"Perhaps the problem is that we are in front of too many Marvel movies that are nothing more than a 'cut and paste' of others," Villeneuve told the publication. "Perhaps these types of movies have turned us into zombies a bit… But big and expensive movies of great value there are many today. I don't feel capable of being pessimistic at all."
"If we're talking about Marvel, the thing is, all these films are made from the same mold," he said. "Some filmmakers can add a little color to it, but they're all cast in the same factory. It doesn't take anything away from the movies, but they are formatted."
Villeneuve continued to discuss his filmmaking process, and he praised Christopher Nolan and Alfonso Cuarón - continuing the trend of directors somehow ignoring Steve Goddamn McQueen, one of the great directors alive today, who directed films such as 'Ever Seen 'Hunger', You Fucking Philistine?', ''Shame' -- It's About Loneliness, Not Sex Addiction, You Infantile Neophyte', and '12 Years A Slave', which made history for being the first great film ever awarded an Oscar.
Yep. I try to not be judgemental about MCU movies and when I do see one I try to enjoy it, but 45 minutes in I'm looking at my watch and just bored out of my mind. Just the same overall structure as other MCU movies, and they're all just so boring.
With the exception of Ragnarok. Genuinely enjoyed that one but even that, a lot of the humor comes from the fact that you're not expecting it to be what it is it.
The better ones tend to use elements of other genres, just with superheroes. Like Winter Soldier being a spy thriller with superheroes and Ragnarok and Guardians of the Galaxy being comedy action movies with superheroes.
My spouse has been watching them in the background, and I'm legitimately surprised at just how sterile they really are. They have great special effects, Dr. Strange was trippy, and yet every characterization has to be immediately joked away, no conversation reveals anything truly significant about anyone (because to go deeper risks offending someone, I guess?), and the dialogue is just filled with cliches.
And it's rather bizarre, because it seems to me not something entirely accountable to "well, capitalist art always wants profit!" Mickey Spillane sold millions of noir thriller novels, but his prose and monologues had genuine poetry to them. Even my most curmudgeonly art critic friends say he was an excellent writer; they also really like the Raimi trilogy for its strengths in characterization. I know Marvel movies can't be deep dramas, nor do I really think it'd be better if they were -- I just want them to be well-written.
I like the MCU movies but I find them unwatchable outside of a movie theater.
I think it’s silly to say these movies turned people into zombies though. More like income inequality and obesity have given people very limited options for entertainment.