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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

Shippudentimes Since: Dec, 2012
#86051: May 2nd 2018 at 6:15:05 PM

Remember that one moment in Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 where Stan Lee's cameo had him casually chatting with the Watchers? Well, turns out the MCU wiki explains his presence in that, and why he existed in basically every MCU movie ever. Warning, potential spoilers abound:

http://marvelcinematicuniverse.wikia.com/wiki/Watcher_Informant

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#86052: May 2nd 2018 at 6:22:11 PM

I've heard that the MCU wiki is extremely spoileriffic regarding a lot of events that happen in Infinity War.

Shippudentimes Since: Dec, 2012
#86053: May 2nd 2018 at 6:28:07 PM

However, this fails to mention his role in Infinity War.

wisewillow She/her Since: May, 2011
She/her
#86054: May 2nd 2018 at 6:28:18 PM

Yeah, two days BEFORE THE MOVIE CAME OUT I tried to look up how old one of the characters was and it spoiled that they die in Infinity War. I was not pleased.

Discar Since: Jun, 2009
#86055: May 2nd 2018 at 6:47:18 PM

Yeah, I've pretty much given up on Wikia wikis because of spoilers. If you're lucky, there might be a spoiler warning. But that's it. There are still major spoilers right in sight when you first land on the page.

Writing a post-post apocalypse LitRPG on RR. Also fanfic stuff.
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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#86056: May 2nd 2018 at 10:10:19 PM

Actually, the page does spoil his appearance in Infinity War. That said, Stan Lee's cameo in that movie is incredibly minor and spoils nothing of the movie itself.

PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#86057: May 4th 2018 at 2:29:09 AM

Infinity War has now made more money than Thor: Ragnarok.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#86058: May 4th 2018 at 2:56:32 AM

It should move past the billion mark by the weekend. The question now is if it will manage to make it past the two billion mark, too. It will be released in Russia this week, so it stands to earn a lot of money.

PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#86059: May 4th 2018 at 2:58:59 AM

It also still has another week to go before releasing in China, so that might give it a huge boost.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#86060: May 4th 2018 at 7:00:19 AM

For those who've seen the movie, can someone PM me in loose terms how they deal with the Black Widow/Hulk romance and whether it's done well or not?

wisewillow She/her Since: May, 2011
She/her
#86062: May 4th 2018 at 1:09:56 PM

Oh. My. God.

edited 4th May '18 1:11:15 PM by wisewillow

PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#86063: May 4th 2018 at 2:59:31 PM

Infinity War has now beaten Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Spiderman: Homecoming, crossed $900,000,000, and is expected to break $1,000,000,000 either today or tomorrow, making a billion dollars faster than any other movie ever has.

edited 4th May '18 3:00:16 PM by PushoverMediaCritic

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#86064: May 4th 2018 at 3:05:17 PM

Wouldn't be surprised if it managed to do it today, with all the Russian money coming in.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
ComicFan Since: Sep, 2016
#86066: May 4th 2018 at 4:00:39 PM

Coogler revealed what happened to Killmonger's mom[1]

wisewillow She/her Since: May, 2011
She/her
#86067: May 4th 2018 at 4:02:16 PM

That’s really sad and thoughtful.

PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#86068: May 4th 2018 at 4:03:53 PM

Oh wow. My mom was really wondering about her, and it's good to see the truth, even if it's pretty fucked up.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#86069: May 4th 2018 at 4:11:21 PM

I thought they were planning a robbery.....

PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#86070: May 4th 2018 at 4:22:53 PM

Thinking about Black Panther has made me realize that I want a character in Luke Cage to be an undercover Wakandan.

Sigilbreaker26 Serial Procrastinator Since: Nov, 2017
Serial Procrastinator
#86071: May 4th 2018 at 5:29:30 PM

[up][up] Before it was revealed that they were Wakandan I thought the same thing (indeed, I believe the movie was playing bait-and-switch with our expectations) but after the reveal I believed they were planning an attack on a government building - maybe military or police - to jumpstart the revolution.

"And when the last law was down and the Devil turned round on you, where would you hide, the laws all being flat?"
KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
Hodor2 Since: Jan, 2015
#86073: May 4th 2018 at 6:04:13 PM

I was thinking of something along those lines. Some older works (thinking of the novel and film Cotton Comes to Harlem) show con artists financing "back to Africa" campaigns in black neighborhoods, which I think is something that's Older Than They Think, in light of Marcus Garvey. And I also recalled how one character in the sitcom Rising Damp, who is British of African descent, claims to be an African prince, as that affords him a higher status than being a British African.

And it would be great for Luke to catch Turk during one or both of these things as a scam, or to have some dialogue in Harlem about thoughts about Wakanda and Wakandans.

edited 4th May '18 6:04:41 PM by Hodor2

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#86074: May 4th 2018 at 6:34:15 PM

Joe Russo's advice to movie studios aspiring to make their own cinematic universes: DON'T DO IT.

PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#86075: May 4th 2018 at 9:03:04 PM

I am 100% down for Turk to have been Obfuscating Stupidity the whole time and for him to go public as a Wakandan when T'Challa makes Wakanda itself public.


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