. Trust your director( but I don’t know about Taika since well, love and thunder). But Taika is a great director but it seems to me, when I watched the interviews about Thor 4, it seems like he just shits on his own creation. Like he made it bad on purpose.
10. Kinda like number 4. You give us shows but. Make them stand on their own. Like You can have characters like MoonKnight in the new Avenger’s movies but let the shows stand on their own two feet. Not everything has to be connected. Or just connect them later. Also less movies and shows per year. We don’t want to be bombarded with content. Marvel fatigue exists. You give us so much , that a lot of the content is things we don’t care about( but of course some people do care).
11. Let characters be unique.
12. Any point that HiTop made in this video
You forgot #1, genius, which would be to drop the WOKE AGENDA BS it has been pushing, just as Disney also pushed the clot shots... You haven't got a clue at how corrupt these mega corporations are. 😅 But Disney will keep pushing WOKENESS until the fans start to WAKE UP....
HiTop hates the MCU though, leave it to him the MCU wouldn't exist
Your always able to put thoughts out in a inspiring way
Every time I watch one of your videos, I hear my own thoughts echoed. Great video. Great content. Love what you do :)
You can tell this video is coming from a place love,respect, and admiration for the MCU. It’s not just telling how you it to fix the MCU but telling it “hey we know you can be better, we believe that you can actually start making films with superhero’s instead of superhero films. Everyone else is willing to give you up but no us, we are still here because we see how you’re potential”.
It’s not a video about how the MCU sucks and you hate it, it’s a video about how MCU can earned that love for superhero’s back.❤
Respectfully he isn’t the target audience anymore
@@justadiamondwithinternetac3662 who is the target audience, in your opinion?
@@joshua4182 the dumbed down immature Gen Z and millennial audience with zero critiquing skills, 5 second attention spans and pronouns in their social media profiles. Disney’s audience used to encompass everyone
@@joshua4182 lots of people. Marvel is making more shows for more different kinds of people than before. Not every show is going to be for everyone, just like not every series released on HBO/Netflix/Prime is for everyone.
Tbh watching The Boys is what stopped me caring for the MCU. They satired the MCU so much and with every movie, The Boys is being proven more and more right. Also, there is not one bad charecter or actor the jokes are fewer but a lot more funny and you really really feel the stakes and the charecter development. Im just gonna stick with that universe and leave the MCU for a while hopefully they get there shit together and even if not, The Boys has more then made up that hole for me
It's ironic how a superhero satire series is a good show with genuine message, while the actual superhero movies became bleak made from factory full of artificial fun.
after watching The Boys, I’ve been noticing more than ever that the MCU superpowered heroes are too morally perfect
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Eh never had a problem with heroes being good people
neither did I! But to me, it seems that there’s too little superpowered egomaniacs in the MCU. At some point there’d surely be at least 1 superhero only doing it for the fame, not caring about actually saving people?
For me the boys and invincible are the only superhero stuff I am looking g forward to
Most of us (I'm guessing) were between 5 and 15 when Tony Stark became Iron Man.
Now we are 25-30 and instead the MCU of maturing with us, it's dumbing down to appeal to everyone...
I commented halfway though. I just finished the video. It’s so good. Great editing, great points. Great video
Thanks for continuing to be a legend man. You inspire so much more than you know, and you deserve to know that. Can't wait to see the Red Hood short film. Have a good day Alex
They need to focus on more quality stuff rather than quantity, I’d rather 4 really great projects than 8 mediocre projects
As would I, but that's half the ticket money, and that's what matters to the people making the choice.
This was a wonderfully written video. Great job!
Sincere is the perfect way to describe an attribute of that movie (part from the beginning). This is amazing
Ditch the whole 10 year phase plans and massive story arcs and use the multiverse as a sort of platform to launch a space where new creatives have the freedom to do what they want with the characters they want, this way a studio can still mandate a certain marvel IP gets a movie while letting the crew they hire to have creative control and simultaneously creative teams can come to marvel with the movies they want to make and still maintain that creative control cause even though they're not following the MCU assembly line it still falls under the brand cause it's all in the same multiverse, essentially use the multiverse as an excuse to pitch and create comic book films they way they used to in the 2000s, no big overarching plots just unique stand alone films
I wish some big shot from the marvel film industry sees this with an open mind.
This is beautiful and perfectly put, enunciates pretty much everything I think about the MCU
Great video this really applies to not only mcu but any creator of films for movies,shows,RUclips videos and streams to take your time with your craft and make it slow and nice rather then rushing to make it trash and quick
12:20 this is why they need to recast Tchalla and not kill him
“Part of the journey is the end.”
I'm late but I found your videos and I love your take on stuff like this.
Love the passion champ keep going inspirational man
You're bringing up a lot of good points here I haven't really though of.
I'd argue Trevor Slattery was Essential in shang chi due to him cosplaying the Mandarin..and kingpin being in Hawkeye is essential since it was set in new York and we know how powerful he is there
Hammerhead and Silvermane are also crime bosses who live in New York in the marvel universe. Would it be essential to have them cameo In Hawkeye for that reason alone?
