***Just to be clear *** This isn't the beginning of a trend or some kind of series, I just wanted to give my final thoughts on the state of the MCU, the woke agenda is something i deliberately neglected to mention in the first video because theres plenty more urgent things wrong with the MCU that I wanted to cover beforehand My Initial video on The Decline Of The MCU can be found here - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h9F0q9enm9rGfZ8.html

Feminists: stop making toxic male characters!! Feminists when studios make female characters with toxic male traits: YASS GURL

What they did to Taskmaster is beyond disrespectful

Something else that really frustrates me about the Black Widow movie is that in Age of Ultron, Natasha opens up to Banner about being very traumatized over the forced hysterectomy the Red Room gives her. In fact, if I remember correctly she uses that experience to relate to Banner over feeling like "a monster". And then the Black Widow movie makes a joke out of those forced hysterectomies to insult Red Guardian

Forgot to mention Ahsoka Tano. She’s my absolute favorite female protagonist. Her story arc is very well done, and her hero moment in the climax of season 7 of clone wars was well deserved.

well said. I'm a woman and rolled my eyes at the A force moment in Endgame. I don't want lady Loki, Lady Thor, etc. I want unique female characters. many KZfaqrs have pointed out the M-She-U and you all have completely valid arguments. it's very disappointing indeed.

I still wondered while watching Doc Strange 2 that why didn't the Westview citizens demand Wanda's arrest or something after what she did. Why wasn't she globally scrutinized? She's an Avenger and public knowledge of what she caused could have a major impact on the citizens of the world. What happened to the Sokovia Accords? Does the UN not care about superheroes causing destruction now?

Amazingly enough, all you have to do to make a good strong female character is: 1. Make a character 2. Make that character a woman You see, many people (people being the mcu writers) forget step one, and just do step two, forgetting that in order to write a strong female character, you still need the strong and character parts.

- It was such a shame what they did with Taskmaster. He has always been one of my personal favorites. He really got the most out of his powers and I love that he helps henchmen learn how to better fight against super heroes.

The problem is that modern writers think female characters can only be strong is when they're emulating the most chauvinistic men and they have to be right even when they're wrong. I like the way you described the initial female characters in the MCU in that they didn't need to act like men to be seen as strong.

Many MCU stans aren’t customers. They’re consumers. You could present them with a turd and they’d still try to find positive things about it.

Amazon Prime's "The Boys" handles female characters very well compared to the MCU, because unlike in the MCU, The Boys' female characters actually have flaws like everyone else. *Season 2 spoilers* Not to mention, the "female empowerment" scene in the Season 2 finale feels WAY cooler than the one in Endgame because it actually makes sense. By that point in the story, none of the male Supes were really on the team's side so having Starlight, Maeve, and Kimiko team up actually made an impact on the story.

Dear filmwriters, As a woman, may I just say: Zero of my problems, struggles, or successes revolve around my gender. Please stop shoving this feminism in my face. Thank you.

I honestly believe that the MCU was only what it was because Stan Lee had a overriding vote in the stories. Its literally as he was dying that is became worse and worse.

As a woman I am sick and tired of this type of pandering. If they want to make strong female characters there needs to be a level of writing talent behind it. You can’t just genderbenf characters in an iconic movie like Ghostbusters and assume audiences are going to love it. Maybe ghostbusters 2016 would’ve been a better movie if there was actual writing talent to make it a Ghostbusters the next generation where the all-female cast were the daughters of the original Ghostbusters. Not to mention if you have to make all the guys in the movie completely incompetent or rude assholes so your female character looks better by default in comparison that’s weak. If you need all the side characters to say dumb shit like “wow she’s so cool, she’s so strong, she’s so powerful, she’s so smart“ to tell the audience how they’re supposed to feel about sad female character when she has done nothing to navigate through the story to earn that type of praise from the audience, that’s being lazy. I’m also sick of this notion that making your female character relatable and have moments of weakness and doubt is synonymous with sexualization. it’s the straight soy boys and the bitter straight feminist that can’t get touched by a man that over hyper sexualized things that aren’t sexual. Integra Hellsing, Saya Otonashi (Blood+), Lara Croft 2013, Alice Liddell, Bayonetta, Emily Kaldwin, Billie Lurk, Tiny Tina, and the list goes on. There are so many amazing female characters that are well written and actually go through character development. They don’t back down from challenges when faced with obstacles that seem impossible for them to overcome. Not to mention characters like Lara and Saya that own up to their mistakes and take accountability for their wrongdoings. Something you definitely do not see with modern “strong female characters“ when they do something wrong they just pull a sad face and the, commonly male character, looks like an asshole for scolding them when she did something wrong. Which is so irritating. “Strong female character” does something wrong/fucks up in a major way, “toxic asshole man” scold her for royally fucking up/acting like a C U Next Tuesday, and “strong female character” just looks sad for the camera so the audience can feel bad for her and hate the man that scolded her.

