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Is The MCU Still in Trouble?
So, it’s been about a year since I made a video discussing the state of the MCU. And since then a lot has happened. Some good but mostly bad. And with the bad doing a lot of damage to the MCU’s brand, I think it put Kevin Fiege and Marvel in a desperate situation where they saw themselves losing the trust and enthusiasm of fans. Which brings us to this [RDJ announcement].
Now some people call Robert Downey’s return as Dr. Doom a desperate move and others call his return as a smart move to restore excitement back to the MCU. And I do see both sides. There is no doubt that RDJ’s return caused a frenzy online but although this stunt succeeded in garnering attention, after the hype died down, it became more clear that this announcement was just a temporary ruse that still didn’t fix the MCU’s core issues.
And this is what I aim to discuss in this video. I want to talk about Dr. Doom’s reveal and all its implications but also go broader and consider the uncertainty of the MCU with the Avengers’ roster, X-Men and Fantastic Four.
00:00 INTRODUCTION
01:12 PART 1 - WHY DR. DOOM
02:31 PART 2 - THE ROBERT DOWNEY JR. DILEMMA
06:10 PART 3 - TOO BIG OF A ROSTER
08:09 PART 4 - GETTING RID OF THE FAT
11:29 PART 5 - THE NEW AVENGERS
14:43 PART 6 - A NEW MARVEL INITIATIVE
17:30 FINAL THOUGHTS
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КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @Alpha1918
    @Alpha1918 4 дні тому

    Aang and Katara will always be a better couple.

  • @AlanaWalter-c6g
    @AlanaWalter-c6g 9 днів тому

    Hall Gary Davis Susan Harris Charles

  • @jakem950
    @jakem950 12 днів тому

    does the woosh woosh bother anyone else?

  • @c-mc
    @c-mc 13 днів тому

    yes it is in trouble, not continuing with Kang and Fantastic Four being DOA is deff a bad sign

  • @ErnestoMartinez-u5c
    @ErnestoMartinez-u5c 13 днів тому

    Yeah I believe the MCU is in trouble if they put Dr. doom in the next Avengers film then yeah but if Kang is in then Yeah, the MCU is saved.

  • @aerissai8341
    @aerissai8341 13 днів тому

    You're still throwing words at our face

  • @scottwalker9647
    @scottwalker9647 13 днів тому

    pretty sure they've always talked about this if you ever listened to them scammer

  • @Leamichellefan2244
    @Leamichellefan2244 14 днів тому

    I’m over this whole girl boss thing I’m probably old-fashioned but I prefer the characters that are sweet, kind feminine flawed, but yet relatable.

  • @WeebGuru6
    @WeebGuru6 18 днів тому

    Yall some simple behind babies this ship ain’t it bro

  • @comicbookking3446
    @comicbookking3446 28 днів тому

    How would you feel if Aang and Mai interacted with each other and had a relationship so that way Zutara fans can be happy and satisfied that Zuko and Katara are in a relationship ? ( you said it yourself opposites attract )

  • @joshuabean9409
    @joshuabean9409 Місяць тому

    I don't think you understand what a mary sue is. A hero is defined by what they overcome. Already better, so there's nothing for them to overcome. Ray more tamentor luke than luke did mentoring her.

  • @JohnAlthaus-jz8bo
    @JohnAlthaus-jz8bo Місяць тому

    Yea thats why Princess Leia got cancelled and kicked out of starwars! Lmfao

  • @wiandryadiwasistio2062
    @wiandryadiwasistio2062 Місяць тому

    alvin and the chipmunks

  • @Dioxide141
    @Dioxide141 Місяць тому

    that actually is a great explanation and i never thought of it that way

  • @ferdayb1464
    @ferdayb1464 Місяць тому

    Star wars to me is Star Wars , the empire strikes back and the return of the Jedi. I don’t know what happened to the rest but it ain’t the Star Wars that I love. Call it episode 4 if you like but it’s still Star Wars to me .

