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Welcome to the main discussion thread for the Marvel Cinematic Universe! This pinned post is here to establish some basic guidelines. All of the Media Forum rules still apply.

  • This thread is for talking about the live-action films, TV shows, animated works, and related content that use the Marvel brand, currently owned by Disney.
  • While mild digressions are okay, discussion of the comic books should go in this thread. Extended digressions may be thumped as off-topic.
  • Spoilers for new releases should not be discussed without spoiler tagging for at least two weeks. Rather, each title should have a dedicated thread where that sort of conversation is held. We can mention new releases in a general sense, but please be courteous to people who don't want to be spoiled.

If you're posting tagged spoilers, make sure that the film or series is clearly identified outside the spoiler tagging. People need to know what will be spoiled before they choose to read the post.

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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

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#85351: Apr 23rd 2018 at 7:26:18 PM

After rewatching GOTG 2, it reminded me of one of my biggest wishes for Infinity War.

As a guy who adores Leitmotif, I want this movie to be a musical Marvel. All the different character themes and styles mixing together and all.

I'd especially love it if they did a thing where the style of music and the overal sound direction changes depending on which characters are being followed at the time: the old-style heroic music for Cap's scenes, GOTG's unique scenes-storyboarded-to-real-world-music bit for their scenes, Panther's pan-African stylings, etc.

Culminating in characters having their themes rearranged in the styles of other characters' music (psychadelic T'Challa, hard rock Cap, African Guardians, etc), though that may be hoping for too much.

edited 23rd Apr '18 7:27:53 PM by KnownUnknown

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#85352: Apr 23rd 2018 at 7:41:53 PM

That sounds like a bit of a pipe dream, but I am looking forward to that iconic Avengers theme again at least. Some individual leitmotifs might make it in too, like the GOTG theme or Iron Man 3's theme.

edited 23rd Apr '18 7:42:25 PM by Anomalocaris20

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#85353: Apr 23rd 2018 at 7:49:06 PM

Okay everyone, first screenings are wrapping up and spoilers that don't sound fake are trickling out. If you don't want to find out how Mickey Mouse steals the Infinity Gauntlet and beats up Goku, exercise extreme caution if you weren't already.

edited 23rd Apr '18 7:49:50 PM by LordVatek

This song needs more love.
TheMageofFire Since: May, 2012
#85354: Apr 23rd 2018 at 7:53:32 PM

Also, don't question the images that'll crop up about Shrek forming an alliance with the remains of the Avengers to take on Galactus, that'll be explained in the post-credits.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#85355: Apr 23rd 2018 at 7:54:48 PM

Mid-credits scene spoilers concerning Guy Fieri's reveal as the puppetmaster behind Thanos should be avoided too.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#85356: Apr 23rd 2018 at 7:55:24 PM

The Soul Stone's location is discovered to be the mythical land of Flavortown.

"All you Fascists bound to lose."
AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#85357: Apr 23rd 2018 at 7:56:34 PM

Being serious for a moment, please do not post spoilers, marked or unmarked, in this thread. I fully intend on going in blind and I do not want to be spoiled on anything. This is the most willpower I've had for a movie in a long, long time.

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#85358: Apr 23rd 2018 at 7:58:41 PM

This shall be the greatest movie since that one that involved sliced bread.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#85359: Apr 23rd 2018 at 7:59:15 PM

Another fun theory. Everyone's always talking about "what if one of the Avengers leaves Earth and joins the Guardians," but what if one of the Guardians joins the Avengers and stays on Earth for a while (Mantis, imo, being the best candidate since she isn't cemented into their dynamic yet).

It'd definitely add something very different to any future teams to have a literal alien there.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#85360: Apr 23rd 2018 at 7:59:24 PM

I say we issue a law that no spoilers be put up in this thread...

With the punishment for breaking it being torture.

No potholes for any of you. Now'll you'll never know how serious I am.

