Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-9062114-20151002003310

A while ago Kevin Feige the President of Marvel Studios made a Reddit comment that's been reported on []. He explains how the Marvel Cinematic Universe will never take a dark turn, and that even if the trailers seem like a movie will the actual film is not going to.

Now, I respect Kevin as much as the next MCU fan, but I disagree with this decision extremely. Now, hear me out, please! I'm not saying the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies should be up their own butts on how "dark and gritty" they are, or make you feel depressed after their viewings, that would just make a lot of the films dull and pretentious. But, there is a middle ground between these two approaches for making superhero films. Take the Fox X-Men movies or the Sony Spider-Man movies were example, a lot of those movies were actually really good, and contained some humor here and there but could still make compelling storylines with real stakes, intelligent dialogue, and even some very serious tones. In a nutshell, it hit all the marks for what a superhero film should do, keep on the edge of your seat with action and plot, and maybe make you laugh even now and then.

If Marvel Studios about always wanting to create un-serious jokey films, they are going to leave out a ton of great plotlines that could be done with these characters and universe, Marvel comics has no issue getting dark sometimes. I don't see why the MCU should, especially when other studios have proven it's more than possible to make a good Marvel film without having a punchline every five seconds.

Take a look at the MCU's more comedic films (and TV shows), Iron Man 2, Iron Man 3, Thor 2, Avengers 2, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (season 1), usually they are the weaker parts of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Guardians of the Galaxy & Ant-Man being exceptions, as their tones fit that goofy theme well).

Then turn around and see Marvel's more serious films (and TV shows), some made partly by other studios too, Iron Man 1 (Paramount helped make this), The Incredible Hulk (Universal helped make this), Captain America 2, Daredevil, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Season 2). With Thor 1, The Avengers, and Captain America 1 not being either or for these.

You can see Marvel's more serious films are usually considered better than the ones that are more filled with jokes and gags. The Hulk even though it didn't do well, is considered by a lot an underrated MCU movie. Again, exceptions exist on both sides, but having actual stakes and an intelligent well put-together storyline seems to usually create better movies and TV shows.

So with all this in mind, I think the MCU creative team should re-think their decision to constantly stay-light and humorous constantly for every single movie here on out, some might benefit from it, but others would do the same from a more serious style and storyline. The MCU should not limit it's creatively considered all the serious storylines that exist in the MCU which would either have to be changed or just ignored in favor of this single style they're going with?

What is your opinion on this MCU Wiki community? You think I'm being too hard on this decision and the MCU is perfectly good as it is, or do you agree they should do darker films in the future, maybe you disagree or agree with both sides in some way, share your thoughts! 