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Why the Marvel Cinematic Universe will suffer a heat death
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been a phenomenon — spawning 27 films as of Jan. 2022.
The films have made $25 billion overall.
Needless to say, this colossal body of work is not going anywhere.
Nor does it seem as though it could.
With the massive Snappening crisis that closed off the original set of heroes of the MCU, the world saw its many, many corners brought together.
How does the MCU outdo itself?
Well on the one hand its went to a smaller scale — Disney+ has opened up the TV realm to its numerous powerhouse franchises.
Naturally, there’s gonna be a good amount of central control and consistency despite the many writers and directors at play in this universe.
One has to wonder though: how many is too many cooks in the kitchen?
Will the MCU stay coherent?
And does there come a point, as we reach new heights and new stakes and new drama, when do we start jumping sharks?
I would contend a good metaphor for what will eventually happen to the MCU is “heat death.”
The momentum has continuously built in the MCU, and new lanes for storytelling will continuously…