  • @LoneSilverW0lf
    @LoneSilverW0lf Місяць тому

    A couple of minor mistakes I noticed in an otherwise flawless video: The creators behind the show weren’t ‘aware’ of the potential, there was a whole blasted civil war behind the scenes during book three over Zutara and Kataang. Heck the voice actors for Zuko and Katara were blindsided when they found out that Kataang was canon because they shipped Zutara so hard. Still ship them too. Several of the writing team worked hard to make Zutara happen, however those who wrote the checks just had to give Aang a little trophy at the end. I think it was during Korra that the creators admitted that Kataang was ‘kinda forced’. We were even supposed to get a Book 4 that led into the rebuilding of the world, goes into their lives, Aang finds hidden Air Nomads, and so on. While many claim that Zuko was leading Katara down a dark path during the Southern Raiders, and it was a very dark moment for her, I don’t think she was going to go as far as people think. Her anger wasn’t like Zuko or Zhaos rage, wild and unfocused full of bluster and noise, it was a fury as cold as the glaciers she lived on. She was focused and calculating, you can’t run covert ops if you can’t keep your head straight. Just as she’s a parallel to Zuko she’s a foil to Azula. Her inherit compassion wouldn’t allow her to go the way that Jet would of killing innocents. And even in the improbable event that she could, Zuko would help her turn back from that. Sure she let the killer go because it’s a kids show and they can’t show killing, and killing does change a person, but she’s not some delicate flower that some people try to make her out to be. Excellent video otherwise sir!

  • @MaidenlessScrub
    @MaidenlessScrub Місяць тому

    Artoria Pendragon (or Saber) is my favourite character in anime(and things related). And she’s super strong, one of the strongest even, but she’s not obnoxious nor flawless.

  • @sillau9
    @sillau9 Місяць тому

    Ew, Heck no!..Katara dont deserve Zuko..Katara always been hella annoying to me😒🤷🏻‍♀️😅

  • @Narrator1
    @Narrator1 Місяць тому

    Update: The Acolyte performed so badly, Disney has decided to not renew it for another season. It's dead.

  • @MuhammadSaputra-e6j
    @MuhammadSaputra-e6j Місяць тому

    WOKE and LGBT people has Made downgraded so bad to most of whole new project 😅😂

  • @ssRAY-
    @ssRAY- Місяць тому

    Hey everyone! I just want to thank you for the support this video has received. All the likes and supportive comments are really appreciated! I wish I could respond to all comments but before I knew it this video passed 100 comments and I got overwhelmed lol. But thank you so much for all the support, truly I am grateful! 🙏

  • @Sukaiba69
    @Sukaiba69 Місяць тому

    I find it really funny how a lot of westy mfs would love to have you believe anime is only about objectifying women when since its inception, it has done a better job humanizing and giving them layers (and objectifying) than most current western media

  • @mitacestalia7532
    @mitacestalia7532 Місяць тому

    The problem is they feel "self insert" instead of becoming their own character. Please don't turn original story into self insert fanfic. You're not Dante

  • @dcapitan7
    @dcapitan7 Місяць тому

    Even in 80s Western animated series, you had good female protagonists. They needed help from time to time, but they were not helpless damsels in distress. We had Scarlett and Lady Jaye from GI Joe, Diana the Acrobat from Dungeons and Dragons, Teela from He-Man & the Masters of the Universe, She-Ra who was the titular character in She-Ra Princess of Power, Cheetara from Thundercats and Firestar from Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends, just to name a few. They all had flaws and/or weaknesses but they generally were good characters.

  • @vertexedits1806
    @vertexedits1806 Місяць тому

    absolutely spot on mate

    • @ssRAY-
      @ssRAY- Місяць тому

      Thank you!

  • @NoName-fm2cy
    @NoName-fm2cy Місяць тому

    Why come up with good characters today, when they can make all their money from suing kids birthday parties?

