In my recent readings of all things comics. I came across this article that talked about the methods of both companies when it came to their cinematic universe. Marvel/Disney is obviously doing something different from WB/DC. But which is better? Does one way of handling matters better than the other? We'll see.....
Marvel Cinematic Universe:
We can all agree that the movies that not only led to Avengers but the soon to be released Age of Ultron are amazing. From Iron Man down to Guardians of the Galaxy, we got a lot of Marvel to chew on. There are a lot of people who contributed to that. Kevin Feige is definitely one of those people. Being the face of Marvel, he has done his best to steer the MCU in the right direction. Keeping all the movies cohesive, action packed and fun, along with Agents of SHIELD to keep it all together. I'd say he did a good job. Now I'm not saying it didn't come with its bumps in the road. With cast changes and some odd character reveals (Iron Man 3), we watched the movies take a little heat. Fox and Sony have shown from time to time that an exec shouldn't always have the last say. Nevertheless, many have saw the success of Kevin taking the lead. However, some feel this method makes the movies generic and similar. Really? Are you telling me that Iron Man is similar to Captain American? That Thor and Guardians of the Galaxy are generic? My friend, you and I are not watching the same movie. Marvel keep doing what you're doing.
DC Universe:
Man of Steel launched the current DC Cinematic Universe. And right now that's the only movie that is currently out. So that's all you're getting, ha! Anyways, WB made it clear that there is no real head of the DCU. They decided to leave the power to the creative minds of each project, the directors and writers. At first I'm all about it. Being a writer myself, I wouldn't want some other human in control of my creation. So I get that. Until I learned about a few things. Like how there are several writers for each project, each writing their own scripts. Really?! I mean you could get a great script out of them. Or you could get a bunch of really crappy ones and have to choose the less crappy script to run with. Can't have that guys, you're running a big risk doing that. Who's there to pull the reigns on some of their creative liberties with the DCU. This could serve as a gift, allowing the writers to do what is needed for the franchise. Or it could be a curse and get another Catwoman (yes, I went there). In truth we'll just have to see what they produce with these characters. Oh, and stop fighting and get another director for Wonder Woman, please! Man, it's like 10 years ago all over again.
In truth, I love the MCU. Been a fan since I was a kid. Marvel has done a wonderful job and I look forward to Age of Ultron and Phase 3. As for DC, look guys, here's my honest David Effect opinion. Stop trying to reinvent the wheel. You guys have been a staple in the comic book industry since before I was born. Do what you do best, make good stories. Stop trying to be different from Marvel, because you already are. We don't want you to be like Marvel, we just want you to be good. You got it locked down with your animated films. Learn from that and give us more of it on the big screen. I mean let's be honest, you're kind of behind when it comes to the silver screen. However, that's okay, just give us what we want......but no Guy Gardner, ugh.
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