All 19 MCU Directors Ranked | Tier List
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2024
- In phase 4 of the MCU, 4 new storytellers have joined the director team. So today I'm going to rank all 19 MCU directors tier ranking style
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DIRECTORS
Jon Favreau - Iron Man - Iron Man 2
Louis Leterrier - The Incredible Hulk
Kenneth Branagh - Thor
Joe Johnston - Captain America The First Avenger
Joss Whedon - The Avengers - Avengers Age of Ultron
Shane Black Iron Man 3
Alan Taylor - Thor The Dark World
The Russo Brothers (Anthony and Joe Russo) - Captain America The Winter Soldier - Captain America Civil War - Avengers Infinity War - Avengers Endgame
James Gunn - Guardians of the Galaxy - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Peyton Reed - Ant-Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp
Scott Derickson - Doctor Strange
Jon Watts - Spider-Man Homecoming, Far From Home, No Way Home
Taika Waititi - Thor Ragnarok
Ryan Coogler - Black Panther
Anna Boden / Ryan Fleck - Captain Marvel
Cate Shortland - Black Widow
Destin Daniel Cretton - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Chloe Zhao - Eternals
Sam Raimi - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
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Hey Sean! I think you should also do a director tier list for the Disney+ shows as well. I did like how you broke down what you thought about the film directors and I would love to see you do it for the D+ show directors as well
U should update your villain rankings! ❤️
captain marvel is the most re-watchable mcu movies only side thor ragnarok....it's the most underrated mcu movie ...it made a billion because fan liked it so much that they kept returning back to theatres to re-watch the movie over and over ...antman and the wasp was released between infinity war and endgame but didn't make a billion ..each time you re-watch cap marvel it gets better and better....if u separate the art from the artist (and forget about brie larson asking for more diversity 5 years ago) most people loved captain marvel the movie CAPTAIN MARVEL GOT AN A CINEMASCORE ......Dr strange 2 got a B cinema score......real people at the theatre liked captain marvel....the ones who review bombed rotten tomatoes used fake multiple accounts....dr strange 2 is at 60% on rotten tomatoes by top critics.....captain marvel got 79% ....the directors of captain marvel were replaced because captain marvel 2 is going to be a horror movie hence nia dacosta a horror director was chosen
sigh....everything brie larson does after her more diversity speech is going to be the worst ever movie etc.....people need to separate the art from the artist .....and just judge captain marvel as a movie ....not I hate brie larson so all her movies from now on will be the worst ever created...
Top tier- Russo Brothers, Jon Favreau, Joss Whedon, James Gunn, Taika Watiti
Very good - Ryan Coogler, Jon Watts, Destin Daniel Cretton
Good- Joe Johnston, Peyton Reed, Scott Derickson, Sam Raimi
Decent- Kenneth Brannaugh, Shane Black, Chloe Zhao, Cate Shortland
Misfire- Lou Terrier, Alan Taylor, Anna Boden and Ryan Flack
love that Sean's branching out and doing something new with tier lists
Yeah, he deserves way more subscribers!
@@ScofieldStudios agreed
He’s been doing these for about a year lol, but I still love it
It’s desperation
@@markcahill9255 How is it desperation to try out new things? And why would he be desperate? You try getting 222k subscribers!
Chloe Zhao directing style alone puts her at least in the decent catgory, no matter how you feel about the story. It's one of the few movies, where you can immediately tell who directed it.
She’s iconic you can’t blame her for the movie either
She had to make a movie introducing multiple characters that most people wouldn’t know
People liked what she did others didn’t but that doesn’t make her a bad director for an MCU film
Yeah no, her directing style is nothing crazy and barely anyone knew her or would remember
@@ecawrld she’s an award winning director you may not know her but you’re not everyone
I think she made a fantastic film with lots to enjoy and admire and I don't understand the hate
@@julianthemisdreavus1169 That movie she won it for sucks lol, i know her i’m not sure everyone else does especially bc eternals is very MID and so is Dr strange 2
James Gunn, Tiaka Waititi, Jon Favreau, and the Russo brothers are my favorites, but Destin Danial Cretton did a great job with Shang-Chi and Jon Watts is underrated (the problems with his Spider-Man movies, primarily Far From Home, are more to do with the writing than the directing in my opinion)! I haven’t seen Doctor Strange 2 but when I do I’m guessing Sam Raimi will be one of the MCU’s best.
