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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2019 10:15:15 GMT -6
...No big analysis here. Loved it; probably not one for the ages, but certainly a great conclusion to a great series!  My favorite Marvel hero hasn't made it to the big screens yet, though: It's Moon Knight, of course!  - R |
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Post by murquhart72 on Apr 27, 2019 15:04:42 GMT -6
From my Facebook post:
"No spoilers, but just so you know: Avengers: Endgame was worth sitting still for 3+ hours. Quite an emotional roller-coaster! My poor date went from crying hard, to laughing hard, to gasping loud enough for the whole theater to hear, to crying again and again, laughing out loud and finally, crying some more and almost passing out from the experience.
There will be more Marvel movies coming, maybe even Avengers, but they'll never be quite the same as the franchise that's grown over the past 11 years. RIP Stan Lee"
Phase 4 looks like it includes more sequels for Black Panther, Ant-Man, Spider-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, Doctor Strange, plus new films for Black Widow, Fantastic Four (I vote Chris Evans for Human Torch), Silver Surfer, The Inhumans, and others (maybe). So much has changed though due to Endgame. For the better I think. The over all message of the movie seemed to be "Let's not rehash or try to fix the past, but rather move forward despite change and make something new."
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2019 2:33:06 GMT -6
Maybe he (or she? Sorry if I'm assuming) will be in phase III (or IV? whichever is next). He's one of the more adult-oriented Marvel heroes, and his stories are more on the "street level" of the comic book universe. A modern movie of his adventures would probably look mostly like a horror flick. - So, I doubt we will see him incorporated into the MCU any time soon, given the clear creative direction that the franchise is taking, towards rather light-hearted, kid-oriented space opera adventures. In my defense  , I got to know the character while I was still in elementary school, when he was a member of the "West Coast Avengers", and his terrifying persona was mostly toned down. I rediscovered his stories as an adult, though, and found them - surprisingly readable. People usually tend to go on and on how Batman's comic adventures are among the very few superhero comics that can remain enjoyable to adults - but I found that MK is far from boring or formulaic, either. Phase 4 looks like it includes more sequels for Black Panther, Ant-Man, Spider-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, Doctor Strange, plus new films for Black Widow, Fantastic Four (I vote Chris Evans for Human Torch), Silver Surfer, The Inhumans, and others (maybe). So much has changed though due to Endgame. For the better I think. The over all message of the movie seemed to be "Let's not rehash or try to fix the past, but rather move forward despite change and make something new." I have to say, while I enjoyed the ending, it doesn't make the least of sense, from a logical perspective. (No spoilers yet, perhaps, until next week, but let's just say that the most predictable thing happens in that the heroes are, to some degree, victorious. It's a Disney movie, after all.) - So, I wonder whether the new status quo is meant to be a solution, or to be a new problem - so to speak. I tend towards the latter, because all of the characters that are now supposed to exit the franchise can be written back in based on the end of this movie, and in ways that are coherent with their comic book inspiration. So, taking all that is known about Phase Four, and seeing that it is meant to last until 2024, I think what we're going to see is a re-balancing of the franchise and a few contract negotiations, but not yet "the passing of the torch" from the original "Avengers" cast to the next generation: "Captain America" being by far my favorite character from the movie ensemble, I'm particularly interested in what Disney wants to do with him - the actor has repeatedly suggested that the character will take a break, but there are two TV series in production that directly deal with "the life and times of Steve Rogers". I'm gonna take a hard guess, and say, that's to build something up, as it is the Disney way, not to "exploit something until the audience stops caring". What frankly annoys me about the franchise and modern-day media is that the avalanche of product announcements has spoiled these movies more than any leakers ever could: We know which characters survive for sure just based on the sequel announcements alone. Which is not unusual when it comes to those mega-franchises, but... Come on, how much cooler would those movies be without that unwanted context?! Anyway... Good times. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2019 4:12:23 GMT -6
...Ahem. Somethingsomething: ASSEMBLE!
