Tag: Avengers: Endgame
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Marvel’s What If…? Exposes The Biggest Flaw With Avengers: Endgame
The death of Iron Man at the end of Joe and Anthony Russo’s ultra-blockbuster “Avengers: Endgame” is tragic, but not because he sacrificed his life. It’s tragic because Tony Stark, with his dying breath, transformed from an ostensible hero into a mass murderer.”Avengers: Endgame” climaxed with a lengthy battle sequence wherein every known, living character…
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No Pressure, but Can ‘Loki’ Season 2 Save Marvel From Mediocrity?
There’s no denying that the MCU is in a bit of a lull at the moment. Except for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, they haven’t exactly been knocking it out of the park of late. Secret Invasion was underwhelming, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania couldn’t recapture what made Ant-Man and Ant-Man and the Wasp…
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Chris Evans Says “Never Say Never” About Marvel Return But If It Happens It Will Be “No Time Soon”
Next year (depending on when these WGA and SAG strikes get worked out), we’re expected to see Anthony Mackie finally take on the role of Captain America in a Marvel Studios film. Years after he is given the shield in “Avengers: Endgame” and after he accepts the role in “The Falcon and The Winter Soldier,”…
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Joss Whedon Predicted Marvel’s Current Problems While Making Avengers: Age Of Ultron
Regardless of how you feel about the movies, the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s 2008 — 2019 run is one of the most impressive achievements in commercial filmmaking history. Starting with Jon Favreau’s “Iron Man,” Marvel turned several of the company’s B-level superheroes into A-level film franchises. Getting non-geeks amped up for the assemblage of “The Avengers”…
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The MCU Gave Us Its Best Fight Scene in Under 3 Minutes
The MCU has consistently delivered some of the most exciting action/fight scenes in the history of film, scenes that have become legendary in their relatively short lifespan. The Leipzig, Germany Airport Battle in Captain America: Civil War. The Battle of New York in The Avengers. The dream team of all three live-action Spider-Men against their…
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Box Office Stats Have Nothing To Do With a Film’s Quality, Actually
The top 10 highest-grossing movies of all time at the domestic box office (without adjusting for inflation) are The Force Awakens, Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Avatar, Top Gun: Maverick, Black Panther, Avatar: The Way of Water, Avengers: Infinity War, Titanic, and Jurassic World, respectively. Out of those 10, five were nominated for Best…
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The Only MCU Recap You Need Before Loki Season 2
The first season of Marvel Studios’ “Loki” expanded the Marvel Cinematic Universe into a full-on multiverse. Picking up after the events of “Avengers: Endgame,” the series places the trickster god (Tom Hiddleston) on a new mission with the Time Variance Authority to preserve the timeline. In addition to introducing the concept of an MCU multiverse, “Loki”…
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There’s Some Real Science Behind The McU’s Time Travel Shenanigans
As a narrative device, time travel can potentially introduce interesting ethical conundrums to a story, especially when it plays around with established mechanics to suit its world-building. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has always been chock-full of intriguing stories about worlds overrun with superpowered entities, but as soon as time travel was added to the mix,…