I agreed on Watts... until NWH. My problems with HC and FFH was the writing and I defended him in those. But NWH showed his limits.
@@ThePrinceofHisOwnKingdom I understand that. I don’t completely blame him for a lot of the directional problems of the movie, as there were many factors out of his control that hindered the film, namely the COVID precautions and script rewrites.
every thing you say here is my opinion
@@ThePrinceofHisOwnKingdom no way home had great camera work & a lot of wide shots
@@ThePrinceofHisOwnKingdom I think no way home is the best directing of the bunch I’d have to disagree.
James Gunn is Top Tier - he made a hit out of C-tier comic book. His style allowed Marvel to make Ragnarok with Taika.
I honestly think we need more directors like Rami and Chloe Zhao in the MCU. Eternals may not have had the best writing but visually it was a masterpiece and Rami…is Sam Rami for crying out loud. We need more film making artists like them for sure
I agree . I feel bad for Chloe to be directing this film of big cast , i feel she would’ve killed it if she directed MOM
Agreed
I hate to say it, but just because you are unique does not make you good. You can be uniquely terrible or uniquely unfitting. And that is exactly what she was with Eternals, not to mention the fact that she was absolutely the wrong choice to work in the MCU in the first place. She needs a project where there is no prior continuity because she does not work well with it.
@@tuvyamaeir4684 she was not the wrong choice, she was perfect for it, Zhao signiture style and feel fits the Eternals and the story is more deep and interconnected with the MCU continuity, mythology and the characters emotions. I don't get what you see with the film
Sam Raimi is easily the best.
The fact that his style feels NOTHING like the MCU'S style shows how bold, and unique his style is. So much so that no one can copy it.
Unique but not the best for MCU. I think his legacy should remain with the Spider-Man series, nothing more
I thought Taika Waititis Thor Ragnarok was just as original
There are so many Sam Raimi dick riders everywhere now
Same thing can be said for Waititi, Russo's (on Cap movies more than Avengers), and Gunn
Russo Bros have been very solid. Raimi and Waititi were both good as well.
What are your thoughts on doing a ranking for the mcu villains/heroes sometime soon?
I'll have one at some point this year but not this month
I'd love to see more tier lists in the future! Thanks for the best content!! 🔥
Taika is top tier just in terms of working with. A personal favorite for many of the actors. Can't wait for Top Gun: Maverick too, Sean. The late-Tony Scott directed the coolest movies: Top Gun (1986) and True Romance (1993).
True Romance is my Dad’s favorite movie of all time.
I love watching interviews with the cast and behind the scenes, everyone clearly had such a blast. Can’t wait for Love and Thunder, with Taika writing as well it’s going to be way out there and super fun I’m sure.
The MCU shows also had consistent directors, like Matt Shackman doing every episode of WandaVision, Kate Herron doing Loki, Bert&Bertie and Rhys Thomas doing Hawkeye, etc
Great job on this one! I really enjoy your tier lists because like some of these MCU directors, you bring your own distinct ranking style to tier lists!
Love these rankings! Would love to see mcu composers tier list next ! Would make for a interesting list and love to see your thoughts on the music !
His videos are so underrated and I always love his opinion
Amazing video as always with Sean
This is a really cool concept for a video!
this is actually a very interesting video idea! thank you for putting it out
Genius idea. Loved this Sean
I wanna argue with you when you say that Taika Waititi didn't influence the MCU outside of his film(s). Sure, he didn't shift the story of the MCU in any major ways, but Thor's character even in Infinity War and Endgame has that Waititi style as opposed to the style we'd seen from Thor-Age of Ultron. If we hadn't gotten Ragnarok between Age of Ultron and Infinity War, Thor would feel like a totally different character because he carried with him the stylization that Taika Waititi left with him. He absolutely had an influence on Thor's character even beyond his own film. I wouldn't necessarily put him in top-tier, I wouldn't put anyone there with just one film so maybe after Love and Thunder, but when you said that he hadn't influenced the MCU, it rang a little false to me.
