Marvel Films

[version]

Except that they're not supposed to be wiser than everybody else, they keep fucking up and getting civilians killed.

Yeah, but nobody can do anything about it. The little people just have to accept that they're essentially ants in their playground.

 

[luka]

Yes exactly.

 

[luka]

the films do make gestures towards collateral damage (characters look sad for 2 mintutes) and 'why do they hate us' (remember those teenage balkan villans in bad tracksuits in avengers, uh, 2, 3?) but it's just to add a soupcon of moral complexity, ultimately america cannot let herself be restrained by a framework of global law.

👅👙💋

 

[version]

Every now and then one of them does end up being blessed with some technology from on high which allows them to ascend though, e.g. Ant-Man.

 

[Corpsey]

That's a running theme in the MCU. In Spiderman: Homecoming e.g. the villain is selling alien weapons to civilians to even the odds with the superheroes.

 

[Corpsey]

It's unavoidable really when you've got superpowered people, they're essentially Greek Gods (only less interesting, because they always end up doing the right thing).

 

[version]

That's a running theme in the MCU. In Spiderman: Homecoming e.g. the villain is selling alien weapons to civilians to even the odds with the superheroes.

Yeah, I was gonna mention him. He's part of the crew dealing with the aftermath of the big fight at the end of the first Avengers and ends up nicking a bunch of alien tech from both the wreckage and Tony Stark, building his own weapons and selling them to support his family. He basically does exactly what Tony does, but he's the villain partly because he's a little guy selling to little criminals whereas someone like Stark sells to governments and corporations and doesn't disturb the day to day.

 

[IdleRich]

I like to think I'm tired of these films but nursing a pretty bad hangover and all I want to do is curl up and watch some superheroes

For me Midsomar Murders does that job - hard to argue it's more highbrow

 

[luka]

I'm watch g captain America the first avenger now

Must Watch · Action-Packed · Strong Acting · Memorable Characters · Epic · Inspiring · Inspirational

 

[luka]

Yeah that was magical

 

[luka]

He's just lost his friend Bucky. Bucky's dead.

 

[luka]

I must admit I don't like the historical setting I prefer the modern ones

 

[luka]

I love the Red Skull mask though

 

[luka]

There's something really funny about his name being Steve

 

[Corpsey]

Red Skull isn't a nuanced villain is he, he's a classic 100% evil nazi.

 

[version]

Did Corpsey just admit he believes not all Nazis are evil?

 

[luka]

Wasn't that into that film but the ending was the best ending of any film I've ever seen

 

[version]

Corpsey? More like Nazi.

 

[Corpsey]

I like my Nazis nuanced.

 

[Corpsey]

Nuanzis