After a few shaky entries, The Winter Solider felt like a statement from Marvel. One that put their foot down regarding a few major milestones that really established the MCU as it would grow and become more like the franchise as we see it now. It’s a movie that has no problem shaking up the status quo in dramatic fashion, it also normalises the inclusion of a wider, living cast for the future.
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Spider-Man: Far From Home – The MCU really doesn’t like secret identities does it
If you haven’t seen the new Spider-Man movie and want to avoid spoilers, then I’d recommend not going any further, as I’m going to be talking about the ending as a part of this article. But please come back afterwards.
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MCU Rewatch – Thor: The Dark World is secretly a great Loki vehicle
I had been pretty critical of the first Thor when I rewatched it for this series. The dark fantasy aspects of the movie, while unique, stunk of a B-movie bomb just waiting to happen, it ended up getting dragged along with the wave of excitement for a honest to god Thor movie being made. Regardless of how it stands up to scrutiny years later. Despite the star studded cast and massive budget thrown at the movie. The early interpretation of Thor left a lot to be desired.
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