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My controversial opinion is that the MCU still hasn't outdone The Avengers.

Yes the plot is simple, but to me that works to its strength. I love that you can just watch it and fully understand it in a vacuum. All the origin movies work to build hype, but ultimately they aren't necessary whatsoever to follow this movie because it doesn't need any knowledge beyond what it gives you.

I do think the MCU is managing to deal with its own weight pretty well by keeping casts smaller in the non-avengers offerings as most movies have been the starring hero with a guest at most, but to me the other Avengers movies are just too bloated in terms of cast size and how much you need to track to be able to watch them (and Ultron is just bad). That's not to say I don't love Infinity War but it feels like a bit of an endeavor to watch it whereas The Avengers I can just pop it in and watch at any time.

It's just walking that perfect line of hype building from previous movies without needing them that I really appreciate

And everyone who gets screentime is crucially important and not just there for the ride. Meanwhile you've just got a simple conflict with the best villain the MCU has the offer and a nice mesh of personalities to take him on. There isn't a huge quipfest going on non-stop like later entries because Iron Man is really the only jokey character in the movie, and that's a good thing because it lets the film keep the proper weight throughout while still having its share of humor.

Like I dunno-- I still love the MCU but part of me does feel that it's veered a bit off from what my ideal vision of the franchise is over the years. Like on the whole yeah Phase 3 is my favorite so I'm not saying it's not getting better over time, but for me it's not really carried by Infinity War/Endgame or anything. They're just getting better at the smaller scale offerings, but the large scale offerings are your bread and butter and they've never done better than their first shot at it.

But that's just me-- well aware most people prefer Infinity War/Endgame. And I do love Infinity War as well (Endgame is probably what made me really feel like the franchise is getting too bloated, not a huge fan-- it's fine) but yeah.