    • @Blue_Flower_Person
      @Blue_Flower_Person Місяць тому

      Damn...💀

    • @ssRAY-
      @ssRAY- Місяць тому

      Yeah I just saw their denial of their wrongful death lawsuit when someone died in their park. Disney truly is becoming evil

  • @BradleyMcCloud
    @BradleyMcCloud Місяць тому

    Some good female protagonists in jrpgs: Dana from Ys 8, Estelle from Trails in the Sky, Virginia from Wild Arms 3

  • @Angras_advocate18
    @Angras_advocate18 Місяць тому

    Check out my type-moon essay playlist to see why this franchise has the best written characters in anime. My power scaling playlist also proves it has the strongest characters in anime too most of which r female 😊 12:58 btw the only reason Artoria struggles so much is cause the authors r always nerfing her otherwise there’d be no story. Especially in /zero it’s well known by real fans that its author went out of his way to make her look as pitiful as possible. For the whole Greek tragedy theme he was going for I suppose.

  • @Angras_advocate18
    @Angras_advocate18 Місяць тому

    Just my opinion so no one gets butt hurt but… AOT is hot trash & my anime essay playlist tears it apart. No one can defend this edgy fest after seeing it.

  • @Angras_advocate18
    @Angras_advocate18 Місяць тому

    2:43 bruh… Who gives a fuck if they snuck those in, modern cartoons like the amazing world of gumball do way worse & these dumbass kids r still oblivious. Like y’all’s sensitivity is something else it’s so triggering, Finn literally gets raped in adventure time. Shit like that is there so adults don’t lose their mind due to being forced to watch them by their kids. Or r there for adults that aren’t stupid enough to think animation is just for kids, cause adventure time is actually a really deep story. Watch E.D anime’s reaction to it & you’d know

  • @izumolee6714
    @izumolee6714 Місяць тому

    Saber is very strong but she has lost plenty of battles in the Fate lore. In her own route she was decimated by Herc the first time they fought and than needed help from Shirou to beat Herc in the rematch. Granted she took Gilgamesh on her own one on one. In the 2nd route UBW she was relegated to side character. Finally in Heaven's Feel she was corrupted by the grail and became Saber Alter who eventually lost against the combined efforts of Rider & Shirou. Even in Fate/Zero Saber where she was in her most overpowered state, ultimately didn't win the Grail War though in the end nobody did. So i wouldn't say Saber is an overpowered character as she is very vulnerable at times but man does she have some great character development whenever she is depicted in the series.

  • @elcee8
    @elcee8 Місяць тому

    Hajime Isayama did an amazing job with female characters, not only with Mikasa. Mikasa is criticized for being “boring” in the anime, having a one track mind and only thinking of Eren. I hear she’s more fleshed out in the manga. That said, i still love her to death. Her role in the story is HUGE, whereas other female characters in shonen anime (i don’t think AoT is shonen, but just bringing shonen up because it’s usually showcased alongside them and also has some shonen characteristics) are put in the background, or if they do fight it’s usually just fighting other female villains who are inconsequential in the story. That’s a major reason why i think Mikasa is iconic now. But besides Mikasa, we have Hange, Crista, Sasha, Annie. Hange I would argue is probably the best female character out there. She is multifaceted, multidimensional - it’s hard to find other characters like Hange. Props to Isayama, and hoping his work will pave the way for other creatives to create diverse, complex, and amazing characters and stories.

  • @KantorSaja
    @KantorSaja Місяць тому

    I mean they nail mulan in original animation but somehow still managed to butcher her character in live action should be enough evidence on how far degraded current western media creative department

  • @hugoflores1093
    @hugoflores1093 Місяць тому

    Not gonna lie one of the many reasons i love the Xenoblade series it's because both male and female characters can be such badasses but with genuine obstacles to overcome and still show emotions and flaws, characters that make mistakes and bond with others When was the last time you saw a female character from the west admiting she liked a guy, like is that supposed to be a weakness? When most of male characters even today have that special lady they want to get back to after the day is saved

  • @fauzanabdulkahfi957
    @fauzanabdulkahfi957 Місяць тому

    my favourite is from the game kotor 2 exile and kreia

  • @Rucker1980
    @Rucker1980 Місяць тому

    The sad thing i realized is despite Azula being so skilled and talented, Ozai would never love her anymore than he did Zuko 😢

  • @videogamesworld01
    @videogamesworld01 Місяць тому

    Ah yes, using female shounen to try to make this point makes this point almost completely invalid

  • @jkjack0742
    @jkjack0742 Місяць тому

    Reminder that it's not bad to have female protagonists. We have good protagonists from shows such as Kim Possible, Mulan, Owl House, Amphibia......I could make a list but it would take too long. But please for the love of God, don't pull the age old mistake writing terrible female characters, Mary sues that no one will care about or relate, or pander to a minority like corporations do (I stress the corporate part especially because we know how they act)

  • @eejay6191
    @eejay6191 Місяць тому

    Issue is that they want to replace the Male protagonist instead of just being the protagonist

  • @jackarnold7213
    @jackarnold7213 Місяць тому

    Male protagonists good, female protagonists bad.

