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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 311215" data-attributes="member: 5079"><p>Although I like the thematic connection of "home" in each of the SPIDER-MAN titles, boy do I get the names mixed up all the time.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm not sure what the official reason was for considering FFH the end of Phase Three rather than the start of Phase Four, but there was one unintended justification: the pandemic. There was a big gap in releases between FFH and the first official project of Phase Four, due to pandemic-related delays.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I have now seen NO WAY HOME three times and I can talk about this devoid of spoilers. I find myself genuinely impressed with Zendaya’s MJ, which is a curious takeaway from a superhero movie. The "superhero girlfriend" is generally a thankless role. She's usually portrayed as a shrieking damsel-in-distress, or in a misguided affirmative action kind of way given more direct bearing in the action but still feeling like a drag to the plot; worse, sometimes even portrayed as a scold who regards her petty emotional needs as more important than the hero literally saving the world. I don't think any actress since Margot Kidder has really made something of this limited function. The MCU alone has misused or sidelined Gwyneth Paltrow (who has fared better than most), Natalie Portman, Liv Tyler and Rachel McAdams. The best I can say is I hope they all got nice paychecks.</p><p></p><p>Which is all the more incredible that the writing and Zendaya’s performance have turned MJ into a vital character, without being intrusive. Oh, how I expected a plot twist of her getting superpowers and becoming Spider-Girl/Woman. But the writing has been too smart with the character to head down such paths. All the more impressive because MJ is written with characterizations -- a sullen, chip-on-her-shoulders demeanor -- that could so easily render her unlikeable, but is instead very endearing.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Circling back to this, now that you are upon WANDAVISION -- Should you have the patience and even interest in pausing after the first two episodes, I can (non-spoilery) explain why I think a slower pace will be beneficial. Or -- rip through them! I won't judge you.</p><p></p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Captain America: The Winter Soldier</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Guardians of the Galaxy vol 1</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Captain America: Civil War</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Thor: Ragnarok</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Avengers: Infinity War</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The Avengers</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Avengers: Endgame</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Iron Man</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Captain America: The First Avenger</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Spider-Man: Homecoming</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Black Panther</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Spider-Man: Far From Home</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Doctor Strange</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Avengers: Age of Ultron</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Thor</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The Incredible Hulk</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Ant-Man</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Ant-Man and the Wasp</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Captain Marvel</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Iron Man 3</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Iron Man 2</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Thor: The Dark World</li> </ol><p></p><p>Updated: <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1g-4ddvnoKiXP-GKSDUJM-e0Fu1nCdyv6Kf-VyMeokpU/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">MCU Ratings on Google Sheets</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 311215, member: 5079"] Although I like the thematic connection of "home" in each of the SPIDER-MAN titles, boy do I get the names mixed up all the time. I'm not sure what the official reason was for considering FFH the end of Phase Three rather than the start of Phase Four, but there was one unintended justification: the pandemic. There was a big gap in releases between FFH and the first official project of Phase Four, due to pandemic-related delays. I have now seen NO WAY HOME three times and I can talk about this devoid of spoilers. I find myself genuinely impressed with Zendaya’s MJ, which is a curious takeaway from a superhero movie. The "superhero girlfriend" is generally a thankless role. She's usually portrayed as a shrieking damsel-in-distress, or in a misguided affirmative action kind of way given more direct bearing in the action but still feeling like a drag to the plot; worse, sometimes even portrayed as a scold who regards her petty emotional needs as more important than the hero literally saving the world. I don't think any actress since Margot Kidder has really made something of this limited function. The MCU alone has misused or sidelined Gwyneth Paltrow (who has fared better than most), Natalie Portman, Liv Tyler and Rachel McAdams. The best I can say is I hope they all got nice paychecks. Which is all the more incredible that the writing and Zendaya’s performance have turned MJ into a vital character, without being intrusive. Oh, how I expected a plot twist of her getting superpowers and becoming Spider-Girl/Woman. But the writing has been too smart with the character to head down such paths. All the more impressive because MJ is written with characterizations -- a sullen, chip-on-her-shoulders demeanor -- that could so easily render her unlikeable, but is instead very endearing. Circling back to this, now that you are upon WANDAVISION -- Should you have the patience and even interest in pausing after the first two episodes, I can (non-spoilery) explain why I think a slower pace will be beneficial. Or -- rip through them! I won't judge you. [LIST=1] [*]Captain America: The Winter Soldier [*]Guardians of the Galaxy vol 1 [*]Captain America: Civil War [*]Thor: Ragnarok [*]Avengers: Infinity War [*]The Avengers [*]Avengers: Endgame [*]Iron Man [*]Captain America: The First Avenger [*]Spider-Man: Homecoming [*]Black Panther [*]Spider-Man: Far From Home [*]Doctor Strange [*]Avengers: Age of Ultron [*]Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2 [*]Thor [*]The Incredible Hulk [*]Ant-Man [*]Ant-Man and the Wasp [*]Captain Marvel [*]Iron Man 3 [*]Iron Man 2 [*]Thor: The Dark World [/LIST] Updated: [URL='https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1g-4ddvnoKiXP-GKSDUJM-e0Fu1nCdyv6Kf-VyMeokpU/edit?usp=sharing']MCU Ratings on Google Sheets[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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