1. Less projects 2. Lower budgets. 3. Finished scripts. 4. Make good movies/shows first and foremost. Don’t concern with how it prepares a big event. 5. Hire talented directors and trust them. If you hired them for a reason then don’t overhaul their vision. 6. Play around with tone. 7. Going along with tone, stop trying to appeal to everyone because when you appeal to everyone, you appeal to no one. If you hone in your specific audience, then you should know to keep your budget modest. Ex: if you make a horror movie, then make a horror movie.

If DC can be saved after the disaster that was the DCEU then Marvel can be saved.

Personally, I think Reed Richards should be the Tony Stark, and Peter could be captain America, and they could butt heads similar to the comics

Bro cooked. This is the best critique of the MCU I’ve seen and I like how you actually bring up ways to fix these issues instead of just ranting while offering no solution.

I’d even go further into the next saga with a core number of characters for each pillar of the MCU. Spider-Man (Street and being the main character to bring all the different sections of characters together) Captain America (Sam Wilson)- Avengers Scott Summers (X-Men) Reed Richards (Fantastic 4) Captain Marvel (Cosmic) Doctor Strange (Mystical)

I think marvel needs a new big 3 to carry the story again that's what made it 10x better

One writer not being into comics at first is fine. But that's way too many writers not being into comics working for the MCU. Lol.

Pretty good. Critical without being hateful or obsessed with the type of actor being cast. It's obvious that Kevin F was stretched too thin and had no backup to ensure quality control for some projects. First: Make Good Movies is a great place to start.

"SuperHero Squad" was/is legit GOOD.

Honestly, after X-Men 97, I'm investing more in the animation side of Marvel.

If I remember correctly, it was said that they'll cut down the amount of films and shows they'll make from this point onwards. And considering most of the stuff we've got so far with Phase 4 and 5 was during the Bob Chapek era of Disney, where they rushed out content, regardless of quality, I do have hope we'll get back to how things were with Phases 1, 2 and 3.

Ideally, the FF should have been introduced earlier and been the face of this multiverse saga.

If the point of the Multiverse Saga is to end in Secret Wars, then the main protagonist should be the Fantastic Four, with the New Avengers being a red herring. Since the public already expects the next avengers to be the protagonist of this saga, Marvel could play with those expectations, making appear the New Avengers will be the protagonists of the Multiverse Saga, while the Fantastic Four could be just a secondary team, having their adventures on their side of the MCU (kind like what the Guardians of the Galaxy were in the pre-Endgame films), only to pull the rug out and the New Avengers being defeated by the main villain and have the Fantastic Four being the ones who will save the Multiverse. Ps: Speaking on the New Avengers, I think the line up should be: Captain America (Sam Wilson), Captain Marvel, Hercules, Shang Chi, Shuri (Black Panther), Hawkeye (Kate Bishop) and White Vision

Every franchise has its highs and lows it'll get better for Marvel eventually I'm still enjoying everything man

Shang-chi should have been in strange 2 and maybe another one. He’s a good character who could be a Hawkeye type level avenger

Imo the pov character should be Read richards/FF

More Special Presentations would be nice hour long content that’s jump right to the story

Yeah….i sort of see Iron man to Endgame being the main story with far and nowhere home as a sort of epilogue

I want Michael Giacchino to make a sequel to Werewolf by night or better yet a follow up movie based on the Legion of Monsters or Midnight Sons characters a movie based on those characters that gets theatrically released it'll be cool if it's a black and white movie that would be a cool experience in theater man

As a life long superhero comic film fan who is now in the middle of writing an original superhero short film based on a mixture of themes from the X-Men, Spider-Man, & Watchmen, this video has made me realize that an important element for modern day superhero filmmaking (arguably established by the MCU) is intention. I feel most recent superhero films have failed overall due to the right intention or lack there of to create these stories.

Wait, since iron man (2008) came out as the first MCU movie. Does that mean his the first MCU superhero to die?

Excellent video. I think Marvel’s early success came from making unique genre films with a superhero lead. Captain America is a war movie, the sequel was a thriller. GotG was a sci fi romp, Thor was a Shakespearean family drama. They need to rediscover the stories that made these great. And appointment filmmakers who understand that. I agree, there needs to be a trio of leads, and agree that Spider-Man should be one, but what it really lacks are leaders. They all feel like good fighters, but leaders? I don’t have an answer (save introducing FF), but I really hope they find their feet again. Meanwhile, excellent video. Keep ‘em coming!

