Summary
Taken as a whole, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is an undeniable achievement in cinema.
You just don’t know it yet.
It makes you wonder if Howard Stark put any other revolutionary ideas in furniture.
But after Freyas funeral and Loki getting sprung from captivity, the film takes off and finds its energy.
BetweenThorandThor: The Dark World, its not enough to have just Thor or even Thor and Jane.
You have to have the relationship between Thor and Loki because thats where these movies get their power.
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Its also clear that whatThormovies need more than anything is a sense of humor.
Yes, it can be a little slapstick in some regards, butThorshouldnt take itself so seriously.
It seems like Marvel didnt know what they had yet with Hulk, so everything is just slightly off-center.
With the world now aware of his identity as Iron Man, Tony Stark must contend with both his declining health and a vengeful mad man with ties to his father’s legacy.
31Doctor Strange (2016)
Directed by Scott Derrickson
Doctor Strangeis a weird beast.
I understand the difficulty Strange presents with magic because magic needs rules or else everything falls apart.
Was that the one and only time we’ll seeJohn Krasinskias Reed Richards?
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Cameos aside the show narratively picks up after the events of bothNo Way Homebut also ofWandavision.
It gave us an incredibly nuanced performance not only from Olsen but also fromPaul Bettanyas Vision.
The conclusion of the season was sad but felt like closure.
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Unfortunately, everything gets walked back inMultiverse of Madness.
With her hands on the Darkhold, Wanda has fully become corrupted by it.
It takes a fully dimensional character and flattens her into a villain.
Bruce Banner, a scientist on the run from the U.S. Government, must find a cure for the monster he turns into whenever he loses his temper.
There is no real redemption for her at the end of all of this.
They seek help from Wanda the Scarlet Witch, Wong and others.
And yet (no pun intended), theres a feeling thatAnt-Manshould go bigger.
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The flip side is that there’s nothing particularly memorable about the movie.
Together they must find a way to escape, but what secrets is Hope’s mother hiding?
And who is the mysterious Kang?
While on a journey of physical and spiritual healing, a brilliant neurosurgeon is drawn into the world of the mystic arts.
To revisit Natasha’s family life felt like ceding ground rather than illuminating anything new about the character.
The saving grace here is that Pugh is so good as Yelena.
and friendship with Barton rather than this weird bridge chapter betweenCivil WarandInfinity War.
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Doctor Strange teams up with a mysterious teenage girl from his dreams who can travel across multiverses, to battle multiple threats, including other-universe versions of himself, which threaten to wipe out millions across the multiverse. They seek help from Wanda the Scarlet Witch, Wong and others.
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Armed with a super-suit with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, cat burglar Scott Lang must embrace his inner hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, pull off a plan that will save the world.
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As Scott Lang balances being both a superhero and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission that finds the Ant-Man fighting alongside The Wasp to uncover secrets from their past.
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Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne are dragged into the Quantum Realm, along with Hope’s parents and Scott’s daughter Cassie. Together they must find a way to escape, but what secrets is Hope’s mother hiding? And who is the mysterious Kang?
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Natasha Romanoff confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises.
