Post by ArArArchStanton on Dec 11, 2017 14:12:17 GMT
No other film universe has followed the template of the MCU by making solo films for individual characters then combining it to make a team movie. DCEU is the closest but its all relstivlrelatively new phenomenon.
I don't see what having 1 film that's considered the godfather of the generation matters, and they might anyway with something like Avengers. It has consistent high level quality, it doesn't have to have 1 that meets a standard of "cinematic masterpiece" whatever that even means.
It matters because you've mentioned the MCU as the greatest cinematic achievement ever. How can something deserving of that title not have even have 1 film that is worthy of being mentioned alongside classics such as Casablanca, Jurassic Park, 2001, The Shawshank Redemption, Alien?
So what would the film academics say in it's place after they finished laughing?
They would probably say that the idea itself of an interconnected universe of good films is a great accomplishment, but rewarding it as the best ever cinematic achievement since the inception of the art of cinema is disrespectful to the actual milestone films and projects that have pioneered the industry.
What does other people copying it matter? It's the same achievement whether they do or not.
Pioneering the industry is great, but are ICMB's not the greater achievement to the bow and arrow?
And I don't see why it needs to have a Casablanca, 2001, etc. It's got several notable films already and the sum is greater than the parts.