So, this will probably paint a target on my head but I liked The Amazing Spider-Man. I used to really love it but after the novelty of it being a new Spider-Man film wore off, it was clear that the original Spider-Man is an overall better made film. It might be because of the obligation to try to something new but trying to find a reason other than "the company told us to" to exist. Either way, this isn't about that film.
A lot of people were asking the perfectly legitimate question (if you don't know about film rights), is the new
The Amazing Spider-Man film a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A lot of people's biggest complaint with this idea is that S.H.I.E.L.D. wasn't present at the end despite a huge issue going down. I would argue that everything happened way too fast for S.H.I.E.L.D. to possibly be involved. I, for one, understand the movie rights issues and understand we won't see Spider-Man in an Avengers film or vice versa. I would love to have references like the planned OsCorp Tower in
The Avengers, but, honestly, that's all I really need. So, until explicitly told otherwise, I have tricked myself into seeing
The Amazing Spider-Man as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Fox and
Marvel have clearly diverted paths over the issue with Quicksilver. I don't think anyone could trick themselves into believing the two take place in the same universe. Unless some of the same things happen with
Marvel and
Sony, like I think might happen with Spider-Woman, then there is no deliberate contradiction. I mean, the excessive amount of cranes in
The Amazing Spider-Man climax, would even validate this theory to a certain point.
But, my whole idea seemed to go out the window with recent news, mostly with the trailers for
The Amazing Spider-Man 2. You look at the trailers and see Electro (Jamie Foxx) literally BLOWING UP Times Square, you KNOW that S.H.I.E.L.D. would at least show up for a follow-up, particularly with Spider-Man. Or how about the fact that Spider-Man himself stated, in the final trailer, that "he is the only one who can stop them." That was totally a contradictory statement. I mean, sure, Iron Man retired, Thor went to wherever the ****, but Captain America and S.H.I.E.L.D. would still be around.
That's when, upset about the destruction of my personal trickery, I went to see
Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Now, this, boys and girls, is where we officially enter into spoiler territory. Be warned!
S.H.I.E.L.D. ends up destroyed. Not only is S.H.I.E.L.D. destroyed, but Captain America goes into a form of hiding while he is investigating. That would eliminate the last two variables keeping the ability of deluding myself at bay. Now, I can once again delude myself.
Captain America is going after Bucky. He doesn't know nor could he be involved with the OsCorp stuff becomes it keeps emerging and re-emerging at an unpredicatable rate. S.H.I.E.L.D. would have the time and resources...but WAIT! We just saw S.H.I.E.L.D. get annihilated in last MCU film. That would explain why they aren't there.
I know a lot of people will disaggree with me but I don't think anyone wouldn't find it funny that S.H.I.E.L.D.'s non-appearance in
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 makes more sense than its refusal to show up in
Iron Man 3. Anyway, sound off below. Call me nuts! Just tell me what you think below!