  • @bloodhazat264
    @bloodhazat264 Місяць тому

    I see Saber, i click and good video man❤️‍🔥

  • @fortcastellan1730
    @fortcastellan1730 Місяць тому

    There is no excuse for Disney's regression. The people who created the Disney Renaissance Movies and the 90 TV you cited grew along side with or even before the current lead creators: and they were not 'hampered' by the entertainment they grew up with. Today's creators are hampered by nothing more than their own slavish devotion to their political agenda.

  • @ericazahn9689
    @ericazahn9689 Місяць тому

    We need more males talking about female repesentation! Sarkasm if you do Not get it. We women are fet up with males talking what is a good representation of women. Tell me wien was the last time you Experimenst bringt a women, you Tell Asiens about there reoesentation. The Arroganz of Manz is boundless and do tonedeft. As a wonen shut your mouth, thag is Not your reoresentation stop Obsession women, we have Our own voice. You just Telling everbody how sexist you are. You all malen are seist if you believe it on you to deside what a good representation of a diffent Group of perple is. You are just disgusting me.

  • @EugeneKurlikin
    @EugeneKurlikin Місяць тому

    Wicked video. Killer message. Well done mate 👏 They just gotta let women be women. It’s ok to be little sexual and seductive. Even in animations. Its ok. Meg from Hercules was hot. We all knew it. Roger rabbit didn’t turn a generation of men into rapists. If I hear another woman call me “bro or dude” I’m moving to Thailand 😂

  • @veggsbacon1891
    @veggsbacon1891 Місяць тому

    I have a lot to say about my frustrations towards (mostly) american media, but I'll say this. Between americans and other parts of the world, the US (starting around the 2010s) is too "comfortable?" As in, they're way into their la-la-land bubbles and rather make new "problems" and continously victim-blame over innovating and improving. It's been a decade, and they STILL NEVER learn a lesson. And what's sorta ironic is that the countries (south korea for example) that are just as developed as the US continues creating neat & refreshing stuff that doesn't talk down to the audience, regardless of quality. Idk, I'm rambling, but it is funny to notice.

    • @BloopsMcGoo
      @BloopsMcGoo Місяць тому

      You're spot on about this and about the timing of when this all started.

  • @louradean9293
    @louradean9293 Місяць тому

    Are you nuts!!!! It's fear that makes people respect makima against their wills, it's literally her power💀

  • @gio87vr
    @gio87vr Місяць тому

    I'd have loved to see a more niche character from anime, someone like Tokiha Mai from Mai-HiME or Otonashi Saya from Blood+. To think no one remember the old glories...

  • @mrbluebell2735
    @mrbluebell2735 Місяць тому

    Power is handed to the unworthy. The first captain marvel movie was disturbing because of it. The lead role was written as a destructive sociopath with zero regard for property and public safety. She broke 3 doors and discharged a weapon many times in public with civilians about. That's not how a heroic figure behaves.

    • @leipzigergnom
      @leipzigergnom Місяць тому

      Also stole a guy's bike (and in deleted scenes physically assaulted him) just because he said something that could be interpreted as sexist.

  • @Deboraj-tn6oz
    @Deboraj-tn6oz Місяць тому

    When you compare these protagonists from the female protagonists from Anime Jolyne joestar from jojo and violet Evergarden are leagues above these toxic women .

  • @BloodEdgeExtreme2000
    @BloodEdgeExtreme2000 Місяць тому

    Modern western female protagonists are too op and have no weakness. The only weakness they have is not believing that they are strong. They are so overpowered that they make everyone look like an idiot despite having more experience than them.