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This post is spot on! If only DC could get it's act together they could easily overtake Marvel. I too fear for Daredevil (see what I did there? LOL). They destroyed Kingpin in Hawkeye and it looks like Daredevil is about to get his!
I watched one episode and didn't laugh once, or even chuckle for that matter. The plot was about her going to a wedding, and she couldn't be She-Hulk because it would upstage the bride? It was a mess of a show.
Marvel is in a sad overall state, lately the magic seems to wear thin, whether that's the caliber of people behind the cameras, or the talent in front, or a combination of both, I don't see much that truly excites me in the foreseeable future.
As for DC, they would be smart to lean into what makes them unique, instead of trying to just appeal to the same crowd as the MCU. WB and DC got the wrong impression from why the Snyder era didn't work. It wasn't because the movies were dark, it was because the characters weren't written competently and the scripts failed them and the actors. DC needs to keep leaning into the dark and more consequential storytelling it's always had in its pocket, as that will be what will make it shine, ironically. The one thing Disney will never do is take the MCU full R, and that is where DC can really win some ground, by telling stories that hit harder and are more adult in nature. That is a better route than trying to course correct and pander to the MCU crowd by making their more serious characters into joke telling mannequins. Justice League was a farce we shouldn't have to relive!
Snyder wasn't the man for the job at all, but we can see from the balance that The Batman struck that you can have a high quality film that is very heavy on the darkness, and isn't afraid to go in more adult directions. The scripting and acting is paramount, and that is where the victories will be. That film was thrilling not just because it was the first good Batman I think we've had in over a decade, and the only solo Batman film we've gotten since Nolan finished his trilogy, but also because of how refreshingly disturbing and stirring it was. It was nice to have a movie impact me in a deep way, so much so that I could feel and taste the poverty of that Gotham City, as opposed to a film that was only trying to appeal to my most meek standards as the MCU has been doing for so long.
Since Endgame, Doctor Strange 2 has been the only film I've come away from respecting, and that's sad. Black Panther 2 actually looks surprisingly un-bad, but I still can't really get over the idea that Chadwick is gone and that they seem to just want to kill T'Challa off too now. Black Panther is one of their greatest characters, and I just think it's a waste of such a monumental character to kill him off just because his actor died. We lose so many great stories by them doing that, and it's depressing. I don't think Chadwick would want that, at all, and would instead be honored at the idea of another black actor taking the stage to continue his work as that character.
@MakeshiftPython, I don't know much about She-Hulk, but I've gotten the impression that her comics are, or used to be, very self-referential and wall breaking, so at the very least I will say that the show seems to be faithful to that aspect of the character. And the studios knew that the only way she'd work effectively was in a show, which I believe is very true.
I guess I just don't connect to who she is or the style of how her story is told. I don't like self-referential humor, or fourth wall breaking, or over-reliance on humor. Part of why the MCU has fallen off for me is because so many characters are just expected to be amateur comedians now, and that just doesn't work for everyone. Humor is a tough thing to balance, because too much can make the stakes or tension of what you're trying to build deflate. I don't think it's any wonder why the recent films and shows don't make me feel much of anything. I just can't connect to what's going on amidst the sea of weak jokes and comic moments.
Interesting indeed?!!!
She Hulk is crap the writing is abysmal, this is supposed to be a comedy. The only joke is the show itself.
Totally out of character, after what Disney Marvel did to Kingpin I was expecting it.
To be fair, that was the only gag in the show thus far that actually made me laugh.
What? Werewolf by Night is actually very good. Acting is good, writing is good and atmosphere of old horror movies is very good too.
I watched it and I liked it very much (also this show have very good reviews and ratings by critics and fans).
This is just a really good example of "something new" in the MCU.
What they did leading up to, and culminating with, Infinity War and Endgame was seriously impressive, and in my mind it more or less ended there. The Spiderman stuff afterwards was fun though.
I guess the previous saga was the "Infinity Saga" and this is the "Multiverse Saga", feels like too much effort at this point to keep up especially now that there are TV shows involved. Also, I was disappointed to hear that Multiverse of Madness wasn't very good; seems like there were some good ideas there.
Matt Smith dancing! It's like Pierce's singing in Mamma Mia. So bad it's good. But still bad.
I have not seen Morbius though I think the Superhero Genre has burnt itself out on recent evidence. The Batman is one of the only notable films that can be taken seriously on any artistic level.
Still very, very bad. That whole scene was so tonally awful (not that the rest of the film had any cohesion in that department though).
And man, did Sony really bait fans with those Spider-Man Easter eggs in the trailers that turned out to not even feature in the very film!
NO WAY HOME is basically supposed to serve as a soft reboot, where Tom Holland’s Peter becomes less involved with the MCU as a result of his identity being erased. Theoretically, that would allow Holland to have his future solo films be more centered in his world and less on the MCU. That’s where Toomes, Morbius, and the Sinister Six come into play.
But MOBIUS bombed, so I can imagine Sony is trying to figure out what to do with their Spider-Man properties. I can’t say I’m feeling confident about CRAVEN.
Venom has been the only enjoyable Sony Universe films and that’s all attributed to Tom Hardy’s bizarre performances. It’s kind of mind boggling that Sony hasn’t ever attempted to have Hardy and Holland do a movie together, because I can imagine that going so many ways.
https://www.slashfilm.com/999694/marvel-recruits-harrison-ford-to-replace-the-late-william-hurt-in-thunderbolts/
Now its official.
https://comicbookmovie.com/tv/marvel/ironheart/sacha-baron-cohen-rumored-to-be-playing-mephisto-in-upcoming-mcu-show-possible-spoilers-a197332
This would be inspired casting.
They recast The Hulk as well, and he didn t even die.
Elliot was great in the Hulk, I am probably in the minority though I am a big fan of Ang Lee's film. Admittedly I would cut out the Hulk Dogs.