@Th3solution This version of America Chavez is a few years younger than she was when introduced in the comics. I’m assuming that she’ll grow over her next few appearances. I quite liked what they did with her character actually, for a young actress she nailed the Laurie Strode archetype. I could see it being similar to Terminator, Halloween etc, by having her be quite a bit more powerful the next time we see her and having learned from her experiences in MoM.
@nessisonett Yeah, at the end when they show her training with all the sorcerer acolytes I could start to see maybe where she could fit in. Gomez has a good innocent beginner type of vibe she portrays, but clearly she has to come across as a really powerful hero going forward. Which ironically is just what Olsen has done with Wanda, and I really liked seeing her successfully flex her powers in this entry.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
I finally got around to watching Ms Marvel the other day. Wicked show. Really funny, especially the dad in it!
Im sort of really looking forward to and also dreading She Hulk in a few weeks. It looks like an amazing programme, looks really funny and Tatiana Maslany looks like she is going to kill it on the main role. But that CGI still looks so bad. I really don't want this show to be bogged down by poor CGI, I want it to stand up with the greats of the MCU. I really wish they'd delay the show and give it some more time in the oven. Or at the very least, remaster it with better CGI down the line (unlikely) so if we ever do a full rewatch of the MCU, it doesn't stick out like a sore thumb
@ralphdibny It’s a hard one because the CGI really is awful but it’s hard to blame the VFX artists. The reports coming out about the conditions they’re working in are shocking. Marvel blacklisting anybody who dares to complain too, it’s criminal.
@nessisonett yeah absolutely can't blame the staff. Sounds like Marvel is a bit of a nightmare client. Clearly they have an unrealistically low budget and an unrealistically short deadline.
I'd be happy to wait for the show so they can get it up to scratch.
She-Hulk is a lot of fun so far! The first episode is one long exposition dump but I can excuse that because of the great writing. I love Bruce and Jen's chemistry. You can tell that they grew up together. They bicker and banter and all that stuff. Love it so far, can't wait for more!
@Jackpaza0508 sweet! I'm looking forward to watching it! I might actually watch it as it comes out this time instead of waiting for every episode. Its going to be a killer waiting for the rest of it though
Still haven’t finished Moon Knight or even started Ms Marvel (not over the stupid powers she has now) but I did watch the first 3 episodes of She Hulk and loved it. The humour is natural and there’s some genuinely cutting social commentary that I’m glad they’re tackling. It’s just a great show.
@LN78 Considering how they’ve seemingly chickened out of the whole ‘Ms Marvel shape shifting into Captain Marvel because she doesn’t think someone who looks like her can be a superhero’ deal, I’m just surprised that they’ve tackled the incels online. I liked that they gave She Hulk a whole monologue about how she’s had to control her anger for as long as she’s been alive so this is nothing new to her. To actually say that women need to watch how they reject pushy men for fear of being literally murdered is quite a bit further than I’d expect Marvel shows to go so that’s great.
@nessisonett Went into She-Hulk with little expectation knowing nothing about the character aside the obvious and I have very much enjoyed it. I think it's all been done well so far including the 4th wall stuff which I'm always sceptical of. (I wish the internet would stop trying to Americanise my spelling).
@RogerRoger I really enjoyed how different Moonknight was too. I don't recall the specifics of what was in episode 3 was but thought it was good throughout. Oscar Isaac is excellent playing duel roles I thought.
Can I just mention the amount of hate that Jen twerking in she hulk episode 3 is getting. It's a fun, harmless scene and if you're coming here to vent about it, please don't.
@Jackpaza0508 It was a post-credit scene joke. The fact there’s so much hate just proves exactly what the show’s saying about men. Notice how none of the other many, many stupid throwaway post-credit scenes that are little jokes have had a ‘backlash’.
@nessisonett I could’ve sworn that the comments they showed in episode 3 were taken directly from comment sections for the she hulk and ms marvel trailers since they’ve both had a very similar reaction
@LN78 It’s not really all that tiny a group though. I’m not exaggerating when I say that literally every single woman I know has suffered some form of harassment from a man, ranging from catcalling to full blown assault. It’s a fact of life and it shouldn’t be. Girls are taught from a young age not to put themselves in situations where they could be taken advantage of, which isn’t their responsibility as men should be the ones not taking advantage of them. It’s not even just isolated to harassment of people born female either, the gay community is rife with predatory behaviour and general dreadful attitudes. Andrew Tate had 4.7 million followers on Instagram when his account was removed. Teenagers are repeating his crap in schools, from telling female teachers that their place is in the kitchen to aggressively pursuing other students even when rebuffed. I can tell you for a fact that this has gotten worse, my sister’s a teacher in a high school and these teenage boys’ attitudes are being moulded by social media influencers who tell them that the way to attract women is to dominate them and put them in their place.
This is a worldwide problem spread by social media with a massive following. At the end of the day, women can’t tell that you aren’t one of ‘those guys’. They have to be wary of everybody because men are all ‘nice guys’ until they aren’t. So if a rebuke of male violence and harassment towards women doesn’t apply to you then it’s not really that big of an inconvenience. If a movie gives the message that ‘racism is bad’ then I wouldn’t start shouting at the screen that I’m not a racist and how dare they assume that the viewer is a racist. It’s possible to give generalised criticism of a social problem that affects a large number of people. ‘Not all men’ just isn’t really a helpful attitude to be honest, it doesn’t add anything of substance similar to other non-statements like ‘all lives matter’. Not all men are misogynists, but all women are affected by misogyny. That’s the difference. You can call out as many sexists as you like but until attitudes change then new generations of sexists will keep spawning. That’s the role of media.
Finished Moon Knight. I like the fresh approach to storytelling that Marvel did with it, even if the execution was inelegant at times.
I’m undecided where it fits in the ranking of D+ Marvel shows for me, but I’m thinking somewhere between What If… and Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
I give it points for novelty, subverting expectations, and solid lead performances. But subtract points for nonsense convoluted plot, the Hippo, and an unsatisfying climax.
Strangely, it makes me hopeful that God of War will somehow jump to the ancient Egyptian deities and myth on their next game. I know we haven’t even got Ragnarok yet, but I’ve grown a little tired of the Norse gods already. There seems to be a treasure trove of weird Egyptian mythology to tap into.
The Thunderbolts is possibly the most egregious the MCU have been with their odd team choices. So there’s about 12 military people and then just randomly Ghost. Not even Zemo’s there. Really could have done with some actual members from the comics like Atlas or Songbird to have some diversity amongst power sets instead of just being a Bourne movie.
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