Yes thank you for pointing out how dislikable Valkerie was. Also, I was so annoyed at how Thor went through this whole character arc from the arrogant irresponsible prince to becoming worthy of Mjolnir and being a responsible hero, and then he JUST ABDANDONS HIS KINGDOM JUST WHEN IT'S MOST VULNERABLE (a quarter of the population remaining and now stranded on earth) for his own self-centered reasons and somehow he's still worthy of the new Mjolnir? His battle axe thing? That is undoing all the progress he made. And handing the kingdom over to Valkerie??? Who isn't even an Asgardian??? Are you kidding me??? I was so mad they did that.

It's absolutely wild to me how much society has changed in the past 10 years.

As a working independent woman, I don't feel represented by any of the women in the MCU. Not even the Black Widow. My favourite woman in fiction is Izumi Curtis from Full Metal Alchemist because she is a badass housewife

This is why I'm basically done with the MCU, and will gladly rewatch the Infinity Saga over Phase 4. My thoughts on strong female characters is that good character development and proper writing makes them great, like Pepper Potts, Peggy Carter, Black Widow, Scarlet Witch (Phase 2-3), etc. However, when they force things in a Mary Sue type of way and shove them down our throats, ie Captain Marvel, Valkyrie, it hurts the story.

I actually like Thor Ragnarok, but a big part of why Valkyrie didn't detract from my initial experience was that I foolishly believed she would have an actual character arc in future movies. Ragnarok is not a movie that takes itself seriously, and the basic foundation of Valkyrie is sound. She is talented and experienced, but also deeply flawed, personally broken and aimless. She is set up to be in need of redemption, and Thor, given his own arc in the MCU up to that point, is a natural fit for her mentor. But that never happens. She's absent from Thanos's attack in Infinity War because the plot needs to happen, and the next time we see her is Endgame, when Thor completely disregards his entire MCU plot arc of becoming a better leader, hands the keys to Valkyrie simply because he can, and decides to follow his dream of being a space bum. So now we're staring down the barrel of Love And Thunder, when Thor whips himself back into shape to...pass the torch again. Here's a quick question, why do two different a "strong female characters" both need Thor to anoint them, if they're already so great that they have nothing to learn and no need to grow? This is what the MCU has been reduced to, established characters are valued only as tools to prop up new walking billboards whose writers already know they are incapable of standing on their own.

The eye-rolling moment featured from, 'Endgame', (where all the wahmen are lined up as though they're the, 'secret weapon', everyone had been waiting for), was literally the end of the franchise for me. The main problem is, that they're trying desperately to portray these female characters as an, 'upgrade', to the male versions, instead of allowing them to be their own individual selves, with their own individual idiosyncrasies. It's all superficial, identity politics driven trash. That tried to show that, 'wahmen', are not only as good as men, but better. Like it's some kind of competition, when it really shouldn't have to be. There's room for all the female characters to do their thing; but as is generally the case with those with a petulant streak to them, it's not good enough that they succeed, but that who they see as the, 'opposition', (who aren't the opposition), need to fail in order to highlight their inflated sense of superiority. As is always the case with any ideologues, once you scratch the surface, they are everything they claim to be against. Fighting supposed sexism with actual sexism, supposed racism with actual racism, etc. But because they see themselves as the, 'oppressed underdog', they're somehow allowed to do it with impunity. Anyone who dares to point out the hypocrisy is shouted down as the usual, 'ist', and, 'phobe', we've become accustomed to, due to having no actual argument against it.

MCU sucks nowadays and thank god I stopped watching it after Endgame. Its also worth mentioning that Marvel screwed over not only Scott Derrickson, but also Sam Raimi during the production of Dr Strange 2. When is Mr Raimi gonna catch a break? First, Sony ruined his vision of Spider Man 3 and now Dr Strange 2 screws him over.

I rolled my eyes so hard when I witnessed the “female empowerment” moment in Endgame. It was so forced and logistically didn’t make any sense. How in the world with everything happening on a fkn battle field did all those girls know to join up at the exact same time, even though some have never even met each other! It was so stupid. So cringe. In my opinion, Endgame is one of the most overrated movies, not only from Disney/MCU but ever. It’s really not that good and there’s so many plot holes that get over looked and don’t make sense. Infinity War is the best movie they’ve done. I can pick holes in that movie as well, only I try not to because I like it so much. But seriously, when they had Thanos tied up and we’re trying to get the gauntlet off his hand, why didn’t they just cut off his arm? OR HIS HEAD? Oh, that’s right… cause the movie would be over 😒

Here's my theory: It started the moment Disney bought MARVEL and began making the MCU movies themselves. Iron Man 3 was a crutch with the dumb director.

