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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

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#50126: Jan 23rd 2016 at 6:24:48 PM

[up][up]But he isn't even dead.

Unless he died in the filming of Spider-Man 3 and what we see is just a revenant...

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
yellowturtle from Nowhere Important Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
#50127: Jan 23rd 2016 at 7:05:21 PM

[up] I'd believe it.

Crow: There's a plot?
comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#50128: Jan 24th 2016 at 8:34:21 AM

The Russos talk about juggling so many heroes in Civil War.

Even though it's Cap's movie, and the ultimate way we decide where to go with the film is filtered through Cap's perspective, we do take time and walk ourselves through the story from every single character's point of view as if it’s their movie. We know how important these characters are. We love these characters ourselves. We know that there's somebody sitting out there in the audience whose favorite character is that one, even if that character has only a few scenes in the movie. We want to make sure everyone's coming to the movie and it's going to get a lot of satisfaction and have a lot of fun with what's being done with their favorite character in the movie, regardless of who it is. We work really hard to do a lot and do something special with characters who may only have limited screen time in the film.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#50129: Jan 24th 2016 at 9:21:22 AM

I really love how they handle the situation. They tell a lot about the movie without actually telling us anything about the plot. And yet I am feeling more excited after every interview, because it sounds like they really know what they are doing.

wehrmacht belongs to the hurricane from the garden of everything Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
belongs to the hurricane
#50130: Jan 24th 2016 at 9:38:52 AM

i just have faith that they will make a good movie at the end of the day.

winter soldier is the best mcu film to date, and the first movie, while not excellent, is on the better end of mcu films still, so i have good reason to suspect this will be at least that.

edited 24th Jan '16 9:40:13 AM by wehrmacht

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#50131: Jan 24th 2016 at 9:43:44 AM

The first Cap film was actually directed by Joe Johnston, though.

wehrmacht belongs to the hurricane from the garden of everything Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
belongs to the hurricane
#50132: Jan 24th 2016 at 9:44:57 AM

i'm aware, i'm just saying that so far the captain america franchise has a good track record with two solid movies.

DrFurball Since: Jan, 2001
#50133: Jan 24th 2016 at 9:52:05 AM

I feel the same way. My favorite Avenger is Thor, but I do think that the Captain America movies have been the best series in the MCU thus far, so I'm feeling pretty good about "Civil War" (there's something I'd never thought I'd say).

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#50134: Jan 24th 2016 at 10:10:24 AM

The first Cap had a different director, but the same writing team (which, imho, should write the whole MCU, they are awesome!). And this time around more or less the whole team is back...same writers, same directors, same composer, when this goes wrong than certainly not because Marvel hired the wrong people.

yellowturtle from Nowhere Important Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
#50135: Jan 24th 2016 at 10:15:53 AM

I loved the music in The Winter Soldier.

Crow: There's a plot?
wehrmacht belongs to the hurricane from the garden of everything Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
belongs to the hurricane
#50136: Jan 24th 2016 at 10:21:02 AM

the music in the first captain america is also the first time i actually noticed the soundtrack in an MCU film, partly because of the incredible talent of Alan Menken, who contributed "Star-Spangled Man". That song number alone already earned the movie a soft spot in my heart.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#50137: Jan 24th 2016 at 10:29:44 AM

[up]Well, that movie was scored by Silvestri. The went with Henry Jackman for the sequel, who also did Kick-ass, Kingsmen, Big Hero 6 and Wreck-it-Ralph. I already put him in spot 7 on the list of the most important Disney composers two years ago...nowadays I would put him at least on spot 6.

https://swanpride3.wordpress.com/2014/11/23/the-top-ten-disney-composer-and-songwriter/

higherbrainpattern Since: Apr, 2012
#50138: Jan 24th 2016 at 10:54:23 AM

Isn't the Captain America writing team also writing both seasons of Agent Carter as well? Markus and Mcfeely?

wehrmacht belongs to the hurricane from the garden of everything Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
belongs to the hurricane
#50139: Jan 24th 2016 at 11:01:20 AM

they are listed as writers, creators and producers for agent carter, yes.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#50140: Jan 24th 2016 at 11:05:12 AM

They have some input but the showrunners are completely different. Tara Butters and someone else.

LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#50141: Jan 24th 2016 at 11:07:43 AM

The only music I can recognize in the MCU is the Avengers leitmotif and parts of the Cap 1 and 2 soundtracks. Everything else is either licensed or eh.

DC are better at coming up with music you remember after exiting the cinema(to the point that I caught a musical spoiler in their preview for the next OST due to recognizing parts of a theme from another movie).

edited 24th Jan '16 11:37:09 AM by LordofLore

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#50142: Jan 24th 2016 at 11:19:59 AM

Picking out leitmotifs and stuff is one of my favorite things about movie watching.

The new Thor theme sticks out because it doubles as the Marvel Logo theme.

edited 24th Jan '16 11:21:04 AM by KnownUnknown

wehrmacht belongs to the hurricane from the garden of everything Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
belongs to the hurricane
#50143: Jan 24th 2016 at 11:21:56 AM

[up][up]i don't remember any of the music in avengers, but otherwise i agree.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#50144: Jan 24th 2016 at 11:23:22 AM

The MCU movies haven't had memorable music for the most part, but I do like the Avengers' leitmotif that appears in a couple of films. They even use it briefly in Ant-Man.

edited 24th Jan '16 11:23:32 AM by comicwriter

LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#50145: Jan 24th 2016 at 11:43:45 AM

I wonder what tracks Gunn will pick out for gotg vol 2. He said he wanted Bowie(RIP)to play a character in it and wanted to put another(since Moonage Daydream played in 1)song from him in 2.

(The Man Who Sold The World would fit very well with a certain guardian)

edited 24th Jan '16 11:55:59 AM by LordofLore

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#50146: Jan 24th 2016 at 11:48:08 AM

Guardians has my second favorite soundtrack of the series (behind The First Avenger), and even the stuff that isn't

I really, really like the way the movie used the preexisting soundtrack as incidental music and as part of the score, rather than just having the songs play over scenes. It's unique and a really cool way to incorporate the music in the movie.

wehrmacht belongs to the hurricane from the garden of everything Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
belongs to the hurricane
#50147: Jan 24th 2016 at 11:49:17 AM

That stylistic decision was one of the big reasons I enjoyed Guardians as much as I did.

LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#50148: Jan 24th 2016 at 12:02:12 PM

I think only 1 or 2 of the already existing songs actually play over a scene instead of in it(going into Knowhere(which Gunn added a song to in post after having a hard time deciding between 2-3 songs for it or having a original theme) and some other part IIRC).

I can't remember ANY original theme from that movie due to the licensed music just taking over it.

edited 24th Jan '16 12:23:33 PM by LordofLore

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#50149: Jan 24th 2016 at 12:16:40 PM

I remember the theme that played when they took control of the Infinity Gem and beat Ronan. After the Five Stairsteps saved the galaxy, of course.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#50150: Jan 24th 2016 at 12:52:43 PM

Other than the Superman theme and the one from the first Batman movie (which I mostly remember due to the animated series), I can't say that any of the DC movie soundtracks left a lasting impact on me. It's mostly the theme songs aso from their animated series I tend to remember.

But then, I really like to listen to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HH8zNypt-Y

so I would be able to recognize most of the movie themes easily.


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