So I've already done the thread about what MCU film that we think is the best or is our favorite. With this thread, I want to explore what problems or issues you guys might have with the MCU. I'm talking problems with the characters, stories, etc. Anything that you can think of.
The only issue that I have with the MCU is that they don't clearly explain a lot of their character's abilities. For example, the Winter Soldier; is he a super soldier like Captain America or is it just that metal arm that makes him stronger than regular humans? I think that he has to be a super soldier because he's done a lot of things with other parts of his body besides his left arm that are beyond regular human capacity. In Winter Soldier he jumps from an over pass down to the ground while his henchmen have to use ropes. He kicks a guy so hard that he flew into the propeller of a jet. He was able to fight hand to hand with Cap and keep up. In Civil War he jumps from a very high floor of a building to a lower building. He, again, jumps from an over pass down onto a road and then proceeds to out run cars. He also, while he was on the motorcycle, caught Black Panther by the throat with one hand that happened to be his normal hand. There's a lot more than that too. So he's done several things to show he's a super soldier, but they've never outright confirmed it.
Then there's Vision. If you're not a comic book aficionado then you have no idea what the Vision is capable of. When my siblings and I were watching Civil War, they asked about 4 times how Vision did something. My brother asked, "If his body is made out of that metal, how does he fly and go through things?" I explained it away as him using the Mind Stone but still, the MCU doesn't explain it at all. I know the Vision can increase or decrease his molecular density at will from being harder than diamonds to being intangible, but people not familiar with Vision don't know he can do that.
Then there's the Scarlet Witch. I have no problems with them changing her origin from being a mutant that can only manipulate probability to being enhanced and having telekinesis and telepathy powers. That doesn't bother me. What bothers me is that they don't explain how her powers work. Usually telekinesis is moving things with the mind, but she appears to be using energy of some sort. So explain it. Explain how, in Age of Ultron, she was able to fire an energy blast at the robots and disintegrate them. That's more than just telekinesis.
Let's talk about Thor. I still don't know what Thor's or the other Asgardian's abilities really are for that matter. In the comics, Thor is often times the most powerful Avenger. He can do a lot more than just summon a little lightening. He has the God Blast and he can literally match strength with the Hulk. In the MCU, Thor seems to be just a little stronger than humans or other Asgardians. I mean, he fought evenly with Iron Man when really, he should've been able to tear Iron Man apart. In the Dark World, that Dark Berserker Elf was over powering him easily. Yet, in Age of Ultron, Thor throws a woman from her falling car up to Cap with one hand and he carries that other car back up to the island with one hand. So what are Thor's strength levels and have the MCU made him terribly weaker than his comics counterpart?
Also, why does Cap get stronger and stronger in the MCU? In the First Avenger and Avengers he wasn't really all that strong. I mean, sure, he was impressive, but he wasn't really super powered, which is where he should be. Then we get to Age of Ultron and he's going toe to toe with Ultron. Then we get to Civil War and he's over powering Spider-Man and going toe to toe with Iron Man which he shouldn't be able to do. At one point, in Civil War, he grabs Iron Man, whose flying at full speed, by the leg with one hand and is able to stop him. Let's not even discuss how he held a helicopter down and kept it from flying away and pulled it back to the building.
Explain these things!!!
Let me know your opinions.
The only issue that I have with the MCU is that they don't clearly explain a lot of their character's abilities. For example, the Winter Soldier; is he a super soldier like Captain America or is it just that metal arm that makes him stronger than regular humans? I think that he has to be a super soldier because he's done a lot of things with other parts of his body besides his left arm that are beyond regular human capacity. In Winter Soldier he jumps from an over pass down to the ground while his henchmen have to use ropes. He kicks a guy so hard that he flew into the propeller of a jet. He was able to fight hand to hand with Cap and keep up. In Civil War he jumps from a very high floor of a building to a lower building. He, again, jumps from an over pass down onto a road and then proceeds to out run cars. He also, while he was on the motorcycle, caught Black Panther by the throat with one hand that happened to be his normal hand. There's a lot more than that too. So he's done several things to show he's a super soldier, but they've never outright confirmed it.
Then there's Vision. If you're not a comic book aficionado then you have no idea what the Vision is capable of. When my siblings and I were watching Civil War, they asked about 4 times how Vision did something. My brother asked, "If his body is made out of that metal, how does he fly and go through things?" I explained it away as him using the Mind Stone but still, the MCU doesn't explain it at all. I know the Vision can increase or decrease his molecular density at will from being harder than diamonds to being intangible, but people not familiar with Vision don't know he can do that.
Then there's the Scarlet Witch. I have no problems with them changing her origin from being a mutant that can only manipulate probability to being enhanced and having telekinesis and telepathy powers. That doesn't bother me. What bothers me is that they don't explain how her powers work. Usually telekinesis is moving things with the mind, but she appears to be using energy of some sort. So explain it. Explain how, in Age of Ultron, she was able to fire an energy blast at the robots and disintegrate them. That's more than just telekinesis.
Let's talk about Thor. I still don't know what Thor's or the other Asgardian's abilities really are for that matter. In the comics, Thor is often times the most powerful Avenger. He can do a lot more than just summon a little lightening. He has the God Blast and he can literally match strength with the Hulk. In the MCU, Thor seems to be just a little stronger than humans or other Asgardians. I mean, he fought evenly with Iron Man when really, he should've been able to tear Iron Man apart. In the Dark World, that Dark Berserker Elf was over powering him easily. Yet, in Age of Ultron, Thor throws a woman from her falling car up to Cap with one hand and he carries that other car back up to the island with one hand. So what are Thor's strength levels and have the MCU made him terribly weaker than his comics counterpart?
Also, why does Cap get stronger and stronger in the MCU? In the First Avenger and Avengers he wasn't really all that strong. I mean, sure, he was impressive, but he wasn't really super powered, which is where he should be. Then we get to Age of Ultron and he's going toe to toe with Ultron. Then we get to Civil War and he's over powering Spider-Man and going toe to toe with Iron Man which he shouldn't be able to do. At one point, in Civil War, he grabs Iron Man, whose flying at full speed, by the leg with one hand and is able to stop him. Let's not even discuss how he held a helicopter down and kept it from flying away and pulled it back to the building.
Explain these things!!!
Let me know your opinions.