I screamed internally when you showed the theatrical posters for Blade & Elektra cause it seems everyone forgets about those two. Those are both great films that were just authentic and don’t have a gigantic agenda behind them to fill up the box office or please political agendas

The one thing that upsets me is the decline in good character writing and the need for damage control. All the MCU titles (with some exceptions) did have some good moments from the characters because there were moments when the characters were allowed to reflect on their flaws and grow from their own mistakes. Tony Stark realized the consequences of his creations hurting billions of people, so he decided to shut them all down and become the hero to protect his loved ones from his own creations and mistakes. Steve Rogers realizing that the government he served also have their own malicious intentions and corruption, hense why he decided to rebel because he believed in doing the right thing rather than following orders blindly without question. Thor starting off as a proud and egotistical warrior to becoming a humble and responsible man that decides to use his powers to protect and save people rather than seeking the thrill of battle and rulling while sitting on top of a throne. Black Widow seeking redemption for all the dark tasks and assassinations she has performed as a covert killer over the years by becoming a hero and protecting the family she has grown attached to as the years went on. Bruce Banner accepting who he is and slowly learning to balance both sides of himself, being both the scientist and the green goliath Hulk. Hawkeye, as far as i know, is the only one that stays consistent over the years because his family is his motivation to be an Avenger, and when they disappeared, he went on a dark path that resulted his loss of hope and resorting to lashing out, killing scores of bad people as Ronin because they were the one spared while his family were the ones taken from him by The Snap. All of these characters go through conflict and growth, hense why we as viewers were allowed to invest our time with them. As for these other characters, we barely have any investment to feel anything for them. Captain Marvel only has 2 movies to her name, and that's barely enough of an investment to show any concern because she's already OP with her cosmic powers, yet we're still obligated to give a shit because strong female character. Wanda starting out with a good backstory, believable trauma, and closure for the loss of her twin brother and love interest... all of that investment squandered because she's willing to break the ENTIRE Multiverse to move over to a reality where she has children, instead of finding peace with her losses and seeking comfort from her fellow Avengers. Hell, Clint Barton still had an investment with Wanda because her brother Pietro/Quicksilver sacrificed himself to save him, thus resulting in Clint looking after her as a life debt. I can't stress enough that the only other female character that is more relatable is Jessica Jones; a Private Investigator who doesn't see herself as a hero because of what she has done under Kilgrave's influence and control. You can image the many people she killed and bad deeds she has done under his control, and she carries that with her even after killing him. She doesn't glorify what she does with her powers and she knows damn well that she is poison to anyone she's with, hense why she avoids attachments for anyone, with the exception of her sister, but even that didn't work out well after Season 3. Despite all of that, she still tries to do some good with hope that it can make up for the bad she has done onto others, even though it can at times be meaningless, yet she still does because of the job she's committed to. Her persistence of doing good and devotion to her job makes her at times far relatable and memorable than any of the other female characters.

There has been plenty strong female characters done right that people love. Ripley, Sarah Connor, Padme and Princess Leia, you can even throw Ahsoka in there and the list goes on. Don’t know why nowadays there always has to be a Mary Sue character to represent ideal perfection and can do no wrong or have no flaws or weaknesses. I’ve been saying it for a little bit now. MCU has been on the downward trend since Infinity War.

A Black Widow/Hawkeye movie would have been perfect after The Avengers to set up Captain America Winter Soldier. But alas, not meant to be.

I agree with you so hard, it’s just so hard to stop watching these movies as they’ve been around majority of my lifetime. I’ve grown up with them and loved them even through all their faults. It’s sooo hard and love and thunder was 👀 not good! It’s like a bad accident happening in front of you you wanna look away but you can’t! 😭😭

Meanwhile, I just recently finished Daredevil for the first time and was just absolutely FLOORED as to how Karen Page was depicted on the show. A badass who thinks for herself and is allowed to have actual human traits and not used for agenda or propaganda. The writers gave her actual stuff to do and allowed for story arcs that not many fictional females get. The world needs more Karen Pages and less Craptain Mardulls...

Everything, Everywhere All At Once made Doctor Strange 2 look like a super bowl commercial.

Marvel: "Taskmaster's real name is Anthony "Tony" Masters." Disney's Marvel: "NO. DO BETTER."

It's really sad that when viewing a video like this, with its message clearly influenced by the "anti-feminist" mind, the viewer is subject to Ben Shapiro/Daily Wire ads about cancel culture and wokism. I hope the people who seek to think critically about movies, and push for better writing in the film industry as a whole, can weed through the political BS on both sides. Videos like these shouldn't be a pipeline to radicalism. You can be a feminist and still think critically of current film.

