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Have the cultural undercurrents that made the franchise popular in the first place abated at all?
by Barrera 4y ago
Have the cultural undercurrents that made the franchise popular in the first place abated at all?
- PaulHoule 4y agoOn one hand there were internal factors: Marvel spent a long time building up a brand, plus Disney figuring out a good formula that blended good acting (Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man) with special effects and gimmicks that straddle the line between stupid and awesome (the S.H.I.E.L.D. heli-carrier) One big external factor has been China as a market. That one is definitely on the outs https://movieweb.com/chinese-censorship-in-the-mcu/ https://movieweb.com/chinese-censorship-in-the-mcu/
- distortedsignal 4y agoInterestingly, Disney didn't have anything to do with the original Iron Man. I believe it was a Paramount picture[0]. Disney only bought Marvel at the end of 2009[1] after the second Incredible Hulk movie[2]. Otherwise, I think that I completely agree with your comment. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Man_(2008_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Man_(2008_film) [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Studios#Disney_conglomerate_subsidiary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Studios#Disney_conglome... [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_the_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe#The_Infinity_Saga https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_the_Marvel_Cinemati...