Week 5 was about stories in big industries like MARVEL, DC and other big projects that aren’t related to comics. We watched shows involving the character, Agent Carter. The links between the characters like Howard Stark, father of Iron Man or even Jarvis, Iron Man’s computer have shown a realistic link between other MARVEL films. This link is categorised under the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) where every character are linked in each story. A more recent event, Captain America’s Civil War.
MCU was a terribly difficult read. I honestly got confused and lost half the time trying to pinpoint the events and chronological timeline of when each superhero appeared. From Iron Man to Hulk to Captain America and Thor ? It was a dreadful thing for someone who never caught up on MARVEL. I usually watch them as individual movies unless they’re sequels. It was amazing how MARVEL fans have the ability to reason the chronological timeline such as below. It is definitely arguable to some events due to repeats of events that shows contrast to the previous scene. Things you can look out for are objects used, characters and their overlapping motivations, events or history that could lead to the next film as well as the atmosphere and location.
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Despite their success in blockbuster movies, MARVEL has various series signed under NETFLIX like Daredevil and Jessica Jones. In my opinion, though many oppose to, I prefer these Netflix series. Because they have the ability to churn out content with no constraints unlike blockbuster movies, I enjoyed the dark edgy themes that Daredevil and Jessica Jones have. During class, someone mentioned that the style of content written is unlike writing for films. I agree with that statement because Netflix is catered for a niche audience – some will enjoy it and others might not.
Niche audience will be discussed in week 6 !