On a side note, where did Valkyrie get a Pegasus for that infamous scene in Endgame? Asgard was destroyed, the other Valkyries were killed off and she didn’t have it in Thor Ragnarok. So where exactly did she get a Pegasus from?

Dr strange was a 5th string character in his own movie

I was a fan of these characters growing up, and you're right about the comics themselves messing these characters up...invent new characters for crying out loud, don't coopt the classics. Imagine if they re-did the Ten Commandments? Moses's wife: "Give me that staff. I'll show you how to deal with Pharoah" Moses: "Yes, dear."

What irks me is what I've been hearing about Wanda, they are always trying to make her sympathetic and justifying her actions. She acts like a villain, which means the newer comics are now influencing the MCU.

The timing of this video is pretty well considering Multiverse of Madness came out at around the same time. Doctor Strange used to be one of my favourite MCU characters that was in my top 10 but after MoM he really isn’t anymore. I liked him because he was very wise, ambitious, determined, clever, and a bit mysterious but still with a nice sarcastic charm that keeps him down to earth. The most intriguing thing about him was his ambition and where it could take him especially in power which could be either good or bad hence why he was deemed “the greatest threat to the multiverse.” I found it intriguing because I’m a firm believer in the “talent without training is nothing” sentiment. Doctor Strange wasn’t born with immense power like the Wanda but through his training and experience he earned his magical powers. But then MoM completely threw everything I said out the window. He’s sidelined in his own movie by making him very weak, stupid, and lame. All that talk about being too ambitious means nothing as he looks like an everyday sorcerer in this movie compared to how he was in infinity war when he took on a 4 stone Thanos with only his magic. You would think that Strange with his wisdom, knowledge, and experience should be able to use his eldritch magic to contend with Wanda’s power but no he just delivers stupid one liners and runs away from Wanda for most of the movie despite being more experienced and knowledgeable than Wanda and also wielding eldritch magic capable of bending reality and annihilating the cosmos if you were to go so far like Strange Supreme did in Whatif. Also Strange’s magic looks lame in this movie compared to Wanda’s since all we have are musical notes, making people hit each other and summoning some dumb looking monsters that I probably butchered with a chainsaw in Doom. Compare that with the unique visuals and action that Scott Derrickson brought in Doctor Strange, Bryan Andrews in Whatif, and the Russos in Infinity War. Raimi’s Strange is a literal farcry compared to these iterations of strange where, other than his origin movie, he was in supporting roles. Strange was shafted in his own movie in favour of this Mary Sue iteration of Wanda that just Deus ex Machinas her way out of every situation she’s in. So much for “greatest threat to the multiverse.” Strange deserved better.

Yooo! I'm glad I found this randomly, and dude, I 100% feel you on all this, but before you give it up take a look at the new She-Hulk trailer. Maybe it's that the female lead's interactions are relative to her power level / strength, but it actually looks kinda cool. Because all of these have been trash, so IF She-Hulk is good, and it's something that both sides of the discussion can use as an example of how to widen their audience and please everyone without taking something away from one party, then it would be an awesome thing - studios etc seem to handle templates better than diplomatic criticisms. Check it out, but nice video anyway!

That female empowerment moment on Endgame was CRINGE!

About your intro: Hermione as she was depicted in the Harry Potter films was argueably patient 0 of the current Social Justice Mary Sue plague making the rounds. She has no flaws in the films what-so-ever, stole several moments that were either Ron's or Harry's in the novels, and worst they utterly neutered the boys to further glorify her, and the script writers actually admitted they intentionally pushed her as Harry's love interest, completely sidelining Ginny, who was a far better character in the novels than she was in the films. In the novels Hermione had a bunch of flaws, she panicked easy, was stubborn beyond reason, she was a borderline SJW when it came to house elves etc.

I missed the fact that women in stories can be strong in other ways. But these days, to make a strong female character, they always have to be just as tough and "fighty" as the men. Just because the badass chick can defeat a group of men effortlessly with her bare hands, does not make her strong.

Thank you, thank you and thank you for being honest about character or true organic character development. DS9 was one of the last true female character development series on TV, Nana Visitor even said she loved the character Kira because it was not a female stereotypical role but a strong character. I believe the real problem is that many writers today read more social media shit then real books and lack any real creative juice like past writers.

I really wish the current MCU writers would watch this video and take notes. Well done mate

I've enjoyed plenty of entertainment that had a political idea that I didn't agree with. It doesn't have to ruin it. I think there are 3 main reasons why it's so bad nowadays; 1) The condescending tone when displaying something obvious. How stupid do they think the audience is? 2) The 'breaking of barriers' that have been trampled decades ago. They are neither brave or special in the west and their agenda disappears when they need to sell tickets in China. The hypocrisy. 3) The political message trumping story and character to such a degree that it becomes the main attraction.

