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Post by darkpast on Nov 24, 2017 5:55:36 GMT
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Post by DC-Fan on Nov 24, 2017 5:57:56 GMT
Yes, MCU movies follow the MCU formula.
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Post by Lord Death Man on Nov 24, 2017 6:49:25 GMT
Yes, just add one rainbow bridge, a giant wolf, norse gods, a fire demon, gladiatorial games, zombie warriors, a couple of M-16s, one green rage monster and a melt stick. Add to blender on puree and serve chilled. voilΓ - instant MCU film.
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Post by scabab on Nov 24, 2017 6:59:39 GMT
They are generally yes.
Civil War seemed to go off track from the usual Marvel movie and was probably the best one because of it.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2017 7:02:11 GMT
They are generally yes. Civil War seemed to go off track from the usual Marvel movie and was probably the best one because of it. No, they're not too formulaic. You just like being a snob.
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Post by scabab on Nov 24, 2017 7:19:38 GMT
No, they're not too formulaic. You just like being a snob. Calm yourself. Don't derail the thread by whining over other people's opinion.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2017 7:21:53 GMT
No, they're not too formulaic. You just like being a snob. Calm yourself. Don't derail the thread by whining over other people's opinion. It has nothing to do your opinion. This is to do with you being just plain wrong.
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Post by sdrew13163 on Nov 24, 2017 7:22:00 GMT
Some are, yes.
Others are very creative and the furthest thing from formulaic.
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Post by scabab on Nov 24, 2017 7:35:37 GMT
Calm yourself. Don't derail the thread by whining over other people's opinion. It has nothing to do your opinion. This is to do with you being just plain wrong. No there's no factual answer here. The OP asked if the movies are too formulaic, I said yes as that's my opinion. If you think no then that's your opinion. The end.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2017 7:45:02 GMT
It has nothing to do your opinion. This is to do with you being just plain wrong. No there's no factual answer here. The OP asked if the movies are too formulaic, I said yes as that's my opinion. If you think no then that's your opinion. The end. William Shakespeare's tragedies also followed a formula involving larger than life heroes with a fatal flaw making a grave mistake, suffering a reversal of fortunes, learning their lesson, then going to make things right, and then dying in the process (along with a fair number of other people). There were a couple of exceptions to this rule, but you'll notice it in most of them. The Bard, considered one of the most brilliant writers of all time used formulas and a lot of common tropes in his writing. Yet you always act like the MCU is committing some kind of cardinal sin.
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Post by scabab on Nov 24, 2017 8:14:11 GMT
I never said there was anything wrong with the movies being formulaic, it's obviously worked well for them across the 17 movies they've made so far.
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Post by justanaveragejoe on Nov 24, 2017 8:48:11 GMT
Yes, MCU movies follow the MCU formula. Okay, what's the MCU formula?
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Post by charzhino on Nov 24, 2017 9:33:49 GMT
Yep, many critics have said it themselves. Anyone who cant see it has been brainwashed by Disney.
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Post by madmikev40 on Nov 24, 2017 9:40:41 GMT
No different than how formulatic DC movies are
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Post by sostie on Nov 24, 2017 10:01:42 GMT
Yes, MCU movies follow the MCU formula. Okay, what's the MCU formula? Watch the 2 most recent DC films...you'll get your answer
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Post by Hitman's Bodyguard on Nov 24, 2017 11:57:38 GMT
They are generally yes. Civil War seemed to go off track from the usual Marvel movie and was probably the best one because of it. No, they're not too formulaic. You just like being a snob. Begging so hard to be ban from the site?
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Post by formersamhmd on Nov 24, 2017 12:52:53 GMT
Yep, many critics have said it themselves. Anyone who cant see it has been brainwashed by Disney. What, and the X-Movies aren't formulaic? Every one of them eventually resorts to the same plot except maybe First Class.
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Post by DSDSquared on Nov 24, 2017 13:03:47 GMT
DCEU movies are formulaic too. Make terrible movie, rinse, repeat.
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Nov 24, 2017 15:53:17 GMT
Yes. I would say it's more of a tone, a "feel", that is distinct to their movies. You more or less know how its going to go. There wasn't anything I couldn't predict in Thor Ragnarok, except maybe that it would be funnier than the other Thors.
That might be why I liked GOTG1 when it came out, because it was more sci-fi and more quirky and comedic than the others, so that made it a little different. But now even that has become part of the formula for MCU.
Still, you cant argue with their success.
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Post by Skaathar on Nov 24, 2017 17:38:46 GMT
Are different episodes from a single TV series formulaic? Because that's what MCU movies are, a different episode in a series. Granted, we're talking about grand episodes in a vast series but that still doesn't change the fact that they all probably want to be able to fit in nicely together if they don't want to end up with such a disjointed overall show.
Anyway to answer the question, no I don't think they're formulaic, at least no more so than your standard action-adventure blockbuster. I do think they follow a certain theme.
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