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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

Pseudopartition Screaming Into The Void from The Cretaeceous Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Screaming Into The Void
#97776: Mar 8th 2019 at 7:21:23 AM

Still can't tell if calling Larson a "rib" is some weirdly sexist Bible reference I've never heard used before, or just a bizarre misspelling.

Theokal3 Since: Jan, 2012
#97777: Mar 8th 2019 at 7:24:33 AM

Which song would that be? I don't know it.

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#97778: Mar 8th 2019 at 7:25:54 AM

It's a Man's Man's Man's World by James Brown. You know, that song that plays during all those perfume commercials with Kiera Knightley.

Theokal3 Since: Jan, 2012
#97779: Mar 8th 2019 at 7:57:20 AM

Oh, right, that one. Thanks^^

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#97780: Mar 8th 2019 at 8:00:41 AM

Saw the movie. It was awful. If that makes me a "moron" or "incel" so be it. I won't label anyone who enjoys it anything derogatory.

Edited by Zarius on Mar 8th 2019 at 8:02:21 AM

Theokal3 Since: Jan, 2012
#97781: Mar 8th 2019 at 8:06:02 AM

[up]Nobody is blaming you for disliking it; at least you had the decency to actually see it before you declared it awful. The ones we're calling morons are those who deemed the movie SJW crap and talked about boycotting it when it wasn't even out yet. As long as you don't do that, you won't be classified as part of them.

NoName999 Since: May, 2011
#97782: Mar 8th 2019 at 8:06:07 AM

[up][up]You're the only one who's saying that though?

Are you like actively looking to play matyr or something?

Edited by NoName999 on Mar 8th 2019 at 8:06:20 AM

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#97783: Mar 8th 2019 at 8:12:08 AM

[up][up] Thanks for understanding, sometimes it's difficult to tell when someone like me is or isn't being lumped in with people like them.

Hope you enjoy it and that it makes it's money.

Edited by Zarius on Mar 8th 2019 at 8:13:32 AM

Lyendith Since: Mar, 2011
#97784: Mar 8th 2019 at 8:24:46 AM

It's a Man's Man's Man's World by James Brown. You know, that song that plays during all those perfume commercials with Kiera Knightley.

…Dayum. I only knew the first few words of that song, but it's, err… a song from the '60s for sure. "Yeah, men do everything and invent everything… But you're still important, girls, we swear!"

Edited by Lyendith on Mar 8th 2019 at 5:33:29 PM

Zarius Since: Nov, 2012
#97785: Mar 8th 2019 at 8:31:15 AM

I used to think some of the lyrics were "It would be nothing without a women's heart", not "without a woman or a girl"

AyyItsMidnight Look, just be decent to one another ok? Since: Oct, 2018
Look, just be decent to one another ok?
#97786: Mar 8th 2019 at 8:33:16 AM

Regardless of my final opinion of the movie, I still have a lot of respect for what it and Brie Larson are trying to do and I do think it and Black Panther should've happened sooner. I guess we're gunning for seeing it this weekend.

Self-serious autistic trans gal who loves rock/metal and animation with all her heart. (she/her)
Theokal3 Since: Jan, 2012
#97787: Mar 8th 2019 at 8:58:07 AM

Aaaaand I found a guy who's already calling Captain Marvel the new Solo a Star Wars Story. That's really starting to irritate me now.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#97788: Mar 8th 2019 at 9:02:53 AM

In the sense that a loud but ubiquitous despite it's size portion of the fanbase had taken upon themselves to slam and attempt to discredit the movie before and after release for frivolous reasons, often without actually seeing it, even though by all respects it's ultimately your standard good-but-not-amazing action flick?

Sure, I can see that.

Solo is one of the big recent examples I can think of for people abusing Rotten Tomatoes before this one, and got me really paying attention to how broken the user response system is.