What sucks for me is that I am more interested in comics, and know how differently they are actually portrayed. Captain Marvel is actually noble, humble, and respectable in the comics and not a cocky feminist, who know she also has limits (for example she knows she can't beat Hulk in a physical fight so instead she tried to make it knock out or fall asleep).

Immediate subscribe.! Great video and spot on points.! I’m really conflicted because I was a HUGE Marcel Comics fan when I was a kid.. posters and comics all over my walls.! Was so happy watching the early MCU with my two sons, passing on the passion for these great characters.. little by little I started to feel the crap message that they started forcing down our throats and while I kept giving the MCU the benefit of the doubt, they make it nearly impossible the last couple years. I love the Moon Knight character and was really disappointed with the series. Also Dr. Strange.. could have been amazing, but it felt like more messaging. I wish I was in charge.. would set it straight right away.!!!

Hey anomaly, good video but i think there is something a little off with your audio pickup, theres a bit of background crackling which is coming through. Made it a little distracting to watch. Cheers for the content though great takes!

Personally i think the main issue is Marvel prioritizing forced wokeness over good story telling

Politics has always been in films. Thats nothing new. But previously the big budget films have tackled political issues head on, making it the whole center of the film, yet in such a way that you don't realise it until after the film. If you are sat in a film, and see a scene that makes you go "well that's just a political statement" then the writers have failed. Jurassic Park was made when genetic modifications and "playing God" was a major political issue. The Matrix was made when the internet and communication age was just starting, and it predicted a dystopia where we were online 24/7. James Bond has consistently delivered political messages, from "Blood diamonds are evil" to "Water scarcity is the next big thing" and even the latest film brings into question the ethics behind governments developing weapons that can kill millions. A good film makes you question your politics AFTER the film. It should be subtle and built into the plot. But the writers we have now are so fucking stupid, they wouldn't know a good story if it bit them in the face. As the Drinker said, Disney outsource the writing to the interns fresh from indoctrination college who graduate thinking they can solve inequality by having a black women beat a white guy in a game of fistycuffs on a film set. I want to be politically challenged by films. I want deep and insightful films that bring into question the way I live my life. I want to be moved. But that aint going to happen in a superhero film. I watch a super hero film to see superhero's fight super villains. Civil War was a great fucking film because I got to see super heros fight super heros, with their strengths and weaknesses played out against equal opponents. Infinity war was a good film because I got to see superhero's get their ass kicked by a much superior villain. Captain Marvel was a shit film because the fighting was one dimensional, timid and lame. It was boring to watch and not the fantastic action film I was expecting from the MCU. Young film students and graduates. If you want to make a film that challenges the patriarchy and tells the story of a women who overcame the odds to become a great individual, PLEASE MAKE IT! I will watch the shit out of it. You have an all female military unit in Syria that is fighting ISIS. You have female pilots in WW2 that were belittled by the male pilots, but earnt their respect through action. You have individuals like Malala Yousafzai who campaigned for women's rights in Pakistan, or even Anna Politkovskaya who was murdered by the Russian government (who better to make a film about now) for reporting on the war in Chechnya. Make those films and I will watch the shit out of them, and I will leave the cinema in tears because they are emotional moving stories about real life female hero's who fought oppression, authoritarianism and the patriarchy head on. But if you make a mary sue superhero that stops mid fight to give a lecture on feminism, I will leave and never watch another film you make.

When people say "that's how it happened in the comics" I want to remind them that no that's what happened in the comics AFTER Disney bought Marvel and after Avengers (1) broke box office and brought super hero movies to the normies. This shit is fan fiction at best and with political agendas being pushed in replacement of actual characters and stories. I mean look what they did to my man Falcon, it's effing sad. They basically said black characters can't stand on their own unless they take the name of a successful white character. It's disgusting. And don't get me started on Mar-Vell.

Hey Anomaly as a woman myself I do feel weird watching how they write females in marvel and most modern movies

It wasn't until 2016 til now, 2019 was the height of the super strong female/bland characters, is when I'd started to see this over validation for the "strong-female" characters, instead of letting them be characters and having likeable characteristics and some weaknesses to go with it. Maybe give them some traumas, tragedies, and flaws. But sadly, we've just gotten agenda, over validation of the mere existence of said female, and because of making them borderline Mary Sue, makes moviegoers not invest them in them anymore.

