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Since Thor and now Captain America came out this year, I wanted to get what Tropers thought of the concept and execution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general. Personally I love the idea and wonder why this idea hasn't been seriously tried before. It sorta seems to me like the DCAU in movie form (And well, ummm, with Marvel), and really 'gets' the comic book feel of a shared universe while not being completely alienating.

Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#25301: Jan 27th 2015 at 10:32:28 AM

That's probably true of a lot of villains. That's actually one of the interesting ideas that (the otherwise shitty story) Old Man Logan put forth. That if the world's supervillains could stop with the goofy, campy bullshit for 5 seconds they could actually use their powers in devastatingly pragmatic ways.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#25302: Jan 27th 2015 at 1:08:49 PM

Can Absorbing Man just absorb Hulk?

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LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#25304: Jan 27th 2015 at 2:36:20 PM

Didn't IM 2 also have a scene like that(I think it was BW's introduction)where two good guys spar?

higherbrainpattern Since: Apr, 2012
#25305: Jan 27th 2015 at 3:05:06 PM

you mean the scene with Happy and Tony?

LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#25306: Jan 27th 2015 at 3:08:01 PM

God I completly forgot Happy existed.

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#25307: Jan 27th 2015 at 3:29:01 PM

That's heresy. Happy is Kevin Feige.

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#25308: Jan 27th 2015 at 3:31:29 PM

Happy is a really weird nickname

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Khfan429 Since: Aug, 2009
#25309: Jan 27th 2015 at 3:44:59 PM

[up][up]I would label mixing up Kevin Feige and Jon Favreau as heresy, personally. tongue

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#25310: Jan 27th 2015 at 3:45:55 PM

Actually, he's Jon Favreau, the director of Iron Man 1 and 2. Feige is the guy who produces the MCU films. [nja]

edited 27th Jan '15 3:48:12 PM by Tuckerscreator

Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#25311: Jan 27th 2015 at 3:47:57 PM

You fail to understand that all directors of the MCU are one. They think, they feel, they exist as one.

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Ekuran Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
#25312: Jan 27th 2015 at 3:50:49 PM

Feige is still just the producer, not a director.

Suck it, MCU Director Borg.

edited 27th Jan '15 4:01:02 PM by Ekuran

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#25313: Jan 27th 2015 at 3:51:26 PM

He did direct Item 47, though.

Ekuran Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
higherbrainpattern Since: Apr, 2012
#25315: Jan 27th 2015 at 4:15:27 PM

When Whedon realized he was being assimilated, he tried very hard to escape and has mostly succeeded.

....All joking aside though, has anyone heard what Whedon will be doing in regards to the MCU now that Age of Ultron is in post-production? Or is everyone expecting him to leave the MCU now?

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#25316: Jan 27th 2015 at 4:42:52 PM

Wasn't he very clear about intending to stay involved in the MCU? He just doesn't want to direct because it would steal to much of his time.

washington213 Since: Jan, 2013
#25317: Jan 27th 2015 at 4:45:34 PM

As Guardians of the Galaxy showed us, there are many alien planets out there. Why is in the Tgor movies that the Asgardians only note the nine worlds? Is that just the part of the galaxy they govern?

Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#25318: Jan 27th 2015 at 4:57:43 PM

The nine realms are defined as the nine realms connected by Yggdrasil I assume.

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#25319: Jan 27th 2015 at 4:58:51 PM

Originally I thought it was because they were in entirely separate realities that couldn't be physically reached but now I'm guessing it's just because they happen to sit in special spots on the world tree. Maybe each of the nine realms is in another galaxy and they make convenient travel points for getting to that galaxy or something.

edited 27th Jan '15 4:59:17 PM by Kostya

GeekCodeRed Since: Sep, 2010
#25320: Jan 27th 2015 at 5:04:01 PM

wild mass guessJoss Whedon will direct Captain Marvel.wild mass guess

Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar as Carol Danvers.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#25321: Jan 27th 2015 at 5:25:41 PM

Maybe each of the Nine Realms is a location of an ancient civilization important to the history of the universe (like the Elves), or a place of great importance (like Midgard) for some reason or another.

This would essentially end up being nine places that, by the Asgardians' point of view, are of paramount cosmic significance.

spashthebandragon thebandragoness from USA Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
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#25322: Jan 27th 2015 at 6:05:15 PM

Wait, I thought the Nine Realms were all alternate dimensions. Like, Got G took place in Midgard's outer space. Am I wrong? Are all the nine realms floating around in Earth's outer space? Could people hypothetically fly to Asgard via spaceship without needing to use the rainbow bridge thingy?

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#25323: Jan 27th 2015 at 6:07:29 PM

Maybe. No one really knows. But considering Sif was able to somehow get to Knowhere, it's likely they're just all normal planets that also happen to be connected by the rainbow bridge.

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#25324: Jan 27th 2015 at 6:07:38 PM

Given the portal method of travel between worlds showcased in Thor The Dark World, they can't just be different locations in a single universe. The ability to fly into a rock on Asgard and pop out on Svartalfheim wouldn't make any sense.

Besides, the physics of Asgard from the sweeping views of it we've seen would not work as a planet.

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#25325: Jan 27th 2015 at 6:09:24 PM

[up][up]Maybe she just took the bridge to Midgard, then hopped on an alien spaceship and flew to Knowhere?

edited 27th Jan '15 6:09:58 PM by spashthebandragon

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