Luckily, due to Marvel's pull, a good marketing campaign, word of mouth and the amount of spotlight that the negative portion's actions have shone upon that negativity (and not the movie), it's unlikely this will has Solo's effect of the dark side of the fanbase screwing themselves and the rest of us out of future nice things.

Edited by KnownUnknown on Mar 8th 2019 at 9:17:22 AM

Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#97789: Mar 8th 2019 at 9:07:31 AM

Yeah this basically comes down to people being mad at larson for being a feminist and being the star of a female-led film. I mean, i don't think that's going to affect the film's box office or critical reception that much, but it's still sad how many of these people can't get over the fact that a woman exists and was critical of something.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#97790: Mar 8th 2019 at 9:17:36 AM

I do have a guy in my grammar class who hates Brie for her political beliefs.

Also hated the movie among other reasons for the feminist subtext.

Edited by slimcoder on Mar 8th 2019 at 9:20:11 AM

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
wisewillow She/her Since: May, 2011
She/her
#97791: Mar 8th 2019 at 9:18:11 AM

He sounds like a real charmer.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#97792: Mar 8th 2019 at 9:22:11 AM

We kept it civil though, we even joked about our differing opinions by pretending to bash each other on the head with our textbooks if we ever went too crazy.

...... Hey its better than starting a fight in the middle of class at 10 in the morning.

This all actually just happened 2 hours ago.

Edit: Huh he also used the whole "Brie hates white men" bit too.

Edited by slimcoder on Mar 8th 2019 at 9:38:44 AM

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
AyyItsMidnight Look, just be decent to one another ok? Since: Oct, 2018
Look, just be decent to one another ok?
#97793: Mar 8th 2019 at 9:45:00 AM

Starting to think you shouldn't associate with that guy.

Self-serious autistic trans gal who loves rock/metal and animation with all her heart. (she/her)
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#97794: Mar 8th 2019 at 10:10:27 AM

We don’t & that was first time since the semester started that we actually talked to each other let alone met.

I was just walking around class telling people I saw the movie & then he spoke up to give his thoughts on the film.

Edited by slimcoder on Mar 8th 2019 at 10:10:53 AM

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Theokal3 Since: Jan, 2012
#97795: Mar 8th 2019 at 10:13:28 AM

Seriously that annoys me. I mean, people who hated Last Jedi for being alledgedly SJW were obnoxious already, but at least they were making their arguments and expressing their annoyance after the movie came out. Here, people started talking about boycotting the movie and calling it the worst SJW thing ever before it even came out based on the main actress being a feminist activist and doing some clumsy comments. Even though the biggest clue the movie might be influenced by that was that short "Her/Hero" thing, and Marvel has generally done a good job at providing movies with "okay" quality at worst.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#97796: Mar 8th 2019 at 11:56:05 AM

Woe bed-tide the reaction that will occur when Monica Rambeau & Kamala Khan enter the superhero scene.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
AyyItsMidnight Look, just be decent to one another ok? Since: Oct, 2018
Look, just be decent to one another ok?
#97797: Mar 8th 2019 at 12:38:47 PM

We should be game to see Cappn Mobble on Sunday.

Self-serious autistic trans gal who loves rock/metal and animation with all her heart. (she/her)
AzLiddell from A to Z Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#97798: Mar 8th 2019 at 1:14:34 PM

I'm pretty good at separating art from the artist, so anything Brie has said won't really factor into how I judge the movie.

AyyItsMidnight Look, just be decent to one another ok? Since: Oct, 2018
Look, just be decent to one another ok?
#97799: Mar 8th 2019 at 1:34:35 PM

I agree with being able to separate art from artist most of the time, but in this case I'm quite fine with what Brie's doing.

Self-serious autistic trans gal who loves rock/metal and animation with all her heart. (she/her)
Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#97800: Mar 8th 2019 at 1:48:42 PM

Yeah, "separate art from the artist" is a dicey proposition but it's supposed to be applied to situations where the artist is an asshole. Not the case with brie.


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