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| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 44] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/18/22 4:31:46 PM #83 | M'Baku Pierce --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 44] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/18/22 3:30:13 PM #44 | Actor Loki Yelena --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 44] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/18/22 2:29:31 PM #14 | Spider-Man 3 Luis --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | MCU General 6 - Into the Mad Multiverse we go! |
| scarletspeed7 03/18/22 8:58:13 AM #276 | What a bizarre argument. Good try on the gotcha moment, but I'm not interested in Lopen games. --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | MCU General 6 - Into the Mad Multiverse we go! |
| scarletspeed7 03/18/22 8:12:53 AM #273 | I gotta say, this is exactly my point. You don't complain when a television show doesn't handhold the less discerning viewers about what is happening on the show because it's assumed you didn't start, say, Squid Game with episode 4 instead of one. The MCU is a series. There is absolutely no reason to not assume people haven't seen Civil War. That's just objectively ridiculous. You not remembering Civil War really feels more like a you-problem than a Black Widow-problem. And Black Widow has a lot of problems. --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | MCU General 6 - Into the Mad Multiverse we go! |
| scarletspeed7 03/18/22 7:12:09 AM #269 | I wholeheartedly disagree with this idea that tying into the greater franchise had any effect at all on the movie which almost entirely felt as though it disregarded the MCU as a whole. It boggles my mind that Black Widow - which only ties into the MCU by virtue of having Black Widow - suffers in that regard. Short of William Hurt showing up, where is the friction? Black Widow fails predominantly because it tries to set a tone then falls into stock superhero writing and presentation. And not current stock superhero writing and presentation, but early 2000s stock superhero writing and presentation. I can't think of very many instances where being part of the MCU hampers a movie in the franchise, and that's kind of my point from earlier. These are single issues in a greater comic book universe. I'm willing to bet pretty hard that there's nothing else you can point out in the connections to the MCU that bothers you about the movie. I kind of think you say it just to say it because you think it sounds good. --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 43] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/17/22 5:53:18 PM #143 | There are no Spider-Man characters, just MCU characters --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | MCU General 6 - Into the Mad Multiverse we go! |
| scarletspeed7 03/17/22 5:51:08 PM #264 | The idea of criticism has become pervasively negative in the niche fandoms, so it's probably important to look at Marvel films less as individual movies and more as one long series, or more to what Marvel actually is, a universe of stories. A comic book company has an editor-in-chief, and despite individual series possessing their own independence, there is always a greater tapestry. DC Comics ran the same rules in 2006 to 2010, allowing creators to have self-expression while also channeling creative leads to direct the grander vision of what the DC Universe should be. There are always great runs by mega-stars in comics, but at the same time, a single bad title can destroy the line if it goes unchecked. So I think you have to look at Marvel movies a little differently than standalone films. You have to divorce yourself from arthouse expectations or traditional blockbuster fare - this is Star Wars, if Star Wars actually became the Star Wars we all expected it to be. On one hand, the nature of Marvel is to make money. Great. Commercialism exists. But there are extremely talented creators who are drawn to Marvel because Marvel characters are the modern equivalent of Aesop's Fables and Greek Mythology. They're a medium to tell stories. So you ultimately have two kinds of superhero movies - the kind that have something to say, and the kind that have a story to tell. You kind of have to judge the movies twice - once on first viewing, and once after you let it digest. A lot of the Marvel films I walk out of I can't help but feel it was a time well-spent. But as I think about them, or maybe rewatch them, I begin to find holes and pick them apart. And that's the nature of Marvel leaning more on "a story to tell" rather than "something to say". Because Marvel films are like comics - you have an editor-in-chief at the top, so all comics must support the grander vision, even though they have their independence. This is a rambling mess, and I probably could go on and on, but I think the basic gist I'm trying to convey is this: Black Widow sucks as a standalone film. But, strangely enough, it does its job. it propels forward a grander vision that requires Yelena Belova. Because this is the Marvel system. It's not the DC system of the early 90s and late 80s where it was about having something to say, it's about having a story to tell. And those are vastly different mandates. Black Widow checks off certain boxes and leans into better stories moving forward. And for most first movies in the MCU, that's the case. It's about the next thing. And the next, and the next. And when you get to issue #100, the tone is so unique, so entirely removed from normal film storytelling, because you've been hit with history for years and years, and you speak a different cinematic language than most films can. At least that's my luddite position on things. --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 43] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/17/22 5:29:55 PM #121 | Zemo --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 43] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/17/22 4:29:55 PM #80 | M'baku Pierce --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 43] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/17/22 3:17:43 PM #51 | Actor Loki Yelena --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 43] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/17/22 2:17:39 PM #25 | Spider-Man 3 Luis --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Hogwarts Legacy State of Play today 5PM Eastern |
