• Norodix@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I think the first captain marvel was horrible. I think that plays a huge part.

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      1 year ago

      I thought the 1st Captain Marvel was pretty fun. I don’t have much of an interest in seeing this though.

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      1 year ago

      I struggle to think of a less likeable main character that wasn’t some sort of anti-hero. It takes talent to be that smug and condescending for an entire movie.

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        1 year ago

        How did Captain Marvel struck you as smug in comparison to the truckload of arrogant and full-of-themselves characters in the Marvel universe? Thor, Drax, or Iron Man who is basically a narcissist.

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          They’re supposed to be like that though, especially Tony Stark, it’s part of their character arc. With Captain Marvel, it feels like she was supposed to be likeable, but it didn’t work out.

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            1 year ago

            I try to understand what exactly made her seem “smug” to you. Especially when compared to other Marvel heroes.

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              1 year ago

              I cant speak for this in particular (I gave up watching marvel halfway through endgame), but its very different if a character comes across as smug and all the other characters are saying “God isnt he smug but we need him” and having a character that comes across as smug but all the other characters love them.

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      1 year ago

      No, no, and maybe yes.

      There is no Marvel fatigue. There is no superhero saturation. What there is, is simply trash. Make a shit superhero movie and the movie will just be shit. It has nothing to do with there being superheroes.

      Hollywood doesn’t get it. People don’t seem to get it either. But these phases are just repeating itself. It used to be cowboys. It used to be cops. Then pirates. It used to be sword and sandals.

      Cowboy movies are fun. So are pirate movies and superhero movies. If they’re made well!

      The moment some execs look at a bunch of numbers and think “Oh, people will pay money to see X”, THAT is when things go wrong. No, people pay to see good movies. And Marvel used to be hype when they made good movies.

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        1 year ago

        Youre mostly right but personally there is definitely superhero fatigue. I used to watch most marvel movies but nowadays the formula is sort of played out.