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d21lewis on 14 April 2016
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Fei-Hung said:
d21lewis said:
I wonder about the double standard in judging Marvel vs DC in films, sometimes. It's like looking at consoles. It's okay to like one and not the other. Just be consistent. Don't give one a free pass and then condemn the other foot doing the exact same thing.

Don't say "Why didn't Superman just attack Lex after he saved Lois" but not say "Why didn't Ronin just attack Starlord instead of watching him dance."

Don't say "Batman just let Gotham get destroyed" and not say "Ant Man just blew up a building be robbed" (and don't get me started on the whole "shrink in size but keep your density" thing. Hank Pym carried a friggin TANK on a keychain!)

Don't say Superman should be responsible for Zod's destruction and not complain about Iron Man creating friggin Ultron (who was created by Hank Pym in the comics, I might add).

Just be consistent.

 

For the first question, Marvel are not going with hyper realism and humour, that's why Marvel get away with more than DC. 

 

Ironman is an ass. He pays for his douchery in Civil War. I just hope they stick to the comics. If they do, Thor will be handing him a beating of a life time for killing cap, profiting from the civil war, tricking people by creating a fake Thor and being an asshat. 

 

If they change the story to side with Stark then I am no longer interested in the MVU either. 

This worries me.  I was kind of a fan of Iron Man in the early 90's but then they did some crazy story where he turned evil and got replaced with a kid version of himself to take on himself.  That story.... the less said about it, the better.  Then, they screwed him up in heroes reborn.  Anyway, long story short, Iron Man wasn't an A-List character until his movie.

Now, he's the box office draw.  He may even be the average fan's favorite character.  I've seen several animated adaptations since the first film where he was actually leading the team instead of Cap.  When Civil War (comics) came around, I was pretty impressed by Tony Stark.  Even though he was logically right, he came off as the villain against Captain America who, in my opinion, was morally right.  I don't think the movies have the guts to make Tony Stark the obvious bad guy and if they do, I will stand up and applaud in the middle of the theater.