Why I Prefer Pre-2012 Era MCU (Alternate Cut) | video essay
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2024
- This is an alternate cut to my original MCU essay video. I wanted to make a better presentation that sounds less pissy and is better strutcured with a clearer narrative. As well as cut down to be simpler and easier to digest.
Like the original (or rather what the original was intended to express), my main point in this video is talking about how the art style of the MCU changed ever since after 2011 when Paramount left the role of distributor. How the films went from a more realistic vibe and aesthetic with less CGI, less vibrant colors, a shakier camera, and more orchestral music, to (for the large majority) more excessive CGI, vibrant colors, wackier designs, trumpety music, and an overall more whimsical and fantastical approach. And just how less captivating it is for me in general as a fan of the previous direction.
All in all this isn't a critique, but just me sharing how I personally feel towards the MCU. This is not made from a place of anger or hatred (nor am I trying to start a debate), but merely disappointment and sadness. I want to see who feels the same since this isn't something I see many people within this sphere discuss.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Note
0:34 Intro/Context
3:12 Why I Love Phase 1
8:38 The Style Shift
18:29 Conclusion
20:28 DC/Ending
#mcu #marvel #disney
7:55 I meant to say since Dark World, not Avengers.
16:27 “Quote on quote” I should’ve added (Endgame especially was anything but serious)
Marvel with Paramount: Actors playing their Characters.
Marvel with Disney: Characters acting like the Actors who played them.
5:48 Fun Fact: Emil Blonsky/The Abomination is a super soldier like Captain America in the MCU
You know how I would do Endgame ? Well here are some changes:
1. The Beginning: So I want the movie to start with the world living a normal life till the snap happens and it all cuts to black saying 5 years later.
2. Things that happened during the snap: When I watched Endgame i noticed some mis opportunities when it comes to the snap. What I mean is that, it feels like people still living a normal life like nothing happened so I'm gonna change something. I'm gonna have Steve Rogers mentioning wars, chaos, and political stuff happening during the snap like people fighting for survival which is why the world looks so dumped. For bonus, if the X-Men were in the MCU, I would have Senator Robert Kelly be the President of the United States like in X-Men '97 (if the X-Men are here).
3. What some heroes are doing during the snap: So I wanna see what some of the heroes have been doing during the snap like: Tony living a normal life like in the original movie, Steve and Natasha trying to move on like in the original movie. There are some changes tho. Bruce Banner (probably still played by Edward Norton which in my opinion is a better Bruce Banner and Hulk actor) would not be a CGI Smart Hulk but instead back to his regular form and yeah he can still have some control on his anger. Thor on the other hand would not get drunk nor get fat but instead train and train for years trying to prove that he is still worthy after all these years. He has both weapons in this movie this time (yeah so that means Thor fought Thanos with his hammer and new axe in Infinity War). Some other heroes like Rocket, Nebula, War Machine, etc. will stay the same.
4. Suit designs: I'm gonna be pitching some suit designs to some characters so.....
Captain America: I'd probably keep his Endgame design.
Iron Man: Probably have him wear the Mark 46 suit or just wear an upgraded version of his Mark 3 looking suit. The suit had some transformers vibes in it (just vibes not look).
Thor: I'd bring back Thor's long hair and have him wear his Thor (2011) suit.
Hulk: While Banner is not Smart Hulk in this pitch, I would keep his 2008 design throughout the MCU.
Others: Some could look the same, some could not and yeah I'm gonna remove the nano tech suits here.
5. The fight scenes (+ the final battle): So I want the fight scenes to be realistic and have some John Wick vibes in it (with some brutal stuffs going on). Take Hawkeye's/Ronin's scene for example, it's actually great and gave me John Wick vibes but I wanna put something cooler in it: I personally want the fight scene to take place in Hell's Kitchen (yeah. Since Marvel confirmed that the Netflix shows are canon, it wouldn't hurt for the movies to make a crossover with the shows etc.). While Hawkeye/Ronin is killing some criminals, I either would have Punisher or Daredevil trying to stop Clint. The rest of that scene will remain the same minus the Japanese stuff because this scene doesn't take place in Tokyo. Now I want to add something cooler in the final battle: I want it to be shot like in "All Quiet on the Western Front" where there would some scenes of soldiers (probably the wakandans, new asgardians, ravagers, and maybe Iron Man legions and of course some of the heroes) fighting the enemies like they were fighting a real war. I'd personally have the military involved a little bit and have the fighting sequence similar to Zack Snyder's Justice League.
6. The ending stays the same
7. The directors: I'll probably still have the Russo Brothers directing the movie because I couldn't think of anyone else.
8. The music: I'll have most of the music be orchestral and have a feeling to it, not making things sound like we are watching an animated movie.