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Post by geoffrey on Aug 2, 2019 16:33:38 GMT -6
My favorite Marvel hero hasn't made it to the big screens yet, though: It's Moon Knight, of course! From the Marvel universe, my favorites are Moon Knight, the Black Panther, and (best of all) the Man-Thing.  |
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Post by stevemitchell on Aug 2, 2019 16:58:00 GMT -6
I think Moon Knight would work best as a television series--not from Netflix any longer, but the new Disney streaming service could pick it up, or else put it on Hulu. The multi-episode format would do more justice to the whole Moon Knight multi-persona thing, which they would probably just tone down in a movie while they focus on the action.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2019 5:39:21 GMT -6
torontosun.com/entertainment/television/d23-disney-unveils-three-new-marvel-series-ms-marvel-moon-knight-and-she-hulk...And here is the official announcement! Moon Knight gets his own show! - Hopefully, this means another wave of Marvel "Street Level Heroes" coming, as with the excellent Daredevil, Punisher, and the other Netflix shows. Despite the crimes against humanity that Disney IMO has committed with the Star Wars brand, Marvel has consistently produced quality material on every level that I am aware of pretty much since the first "Iron Man", so I have no reason to doubt their creative direction with this one. ...That said, to do this one right is not easy. More difficult than "The Punisher", or even "Legion", who I understand also got his own show. - Still so, waiting for this one to come out.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2020 4:00:52 GMT -6
www.nytimes.com/2020/08/28/movies/chadwick-boseman-dead.htmlOh, this just sucks. The man wasn't old yet, and he certainly was an amazing presence in the movies. I'm posting this here because I'm surprised at my own, fairly emotional reaction: I'm not sure how this plays into the current political climate, and, honestly, I don't want to know. However, I remember that, around the time his character started to be big in the MCU, I witnessed several times how pearly-white little toddlers here in Germany were arguing at the playground about who could play "Black Panther" in their Marvel-inspired kindergarten adventures - because everybody wanted to play him, for whatever reason that, as an adult, is none of my business or concern. But I like that. It was a bit like when, back in the far 1990s, my mates and I went to training because we wanted to lift weights like Ronnie Coleman, and box like Ernesto Hoost. That's the kind of change of perspective in a society that politics and politicians alone can't create. We need more of that, certainly not less. Both as a baseball fan, and as someone who liked his Marvel movies, I hope Boseman's legacy will last. |
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Post by magremore on Aug 29, 2020 7:49:27 GMT -6
www.nytimes.com/2020/08/28/movies/chadwick-boseman-dead.htmlOh, this just sucks. The man wasn't old yet, and he certainly was an amazing presence in the movies. I'm posting this here because I'm surprised at my own, fairly emotional reaction: I'm not sure how this plays into the current political climate, and, honestly, I don't want to know. However, I remember that, around the time his character started to be big in the MCU, I witnessed several times how pearly-white little toddlers here in Germany were arguing at the playground about who could play "Black Panther" in their Marvel-inspired kindergarten adventures - because everybody wanted to play him, for whatever reason that, as an adult, is none of my business or concern. But I like that. It was a bit like when, back in the far 1990s, my mates and I went to training because we wanted to lift weights like Ronnie Coleman, and box like Ernesto Hoost. That's the kind of change of perspective in a society that politics and politicians alone can't create. We need more of that, certainly not less. Both as a baseball fan, and as someone who liked his Marvel movies, I hope Boseman's legacy will last. That is a great anecdote. The news this morning just shocked me. It very well could play into the political climate right. African-American cancer and mortality rates are higher than the rest of the population here. But it is really just a moment of grief, and disbelief, right now. |
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Post by Vile Traveller on Aug 29, 2020 19:48:54 GMT -6
At my age I have been getting used to seeing actors and musicians I know die, especially since the disastrous year or 2016 where a great many of my most loved celebrities went (which actually kicked off a little early for me with the death of Lemmy at the end of '15). But this was still a huge shock - I still expect to see them a good bit older than me at the end, not younger!
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Post by Malcadon on Aug 29, 2020 20:39:24 GMT -6
I'm not sure how this plays into the current political climate, and, honestly, I don't want to know. However, I remember that, around the time his character started to be big in the MCU, I witnessed several times how pearly-white little toddlers here in Germany were arguing at the playground about who could play "Black Panther" in their Marvel-inspired kindergarten adventures - because everybody wanted to play him, for whatever reason that, as an adult, is none of my business or concern. But I like that. It was a bit like when, back in the far 1990s, my mates and I went to training because we wanted to lift weights like Ronnie Coleman, and box like Ernesto Hoost. That's the kind of change of perspective in a society that politics and politicians alone can't create. We need more of that, certainly not less. Both as a baseball fan, and as someone who liked his Marvel movies, I hope Boseman's legacy will last. It shouldn't be. Sadly, the topic of race has been "political" for long time now, but ignoring it has never been productive. People get confused by the concept of cultural appropriation - depriving a people of their culture while also calming it for oneself - but what you said is not it. American music, for example, (Country, Jazz, Rock, Hip-Hop, et al.) can seen as a longstanding from of cultural appropriation of black people's music, but that would imply theft. In truth, music is a form of expression, and it is meant to be shared by anyone. The 'black experience' is something that is both highly cultural and highly personal, and films in that vain welcome everyone to share in that experience, for all the joy and sadness. It is a beautiful thing.
Look at it this way: Back in the '70s all the brothers and their dogs wanted to be like Bruce Lee. I cannot convey enough how big and how influential he was. And much like with Chadwick Boseman, his death hit the black community hard.
A movie like Black Panther was greatly needed. To African-Americans, who's cultural history goes as far back towards the world's most depressing shipping manifest, the vary concept of Wakanda is something greatly profound and mythological... like a modern Arthurian legend as well as a promised land. It strayed from the usual treatments of fictional African nations, shaped by all negative depictions of the continent (extreme poverty, famine, petty warlords, etc.) while also being bereft of any substance or couture. Beyond all the sci-fi elements, Wakanda feels like a real place, with real people and real customs. More over, it feels like what the continent could have been without the horrors of colonialism and the transatlantic slave trade.
It is sad he passed on as he did, so young and at the height of his film career. He accomplish so much with the time he had. I could lament on the 'what could have been' of his potential filmography, and its a d**n good list, but what he did in life will leave quite a legacy. Wakanda forever. X
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, I got to know the character while I was still in elementary school, when he was a member of the "West Coast Avengers", and his terrifying persona was mostly toned down. 
