Phase 5 of the MCU is over

[TheAlkaizer]

The phases stopped meaning anything a while ago in my opinion. The first three had an obvious structure and direction to them. Endgame was six years ago, there's been so many movies and TV shows and it all feels like a huge spaghetti with no clear buildup, arc or ending point. I'm sure the big fans can follow all of the content and the different storylines, but for more casual viewers the amount of content and the opaqueness of the macro structure makes it impossible to follow.

 

[Valetudo]

First off they need to end the current mcu. It served its purpose. Then they need a timeline and actual stories written, before they actually start filimng. They need to decide what to do with the xmen and mutants. Certain characters are getting too old time wise(magnito) and either need to be a history note or rewritten. To fit the modern timeline. Maybe a Captx wolverine ww2 movie to start it off where they meet a young nagnito.

 

[Valetudo]

Oh yeah ironheart. Worst 1st episode ever. Ep 2 and 3 got better, but the last 3 dropped again. I gotta say they did get riri being a sociopath down perfect.

 

[briggart]

The phases stopped meaning anything a while ago in my opinion. The first three had an obvious structure and direction to them. Endgame was six years ago, there's been so many movies and TV shows and it all feels like a huge spaghetti with no clear buildup, arc or ending point. I'm sure the big fans can follow all of the content and the different storylines, but for more casual viewers the amount of content and the opaqueness of the macro structure makes it impossible to follow.

To me it's not just the overall structure that feels missing, but also the lack of characters/actors that carry the scene in the same way as Evans, Downey Jr. and, to a lesser extent, Jackson, Brolin and Hemsworth.

After Endgame, Boseman felt like the only one who could fill the same central role as Cap and Iron Man did in phase 1-3, and Majors, despite his faults as a human being, stole every scene he was in Loki.

 

[TiQuinn]

Do Marvel phases even make sense anymore externally for viewers? Externally meaning that they speak to some sort of story arc versus an internal business related meaning?

 

[Ryujin]

Do Marvel phases even make sense anymore externally for viewers? Externally meaning that they speak to some sort of story arc versus an internal business related meaning?

Less and less, I think. There doesn't seem to be that bright line demarcation anymore.

 

[Valetudo]

They mean nothing after endgame.

 

[aco175]

I stopped caring if I watched them. I used to want to see them in order or track the timeline and get more involved, but now most of them do not appeal to me in any way. Love to see a good FF movie, but the preview seems off as well on this one. I would like to be wrong though.

 

[chuckdee]

again, barring Thunderbolts; maybe it will save the day

Good, not great in my opinion. I've also heard that they forced Gunn to shoehorn in Adam, and if so it showed. Adam Warlock is Captain Marvel/Sentry levels of powerful... Played as a joke. That was.... A decision. And just like completely writing out Mar-Vell and eviacerating Furys back story, they messed with some of my favorite characters.

 

[chuckdee]

They mean nothing after endgame.

They meant nothing before Endgame. They retroactively called the 'phases' and that's the only reason the others seem to fit. A lot easier to define something after the fact.