yeah, I mean the marvel movies are interesting in the sense they have a formula and a production strategy that just can't stop succeeding. I think we will look back many years from now in fascination...before the MCU we had comic movies that succeeded or bombed based on merit.Ok, the avatar comparison makes a lot of sense for me. But as somebody who doesn't know shit about comics and couldn't tell you the difference between DC and Marvel, there is something missing from the newer movies compared to Spiderman 1 and 2, and of course Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, but those two are probably unfair to compare to most movies.
Now, these "shared universe" marvel movies just keep coming and keep succeeding more and more. anyone that has tried to emulate this strategy has completely failed. ffs even star wars cant do it.
it seems "good not great" is something that keeps churning out money...they play things reasonably safe.
so thanos was the CGI villain character in the marvel avengers movie...just demonstrates the quality of cgi for a mo-cap character vs a cartwheeling cartoon catman I guess you spend the money where its most noticeable.I like CGI cityscapes/landscapes a lot so I pay more attention to that stuff. And I haven't seen any movie with thanos in it so I couldn't compare.