12:05 Knull, God and Creator of the Symbiotes, is a big antagonist for the cosmic side and has huge ties to the Celestials. He was the one who killed the Celestial that formed Knowhere, using the Necrosword, the first Symbiote. The issue being, Venom. Sony does not easily let Marvel use any character, let alone ones they plan to use for their films, in MCU Spidey films and especially in other MCU films. (See Kraven in Black Panther)

If I was in charge of, my plan would be: 1-Make endgame the true end of the MCU 2-take a five-year long break 3-During that break, search comic-book writers and filmmakers who are actual comic-book fans, NOT Rick and Morty writers, who could be seen as trustworthy and up for the task 4- Make an entirely new storyline for the people producing the movies and series to follow. Yes, I'm talking about rebooting the MCU. 4- Give Disney the finger

I don't fully understand how you want the world to change, the world of marvel in this case. Yes, good character drama and story is what really these movies need but can you elaborate on the part about changing the world and moving it foward?

Also Mitch, good job on the video buddy, you sound like you care without at all being hyperbolic or cynical. Passionate but not angry. Hope Marvel really knows that you want the best for them like The rest of us.

Perfect take. Best critique and proposed fix of the marvel problem I’ve heard.

12:00 Well, funny you should say that, as in the comics, Knull the god of the Symbiotes is an enemy of the Celestials.

I’d love to see a version of the Bendis New Avengers - Doctor Strange - Spider-Man - Wolverine - Luke Cage - Iron Fist - Ronan - Echo However considering Luke Cage and Iron Fist aren’t really MCU proper as of yet maybe have Sam Wilson (Captain America) replace him and Shang Chi replace Iron Fist and if Jeremy Renner doesn’t come back then maybe Kate Bishop or Yelena could replace him as Hawkeye/Ronan

From ny readings on marvel. It's always been about smaller groups (x-men, fantastic 4, avengers, the defenders, the inhumans, and so on) and the vigilantes (spiderman, jhonny cage, daredevil, ghost rider, and so on) and how they deliver on the world as a whole. The first era was mostly about the avengers (and in a small portion the guardians of the galaxy with a little help from wanda) and focusing on another group would be the target. Fixing marvel is hard... and I'm more of a dc guy so... thats my take hehe 😅

At the end of the day, it all comes down to hiring competent and passionate people for these projects who will not only respect the source material, but also actively push for a quality and well written story while humbly presenting it to the audience (WITHOUT having to talk down on them, or blame the audience for their flops & failures). If Marvel, or heck, even any other studio doesn't realize this... Then Hollywood, and the MCU included, is still truly bleeding dry. After all, no one's trying to heal or stop the bleeding. Everyone's just trying to "justify" why it is without trying to solve it.

1) Less projects - Let the movies deal with important stuff for multiverse Saga, while the TV shows could have more isolated projects or some small sagas involving others places from the MCU (kind like what Netflix did with the street level heroes like Daredevil and the Defenders). 2) Not hold on too much on the jokes. I don't think they are terrible, but the problem with the MCU comedy post- Endgame is the fact the films either repeat the same jokes or just hold on to them for too long, that makes the comedy goes from fun to just annoying. 3) Variety of tones and styles - After films like The Batman and Gunn's DCU projects (like Suicide Squad and Peacemaker) it's pretty clear that the public has already moved on from Marvel traditional style. The know their troopes that makes the films feel bit repetive and tiring. Marvel needs to make films more like Civil War, Infinity War, the GoG sequels or NWH (all films that have stakes, consequences and big impacts for the characters and the larger universe), that play with the people knowloge of tone and subvert their expectations. 4) Less world ending threats - Not every super hero films needs to have the hero saving the world or multiverse. Sometimes it's cool to see them dealing with small but still significant problems. The last great MCU film, GoG vol 3 was basically the Guardians just trying to save Rocket's life and evolve in them saving the prisioners of the High Evolutionary. The focus was on the heroes being heroes and saving lifes then punching bad guys and blowing stuff. Let's have a bit more of stakes like these. 5) Have an actual plan - Every since phase 4 begun it feels like Marvel hadn't idea of what direction to take after the big blockbuster that was endgame. Some project feel like they are trying to make things more isolated and not build to anything yet (natural move and allows their films to have a rest) but other feels like they want to rush to another epic film like Endgame. The fact their next Avengers film would be a two parter without even establishing who the new avengers will be it's sign of bad planning. Better slow down, breath, establish who the main characters are and then figure how to lead this films to Secret Wars.

I’m really excited for Reed as well! Cyclops too! Though it would be cool if secret wars allows them to recast cap and iron man so they can interact with them and Wolverine etc…

Honestly marvel should just take a break and focus on quality over quantity in my opinion.

Im glad to see you appreciating the decade of great movies we got. A lot of people see a few bad marvel movies and pretend theh were never good.

