Is Anything A Greater Cinematic Achievement Than The MCU?

Is Anything A Greater Cinematic Achievement Than The MCU? Dec 13, 2017 19:34:30 GMT _, Salzmank, and 2 more like this

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Post by Spooky Ghost Ackbar on Dec 13, 2017 19:34:30 GMT

Dec 13, 2017 19:23:31 GMT Salzmank said:

Another excellent point, Spooky Ghost Ackbar . I suppose Iron Man and The Avengers are the go-to responses (I cannot understand the love for the latter, but that’s a personal opinion), but those are two out of (what?) at least a dozen movies. It’s the project as a whole to which Arch was referring, which goes back to one of my main concern about the shared universe: it undermines the individual motion picture, which should be at the center, not the periphery, of the project.

Yeah, I completely agree. The shared universe is an achievement but it's also a bit of a cheat. People are more willing to accept mediocre movies like Thor 2 and Iron Man 3 because they're episodes of a bigger saga.

A lot of these individual movies taken on their own are not actually that spectacular- fun, yes, but not all time greats by any means. Which trilogy in this universe is as good as the Star Wars trilogy? Which individual movie is as amazing as Raiders?

I thoroughly enjoy this saga. I really do. But the movies I mentioned above, and many others are examples of blockbuster action/adventures that reach a level higher than say Ant Man or Thor or Guardians of the Galaxy.

I suppose the Cap sequels, the first Iron Man and The Avengers are close. But I still say they're not on the same level.