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The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a mess. Ignoring that Sony still has the Spider titles (and ruining them), Marvel Studios has seen a once beloved shared universe, a concept so popular (and taken from the comics) that other studios tried–and failed–to imitate it. DC still hopes to with the Gunniverse after the failure of the Snyderverse. There are a number of reasons why, which many commentators, including me, have gone over, chronicling the fall of a once beloved cinema brand.

Once again, MatPat is here to attempt to repair the damage, and nobody can call him part of this or that “Gate” because he isn’t all that political and just calls what he sees…with any controversy coming from different opinions rather than hatred of where he stands on this or that unrelated topic. Just as he did recently trying to save Disney as a whole as well as suggest what James Gunn can do (I’d like to tell James Gunn what he can do…) with his take on the DC Universe, his latest video from the Film Theorists focuses on what Marvel Studios should consider rather than calls to reboot the MCU or even bringing back old characters like he’s Russell T. Davies.

Since I do follow the deeper discussions and complaints from comic fans, however, there are a few thoughts I’d like to add to the conversation. I’m not a consultant like Matthew Patrick (that’s not snark; it’s actually something he’s done as a side gig to the four Theorist channels) but I have observed many of the MCU’s behind the scenes failings thanks to the people I follow and my goal of examining storytelling to become a better storyteller and promote better stories. Thus, I have some thoughts of my own.

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