One way (which is not happening anytime soon but i hope for it to happen) is for Marvel to buy Spider-Man rights and make him the face/one of the faces of MCU

the editing in the intro is top tier

17:50 Yesss! Yes! Yes! X-Men 2 is coming!

i just want the next trio to follow through the next few phases. at the moment the only trio-worthy character i'm invested in is black panther and so far there is no news on a black panther 3. doctor strange is in the same boat where there is no news on when the next movie would be. as much as i enjoyed the marvels, captain marvel is too detached from earth for me to care about. my first investment in the infinity saga were the avengers movies. i wish they'd release an avengers movie before kang and secret wars... just a team-up movie to save the earth and less universal shenanigans that involve the cosmic side of things. i don't need the next avengers movie to be better than endgame, i'm honestly not expecting it to. what the mcu needs right now is a soft reset to get the movies back on track and then build up to those universal level threats we've experienced with infinity war and endgame.

The new trinity should be Captain America Cyclops and Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four

loved your deep dive into marvel as a whole man really great stuff keep up the great work

Im genuinely happy with probably ending My MCU journey after Deadpool and wolverine. 1. There's SOOOO many movies that i can't keep up plus i crave something different every now and then. 2. Yes I LOVE marvel but even i get tired of the same stuff. And i say that as someone that loved guardians 3, black panther 2 and no way home. 3. I agree, they need to make me CARE again. And to an extent Yes im hopeful with Deadpool and wolverine. But like I said it's where I may end my journey.

We're hitting a payoff era now thought. Deadpool & Wolverine, Thunderbolts, and Young Avengers ties together a LOT of characters and setup from otherwise disconnected stories

looove watching your video essay's!!

Your videos are terrific - never boring and always interesting. 👍

I think a cool idea would be what if you had to restructure the Marvel cinematic universe, But Marvel never sold the movie rights. How much would that change the cinematic universe?

Seems like the MCU took a page from Batman: The Brave and the Bold. (or two).

Wow this has epic edits!

Hulk vs Wolverine, X-Men in general, the answers are there they just have to pull it off properly.

I couldn't agree more - Marvel has to show audiences that they care and acknowledge the comic book material they're adapting. I also found your review on the Spectacular Spider-Man series to be one of my favourite videos on your channel, being a fan of the show myself.

Good video. I do understand your criticisms and concerns with the MCU. I do believe they should slow down and focus on character story telling. For me I still enjoy the content we have gotten. Is it perfect? No, but I appreciate the ideas and concepts of them. Some may not be perfect, but I can find enjoyment with them. I understand your points and enjoy the video

Spiderman a recast black panther when chad died and Dr strange before they kept dumping on him every change they had. What should have been the next trio.

hey great video, greetings from brazil 🇧🇷

I know that this is a lot to ask, but I would love to see your plan for the MCU moving forward. i.e. What should they scrap, what specific stories would you tell beyond what is planned

Great video

Love to see your idea for the new dcu Batman

I think Marvel should hire good directors and just let them do their thing. Make the stories based on characters instead of just big action scenes and quips. I hope we can get movies on the level of Raimi Spider-Man, Black Panther or Iron Man again. I love Marvel and to see their movies and shows disinterest me further and further is just hard. I love these characters but they’re just not being put in interesting situations or having their perceptions and morals challenged. Hopefully Marvel can sort this out.

Loved the video, and also have been following for a couple of months now. Do you have a formula for editing? I really got hooked with the way the editing goes and the narration that runs smooth with the whole video.

Awesome points but I’m more invested in Wanda and would want the linchpin to be Wanda !

I love marvel but I see the mcu as it's own beast . The only other mcu project I'm planning to see after endgame is deadpool 3.

Now I want to see you're mcu multiverse saga. What if you did phases 4,5,6. Just like the dcu. Would be great.

Honestly i just want to see sam raimi make spider-man 4 ( or 5 with tobey), tone of the films he mad e was more ground level and had a lot of sakes in them. the mcu felt goofy to me. i loved all the iron man movies, some of the avengers movies, Guarians of the galaxy ( all fof them) and thor ragnarok (probably the only thor movie i liked)

Cool video

Amazing Video! 💯💯💯 Another reason the MCU is so off the Mark is because none of the heroes are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice. Besides Peter Parker and Loki. Do you think they would lay it all on the line? - Luke

Still looking forward to fantastic four, daredevil born again, and captain America 4.

Make good movies. IMO they should just give the directors creative control so we can atleast get unique projects even if they end up being just “ok”

Now this is a critique! No grifting nonsense, no tacky Clickbait, no annoying reactionary nonsense, and for one, I agree. As a fan of the verse, (certain flaws and all), it's a treat to see marvel make stuff with their imperfected characters that built up to the Avengers and make something of them special as they could. But the problem with success, is that they got a bit too big for their own good, especially with the announcement of Disney plus, I knew there was going to be blowback with the shows there, like say what you want about Marvel Television under marvel entertainment, at least things there was more tight knit and concise, for good and bad, they worked with AOS doing their own thing and with better effects and cg (it helps because they're trying to create a tv show and not make every ep into a movie, and they delay eps if certain effects aren't completed, same with the other ones like the netflix stuff) I do believe that the mistakes and fallbacks and with the strike, and the unduccessful disney box offices of last year, will make for good change, since marvel has 4 branches to wirk with that could tie together. Such as Marvel Studios for films and only films, Marvel special presentations for hour long specials, marvel spotlight for more of their grounded, darker heroes, and animation/Television for their animated forays thanks to the successes of X-Men 97.

