Marvel You Lost Me… but I’ll Be There for Spiderman!
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We all went through a Marvel phase at some point in our lives… right? I think it’s safe to say that, whether you liked it or not, everyone was aware of the impact the Marvel franchise had on its audience, especially when movies such as Infinity War and Endgame hit the theaters.
Since then, I don’t think it’s crazy to say that Marvel content that has been released since the end of the Phase 3 saga, consisting of movies beginning with Captain America: Civil War and ending with Endgame, has been disappointing. They tried their hand at TV shows, and we all had our flops and our favorites, but one thing I think is a unanimous feeling amongst the Marvel audience is that the feeling we got from the original characters will never be matched.
Yet, we keep sitting down in those theater chairs with a big bucket of popcorn, still wondering what Marvel has in store.
Why is it that no matter how downhill we feel that the franchise goes, we still keep coming back for more?
The world may hope that if they are loyal to each and every thing that comes from Marvel, they can try to hold onto the characters and the stories that impacted them the most. On March 18th, the trailer for Spiderman: Brand New Day was released, and fans were jumping for joy over the long-awaited third movie, automatically beloved due to the audience’s pre-developed relationships with the characters and the plot. We long to see familiar faces like Tom Holland, Zendaya, Mark Ruffalo, and Jacob Batalon to fill the void the OG characters left behind.
This, I believe, is what is keeping the motivation to see Avengers: Doomsday. Some of our favorite characters are coming together again, even if some of them are not the same (R.I.P Tony Stark).
But what is it about these characters and storylines that makes the audience so loyal to them?
We can say it’s because they’ve been in enough movies to make us attached. What I believe it to be, is that, despite their nature as heroes, we can still have empathy for them and relate to them. They still experience grief, hard decisions, moments of feeling like the villain, depression, fear, and anger. Of course, while saving the world from imminent doom.
All of these things are showcased in Spiderman, and the reason I, despite having less than positive opinions about some of the recent movies and shows, will be planted in those seats, once again, ready to shed a tear or two when the new movie comes out.
Strike Out,
Madi Denizard
Boca Raton
Madi Denizard is a content writer for Strike Magazine Boca. In typical Leo fashion, she is a social butterfly and loves self-expression of all kinds. When she’s not writing, you can find her with her nose stuck in a book, mermaiding in the ocean or crocheting her newest masterpiece. You can reach her by email at madison.denizard@gmail.com or on Instagram @mpaigee_