I think Marvel should do what John Wick did, have female characters that actually have depth, but also make the fights just as gritty and enjoyable to watch, where we see both sides exert physical force trying to outsmart the other instead of making Black Widow wrap her legs around some big dude and he falls into the ground.

SOMEONE FINALLY! Mentions Electra FINALLY! Also to add to strong female characters Selene, Alice Underworld Resident Evil led their own franchises

As a human being living on planet Earth, I would just like to point out how ridiculous it is that we have to disclose our labels before our perspectives are determined to be worth considering or not. By doing this, people play into the divisive agenda (that leads to things like the M-She-U), even if they disagree with it. No one should have to put a disclaimer on themselves like that. They put us into our boxes, and sometimes we even volunteer for it.

Beautiful vid from a brilliant mind. The death of the MCU and the rise of the M She U Phase Bore was heart wrenching. I’m just glad I didn’t watch anything past Infinity War. I was spared the sheer insanity that has happened. I just watch the dumpster fire on KZfaq continue to get worse.

It's really sad that Feige tries so desperately to destroy Stan Lee's legacy. I don't think it's coincidence that the movies literally became shit after he passed away, Stan Lee's whole idea for his superheroes, was that they were just people with human problems, that they would have to overcome to become true heroes. Now they're are just superpeople who are perfect in every way and never make any mistakes, and if they do it's because of their sad backstory, so it's tragic. Honestly what the fuck?

‘K so I’m not even a minute into the video but I have to say, seeing someone show appreciation for my queen, Lucy Heartfilia, even if it is just a 2-second mention, has just made my day.

Wow I clicked on your video and was more interested than anything marvels put out recently

I would argue the point with Peggy. I believe if I recall; Steve was pulled into that kiss by the other woman and Peggy walked in at the wrong moment for him to have time to fight her off in refusal. I could be wrong. However: the act of her drawing her gun against him behind an admittedly at the time prototype shield - that neither of them knew for certain would in fact protect him from ballistics at all - was an example properly of toxic femininity. A point in the direction that you're arguing has made you quite the MCU in the first place (and I would agree.) She actively threatened his physical person, and very likely his life. Because she was jealous. But we see that as 'empowering.' Flip the script. Have it be Peggy to kiss some other male - and you know she wouldn't care and/or in some cases would seek to do it specifically WHILE Steve was watching. To make him jealous or to be vindictive in revenge - if he responds by pushing her against the wall to grip her throat in a dominant fashion, and reminds "you're my girl." He's an asshole. Even if that's the response she was subconsciously seeking for her own reassurance. If he knocks the new guy out, despite that being what she might actually want, she can fling every and any curse at him, and be completely justified. People will side with her. Who would have at that point, in that event been just as much the cad as Steve was implied in this case. That is the point I have a problem with. The rest of the romance was done well enough, but that particular point (especially because it might not have even been his fault; and Steve was still newly emerging into his confidence with no real clue about relationships) was jarring. On an extreme level.

I keep getting attacked all over KZfaq for being anti female when I talk about the M-She-U and it feels like talking to a brick wall trying to explain that it has nothing to do with females it's the political agenda and undertones the movies and characters are used as a back drop for. Funny they make Wanda so powerful ;but she did nothing to stop Thanos getting the Mind stone or to save Vision (because as she says it meant nothing, completely negating their entire arc together).

They are going with the Comic Book direction, seemingly forgetting that they are currently unpopular for the same reasons

For me its the rampant character assassinations like Loki and Dr.Strange. and a lot of the time characters like Dr.Strange are getting side lined in their own movie

I’m glad people are starting to see past all the consumerism. I was never a fan of any of the Spider-Man movies with Tom Holland(great actor btw) but terrible writing. No way home is their opportunity to stray away from the M-She-U. I hope they don’t mess that up. It’s pathetic to see that in order for that movie to have been a home run they needed to nostalgia grab everyone instead of writing a more creative story. Spider-Man should be one of the easiest characters to make great stories with. Just look at what Insomniac did with their games and how hyped everyone is for the sequel

In the early nineties after watching x men animated series I created a comic story where two of the lead and more powerful characters were badass females one black and the other white ( I collected a lot of comics back then for artistic reference) I wanted to create lead black characters and female characters because we'll I'm African American and at the time single and lonely I had never heard the term woke and I really didn't focus on stressing agendas Anyways I've always been a big marvel fan and x men is my favorite so I'm hanging in to see if they fuck up x men Then I'm done

This is the time when after Endgame ended for a complete note, Phase 4 like films and series were beyond letdown. Nobody wants a female (M-She-U Controversy) character in the weak and overpowered development, nobody likes the visuals and tiresome clean effects, nobody enjoys the connection which felt confused and wasted so much buildup that it needs more story, Disney ruined for making so much MCU with too much hype and beyond tiresome, and the fans are tired of everything. Poor Scorsese just said it at its best that Marvel is not art, it's like theme park rides. Looks like nobody likes to watch A24 films, NEON films, or original Criterion films that they think it's not original, boring, and giving cinema as a new form of media, just only pop culture entertainment hacks.

