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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

PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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#71976: Jun 24th 2017 at 7:02:36 PM

I need to cool off. I can't write a proper response with all this hatred boiling in my blood.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#71977: Jun 24th 2017 at 7:31:23 PM

It's good to see all the comic book movie threads on here are easy to derail.

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#71978: Jun 24th 2017 at 8:27:43 PM

[up]I like to think Ares and Loki go into thread to derail time to time.

Which mean someone here is loki or ares on cover....

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PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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#71979: Jun 24th 2017 at 8:59:42 PM

Hatred for the movie, mind you. Not for anyone who likes it. I've also cooled down now.

123tbones Since: Aug, 2015
#71980: Jun 24th 2017 at 10:18:10 PM

Can't we just appreciate that so far we haven't had a bad comic book superhero film this year?

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#71983: Jun 25th 2017 at 8:59:04 AM

I have a feeling two of the people in the Captain America, Iron Man, and Thor trinity are going to die or retire as a result of Infinity War.

Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#71984: Jun 25th 2017 at 9:10:50 AM

Iron Man is my bet, given Downey's age and desire to do other projects. Cap too, given Chris Evans has talked about pursuing other things.

Plot-wise, Thor and Iron Man would be the ones I can see having most impact in their deaths. Stark because he's the face of the MCU, the one who started it all and arguably the most popular of them, so his death would be the most shocking for the audience (and it'd tie his Redemption Quest neatly for him to die saving the universe). Thor because as a Proud Warrior Race Guy with a tendency to lapse into verbose threats, it'd be pretty easy to give him the most epic Last Stand possible.

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Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#71985: Jun 25th 2017 at 9:15:19 AM

Chris Evans has signalled pretty definitely that he is ready to do more, and I kind of expect Marvel to take him up on the offer. Replacing Steve with Bucky or Sam is an option, but I don't think that it is a must.

But I expect Tony to retire at the very least (RDJ is ridiculous expensive and the character really becomes too old to fly around and shoot people) and Thor might go to Asgard for a while.

Thelastwarrior Since: Jun, 2017
#71987: Jun 25th 2017 at 9:35:01 AM

My death bets: Loki, Nebula, Hawkeye, Groot (temporary), Drax, Nick Fury, Vision (Temporarily), and Thor.

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#71988: Jun 25th 2017 at 9:38:07 AM

I hope that if Loki dies, he comes back as Kid Loki, to pave the way for a Young Avengers movie.

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#71989: Jun 25th 2017 at 9:38:16 AM

[up][up][up] God, finally a proper flying city.

edited 25th Jun '17 9:38:23 AM by Bocaj

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#71991: Jun 25th 2017 at 9:51:29 AM

[up] But that'll mean the fangirls and apologists will riot. tongue

Seriously though...why Drax? Isn't he confirmed to appear in Got G 3?

edited 25th Jun '17 9:51:38 AM by Luigisan98

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Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#71992: Jun 25th 2017 at 9:55:56 AM

I don't see Drax or Groot dying either. Off the ones suggested, I can only see Nick Fury dying and definitely Nebula has her days fucking counted. She'll probably die in Gamora's arms, finally free of Thanos's influence.

I was just counting main heroes but if we're tallying secondary characters too, my list would be: Iron Man, maybe Thor, Nebula, Loki, Nick Fury, Hawkeye, maybe Black Widow, maybe Cap, quite probably the entirety of the Nova Corps we've been introduced up to this point, The Collector and Vision (temporarily).

"All you Fascists bound to lose."
comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#71993: Jun 25th 2017 at 10:01:43 AM

Hawkeye could go either way. He has the least reason to be kept around but they also already leaned so heavily on the "Hawkeye is totes gonna die, yo" plot in the last Avengers movie that they may not want to repeat it.

I agree with the speculation this could be the end of Iron Man in some form. Maybe not dead but retired. They keep stressing this is the end of the story that began in Iron Man 1.

Galadriel Since: Feb, 2015
#71994: Jun 25th 2017 at 10:12:15 AM

Given that they've been setting up Thanos as the villain for about a decade, it would be very anticlimactic for him not end up killing off at least one of the three main heroes (Iron Man, Cap, Thor - the three who all got multiple solo movies).

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#71995: Jun 25th 2017 at 10:18:13 AM

[up]If anything it should have end in Iron man 3 who is pretty much is end on solo movies.

also, didnt capitan stop using the identity and asume another one? they should bring that after Civil war, otherwise it would feel they wasted the conflict.

Also I see Vision is dead, he pretty much have a bullseye in his forehead

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#71996: Jun 25th 2017 at 10:19:50 AM

[up] And the Guardians?

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#71997: Jun 25th 2017 at 10:23:22 AM

Groot already died. Killing off Groot Jr would just be repetitive.

Luigisan98 A wandering user from Venezuelan Muscat Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
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#71998: Jun 25th 2017 at 10:26:12 AM

[up] That's a good point.

Also, your bets on who may defeat or kill Thanos?

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#71999: Jun 25th 2017 at 10:28:00 AM

Nick Fury hasn't been all that visible in the universe lately, so I don't think he'll be dying.

Xopher001 Since: Jul, 2012
#72000: Jun 25th 2017 at 10:32:37 AM

Thanos was set up as the bigger bad only 5 years ago- so more like Half a decade

Also something that bugs me about these movies is they introduce new villains only to have them promptly killed off at the end. The tv shows don't suffer this same problem , but wouldn't it be better to NOT kill off Thanos, so he could potentially have a role in future films?

edited 25th Jun '17 10:34:13 AM by Xopher001


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