Arguably there's no better time to dig into such topics.
On the DC forums we were talking about JSA solo movies and I maintain that right now, with the opioid epidemic and legalized weed and the end of the war on drugs, that this is the perfect time to do a grounded, gritty, Vertigo flavored Hourman film. What better time to explore the topics of addiction and loss than when half the nation is hooked on drugs?
Perhaps, but it's capable of knocking out a quality trilogy for Marvel and it'd be fresh and different within the context of the MCU. And it's a popular genre that, despite up's and down's in popularity, has endured for generations.
I'm not big on westerns myself, but it's as viable a genre as any other. At least in the States. I don't know how popular westerns are in other countries.
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I think at least in those Marvel movies post Thanos now have a weird need to overstate the threat level that thier bad guys pose.
The Red Room works just fine as an information broker/ murder for hire ring.
And Wen Wu was a literal Warlord that at some point probably also became a drug dealing Warlord but I'm not sure Marvel Studios/Disney wants to mention real world drugs in it's works.
It's really silly especially since Iron Man 1 at it's core was was just about Arms Dealers and Terrorists and that was part of what made that movie work.
God forbid they use Vince DiNofrio's Kingpin, at this rate.
They are probably going to want him to have an infinity gem now.🤣
Clint doesn't have to fight alien tyrants, you're right. But he HAS done the time and space travel thing, so meting out punishment to thugs engaged in drug trafficking, human trafficking, contract killings, extortion, loan sharking, prostitution, and protection rackets would seem kind of trivial in comparison to me. And I doubt Disney would even TOUCH these crimes in any meaningful way in the MCU. So I'm wondering how Marvel Studios's is gonna handle "street crime" in the future.
Outside of the obvious choice (ie Wolverine) who else would y'all want a western inspired movie(s) from?
Eh, maybe. The US war dogs were ignoring them. so he really came close to... sending some spears to Hong Kong lolKillmonger came real close to starting World War III and taking over the entire world and bringing back slavery. That is very, very different from Vulture selling scavenged sci-fi guns out of the back of a van.
(killmonger did not think this through too far).
The point of the movie never really expanded past Wakanda, despite a couple sentences from Killmonger. Even Killmongers "plan" was a personal emotional response to being abandoned.
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Even though Marvel Netflix kinda feels like a stunted missed opportunity atp, I'm so glad we got those seasons of Daredevil and early Jessica Jones. Especially when it comes to JJ, I don't think the MCU would be willing to tell a survivor's story the way that show did, if at all.