@@galactic85 it would however the writers of the show chose not to..
i really think someone needs to give u a shot at writing movies. u truly have a gift, my friend.
I knew this was the next video in the How To Save series. Fantastic Points HiTop!
This was amazing, this is what I’ve been feeling for the last 4 or so years. I want the MCU to return to it’s exciting, heartwarming, meaningful self from Phase 1.
Im always like,” how doesnt a single Disney CEO see all these videos that come from with such a familiar and hopeful place” like you put your heart on the line with every single piece of content u put out
"When everything is gigantic, there isn't enough time to sit with things as tender as a feeling"
Damn
The street level characters have been the most mistreated characters in Phase 4. Instead of having them fight against street level and grounded threats like Kingpin Tombstone and the criminal/Gangs of New York. We have the characters fight Cosmic threats instead that would otherwise make mincemeat out of them. Ms. Marvel Shang-chi Monica Rambeau and Moon Knight.
These characters should have been the building blocks of a grounded and street level Phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The others sure, Monica was leading the Avengers at one point and is a massive powerhouse she's not a street level character
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When she first started out she fought again street level crime and terrorists.
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Monica worked as an FBI agent in the comics. A a good maturity of her run as Captain Marvel had her fight against street-level grounded threats until she moved up to The Avengers. Monica Rambeau was the best leader of the Avengers (ranking behind Wasp /Janet Van Dyne)
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Yeah and Superman has taken on organized crime and domestic abusers I still wouldn't call him street level
To me they just need to try harder….
From Phase 1 to Endgame it felt like a lot of love and energy was poured into the MCU.
Since then it’s felt very paint by numbers. I don’t consider much of it to be bad, it just lacks the sparkle that the earlier products had.
Amazingly well said and edited!
My boy putting out banger video after banger video.
Shang-Chi and Ms Marvel are the main things that give me remaining hope for future of MCU, they were flawed by the Disney machine yet but there was still a passion, actual human stories, and creative visual edge emanating from it. Here's hoping the future of those characters is bright, but sadly they'l probably be thrust into a CGI bloated army fight lost in the crowd before too long. Another great video, interested where this How To Save series may potentially go next
Why did you liked Ms Marvel? Genuine question
Ms. Marvel? L.
@@StivsLair I can totally accept it fell apart as it went on I’m not going to ignore the flaws, the dimension family and damage control villian subplots were poorly smushed together, the stuff with great grandmother took away from Kamala’s own story, the time travel element was pointless confusing add on and having a good chunk of finale be just home alone in a school made me frustrated, like I said previously it became victim of the Marvel machine severely limited by six episode structure when it should have been split into two season arcs. But man, I just adored the first two episodes, that’s what gave me such hope. They were the fairly grounded yet fantastical charming character focused stuff superhero stories should be, Kamala (perfectly casted by Iman) was a real fun personality, I was content to just watching her, her family and Muslim community life before superhero stuff kicked in. There were actual creative liberties taken with visuals with Kamalas imagination and the camera actually dared to move around instead of usual static MCU closeup shots. When I think of show, it’s those promising elements my mind goes to, but that’s just me as said there are flaws so I can understand not everyone will feel same way. I just hope this lays groundwork for a brighter future for character and other projects.
Spiderman Nwh, Loki, and Falcon and Winter soldier were the best of this phase. Moon knight was great as a origin, though no world building. Shang chi had good world building as well. Everything else were mediocre and pathetic.
Dude! Your videos are absolutely amazing! They are like an events man, thank you, thank you, thank you!
My suggestion would be to cut back on the amount of new characters introduced in every property. Because these movies are so focused on setting up future plotlines, they include several characters in reference to those. As a consequence, these new faces get less time to stand out. Natasha from Iron Man 2 got much more focus and time to be established than Monica Rambo did in WandaVision. Take the time to slowly incorperate these character into the world, let fans grow to love them, THEN give them solo movies/series.
I really like your input and this video!
Cant wait to here you break down The Batman moive wth this type of passion and depth. That film is a masterpiece
We need to see more love for these characters. There seems to be no passion for these characters and stories and I miss when there was love for the stories they were telling.
Im gonna write about goosebumps everytime, because you're doing such a great job! Keep up the good and interesting topics!
Thanks for always inspiring me, man. Listening to your passion, it makes me feel courage to be bold with my editing. When I am making MY fanedit of a movie, it has to be MY vision and I have to be sure to tell my version of that story. It's easy to lose sight of that when gaining feedback from others. The goats need to go.
People may not always agree with Alex but the man has a heart for these icons and he wears it in his sleeve. I love your videos because they feel like each one come from your soul. I too have been noticing my disappointment with each entry, I can't help but keep watching in hopes to see that magic that once stained every film of the franchise. But it's harder and harder. I used to sit down with a grin in my face, anxious to see what the next movie or series had in for this wonderfull world I loved losing myself into. But now I'm doubtfull and just watching to see if somehow things snap back to how they were before, even for a scene or a chapter, and to not miss anything in the continuity that the franchise builds.
