Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26687285-20150905125650/@comment-26687285-20151011114643

Well, like i mentioned in my previous comment, IM3 did delve into quite a serious, and very human subject, i.e. PTSD, with Tony's anxiety issues.

And the MCU on the whole has dealt with some pretty hefty topics, like: The Military-Industrial Complex (i.e. Tony Stark and the Iron Man technology). The Patriot Act and/or the corruption that often comes with powerfull positions in government/military (i.e. S.H.I.E.L.D., Project Insight and General Ross). The psychological effects of war/killing (i.e. Thor:The Dark World and the aforementioned Iron Man 3). The wish to be entrusted with/claim a position/thing that is being withheld from you (i.e. Loki), along with many other themes.

The difference between the MCU movies and many other blockbusters, is that the Marvel films tend to be more cheeky, colorful and simple, and avoid the bleak/gritty and overly dramatic tone that alot of films seem to go for.

However, as i have demonstrated here, being light-hearted does not automatically mean that you can't deal with serious subjects, it just depends on how well you can balance the film's tone.

And i personally think the MCU has (overall) done a pretty good job at this. Whereas films like MoS, the Divergent series, every Michael Bay film after Armageddon, Battleship, and many others, become either so jokey/stupid, or so heavy/bruting, and so full of loud/mindless/bombastic action, bland/poorly written characters and/or storylines, that they completely fail at emotionally connecting with the viewer.

So, you were right about the MCU not being able to write death very well, but that doesn't mean they can't be/haven't been able to tackle serious subjects.