Originally Posted by
Ascended
Yeah, I can't agree with that.
Are we forgetting the long, long, long list of corrupt politicians, cops, and military leaders that superheroes fight against on a regular basis? Are we forgetting the long, long, long list of heroes who spend their time running from cops, telling the government to f**k themselves, and fighting for a better, more balanced, more accepting society?
I expect that kind of thing from the general masses because they don't know any better. But here? Come on guys, you should all know better.
As far as the MCU goes, yeah there's a lot of former soldiers in the mix, and a lot of people who worked with the military industrial complex. But out of all those movies, stop and actually look at it. Iron Man spent his three movies giving the government the middle finger after that system nearly killed him. Cap fought with the military in his first film (during WWII, where that's totally acceptable because f**k nazis) and spent the other two tearing government institutions apart. Hulk was hunted by the military in his movie, after working with the military turned him into a monster. The Avengers worked *with* SHIELD in one movie, then got ripped apart over the idea of oversight, and everyone who agreed to the Accords ended up regretting it. Ant-Man is a felon, the Guardians are outlaws. Carol worked with Fury for like, one day, because their interests aligned. T'Challa, well he's a king, but anyone who speaks against Wakanda deserves a slap. And Thor, Spidey, and Strange don't deal with earthly authority at all.
Hell, even Agents of SHIELD have spent most of their seven season history operating outside the law.
So, yeah, there's connections to institutional authority there, but where exactly is this over powering, pro-institution mentality? Because I see a lot of people deciding the system doesn't work and/or getting screwed by it, and doing what they can to help people outside of those systems.
Now, yeah we are likely to see a shift going forward. But looking at the characters coming up, like She-Hulk, Ms. Marvel, Shang Chi, and Eternals, there's not a lot there that has much connection to cops or government anyway.