One Strip! One Strip!
LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#85361: Apr 23rd 2018 at 8:00:03 PM

Mid-credits scene spoilers concerning Guy Fieri's reveal as the puppetmaster behind Thanos should be avoided too.

No one saw the crossover with Homestuck coming until it was too late to stop it.

edited 23rd Apr '18 8:00:39 PM by LordVatek

This song needs more love.
Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#85362: Apr 23rd 2018 at 8:02:35 PM

Speaking of bread, I hope there's SOME kind of callback to the shawarma scene in this film or the next one.

Like, even if it's just a recreation of the original shawarma scene but now really crowded with Rhodey, Sam, Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Groot, Rocket, Mantis, Nebula, Valkyrie, Strange, Wong, Bucky, Wanda, T'challa, Okoye, and Shuri eating there too (And Vision just kinda watching, and Stan Lee carving up the meat for them).

It's just become the Avengers' go-to place for a bite to eat after a long day's work.

edited 23rd Apr '18 8:07:00 PM by Anomalocaris20

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#85363: Apr 23rd 2018 at 8:03:53 PM

But that would require not hating Tony. I won't stand for it.

One Strip! One Strip!
wisewillow She/her Since: May, 2011
She/her
#85364: Apr 23rd 2018 at 8:22:31 PM

I agree with Adric re: spoilers in here. I’m normally a spoilers person but not for this one. If you think it should be spoiler tagged, take it to the Infinity War thread. That includes new promo material; I’m not even watching the newest trailers.

LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#85365: Apr 23rd 2018 at 9:50:48 PM

Err... actually, nevermind.

edited 23rd Apr '18 9:53:16 PM by LordVatek

This song needs more love.
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#85366: Apr 23rd 2018 at 11:08:49 PM

Well, I WILL risk it and watch the PSA Marvel just put out. But otherwise, yeah, I have done my best to be as spoiler free as possible, I even avoided fan theories. I don't want to know.

Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#85367: Apr 23rd 2018 at 11:09:39 PM

I don't interact much with the MCU fandom outside of TVT and I haven't really seen anything other than what's been posted in this thread so I'm pretty spoiler-free.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#85368: Apr 23rd 2018 at 11:21:25 PM

It's a running gag for me that whenever a film comes out that has its own spoiler thread I always accidentally open the spoiler tag absentmindedly just before the movie comes out, during which I read exactly one spoiler before realizing my mistake - often something important but entirely out of context so I'm both disappointed and confused.

Luckily, it hasn't happened yet this time. But hey, there's still time!

edited 23rd Apr '18 11:21:45 PM by KnownUnknown

Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#85369: Apr 23rd 2018 at 11:22:39 PM

I have clicked on it at least three times by accident and thankfully forgotten everything I read.

I hope this doesn't end up like when I got spoiled on Iron Man 3's big twist simply by editing a random page.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#85370: Apr 24th 2018 at 12:17:10 AM

First reactions are in. Extremely positive, but beware of spoilers. Big shit goes down, apparently, so be ready.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
Luigisan98 A wandering user from Venezuelan Muscat Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
A wandering user
#85372: Apr 24th 2018 at 12:29:21 AM

[up] Extremely as in worthy of being one of the best superhero movies of all time.

edited 24th Apr '18 12:29:31 AM by Luigisan98

The only good fanboy, is a redeemed fanboy.
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#85373: Apr 24th 2018 at 12:30:16 AM

I expected such.

It kinda has to be.

edited 24th Apr '18 12:30:33 AM by slimcoder

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Mizerous Pet Owner from Hell Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: Brewing the love potion
Pet Owner
#85374: Apr 24th 2018 at 12:35:42 AM

Thanos requires your silence...NOWWWWW!

edited 24th Apr '18 12:36:32 AM by Mizerous

Just Makima.
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#85375: Apr 24th 2018 at 12:39:21 AM

Those are fan reactions right?

Yeah, I'll take them with a grain of salt and put my expectations to "It doesn't suck". Which was my expectation all along considering the people involved.....


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