9. Atmosphere and feeling to it: Probably have some real life situation vibes and have that live feeling where you can think that the things that are happening in the movie are real.
So yeah those are some of the my changes what do you think ?
Hey Anomaly I just wanted to say that your videos are really good, please keep up the good work.
👍
The line spoken at the 14:30 mark is what im saying to you. By the way, thanks for the shoutout at the beginning of your video. "My Dad was a collector of comics and explained the lore to me and my sister" Brings back memories boy, I tell you......
Heh, yeah
What are your opinions of The Amazing Spider-Man 2's Electro?
It would have been fine if the MCU *DID* start in a colorful way but instead they released so many movies and shows that have so many tones and styles. Also Man of Steel is my favourite Superman movie.
Hey Anomaly. What are your thoughts on Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy.
I like it. My favorites are 2 and 3. 1 was too cheesy for me but not terrible.
What are your opinions of Thor: The Dark World? Do you think this film has the same atmosphere as Kenneth Branagh's Thor (2011)?
I mean, I gave it a D in my tier list if you didn't notice.
But I will say that it does have *some* good scenes in it that I think carry the spirit of the first Thor film, such as Loki's "death", Frigga's death, and when Thor gives up the throne by the end of the film. The rest of the movie though feels like Avengers.
What are your opinions of Elizabeth Olsen's portrayal of Scarlet Witch? Do you think her acting looks nothing like the comic?
She’s alright I guess
Hey Anomaly what do you think about the MCU version of Thanos ? Do you like him or not ? Or would you have changed or done something different with him ?
I prefer the way he looked and sounded in GotG and AoU. Even when I was a fan of the MCU I was never fond of how they humanized him in both appearance and demeanor. It was something that immediately stuck out to me when I saw the first trailer for Infinity War. I like the glowing blue eyes and the deep, sonorous voice. Not to mention the more warlord-like impression. It was a lot more menacing and felt more like the “mad” Titan.
@@anomaly395 yeah Thanos was alot scarier in his comic accurate form.
Can you make a sequel to this video where you explore other superhero franchises that feature contents similar to what you want ?
Also check out contents produced by Marvel Tv like Daredevil, Jessica jOnes, Luke Cage, Legion, Agents of SHIELD, and even Cloak and Dagger.
Late response but there’s not really any other superhero franchises out there that I feel this way towards. As a matter of fact I don’t know any others outside of Marvel, DC, The Boys and Invincible.
Also I have checked them out. That’s why I mentioned them in this video.
Hey does anybody here know what happened to Kamen Rider Next Decade ? He all of a sudden deleted all of his comments and he is also not commenting on the new videos as well.
He is retired from social media in general for 5-6 months.
The thing is that the guy is trying to change, since lately he has been spamming and asking Anomaly a lot of things to the point that he became annoying and well, Next Decade wants to stay away from social networks so he can improve
@@Rocker-Scott2009 And how do you know this ?
@@BigComicBookandFilmFan I was talking to him in Discord and he told me that
@@Rocker-Scott2009 Okay so will he return after 5-6 months ?
He replied to me in some videos
I have a question, how would you handle the multiverse if you were Kevin Feige and the movies and show have the "same" art style as the early phase 1 ? Also what's your opinion on the first two Deadpool movies ?
I wouldn’t go the multiverse route to begin with. Hmm.. except maybe in No Way Home (I’d like to see a better version of that film). Other than that I would go a different route entirely. Not sure what though.
@@anomaly395 how would you do No Way Home ?
@@John_F_Kennedy188 Give it a better story, and make it more faithful to the Raimi and Webb verses as well as the Paramount MCU era itself.
@@anomaly395Plus MCU Spidey would keep his memories at the end right?
@SuperFreddy64-mp5ew Most likely, since my entire set up of the film would be different. I think I’d still involve Dr. Strange as the gateway to the other universes, but the way it would happen would be much more interesting and clever instead of Peter simply asking him to cast a spell for college issues and it going wrong...
I understand where you’re coming from. Btw what are your thoughts on Deadpool 3?
I.. just made it pretty clear what I think
@@anomaly395It basically has the same Disney Marvel style but with cursing and blood I guess.
@@SuperFreddy64-mp5ew Yes. It just adds to what I was talking about.
@@anomaly395 I wonder if another company bought Marvel and we got an Ultimate MCU (Or UMCU) that has a style like Pre-Avengers Phase One mixed with The First Two Snyderverse Films.
Not sure which company could do that 🤔
I still love the MCU but you and Martin Scorsese aren't wrong
Ok how did Tim Roth lost that Abomination voice that was much coolerrrrrr oh wait NO !!!
Cause the creators didn’t care
@@SuperFreddy64-mp5ew nah I think I knew