I have two daughters and they have zero interest in the M-She-U despite Marvels best efforts to pander to them. They watch Stranger Things, Vampire Diaries and other relevant series. Whatever they are doing, is not working.

marvel fans when they have to look at girls instead of voluptuous men in tight suits with huge bulging muscles

And Marvel/Disney knows that they can get away with all of this shit as people keep going to these movies mindlessly while the stan army remains as strong as ever. The MCU must be the biggest driver of clown paint in entertainment.

I can STILL remember the loud groan the majority of the people watching Endgame on opening night made lol They just HAD to force that scene.

This is DCU's chance to deliver good content on the big screen and stop copying whatever the MCU does.

5:35 That was because she saw him kiss another woman, not because he became a Super Soldier or because of his role in the army.

if you're an mcu fan who doesn't think the m-she-u is real. watch how male characters are treated in the latest mcu films: Dr Strange 2 wanda killed all the males in the illuminati easily, but then the last two females left standing suddenly able to put up a fight with wanda. don't forget, one of them is just a soldier with a shield without power unlike mr fantastic and black bolt and captain marvel. do you know why this happened? because they want a 'female empowerment' moment, to show that only female can go toe to toe with wanda (other than strange of course)

Yikes. You made a few solid points in this video that were completely over-shadowed by all the ad hominem. And its frustrating because it's like you'll be on your way to making a sound argument, then you can't fully substantiate your argument so you just call them a bitch or stumble into some ill-fitting string of epithets. And the whole "I'm not sexist because I've liked a handful of characters who were female" is giving off a real "I'm not racist, I have Black friends" vibe.

Disney’s female character traits in a nutshell: make a toxic male character but have it be a girl

OMG!! YESSSSSSS 1000000% I was asked by friends why I'm not ecstatic or enthusiastic about going to see any of the movies in Phase 4 and I couldn't answer it because I couldn't put my frustration & disappointment into words....but this video checked off EVERY single box of problems I have with the m-she-u. so thank you! 💯💯

And that was me who said that the MCU has become very definition of insanity on your last video. lol, And blistering barnacles, I can’t believe I was right because I saw Dr strange Multiverse of madness last week and I gotta say it was the most boring film I have ever watched since the rise of skywalker. It was just the same repetitive piece of elephant shit we got for over the beginning of this decade with no Compelling story, Witty jokes(well only some), Interesting characters or fun action scenes and the only scenes in the film that kept me alive were the ones with professor Xavier which only lasted for a quarter of an hour, then (spoiler alert) Scarlet witch snaps his neck. Very clever storytelling Kevin Farty. Thanks man I really enjoy your content and I’m hoping to see more of those revenge of the prequels videos in the future for when you got the chance because those movies were Important to my childhood and like you the internet almost ruined those movies for me because of childish Imbeciles like WatchMojo, Chris Stuckman and Doug Walker/Nostalgia critic who followed in Retarded logic media’s footsteps and said that these movies were bad, now I can go back and appreciate them again thanks to you God bless.🙂🇦🇺

I'm glad someone hates Valkyrie as much as me. She is AWFUL.

Jane was called “The Mighty Thor” because of the comics.

21:09 I remember so many people who said something like this during the Kenobi reveal about the reasob Obi Wan and Vader fighting again with "Before I was the apprentice" or something like that in A New Hope.

Ironically, even Black Widow got M-She-U'd in her own movie. Wokeness favors superficial mascots over the hero's triumph over evil and weakness.

One of the most common accusations made against genre movies, or in fact any movie that isn't either an arthouse favorite or Oscar bait, is that they're “style over substance.” What critics mean when they use this expression is that the movie prioritizes its visuals over a perceived depth; films that prefer to dazzle.

Hey Nomz salutations from California. I've been a follower and fan of your videos since autumn 2020. I just wanted to share some of my favorite strong female characters. Princess Leia, Padme, Ahsoka Tano, Bo-Katan, and Juno Eclipse from the pre-Disney Era Star Wars Kagome, Sango, and Kikyo from Inuyasha Barbara Gordon from DCAU Starfire, Raven, Terra, and Bumblebee from Teen Titans (03) Erza Scarlet from Fairy Tail Android 18, Videl, and Caulifla from DragonBall franchise And last but not least, Samus Aran from Metroid.

