While not technically in the MCU, a Marvel movie that did go a bit deeper, and off-formula, was Logan. Yes,there were some familiar beats,but I think also did

While not technically in the MCU, a Marvel movie that did go a bit deeper, and off-formula, was Logan. Yes,there were some familiar beats,but I think also did a good job of exploring what it means to grow old, to look back on a life of battles won, but war lost, to envisage a different future for the next generation over a simple repeat of the mistakes of this one,in spite of the futility of that desire. It was a very different look at familiar characters,and a very sober alternative to the "hero always wins in the end" narrative.