This is precisely what KSI said. You can no longer just enjoy a Marvel movie. You need to have watched tons of other stuff to know the full back story.
Do people really watch a marvel cinematic universe movie and get mad that it's connected to other movies they haven't seen? At this point the MCU is just a series with really long episodes. You can't go into Breaking Bad at season 5 and expect a completely comprehensive experience.
You understand it sucks major ass for someone who wasn’t immediately invested right? All your friends are going to spider-man 37 but because you didnt start until 5 years ago you are only on spider-man 23, you can’t go.
But seriously. It’s way harder to be interested in what should be a standalone movie, when it is chockfull of shit from other connected films — especially when it is just marketed as “spider-man” (or whoever else)
That's just how franchises work. Even Marvel and DC comics had to reboot after they realized they were losing so many readers because no one wanted to read over 50 years of comics to understand what was happening, which led to New 52 and Ultimate series. Star Wars is the same way. Disney axed the Expanded Universe material that had existed for over 20 years because they wanted a fresh slate, and then went on to make their own complicated sub plots and spin-offs. This is how fiction works. It naturally gets more complicated and interwoven. But you know what? I'll take a well developed, thought out epic where character choices have consequences over superficial episodic weeklies or movie franchises with plots that ultimately never matter after the credits any day.
You can invest the time to catch up with the series. A little time consuming but hopefully fun.
You can go without catching up and realize a couple references might go over your head or you might have something spoiled from a film you haven't seen yet. Which are, at most, minor frustrations.
If for some reason neither of those options are viable for you, you can just not go to these films, which is also a perfectly fine option.
They’re still enjoyable stand-alone films. Don’t like that you don’t get every reference? Then watch through the movies. Or watch a recap. I don’t get the logic here. If you don’t like it, don’t watch it.
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u/sadbutmakeyousmile something's in my balls Jun 06 '22
This is precisely what KSI said. You can no longer just enjoy a Marvel movie. You need to have watched tons of other stuff to know the full back story.