Comment on Iron Man Just Lost His Top 3 Marvel Box Office Position To Deadpool
maegul@lemmy.ml 1 year ago
Didn’t know Thor was that high.
Awkwardness in the comparison aside (release timing and compensating for inflation??) … I think think this highlights that part of the MCU’s problem is basically a lack of diversity and/or not knowing how to land other flavours/vibes without chocking them (where multiverse of madness strikes me as a good example).
People loved to hate Eternals, and I personally thought that was a death sentence for the MCU, as sincerely exploring different vibes was necessary where some (including myself) were totally down for what Eternals was doing and it kinda kept me plugged in. That the general reaction to it was “lets not do that again” kinda turned me off of the MCU. I imagine there’s been a similar-ish dynamic with Deadpool (??) … and that it’s paid off.
Another example might be the point in time when WandaVision and Loki S1 had just come out (mid 2021) … my memory is that that kept some people plugged in and interested in what the MCU could do for them … but then the MCU AFAICT kinda threw that investment away and then got some bad luck with its Kang casting.
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Loki and wandvision was kinda of the end of the paved road for marvel. Then they had the string of meh stuff. It’s too bad Kang didn’t work out, personally I really like the character(s). But if it tones down the multiverse crap then I’m happy.
maegul@lemmy.ml 1 year ago
Not sure what you mean by “paved road”. Either way, I’m not sure what they did with those two shows was by any means an obvious next step, which is why I think many appreciated them.
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I meant it got bumpy after that. They were good shows.