At least the MCU is in better shape than the DCEU or DCU.

First there was the pandemic and Victoria alonso and Bob Chapek rush everything and screwing everything up that what wrong so Bob Chapek basically saying I don't if done or not put it Disney+

This video really made me wish Spider-Man's film IP wasn't owned by Sony.

Marvel just needs to make good movies again that’s how you get people to care again. While we all are fans of these heroes we want to see them being portrayed in good movies where we can explore the character and challenge their ideals and beliefs. Go through arcs that are satisfying because they were written well with care.

Send this to Kevin PLEASE. Such a great video!

Shang-chi could have been a part of the new 3

So Reed Richards could be the "new" Iron Man, as a super intelligent guy who can find many solutions and push things foward? 🤔 It's obvious 🤯 Love this idea! 😃

Curious about ur thoughts on the exciting new Fantastic Four?

Age of Ultron, watched only for philosophy and the after party scene lol

good blood?

Someone send to this to Marvel!!!

Someone send this to marvel!

The MCU had twenty movies to have Iron Man use the Proton Cannon and fumbled it. The MCU doesnt deserve to be saved.

How to save Marvel Studios: sell it to someone who cares

It's that damn formula, and the genre they claim exists, they refused to break themselves free of it and when the audience out grew it and they didn't they blamed the fans

I hate that Marvel keeps connecting Characters with one another like we get it their in the same universe but that doesn’t mean you have to blend Spider-Man with fantastic 4

It's simple the way Marvel can get myself and others to care about the MCU again is for them to start caring again themselves

To be fair to the writers of Shang-Chi, those particular comics weren't particularly "culturally sensitive", if you get my meaning (they had literal Fu Manchu, for chrissakes), so I'll give them some leeway for not reading or taking any influence from them at all.

Disney has to sell the Marvel IP, as long as they're in charge the MCU will just be ass with corporate agenda. The DCEU lost the battle but won the war, they didn't sell out

when will you make a good hulk movie and a good ghost rider movie?

Just want to say. Any Canadian Would say Lets F@$king go eh. If they where talking to some one or out loud. Ryan, Fudged it up.

IF JAMES GUNN DCEU OUTDONES MARVEL THEN THIS WILL BE JUST WOW

The Avengers saved earth from aliens, so it should have stayed on earth. Rebuilding the MCU again the same way that worked before. Starting on the ground, ending in the stars.

How to save Marvel 1 built a little set up and bigger hype for secret wars 2 just title the movie secret wars and not avengers secret wars 3 have it be two part multiversal level event with combination of both versions from comics 4 after secret wars let the MCU continue only through Tom Holland's 5 soft reboot concept is bad. If Marvel wants a new cinematic universe then do a new one from the scratch with completely new actors in the role and new storyline with a new visionary and not Kevin feige or the best option would be to do elseworlds and bring something new to the Marvel brand with talented and visionary directors

Nah I think they can very much get Deadpool right. Truthfully and honestly I’d put him in the marvel trinity

You can't pass the series to Miles he is still own by Sony that means your still splitting box office with Sony. You need to bring up Kamala in the time that Peter would be leading the universe. But maybe do it in 5 years or you start using America Chavez so in 20 years you can have her die in a new reboot world and you can bring back your old ip so you can keep using what you paid for.

Dude are you finntastic?

I... Am... Marvel Jesus

Life is a mystery

I think the problem is the execs at Disney. Just like how the execs at Warner Bros ruined the DCEU by making decisions based on what they think is right. The execs are very out of touch and have little knowledge of what makes a good film. Just let the film makers do their jobs and not interfere. Also, I don't think everything always has to connect, it could sometimes ruin the movie.

Spiderman? No, the correct way to save MCu is good stories, not a mere character, even the greatest characters can be disaster if the stories is bad,

You, like many, do not note one thing from the main topic. Whether out of resentment or something else, most essayists forget to say that product quality doesn’t come out of thin air. We need worthwhile writers, directors and others with real talents and skills, and not based on quotas of race, genders and other politic garbage that is now drowning Hollywood as a whole, and not just the MCU.

It’s sad that Deadpool and Spiderman are being looked to save the MCU. Sam Wilson Captain America lacks inspiration, when he should be the face. If his new film is trash it shows that Disney doesn’t understand these characters. Spider-Man isn’t supposed to lead the avengers, just let him stay street level and stick to his own guns. Daredevil, Spidey, Deadpool, and moonknight don’t need to be main avengers.