re: #110 Targetpractice

Which, as a result, is why the MCU is starting to get stale. When every director Marvel brings on has to follow the path of least resistance, for fear that a single bomb could derail the gravy train, you’re going to start to get cookie-cutter films. I think the fans are really only willing to follow things through to Infinity War. After that, Marvel will have to come up with something new or its going to get seriously savaged by the fans.

Even then, I sincerely hope Marvel learns from Guardians of the Galaxy and Daredevil. With Guardians, you didn’t have to watch all of the other films to understand it. All most people really knew was that Andy from Parks & Rec was the lead, Bradley Cooper was a talking raccoon with a gun, and Vin Diesel was a talking tree. Guardians had to stand on its own. It couldn’t coast on The Avengers.

With Daredevil, Marvel showed they could do gritty, mature drama with great action and complex characters but still keep the essence of who these people are.

I hope they stick with both of these things moving forward. I have a lot of hope for it, anyway. They’ve built something remarkable. I’d hate to see them piss it away.