Agreed, I’m glad you pointed that out! Chris didn’t even want to continue playing Thor and was already tired of the character by the end of the second film. Taika brought him back and breathed so much life and joy into him. Also Taika consults a lot with James Gunn so they collaborate on their visions as well.
Great video, you should rank the writers next!
Awesome video as always Sean, I appreciate how much time and effort these videos take!!!😃👍☮️❤️🎸
Hey Sean I agree with the majority of your list in fact I think we are the in 97% agreement. Here’s where we disagree: Destin Daniel Cretton deserved more credit for his direction, style, and the uniqueness of Shang Chi. A committee movie? Come on Sean. I respectfully disagree. I just feel like calling him decent was disrespectful for the cinematic experience as a whole. Just my opinion.
Shang-Chi doesn't get enough credit for being a pretty unique entry in the MCU
Oooo love this ranking! Can’t wait to hear your thoughts
For me my favorite MCU directors are Jon Watts, James Gunn, Sam Raimi, Tiaka Waititi, and my favorites, the Russo Brothers.
I think Jon Watts’ style finally started coming through in “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” Mauricio from Browntable made a great video comparing the apartment sequence to how Watts chooses to build tension in “Cop Car”
En mi opinión Jon Watts debería de dirigir la película de los 6 siniestros, este tipo sabe hacer muy buenos villanos y sabe cómo dirigirlos
Taika and Gunn are both top tier imo. They haven’t influenced the MCU as much as Favreau and the Avengers directors but they’ve made some of the best films in the MCU, and they’re the two directors whose styles most feel like it’s one of the stars of the movies they’ve made
About Jon Watts: Exactly what you said! He doesn't have his own style, unlike the other Spider-Man directors. That's why I'm relieved he's not going to direct the Fantastic Four movie.
I hope John Krasinski directs this one, cuz he brings a pretty distinct style to his work. Example: A Quiet Place 1 & 2
I’d put Raimi in the very good category, with the Russo’s unconfirmed of the MCU’s future and James Gunn gone another hard hitter like Raimi is more than welcome for me
I thought james Gunn is directing Guardians 3
@@jabbathecool5126 He is but that's the last of him in the MCU.
@@jabbathecool5126 that’s his last MCU project(unless he changes his mind, which, given the stupid situation that got him kicked out, is unlikely)
Thanks for leaving the link
Really love the channel!
Taika Watiti’s directing style, in my opinion, is absolutely amazing. From Hunt For The Wilderpeople all the way to Thor: Ragnarok, he is AMAZING
And beyond Thor: Ragnarok because Jojo Rabbit is my personal favorite.
Completely agree: Jojo Rabbit is phenomenal
Love this video style 🙌👏🙌👏
A dc directors tier list would be really interesting
I have one from a few years back
My favourite is Matt Reeves
@@SeanChandlerTalksAbout like overall dc with Nolan, Todd Philips, dceu everything that would be one helluva ranking
Great video on pointing out all these different quirks and styles of these directors. I strongly disagree with your take on Jon Watts, but it's all good....
I think the Russo Bros. are the best directors the MCU has had. Captain America The Winter Soldier and Captain America Civil War are the best in the MCU. But I think Peyton Reed is close and is VERY underrated. The Ant-Man movies to me are just really what Marvel is all about and are great movies.
I agree about ant man, it is really underrated imo
Antman is so underrated I get so sick and tired of trying to defend Ant-Man on how underrated it is because it actually is such a great film and people do not appreciate the idea of how Paul Rudd pulls off being Scott Lang. It's not an easy task to do and Peyton Reed did such an amazing job directing the Ant-Man films.
While Peyton Reed is good, I still wish Edgar Wright directed Ant Man
I agree with everything you said about the Russo Brothers, and I do agree that Ant-Man is fairly underrated, but in my opinion, still forgettable!
Peyton Reed doesn’t really seem to have much of a style though?
I don't think that justice league was joss wheadons fault, Warner bros had an almost complete movie and tasked him to shorten it and give it a light hearted aspect to it
And he agreed to do it 🤷🏻♀️
@@SeanChandlerTalksAbout I guess but I think he just saw that a big company wanted him and he took it. Joss wheadon and zack synder styles clearly do not work together
Looking forward to watching this
The ranking I never knew I wanted!
