Kevin Feige Responds To Criticism That All Marvel Studios Movies Are Basically The Same
Last year, fans and critics alike claimed that Iron Man and Doctir Strange were basically the same movie and now Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has hit back at those accusations of being formulaic.
Marvel Studios releases hit after hit but that doesn't stop a lot of critics and fans accusing them of being formulaic. In fairness, Iron Man and Doctor Strange were extremely similar and the movies set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe undeniably have a lot of similarities. During a recent interview, Kevin Feige was asked about whether he believes that's the case and his response was very interesting.
Feige didn't exactly get defensive but made it clear that all he cares about is moviegoers enjoying Marvel's work. Ultimately, that's probably what's most important but how about what comes next?
"I think it’s just the way we make the movies. I think all the movies are relatively different. I think there’s a narrative that people like to write about because they’re all produced by the same team and they all inhabit the same fictional cinematic universe. That we look for common similarities. And I’m not saying there aren’t common similarities throughout it, but I think Thor: Ragnarok and Spider-Man: Homecoming are two totally different types of movies. They’re both fun. People both enjoy them. Is that a similarity? If so, I’ll take it. If that’s a criticism, I’ll take that, too. But really, yeah, Homecoming, Ragnarok, Panther, into Infinity War, Ant-Man and the Wasp after that. And a ’90s-set Captain Marvel after that; these are six very different movies. If what they have in common is they’re all really enjoyable and fun to watch, then I’ll take it."
Feige makes a fair point and you need only look at the response to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Thor: Ragnarok for proof that the studio knows what it's doing. It also sounds like 2018's releases will be much, much different and it's hardly a stretch to assume that Avengers: Infinity War will be unlike any other superhero movie before it. What do you guys think?