Vespair

Don't know what to tell you friend, my opinion is nearly entirely opposite yours. But I'm not trying to convince you to like Marvel, as I've hinted at before, if comics weren't for you why assume comic movies would be? I was only trying to answer dangblingus's question "Who is actually going to all of these Marvel movies?" Me, I am.

I've been entertained by all of the Disney+ series, with perhaps the exception of Secret Invasion which was pretty rough and superfluous.

I don't see how any of the characters were fucked up in MoM personally.

NWH is easily one of my least favorite MCU properties as I think it's an empty film with nothing but fanservice to offer, but even I will concede it has a couple moments that are so good they almost redeem and justify the whole film, so I still like it well enough to not call it "bad."

Ant-Man wasn't great, I'll agree there, but Ant-Man has always been the "family" property in the Marvel deck. Yes, I know these are all "family" films to some degree, but Ant-Man has always been the only active father in the MCU, his films have been the only ones to actively involve a child, and his films have been the ones most filled with goofy gags and humor. So complaining that Ant-Man felt like Spy Kids is a big silly to me, because the Ant-Man series is very much trying to capture a similar segment that the Spy Kids films were.

I thought Black Widow was definitely unnecessary in the "how does this fit into the greater picture" sense, but otherwise was great, and again is very comic book in the sense that sometimes they just publish side origin stories mostly out of continuity. Your complaints about lacking depth feel especially hollow here, as I think Black Widow genuinely focused on adding depth to Natasha (and succeeded) while introducing Yelena in a way that made her feel full, developed, and three-dimensional.

So I'm not sure what you want from these films, but I think they may just not be for you. It's cool you dipped your toe in the water and had fun with them for awhile, but that doesn't mean you or anyone else was wronged just because you decided the room wasn't for you after all. 🤷‍♂️

I can't speak to anyone else's experience, but I personally care about the MCU Shang-Chi, Kate Bishop, Yelena, Monica, Kamala, Moon Knight, hell I even care about Stature (Ant-Man's daughter) a little bit.

As to the "plan forward," I dunno man, it seems weird to borrow worry by letting speculative futures impact your opinion on and enjoyment of what's in front of you. Maybe it's not for you, that's okay, but it you think it could be for you, I would suggest maybe trying to focus on what's on the screen rather than caring about what's happening behind the screen so much.

I'm not a business analyst; I'm not in the speculating market. I'm a media consumer, so I'm going to choose to judge them on their output, not any of the factors surrounding it or the discourse about it. For me, ignoring all the outside noise, I can only think of about 3 MCU-related properties that I watched and did not enjoy myself while watching. That's all I'm looking for out of this relationship, so as far as I'm concerned they're still doing right by me.

No, they were, it's just that by the time people got on board we were past the issue cycle and were onto the event cycle, so people got used to the incline and expected that that was going to be how these went: endless incline in excitement. But that was all the Infinity War lead up and climax. Now we're in the lull leading into the next build-up cycle. We're back at the Thor through Guardians 1 stage of the cycle, basically.

And that's fine. But why assume all media has to be for you? These are comic films from a comic company; if you weren't ever into comic books why assume you'd be into these?

I'm a comic fan and I've watched all of them, and will continue. The problem people are having is they're expecting these movies to be like movies instead of comics, but the MCU has been thinking like comics for a long time now. Just like in comics, not every issue is going to be some enormous crossover event with huge stakes and universe-shifting impact. Most comics are character series issues, where the A plot is just some fun excuse for the hero to do cool shit and have a little bit of character growth. Comics are literally soap operas for boys and nerds, and that's what makes them great. The same applies here. Ya'll are attempting to compare X-Factor issue #97 to The Death of Captain Marvel, but those were never comparable things and they were never meant to be. If you go in to these films expecting X-Factor issue #97 instead, you might be able to enjoy these films for the non-serious popcorn media they're meant to be.

As somebody who lives in a questionable neighbor, I would personally sacrifice a lot if we could ban vehicles from playing music above personal listening levels while in residential zones. Feeling house-reverberating bass at all hours of the day is way worse than normal car noises.

Every person is responsible for themselves, despite their mental health conditions. It is unfortunate some people have additional struggles, but that doesn't absolve them the work of being decent. I literally suffer from the exact same kind of bipolar disorder as Kanye; my erratic behavior is never excused just because my brain is different, and I am still responsible for the consequences of all of my words and actions despite my additional struggle.

Stop making excuses for a shitty dude that doesn't need more apologists

Delusion doesn't absolve you of responsibility. A person who is deluded isn't blameless, they're just guilty and deluded.

Yes, I suffer from the exact same condition as Kanye, and while that may at times explain my erratic behavior, it never excuses it, not does it absolve me of the responsibility of dealing with the consequences of my words or actions. The way people treat Kanye's mental illness is insulting and infantiling, especially when Kanye himself seems to take no steps to reconcile it with his responsibility for his own actions.

Fuck Kanye and fuck anyone who tries to excuse his bullshit because "he's not well."

Star Wars memes turned stale almost immediately; Star Trek memes are evergreen.

Sounds like an excellent start to me 👍

We need to abolish public trading, or at least vastly overhaul what it means to invest in a company