I think the Russo Brothers did an amazing job, just how they were able to go from Winter Soldier, which doesn't feel like a comic book film because of how gritty and dark it is and then being able to make Civil War, Infinity War and Endgame which definitely have more of that comic book feel to them!
Love your videos ✌✌✌
I’d love to see this with the mandalorian or the rest of Star Wars. But great video
Great video per ushe
I want Brad Bird to direct an MCU film, I think that’d be interesting
I’d love to see him direct the upcoming Fantastic Four!
@@lukerota1547 Matt Shakman will be directing The Fantastic 4!! And we all loved WandaVision!
My favs the russo’s, director of ragnorak (I can’t spell his name), James Gunn, jon favero and joss Weldon. I have to say my favorite are the russo’s they just deliver on everything they never failed. Honestly they are amazing directors and they did everything in their movies perfectly
When is your Sam Raimi movie ranking coming out? Great video I totally agree with Jon watts in fact a couple days ago I was arguing with some friends about the far from home tony stark glasses video than told them to just watch your video because your better at saying stuff like that.
I doubt it would have been possible, but it kinda would've helped to have some sort of label for each director. Obviously, I can recognize Waititi, Faverau and Whedon, but a good number of them I can't recognize by the tiny pictures.
I do have this question about directing; some directors i would argue don't have a distinct style BUT they consistently make good to great movies. I would put people like James Mangold, Ridley Scott, James Cameron, Drew Goddard, Ron Howard, & Emerald Fennell in that category where I wouldn't say they have a distinct voice or style, but they do deliver incredible movies a good chunk of the time. Does distinctive directing style really make you a good or influential director, or is that just the icing on the cake when you have a distinct style?
Totally agree - in fact I see working in different styles as a plus.
James Mangold has a VERY distinct style, what have you been snorting?
@@thareelhelloagain Kate & Leopold, Walk The Line, Logan, The Wolverine, & Ford V Ferrari are all very different movies that have different styles to all of them.
And cocaine. /s
@@thatoneguy9399 Kate & Leopold is an outlier in his work, but the two Wolverine movies, Ford v Ferrari, 3:10 to Yuma, and Walk the Line all have a lot in common in terms of tone, aesthetics, themes, and the way he directs his actors. They're in different genres (although those are all dramas within those more specific genres), but I can ALWAYS tell when I'm watching a Mangold film. He has a distinct style, I must completely disagree with you.
For me the best is Kenneth brana thor and incredible Hulk director..they bought their own visions to the movies and style before feigi had complete control
It was great to hear that Marvel pretty much let Taika do what he wanted while filming Ragnarok, to great effect. I wish they would let other directors have more leeway as well, especially wish that we could have seen Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man.
Not entirely. They gave him a lot of freedom but there were still a few constraints...Love and Thunder was when they let Taika just do whatever and honestly I wish they hadn't. I agree with your overall point though...many of these movies do feel templated.
My one thought about eternals is that the movie reflected the characters it was big and sweeping it felt like a Greek tragedy and dug into that but it was also pretentious because the characters themselves were pretentious. When I started viewing it in that context it worked a lot better for me.
Sean, I definitely respect your opinion about Boden & Fleck, but I highly recommend their other films, especially Mississippi Grind, Half Nelson, and Sugar (my favorite baseball film). They are probably the best directors on the entire list, but their MCU film wasn't the best showing of their talent. You hit the nail on the head when you said it seemed like the studio overrode the film, which is exactly what I heard too.
I would personally put Sam Raimi in the very good tier. Multiple times during the movie, I was wowed by how a certain scene or thing was shot and I can't say that has ever happened before for me in the MCU (the only shot I can think of outside this movie is the 180 degree shot when Kilmonger takes the throne in BP). So definitively, I would put Raimi in very good !
Yeah I would agree. I think from a cinematography viewpoint you could tell Sam Raimi directed Doctor Strange 2.
I would love to see an updated heroes and villains ranking with moonknight and MOM
*My Personal Top 10 MCU Directors*
*1.* James Gunn (In my top 5 directors ever)
*2.* Taika Waititi (In my top 5 directors ever)
*3.* Sam Raimi (In my top 10 directors)
*4.* Jon Watts (Not only did he make the most consistent MCU trilogy so far, we saw his filmmaking style evolve.)