Sometimes, it just gets to a point where you gotta drop off. As for some of my favorite feminine characters, theres Erza Scarlet, Ellen Ripley, Sarah Conner, Ellie Sattler, Leia, Zelda, oh and Samus Aran. You’re right, its the presentation and relatability of these characters that makes them great.

Personally, I’m fine with whatever is going on outside, cause I don’t care. Just don’t bring that mess INSIDE to things like comics and movies, keep it outside. I come to watch these movies or read these comics as an escape to real world problems, not so I can watch them get up into my face.

“Activists disguised as writers” Nailed it!

Great video. One complaint: your audio levels are all over the place.

Kevin Feige: what's your specialty? Guy: i'm just a janitor Kevin Feige: do you hate white people and support SJW propaganda? Janitor: yeah i do Kevin Feige: *YOU'RE HIRED!*

Yeah, I haven't mentioned this before but Valkyrie is another big reason why Thor Ragnarok absolutely blows. I love Lady Sif. In the first Thor movie I became more invested in seeing her and Thor get together in 1 or 2 scenes than in 2 whole movies with Jane Foster. I never sat down and watched all of Agents of Shield but Sif was in two episodes of the show and I did watch those just because of the character. I have heard that she might be in Love and Thunder and I fear what they are going to do with her. If Black Widow had been made in phase 1 or 2 it would have been incredible. I have said that I do like the Black Widow movie that we got and I make no apologies for it, but I won't try and claim that it is actually good. I am there to see Scarlet Johannson as Natasha and the action. Wow, I didn't know that it was written in 11 days. Explains some things. Some of favorite female characters. 1. Ashley Williams-Mass Effect 2. Jill Valentine-Resident Evil 3. Lightning-Final Fantasy 4. Black Widow 5. Leliana-Dragon Age

Just a few issues i have... Why she hulk when they didn't even do justice to Bruces hulk? What's up with Thor in new movie having to find himself once again after like the 4th time in MCU? Dont even get me started on the admonition that is Jane foster Thor.... Wanda in MoM is another example. Everything about her doesn't make sense. Her overall growth. I guess she forgot about the other white vision or original one. Completely erase the dad figure... End game big three couldn't fight Thanos but yet wanda and cptn Marvel can....ffs Peter Parker uncle Ben role swapped with aunt may...not the worst idea only because may actrss is hot but another example of change... Toms Loki being outshine in his own show... I could go on but I wait

I am glad someone else has realized this and said it, this goes for alot of different groups represented in hollywood media, I feel people are either told to write a character that is so and so, or they want everyone to congratulate them on making this minority character because I swear gay characters or trans or whatever are always done like shit superboy in the comics right now is prefect example or how miles moralas used to be, you can tell when someone who relates to the character is writing or someone looking in from the outside. I mean the difference between miles morlas in spiderverse in comparison to something like spiderman ps4 where is has no personality to him and essentially just peter 2. Self insert characters are higher than they have ever been and with that comes horrible self fantasy type writing.

The only reason why Kate Bishop, Yelena, Okoye and Wanda work imo is because the have ACTUAL CHARACTER FLAWS or other internal/external problems that they need to overcome, which is why they work while many other characters fall short.

As Nomz said, put the character first before anything else. One of my best moments from The Boys season 2 was the girls get it done scene where Maeve, Starlight and Kimiko beat the snot out of Thunderstrike 😂😂 It was built up well. As to the Endgame female team, I personally did not have a problem with it but there was no build-up to it. Heck, most of them hadn't even met prior to it

This is why I loved the first Wonder Woman. Diana is a unique character with her own traits. She's not derivative of other male DC superheroes. Unfortunately, Marvel doesn't have a female hero as iconic as WW , and as a result, their female-led films have been incredibly bland and underwhelming.

You forgot Ellen Ripley and Sarah Connors both the epitome of bad ass female characters without a messaging campaign to tell consumers they are bad ass female characters.

Imo, the best 2 action heroines in cinema are Ripley in Alien and Aliens, and Sarah Connor, from T1 to T2. I believe the reason they work is because their feminine features are core parts of their characters. They are extremely maternal, protecting Newt and John respectively with all their strength. Rather than trying to force female characters into masculine roles, the writers just amplified their feminine, maternal features. The problem is that modern Hollywood doesn’t do this, it just tries to force female characters into masculine roles for the sake of looking progressive.

One of my personal favourite characters is Ripley from the alien series, I thought her story was well developed, including the clone arc in resurrection. I also like Sarah Conner, Elizabeth Swann, Padme, and Wonder Woman.

After they killed off iron man, captain America and Natasha Romanoff I was done with MCU.

Good video for the most part but I'd like to add that as bad as the Halo series was it did mostly revolve around Master Chief and the other spartans. The girl Kwan was largely shafted towards the end not even appearing at all for like three-four episodes.