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With Captain America: Civil War about to kick off Phase 3 of Marvel’s Cinematic Universe,
many fans have been revisiting the films that have led up to this epic battle of the titans.
Disney and Marvel studio head Kevin Feige have done an excellent job overall, but you
don’t build a billion dollar franchise without making a few mistakes along the way.
Here are the 10 Biggest Movie Mistakes The MCU Has Made So Far
1. Ed Norton as Hulk The Incredible Hulk is probably the most disconnected
of all the films in the MCU, and a big part of that is because of its lead. Edward Norton
is the only Avenger who needed to be recast after a standalone film, although replacing
him had very little to do with his performance. Like his character in Birdman, Norton can
be as intense offscreen as he is onscreen and had very specific ideas about the Hulk
that didn’t always line up with Marvel’s. He refused to do publicity for the film, and
wasn’t the team player the studio needed for their Avengers initiative.
2. Steve Rogers' CGI Body
To show Steve Roger’s pre-serum body in Captain America: The First Avenger the filmmakers
used CGI to put Chris Evans’ face onto another actor’s body. It’s an advanced technique
that sometimes comes off as crude and unfinished. In some scenes you can barely notice it, but
there are times when it becomes strange, distracting, and almost humorous. Even if you’re not
supposed to take Rogers seriously for the first third of the movie, The First Avenger
would have benefitted from a little more time in the post production lab.
3. Ant-Man vs Falcon Marvel takes every opportunity to remind us
that all of these films take place in the same Universe, even if that means unnecessary cameos.
Ant-Man had potential to be the only true standalone film in MCU’s Phase 2,
but just in case people weren’t sure what universe they were in, they squeezed in an awkward
confrontation between Ant Man and secondary Avenger Falcon. The whole scene reeks of studio
notes and reshoots. At Marvel the studio always trumps the director, which has cost them the
talents of Edgar Wright, and who knows who else.
to miss Howard. 7. “I’m always Angry”
Avengers was the first film that really made the Hulk work. Like Ruffalo’s Banner, director
Joss Whedon learned how to control the Hulk and use him for good as opposed to just having
an out of control rage monster. When Banner shows up for the final battle, he reveals
his secret to taming the Hulk: He’s always angry. It sounds cool and has become a highly
quotable line, but it actually poses more questions than it answers. How did he turn
the one thing that triggers the Hulk into something that subdues him? Why is he so mad
all the time? Fortunately he punches out a giant space whale before we can think too
much about it. 8. Whiplash
It’s been said a superhero movie is only as good as its villain, perhaps this is why
Iron Man 2 catches so much flack. Ivan Vanko aka Whiplash was a strange choice for Iron
Man’s second outing. Vanko is supposed to be as brilliant as Stark, so it seems odd
that after figuring out the tech that powers the Iron Man suit that he would apply it to
something as basic as whips. Everything about the character, from his his motivation, to
his look, to Mickey Rourke’s weird Russian accent just didn’t mesh for audiences. In
the end it was Sam Rockwell’s more comedic villain Justin Hammer who was the more amusing
foil. 9. Tacked on Love Stories
It seems like to matter how many worlds are colliding, origin stories being told, or crossovers
being justified, there’s always time for a little love. These subplots usually feel
unnecessary and shoehorned in. The most blatant example of this would probably be the relationship
between Thor and Jane Foster, which isn’t developed at all but we’re just supposed
to accept. Marvel has no shortage of strong female characters, they just came seem to
find strong stories for them. 10. Spoiling Spidey in Civil War Trailer
As exciting as the trailers for Captain American: Civil War make it look, there’s an overshadowing
sense that we’ve seen it all already. The main event is the Avengers fighting one another,
but even that we’ve seen. Perhaps this is why they felt the need to show the addition
of fan favourite Spider-Man in the second trailer. This is the kind of reveal that should
be saved for the first time you see the film. It would be a moment that would make audiences
cheer in the theatre, but now it’s just something they’ll wait for. It’s hard
to imagine Civil War containing any surprises that would be as big or fun as that one. I
guess the execs got a little too excited about finally coming to an agreement with Sony to
use the wall crawler and slung their web too soon.
While we love what Marvel has done with their cinematic universe, nobody is perfect, but
at least they seem to be learning from their mistakes as they perfect the formula they
helped invent. What MCU missteps bothered you? Let us know in the comments below and
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