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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

BOOXMOWO Since: Mar, 2013
#118376: Jun 17th 2020 at 9:22:34 AM

The pitcher is used for pouring milk, from the bag that it's sold in, into cups that you then drink from. I do not understand your question.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#118377: Jun 17th 2020 at 9:23:24 AM

How does the pitcher open the bag to spill the milk?

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
BOOXMOWO Since: Mar, 2013
#118378: Jun 17th 2020 at 9:31:05 AM

You cut off the top front corner of the bag. The only purpose of the pitcher is to hold the bag because attempting to pour liquid out of a bag without the pitcher would be annoying.

BOOXMOWO Since: Mar, 2013
#118379: Jun 17th 2020 at 10:09:36 AM

The good news is that since magic, gods, aliens, and the like are established within the MCU, the hypothetical Alpha Flight movie has much more time to spend explaining the super complex and inscrutable concept of bagged milk.

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.
#118380: Jun 17th 2020 at 10:16:26 AM

I think it's just dumb to put any liquid inside a soft, malleable container. Liquids should be within hard firm containers, no exceptions. Bottles, cartons, anything that's not a freakin' bag.

Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#118381: Jun 17th 2020 at 10:19:25 AM

Well, technically, your blood is inside a soft, malleable container.

Would you like me to fix that?

"All you Fascists bound to lose."
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#118382: Jun 17th 2020 at 10:23:25 AM

You'll turn me into Colossus?

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#118383: Jun 17th 2020 at 10:29:09 AM

Well this went in an odd direction.

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.
#118384: Jun 17th 2020 at 11:34:06 AM

Bold of you to assume I have blood.

Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#118385: Jun 17th 2020 at 11:54:18 AM

I was surprised to learn that bagged milk is considered a Canadian thing, considering the American elementary school right in my neighborhood served bagged milk since I was 6.

Clearly it’s a front for Canadian spies.

BOOXMOWO Since: Mar, 2013
#118386: Jun 17th 2020 at 12:13:44 PM

Bagged milk served at elementary schools? That sounds like a totally different thing from the 1.3 litre bags you buy in Canadian grocery stores. Wherever you're from is just weird.

wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
Role Model
#118387: Jun 17th 2020 at 2:15:02 PM

Wait, did you guys just spend the last page arguing about milk?

Why?

Especially when another Disney property already showed us the right way to store milk! Get it straight from the source!

Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#118388: Jun 17th 2020 at 2:19:29 PM

[up]Well not all of us can fit...whatever the hell those things are in our apartments.

Man, this is a slow news day.

Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#118389: Jun 17th 2020 at 2:25:19 PM

What I'm getting from all of this is that the MCU needs a milk-themed superhero.

They should hire Milkman.

Edited by Tuckerscreator on Jun 17th 2020 at 2:26:16 AM

C105 Too old for this from France Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Too old for this
#118390: Jun 17th 2020 at 2:32:18 PM

Misfits showed how dangerous lactokinesis could prove to be.

Edited by C105 on Jun 17th 2020 at 11:32:30 AM

Whatever your favourite work is, there is a Vocal Minority that considers it the Worst. Whatever. Ever!.
Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#118391: Jun 17th 2020 at 3:17:09 PM

So the villain of the Alpha Flight movie should be a Waterbender, but lactose-based, got it.

The legend has returned.
Akirakan Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#118392: Jun 17th 2020 at 4:09:21 PM

There's a casting call for a new Disney+ show and the description fits Echo to a T.

Yeah, could be for something else, but that description sounds exactly like Echo. The fact that the casting agency is highlighting Marvel productions also gives credit.

I'm gonna throw my hat and say that this is Echo and she'll very likely be part of Moon knight. They have history together and it says that shooting will be this fall, exactly when Moon Knight is expected to start production.

Edited by Akirakan on Jun 17th 2020 at 6:09:57 AM

wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#118394: Jun 17th 2020 at 4:20:45 PM

Makes them sound like either

1)Robots

2)Aliens

3)Robot A Liens

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
ChumlyX1995 Since: Jan, 2020
#118395: Jun 17th 2020 at 4:34:42 PM

[up][up][up]Damn, how did you find this that fast!!!!

Good eye. I agree it has to be Echo and most likely Moon Knight.

Hodor2 Since: Jan, 2015
#118396: Jun 17th 2020 at 5:14:16 PM

RE casting news- Very cool.

I also do find it kind of funny that similarly with Shang Chi, the MCU proper seems to be doing its own Defenders/Heroes for Hire type thing.

Edit - Also interesting that Echo's interaction with Moon Knight involved Count Nefaria. He sounds like a good character to introduce, especially in Disney Plus. A mobster with Flying Brick powers would be something new in the post-Endgame world.

Edited by Hodor2 on Jun 17th 2020 at 7:19:58 AM

Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#118397: Jun 17th 2020 at 7:41:41 PM

So that's two deaf actresses in the MCU. Neat.

The legend has returned.
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#118398: Jun 17th 2020 at 7:43:15 PM

Who's the other one?

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#118399: Jun 17th 2020 at 7:47:44 PM

One of The Eternals. I'm not sure which one.

Edited by Weirdguy149 on Jun 17th 2020 at 10:48:03 AM

The legend has returned.
wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
Role Model
#118400: Jun 17th 2020 at 8:33:14 PM

I keep coming back to this scene.

So much is conveyed in just the first couple of seconds.
When all the dusting scenes are synced to start at the same time, The Falcon is the last hero dusted... But he's also the first one we hear on the return. And when he does, the score, which just took a couple of moments to set up Cap staring down Thanos' whole army alone stop MID NOTE, silencing the film and the audience, so that we could hear Sam's lines. As soon as Cap hears "Hey Cap, can you hear me?" in Sam's voice, the visual element comes in. Cap's entire breathing posture changes, going from the deep breaths of a ready fighter, to full on hyperventilating, as he recognizes what he heard but isn't sure if he can let himself believe it. Then the additional lines come in, and his expression changes again and again, and hope gathers on his face as the music swells and more heroes come in.

So we have:

  • The challenge of one vs. an army: music of danger, a face of resolve.
  • Sam's words come in: music isn't needed, the words and heavy breathing say enough. A face of shock.
  • On your left: No music, but words of understanding, and the sound of a portal being opened in the background to set the tone. A face of realization.
  • The first portal opens: The same music of danger begins again, but it's not Cap in danger. Cap turns around.
  • T'Challa, Shuri, and Okoye emerge: No more music of danger, as the them "Portals", a theme of hope, begins in earnest. Cap wears a face of relief.
  • Steve and T'Challa reach an understanding, as Sam soars past: The hope grows and spreads beyond just them as Falcon's flight path shows us even more portals. We briefly see Cap's face turning to full on pride, before we see more entrances, as it's no longer just about him.

This one clip, the one that Feige said the entire MCU so far was building towards... This part that fills audiences with so much hope that even to this day, some of us still feel chills of happiness as we rewatch it.

This was my favorite.


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