*5.* Peyton Reed (Truly an underrated director. Until his Mando episodes, people REALLY underestimated his talents.)
*6.* Joe Johnson (In my top 25 directors)
*7.* The Russo Brothers (I feel like Civil War drags them down a bit...)
*8.* Destin Daniel Cretton (His direction was surprisingly great. He made you relate with every character's motivations and viewpoints.)
*9.* Ryan Coogler (Very distinct style.)
*10.* Joss Wheadon (As a person aside, he made some decent Marvel works)
Really? Russos below Reed? They may be allergic to colors and Civil War may be their "worst MCU" movie but it's still 100× more put together than anything Reed did for the Antman movies. Reed just lucked out he got such a charismatic cast.
This list goes in the trash after you put the Russo bros that low
@@scruffd0g193 pretty much
I'm sorry, but the Russos are a bit overrated. I love 3 of their 4 MCU movies, but they themselves don't have much of a style. Their films feel like MCU committee making most of the right choices rather than their own thing. Peyton Reed chooses for his Marvel movies to have a 90s comedy vibe in both the action and cinematography, which is at least something different and unique.
@@indiecinemaster4699 Russos don't have much style of their own, I can agree. But at least they're competent. Even if they have little of their color (almost literally), they at least understand how to make their movies feel different to the others in the MCU.
If you mean by 90s comedy as routined and cliche, then I agree with you on Reed. He makes Antman movies to disappear into the brand.
You know, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids was a year away from a 90s comedy. It had similar premise to Antman and fleshed it out even better. MCU later tapped its director to do First Avenger.
Thanks!
Uncle Sean you always put a smile on my face man thanks for being you and making content!❤️🔥
Thanks so much for the super thanks! Very sorry for the late reply!
Even make a video on DCEU Directors too
YOOOO, this is a great idea
Believe it or not, I really loved eternals and would love to have more of it. Although I believe it would've been better as a series on Disney+, because the character development was incomplete for most...
1. James Gunn
2. Sam Raimi
3. Russo Brothers
4. Taika Waititi
5. Jon Favreau
6. Shane Black
7. Joss Whedon
8. Joe Johnston
9. Ryan Coogler
This list isn't an indication of my movie ranking though and it's just based on how much of their personality and flavor really get through the movies. Although that too could be determined on how much the committee supresses it.
Great tier ranking Sean!
I agree and disagree with some of your placements to be honest…
For me, the best MCU directors are without question the Russo Brothers, because they managed to pull off not just one fantastic film, but FOUR fantastic films!
I also really like Jon Favreau because he set the foundation for everything that we all know and love.
Although I didn’t like Iron Man 2, what he managed to do with the first film, was something to behold I think.
Taking a character that not everybody knew, and making a solid film about a character that you wanted to see more of…
I would also say James Gunn has had a big influence on the MCU as well to be honest.
Plus he has a very distinct style of direction!
I wasn’t keen on Volume 2 either but I still had some fun with the film though.
Taika Waititi is definitely also worth mentioning for the same reasons, but I personally didn’t like Thor Ragnorak as much as the majority did…
Don’t get me wrong, I thought it was pretty entertaining but it just didn’t really feel like Thor?
Love and Thunder is even worse so that’s why Taika isn’t one of my favourites unfortunately.
However Ryan Coogler is definitely a worthy mention though, and a personal favourite of mine nevertheless!
I think Joss Whedon deserves some praise as well to be honest.
I agree with your thoughts regarding him and what he managed to achieve!
I think my top tier directors for the MCU are Joss Whedon, The Russo Brothers, James Gunn, John Watts, Taika Waititi, Ryan Coogler, and Destin Daniel Creston in no particular order.
22:34 🤣 I never thought about it that way.
Fun fact joss whedon directed the post credits scene for Thor
Sean you have to do this with Star Wars next
I say:
1. Sam Raimi
2. James Gunn
3. Chloe Zhao
4. Taika Watitti
5. Ryan Coogler
6. The Russo Brothers
7. Joss Whedon
8. Kenneth Branaugh
9. Jon Watts
10. Scott Derrickson
I think both Multiverse of Madness and Eternals have major script issues, but I thought the directing itself was top-notch in both movies.