| scarletspeed7 03/17/22 9:38:19 AM #2 | Have track this for later. --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 42] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/16/22 5:24:11 PM #113 | Zemo --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 42] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/16/22 5:23:47 PM #111 | Uatu Hela --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 42] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/16/22 4:23:45 PM #81 | M'baku Pierce --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 42] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/16/22 3:22:08 PM #53 | Actor Loki Yelena --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 42] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/16/22 2:12:21 PM #20 | Spider-Man 3 Luis --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Favorite Batman villain who isn't Joker? |
| scarletspeed7 03/16/22 11:38:58 AM #27 | He was definitely still a villain 2010 when he took the Dollotron girl to beat up Dick and Damian. --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Favorite Batman villain who isn't Joker? |
| scarletspeed7 03/16/22 11:19:55 AM #25 | UshiromiyaEva posted... JasonJason isn't a villain. Hasn't been for a decade. --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [SMMCUC] [Day 41] |
| scarletspeed7 03/15/22 5:17:32 PM #96 | Karun Hela --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [SMMCUC] [Day 41] |
| scarletspeed7 03/15/22 4:17:30 PM #73 | Spider-Man 2 Selvig --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [SMMCUC] [Day 41] |
| scarletspeed7 03/15/22 3:17:30 PM #50 | Actor Loki Yelena --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [SMMCUC] [Day 41] |
| scarletspeed7 03/15/22 2:10:16 PM #18 | Spider-Man 3 Luis --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | B8's Best Deaths - Interest Topic/Nominations (potential spoilers, obviously) |
| scarletspeed7 03/14/22 5:12:49 PM #2 | Inviso kills William Hurt in Save My MCU Character --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 40] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/14/22 4:30:51 PM #93 | Hela Karun --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 40] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/14/22 3:30:49 PM #75 | M'baku Pierce --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 40] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/14/22 2:30:47 PM #49 | Actor Loki Yelena --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 40] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/14/22 1:27:47 PM #10 | Spider-Man 3 Luis --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 39] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/10/22 4:30:17 PM #109 | Selvig Karun --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 39] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/10/22 3:29:41 PM #79 | M'baku Pierce --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 39] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/10/22 2:29:40 PM #46 | Actor Loki Yelena --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 39] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/10/22 1:28:18 PM #9 | Spider-Man 3 Luis --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 38] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/09/22 5:48:14 PM #118 | Grandmaster Nebula --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 38] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/09/22 4:48:11 PM #96 | Spider-Man 2 Hela --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 38] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/09/22 3:48:05 PM #70 | Pierce M'Baku --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 38] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/09/22 2:47:54 PM #43 | Actor Loki Yelena --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 38] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/09/22 1:47:53 PM #13 | Spider-Man 3 Luis --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 37] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/08/22 5:05:25 PM #99 | Spider-Man 2 Selvig --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 37] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/08/22 4:05:25 PM #81 | Pierce M'baku --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 37] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/08/22 3:05:16 PM #48 | Actor Loki Yelena --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 37] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/08/22 2:05:14 PM #23 | Spider-Man 3 Luis --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 36] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/07/22 9:26:46 PM #149 | redrocket posted... He doesnt go by the name Kang. And since there will be at least one more Kang variant coming, this is a good way to differentiate him from his variants in a hypothetical future contest.Yeah, if we end up having Immortus and Scarlet Centurion and Iron Lad, etc., it could become nightmarish if we don't institute name conventions early. --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 36] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/07/22 5:08:13 PM #103 | Selvig Karun --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 36] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/07/22 4:08:12 PM #75 | Pierce Spider-Man 2 --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 36] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/07/22 3:08:07 PM #44 | Actor Loki Yelena --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 36] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/07/22 2:03:59 PM #6 | Spider-Man 3 Luis --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 35] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/04/22 4:46:52 PM #97 | Pierce Selvig --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 35] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/04/22 3:46:50 PM #73 | Spider-Man 2 M'baku --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 35] [SMMCUC] |
| scarletspeed7 03/04/22 2:46:49 PM #41 | Actor Loki Yelena --- "It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful |
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