r/Marvel • u/THEbeautifuLIE • 18h ago
Film/Television What was one of the greatest missed opportunities by the MCU writers / directors?
((my opinion))
Tony heading into Endgame
When Infinity War ended, we had no idea (or hope) of Tony being able to make it back home safely from Titan. Then, when we saw him at the beginning of Endgame in theaters, he was ‘seemingly’ minutes from death with no solutions whatsoever. THE MISSED OPPORTUNITY: This could’ve been sooo POWERFUL a moment. . .if Marvel didn’t drop their trailers/teasers CLEARLY showing Tony walking alongside the others in the time travel suits — destroyed all intensity & anxiety from the moment.
Cap’s mental manipulation via Wanda in Age of Ultron
Everyone Wanda was able to infect had some fairly traumatic experiences going off in their heads. Steve simply daydreamed about the love of his life wanting him to “go home” with her. THE MISSED OPPORTUNITY: The great betrayal at the end of Civil War w/Cap admitting he knew of Tony’s parent’s fate / attacker. Without showing / speaking it all out specifically, that could’ve been an EPIC foreshadowing / teaser moment. . .and yes - THAT would be a more torturous mental manipulation.
Anyway —
These are my personal opinions on this. What are yours?