This morning The New York Times published an article about the recent stumbles of the MCU genre and "superhero fatigue" (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/27/movi

This morning The New York Times published an article about the recent stumbles of the MCU genre and "superhero fatigue" (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/27/movies/superhero-fatigue-marvel.html#commentsContainer https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/27/movies/superhero-fatigue-...). Criticisms included poor quality control on recent releases as well as audiences having to understand a complicated backstory to follow the plots and character motivations. The comments lit into the messaging issue, including the current top comment: Marvel has embraced Disney’s obsession with identity, and fans hate it. Every recent movie is a transparent checklist of gender, race, and religion, and the topics covered obviously have to run the gauntlet of problematic themes, leaving stories with “acceptable”, non-offensive tropes that repeat over and over. DEI isn’t the only problem with superhero movies (and their close cousin, the Star Wars drivel), but it’s a big one. Someone else said that Disney is basically paying lip service to these ideals, noting "Disney will include a gay character that can easily be cut out at the behest of China."