Why It’s Now Okay To Say MCU Movies Are Bad
Warning: Contains spoilers for Thor: Love and Thunder.
If there’s one thing to take away from MCU Phase 4, it’s that it should be perfectly fine to say that MCU movies are bad. The MCU has been a pop culture powerhouse for almost fifteen years, and as such, it’s developed a fanbase that includes many people who will ardently defend it at every turn. As good as that sort of passion may be, it’s not always warranted, especially with some more recent entries.
MCU Phase 4 has been releasing many more projects that have been met with mixed or negative reception than the previous phases, and oddly enough, this has caused some people to become more defensive of the MCU. Rather than criticize the shows or movies for, to name some common criticisms of MCU Phase 4 projects, bad CGI or lackluster storytelling, many have gotten into the habit of saying that the criticisms are overblown at best and entirely out of line at worst. Both will usually lead to heavy vitriol levied at anyone who had any sort of criticism, even those said in good faith. While the MCU is far from the only fandom to have this sort of behavior, it’s certainly become one of the more noticeable to engage in it in recent years.
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The less-than-positive reception of some of the more recent MCU movies has ironically made people more defensive of them, but if anything, said reception shows that it should be okay to say that MCU movies are bad. With how popular the Marvel Cinematic Universe is, it makes sense that there would be people defending it at every turn, but that sort of blind faith and refusal to listen to other points of view just make its shortcomings look even worse. There are plenty of reasons why
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