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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.

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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

LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#86776: May 25th 2018 at 4:28:26 PM

I'm alright with Carol being really powerful so long as they don't just have her curb stomp Thanos the minute she shows up.

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Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#86777: May 25th 2018 at 4:31:30 PM

Eh, I doubt that this will happen....

Anyway, I don't quite care which character Marvel picks, because at the end of the day I had no idea if I would like Got G either, and I adored them. I mean, I would have never expected to be that invested in the fate of a freaking raccoon.

I am mostly wondering in which genre they intend to dive this time around.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#86778: May 25th 2018 at 4:33:07 PM

where's the squirrel girl movie

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#86779: May 25th 2018 at 4:34:21 PM

She might be getting a TV show, depending on what word we get on New Warriors.

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#86780: May 25th 2018 at 4:49:52 PM

I still think she should get a brave and the bold style team up cartoon

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TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#86781: May 25th 2018 at 5:19:51 PM

I'm alright with Carol being really powerful so long as they don't just have her curb stomp Thanos the minute she shows up.

I mean. Infinity War spoiler, but they already had Thor curbstomp Thanos so I don't necessarily see the problem with that. His fancy new axe is more powerful than the completed Infinity Gauntlet.

edited 25th May '18 5:20:27 PM by TobiasDrake

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VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#86782: May 25th 2018 at 5:31:11 PM

Maybe this film will change your mind about her.

Really? That's all you got?

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#86783: May 25th 2018 at 5:33:52 PM

[up]

Well, I mean, considering there might be some really important stuff for Avengers 4 in it, you have to see it.

I'm just saying maybe they'll do an interpretation that clicks with you. It's not impossible right?

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#86784: May 25th 2018 at 5:38:27 PM

[up][up][up] Its less that the Gauntlet is weak & more that it doesn't automatically grant invulnerability to its bearer.

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TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#86785: May 25th 2018 at 5:53:58 PM

[up] Thor throws the axe and Thanos blasts it with the Gauntlet. The axe blows through Thanos's Infinity Kamehameha to hit him. The axe straight-up overpowers the Infinity Gauntlet.

edited 25th May '18 5:54:06 PM by TobiasDrake

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#86786: May 25th 2018 at 5:55:42 PM

[up] Huh didn't notice that.

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KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#86787: May 25th 2018 at 11:49:09 PM

Yeah, I'll admit I raised an eyebrow at that.

Maybe he didn't use full power, but...I don't know why he wouldn't, so...

Eh, it doesn't really matter. Still a bit weird, though.

edited 25th May '18 11:52:27 PM by KarkatTheDalek

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TheMageofFire Since: May, 2012
#86788: May 25th 2018 at 11:51:04 PM

Thanos was getting sexually charged by all that power and released a little too early.

Thor basically blasted through a "pre-" shot, not the real deal.

KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#86789: May 25th 2018 at 11:52:43 PM

That's as good as any other explanation, I suppose.

Oh God! Natural light!
TheMageofFire Since: May, 2012
#86790: May 25th 2018 at 11:56:23 PM

Its also an incredibly disgusting image and I'm sorry now for making any of you think of Thanos with an "O" face.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#86791: May 25th 2018 at 11:58:21 PM

Super Saiyan Carol would actually be pretty fun and a good way to make her stand out.

[up]I've been forced to see nude photoshops of Thanos on my Twitter feed, there's nothing more you can do to me.

edited 26th May '18 12:02:50 AM by AlleyOop

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#86792: May 26th 2018 at 1:59:38 AM

Is it really a curb stomp if what you do has no effect?.

wisewillow She/her Since: May, 2011
She/her
#86793: May 26th 2018 at 3:59:09 AM

My apologies if this is been posted before, but holy crap, Chris Evans is really good at stunts for an actor.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#86794: May 26th 2018 at 4:00:25 AM

Huh he really is Captain America.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
ManOfSin Since: Mar, 2015
#86795: May 26th 2018 at 4:01:46 AM

I have been seeing a lot people still want the Deadpool films retconned in the MCU. Despite the fact that would ruin the MCU lore, making the idea that superpowered beings are a recent thing into a joke. The first film was already problematic enough with the X-Men and mutants being known to the public for years, with the latter being shown as victims of human trafficking. The second film made it much worse with there being a mutant prison and a rehabilitation hospital for mutants. In addition to being even more intertwined with previous X-films with cameos of characters, Essex Corp being a major antagonist, and time traveling to the final battle of X-Men: Origins Wolverine.

There seems to be this horribly flawed idea that since Deadpool can break the 4th wall that excuses making glaring plot holes.

EDIT: Let me explain the reason why using the fourth breaking as an excuse is a bad idea. Malcolm In The Middle had the title character break the 4th wall in pretty much every episode but outside of that the series still had logic and reason to it. Deadpool is that type of 4th wall breaker and not Looney Tunes characters who can saw off Florida. Doing some nonesense like that ruins the tone.

edited 26th May '18 4:12:47 AM by ManOfSin

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#86796: May 26th 2018 at 4:09:54 AM

wild mass guess Deadpool is actually a TV show in Marvel Cinematic Universe,

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
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.
#86797: May 26th 2018 at 5:13:47 AM

@Swanpride from last page

Based on what we know of the plot, that it's mostly focusing on the Skrull vs Kree war, I'm guessing Carol's challenges in the film are going to be less physical and more psychological.

ErichoTOME Since: Apr, 2015
#86798: May 26th 2018 at 10:33:00 AM

Someone noticed that Tobias Funke from "Arrested Development" appears among the Collector's collections in "Infinity War".

This means that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is in the same universe as Arrested Development which featured John Munch from "Homicide: Life On The Street" which had a crossover with "St. Elsewhere" meaning...

...The Marvel Cinematic Universe takes places in Tommy Westphall's mind! Yep, no need to be sad about all the dead superheroes in "Infinity War". They're all part of a dream anyway!

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.
#86799: May 26th 2018 at 10:37:49 AM

I think we're at a point where Infinity War spoilers can go in this thread, but they should still be under spoiler tags.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#86800: May 26th 2018 at 10:40:27 AM

This is an imaginary story... but aren't they all?

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