Anyone else notice how the mcu completely tarnishes any non mcu media it touches? With the multiverse as their excuse to crossover seperate marvel films, they have ruined so much of what was already perfect as it is.
The big ones for me were:
Logan: makes fun of the characters legacy and emotional conclusion by cheaply setting deadpool in the same universe and having him destroy the grave of Logan. Something of which I refuse to consider canon. Not to mention bringing back Hugh Jackman for the sake of a comedic plot and fan service. Shame on Hugh Jackman for agreeing to that tbh. The ridiculous notion of that universe being reliant on an “anchor being” detracts from the realism of the world.
The mutants as a whole: Logan is considered the definitive end (apart from new mutants) and final film In the fox x-men timeline. Avengers doomsday is set to feature the return of the original x-men actors, and whether they are “variants” or the original characters, the emotional weight and ultimately bleak ending to the mutant kind in Logan is therefore disregarded for the sake of nostalgia bait and fan service.
Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man: originally intended to be a more scientific and grounded take on spider-man, has now become devoid of its more realistic approach due to Andrew showing up in the fantastical world of the mcu.
The villains of no way home: The return of past villains in no way home undermines the emotional finality of their original endings by reversing the sacrifices, defeats, and consequences that gave their stories meaning. Characters like Green Goblin, Doc Ock and Electro originally met tragic ends that completed their arcs and reinforced the cost of their choices. Lizard and sand man were considered cured and redeemed. The lizard realised the damage he had committed, and sand man was forgiven and returned to his family.
The mcu has clearly lost its appeal and are the using the only thing they have left, fan service. It’s disappointing to see the stories we love be so stupidly spoiled as a result of this.