Waititi is probably the best imo. Then maybe Jon Watts
No
ABSOLUTELY NOT!
@@The_Boys_Archive its just his opinion
@@hugowilkinson1618 And that's mine...
I think waititi then raimi
I definitely disagree with Destin's ranking. Shang Chi had the best action by far in the MCU in my opinion - not just the choreography, but also how it was shot with very few cuts. I agree a lot of the spectacle wasn't needed, but I definitely felt his style in the film a lot and it remains in my top 10 MCU movies because of that. Always appreciate your take on these films man.
Yes he deserves getting a lot of pushback on where he placed him calling him a decent Director in my opinion is disrespectful
Best action goes to Winter Solider and Civil War, Shang chi is after that
S tier- Gunn, Zhao, Taika
A tier- Russos, Raimi,
B tier- Favreau, Coogler, Watts
C tier- Whedon, Black, Johnston, Cretton
D tier- everyone else
@Some Guy 99 lmao yeah that’s how opinions work clown 🤡
MCU Directors(2000-10s):
Russo Brothers
Jon Faverau
Ryan Coolger
Taika Waititi
James Gunn
Jon Watts
Joss Whedon
Peyton Reed
Scott Derrickson
Shane Black
Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
Louis Leterrier
Alan Taylor
MCU Directors(2020s):
Destin Daniel Cretton
Sam Raimi
Cate Shortland
Chloe Zhao
Chloe Zhao directed way better then cate Shortland
7:22 technically not true, this has happened before.
The first example that comes to my mind was the Universal Monster movies from the 1930s and 1940s where they introduced Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, and the Wolf Man in their own solo movies and then brought them together in crossover movies.
Arguably could be considered the first cinematic universe, decades before the MCU was a thing. I highly recommend them to anyone who hasn't seen them.
My top fantasy directors for future MCU movies
Guillermo del Toro for Dr Strange 3 or an outer space adventure
Barry Jenkins for Young Avengers or Captain America 4
Jennifer Kent for Eternals 2
I would like to see Tim Burton direct an MCU film
Chloé Zhao directing was top tier and she should be higher than that
👍🏻
Thank you I thought I was the only one. She did a great job with the film
Gunn is top tier. He put the MCU in space. It was his vision of the Guardians and space which the MCU used for IW and EG. Waititi is top tier. It was his vision of Thor in Ragnarok which the MCU successfully capitalized on in IW and EG.
I haven’t watched this yet, but whoever directed “Thor: The Dark World” better come in dead last!
I don’t think I’ve ever agreed with one of your lists more. You captured just about all of my thoughts. The only thing I’d change is Sam Raimi’s placement. He’s just one tier too short imo.
Also, it’s awesome to see you change up the ranking style
Appreciate it
Me sees the video and says out loud with no one around “ok, this a GOTTA see!”
Sad to see Chloe Zhao placed in the misfire category because I was one of those people who ETERNALS resonated with. It’s not a usual MCU movie, and I get why it doesn’t work for many, but I personally dug it
I'm gonna rank these.
19. Alan Taylor(Thor: The Dark World)
18. Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck(Captain Marvel)
17. Shane Black(Iron Man 3)
16. Cate Shortland(Black Widow)
15. Louis Letterier(The Incredible Hulk)
14. Chloe Zhao(Eternals)
13. Kenneth Branagh(Thor)
12. Destin Daniel Cretton(Shang-Chi)
11. Peyton Reed(Ant Man+Ant Man and the Wasp)
10. Joe Johnston(First Avenger)
9. Sam Raimi(Multiverse of Madness)
8. Ryan Coogler(Black Panther)
7. Scott Derrickson(Doctor Strange)
6. Jon Favreau(Iron Man+Iron Man 2)
5. Taika Waititi(Thor: Ragnarok)
4. Joss Whedon(The Avengers+Age of Ultron)
3. Jon Watts(MCU Spider-Man Trilogy)
2. James Gunn(Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 1+2)
1. The Russos(Winter Soldier, Civil War, Infinity War, and Endgame)
I think that’s a great ranking. Mines a little different but your ranking is fantastic.
@@cooperwolfe5478 Thanks.
