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In the years post endgame, we've all been clamoring about how the MCU has met its downfall. While it is partially true we still got bangers like Spider-Man, Guardians 3, and Deadpool and Wolverine. But even after two years it's still hard to shake the bad taste left by She-hulk. And yes I am aware that jabbing at fellow Marvel characters and breaking the fourth wall is an established part of her character which can work in the world of the comic books where anything can happen at this point. But to see how it works and it how it doesn't, we have to look at fellow fourth wall breaking character Deadpool. In the movies he does indeed talk directly to the audience and acknowledges real world facts about Marvel, but he doesn't come out of his world and into Disney studios to change the movie dammnit. Another thing worth pointing out is how the show basically bastardizes everything in it, from the main character being a self insert mouthpiece for its show runners and humiliates the other characters, to Hulk and Daredevil who have been reduced to shells of their former selves I the worst ways imaginable. Don't even get me started on what they did to Abomniation, I've been waiting years to see him again and this what you do with him? And seriously why the hell did we get the epic battle for all time and the death of Iron Man so we could get She-hulk twerking with Megan thee stallion in what has to be most cashgrab cameo ever? Now, I actually don't mind the She-hulk of the source material, but I as I pointed out before the show adapts things that wouldn't work for the setting of the MCU and in turn amplifies her worst qualities. Now that I've expressed my opinion after two years in the Internet, I want to say thanks for anyone who reads this. And as for Marvel please erase this trash from the stories or at the very least say you're sorry.
Neon Genesis Evangelion is a franchise unlike any other. Made by a young man struggling with depression, it told the story of a teenager not unlike himself as he thrust into the role of an unwilling hero. It would become successful, infamous, and influential all at the same time, and this is addressed in the best way possible with its one true finale. Now upon first watch, I did much of the film's latter half to be very confusing because of its use of surreal imagery. There were also several things which didn't make sense but I thought it was good. But on the second watch, I realized what all this is truly about. Being human and what it means. It has apparent throughout the franchise that in spite of its popularity among anime fans, often seen as escapists, it was very much against escapism. Doing the research and seeing the real world influences in the story, you realize this isn't Anno's story anymore. It's not just about what him or the fans want, but what's best for its cast of characters. Moving on and growing up are without question the central themes of the film, and plays into how the characters get an ending that's not meant to satisfy the fan, although it still does, but give the character that suffers the ending they needed. Needles to say going back and rewatching for a second time refreshed my idea of what the film and series as a whole were telling us, and I was holding back tears catharsis after the fact.
Tropic Thunder is one of the defining films of late 2000s comedy, and it shows. Many of the jokes present in the movie are ones that anyone raised after that time period would find offensive like the use of the "r-word" and the many stereotypes of Southeast Asian stereotypes, but that shouldn't hinder anyone from checking out this film. Even anyone born after 2008 will find this offending, they are definetly going to have a laugh. From the fake movie trailers as the cold open to the performance of Tom Cruise, there are many gags that won't age in the hearts of moviegoers. Suffice to say, even if the movie can be called outdated, anyone can find something to enjoy with this one, with the movie being further elevated by the performances of Ben Stiler, Jack Black, and Iron Man himself Robert Downey.