I’d love for the MCU to go back to focusing on taking the time to develop their characters. In recent years it feels like there just throwing more and more new characters at us without taking the time, or putting in the effort to make those characters interesting, or compelling. And this makes me not care about the characters and as result not care so much about the MCU.
If marvel cared more about telling stories and less about making “products” that’d be nice.
Thanks for you're guidance, sensei.
Thankyou I needed this alot
There are a lot of things that could be done to the MCU to fix it. But I think the overarching thing that needs to be fixed is that the MCU needs to give itself more time. Time to let it’s VFX artists finish a scene and not have to crunch a week before the premiere. Time for the writer’s to dive into these stories and bring out the humanity that these heroes are supposed to represent. Time for the director’s to visualize a film that plays to the character’s journey, and not the cut/paste formula that we have seen for the past 10 years. I love the Marvel movies, they hold a place in my heart. But I am tired of feeling we are speeding through a universe instead of enjoying it.
Here’s an idea: Instead of having everything be an origin story to an un-killable god amongst humans just for the sake of setting up the new Avengers movies, have an arc centered around a villain who over time becomes more powerful and picks of already established characters easily like a slasher film. It’s not like a lot people really care for the new MCU characters anyway. Also have them collaborate with other villains to take over the multiverse (if you still want to go that route) and have that be the reason for the avengers to exist again.
@Oddwolf 799 why?
@@musket_mcgee just ignore that person, they're just going around trolling.
@@cthulhucrews6602 I always thought about Doctor Doom being a good candidate
Thank you for this. Everything you said in this video was spot on.
“Something they made, something they did make”
- HiTop Films
One suggestion, they should make smaller budget films.
Maybe with that we can get more director driven, experimental movies, they can take risks.
If one of their movies flop, who cares? They won't lose money. The marvel train will keep rolling. They need to use the momentum to their advantage
Werewolf by night is my only hope. Please don’t suck, it has so much potential!
Loverboy killing it again!
This is why we really need a Christopher Nolan Daredevil trilogy
Nolan can't do real comic book stuff.
@@ShadowSonic2atleast he knows how to bring in quality for the movie in general.
Being CINEMA...
This got me emotional and nostalgic man..I watched Ironman when I was 12 years old and I told myself that was the best movie i've ever seen and it stuck with me for days. But now I walk out of Thor love and thunder and other past mcu movies feeling empty.
After watching love and thunder I’m in utter disbelief. Don’t know what the heck they were thinking
I’d put all my cards in for the Fantastic Four. They’ve saved Marvel Comics twice, and they can save the movies. I would start with finding a director passionate enough that focuses on the importance of Family and has a passion for Marvel’s 1st family. You don’t need to be connect it with Easter eggs, just show this amazing family and make them relatable to us. Help us as the audience see ourselves and our own family in the F4 and we’ll start to care.
Another option would be to make a Dr. Doom series. Make it a dark fantasy series that shows the origins of Victor Von Doom, the biggest Marvel Villain, and again do a character study of him. If Marvel could switch things up, and make us care for a Villain, in a serious way, then when they face off against the heroes we all know, we actually care for the conflict.
The fantastic 4 is hilariously cursed in movies but I hope they don’t botch Dr Doom
@@emblemblade9245 they’ve just never been done Justice before in movies. They have so much potential
I felt like I was watching an astonishing TedTalk!!! I love the details you talked about. Yeah, I love the MCU but it does have flaws. They should let the humor flow naturally not force them in EVERY SINGLE SCENE!!! (THOR LOVE AND THUNDER) Not every film needs to be bigger and better! You can have a nice individual film with the right amount of well...everything! Haha! Great job, man! I'm subbing you! Congrats!
Something that did make me sad was Moon Knight. I actullay really liked the beginning. But when they were in Egypt... it all went down. The villain was bad even though he could have been amazing. The relation between Marc and Steven was my favorite part. But the problem was EGYPT. Or rather yet.
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Seeing videos from HiTop honestly gives me a smile because I like hearing from him. But also makes me sad, because I get just how much things like the early mcu projects meant. I myself am a couple years older than him. He's the same age as my brother. And it's so depressing seeing them rip away the good about the early movies just to be "safe". It sucks man. I used to go with my brother to all of these opening night. But the more they drag on, the more I just feel sad that it doesn't give me the same joy as it once did.
Sorry Alex. You were right.
I think they really need to bring some personality back to these movies and focus more on smaller scale, character-focused stories.
They can(and should) still have bombastic, over-the-top multiversal shenanigans but don’t make it end of the world/universe events that are just tools to set up the next five movies. Have them be contained stories that only focus on the characters and the struggles they’re going through and shows what makes them heroes, but more importantly, what makes them human.
We love heroes not because they can crack jokes in situations where they really shouldn’t be, but because of the pain they go through, and how they rise above that pain, it makes them relatable, and it makes them heroes.
Well said! Absolutely amazing video
I don't always agree with everything you say, but your enthusiasm and sheer passion are impossible to ignore and deserve respect.