No way, josh whedon has to be number 2
So i wanted to ask where you get your info on eternals because truth be told I don't really feel like anyone liked that movie at all. I would call both doctor strange movies, ant man movies and maybe guardians 2 polarizing but I feel like most people agree that eternals kinda stunk lol. Anyway was just curious to here your thoughts!
I didn’t know 40 minutes of The Incredible Hulk was cut
I think you gave too much weight on the story when ranking the directors. They’re not blameless for a bad story as a director does take part in telling the story, but at the same time you’re taking away points due to issues that are out of their control. Also I thought your issues with Shang Chi are also prevalent in Black Panther yet you put Ryan Coogler in the great category. Still a top tier video Sean. 👍👍
Could you have included the directors of the MCU Disney+ series on this tier list?
Nope. Movie and tv directing are different things.
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While I don't think they should have been in this video, I would love to see another video ranking the TV directors. Although most of those give me directed by committee vibes.
Maybe Hawkeye, but you cant tell me WandaVision, Falconand WS, and Loki felt like they were directed by committe
@@kadiriolanipekun6486 Loki would be the exception to me. FATWS felt like very standard MCU. And Wandavision devolved into a typical MCU finale at the end. Just my opinion
@@josiahelmer3846 okay, but if you actually pay attention to the direction of each episode, you'll see they have a lot of style
Wow I did not now there was that many
Can you do DreamWorks tier list next please 🙏🏻 ?
I think you could have included the Series Directors aswell, since the shows are formatted like a long movie aswell.
I disagree. Movies and tv shows are different things. SO comparing the two is virtually impossible.
Also, I have no intention of including all the movies and tv shows in every ranking that I do. That may seem desirable as a viewer, but it would make all of these videos too cumbersome. They're already very long videos that take a very long time to film and edit. And the MCU is cranking out 4 or 5 shows per year. It's just not practical to include everything in every video.
Mostly solid list. I disagree with the placement of Cretton, Watts, and Zhao. Cretton is at least good providing a culturally rich film with a beautiful style for me. Zhao should at least be decent with her uniqueness despite how you feel about Eternals. But mostly… Watts should be really good or top tier. You don’t need to like all 3 films, but he’s the one director that has a trilogy in the MCU and that is HUGE impact.
Idk I mean I feel Daniel cretin had a more impactful directorial stamp with shangchi than johnston did with captain America
Jon favrou Is my favorite from star wars and Marvel
Since No Way Home and Venom opened the multiverse, you might want to also include Marc Webb, Ruben Fleischer, Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Andy Serkis and Daniel Espinosa. They directed the rest of Sony’s Spider-Man related films.
Yea, also Sean said his big issue with No Way Home was started to soften up with Doctor Strange 2 making sense of it, but he’s still saying its a problem so that’s confusing
Sean can you do Star Wars directors
As mcu director russos Gunn and Favreau are top tier
As directors in general Raimi> Black>Gunn>Watiti>Favreau
What tiers would you put the MCU show directors in?
I wouldn’t. Directing tv and directing movies are different things
My fav MCU film is Infinity War!
Taika Waititi is a really great director but he's not made for the dark and serious storylines which were and are going to be adapted in Thor 3 and 4.
Not really jojo rabbits second act is very dark
The MCU wouldn't be where it is today without Whedon, and made the best comic book movie of all time on his first try. That's impressive
I'd personally Chloe Zhao on decent because while I also didn't like what was done for Eternals and the movie itself, I gotta admit I was blown away by spectacle that I think was very unique and not MCU-formulaic. I saw some distinctiveness that made Eternal stood out in a positive way out of the plentiful negative ways.
It seems like the better director they get the more issues they have outside of black panther .
It kind of depends on the director's skill set.
@@SeanChandlerTalksAbout the problem is the mcu doesn’t let the directors direct outside of maybe 4 of the 30 movies . It’s better to get an unknown because they can push them around more .
Black Panther is trash
mrs america got a 96% on rt and is a great drama series by ryan fleck and anna boden, lashana lynch got so much work because of captain marvel, from james bond, to mathilda, to dr strange 2,
This is such a cool idea but I felt like Destin Daniel Cretton and Sam Raimi should be higher because of the way I enjoyed both films differently