#legitamite critisism

[prettywitchiusaka]

And now it’s time for something I know will get me kicked off of Twitter! lol

While I’m glad to see Marvel moving towards quality over quantity again (if not solely cause Iger put Feige on a leash), I feel like there’s one last thing they need to do; if Marvel is going to employ writers from Rick and Morty, can they please be more selective about which ones they hire?

Yeah, I know that a lot of times, getting writing gigs in Hollywood is based on clout or who you know (a.k.a. nepotism). And yeah, I get that hiring people who worked on a show that deals with multiverse shenanigans on the regular sounds good in theory. The problem is that Marvel hasn’t exactly picked the cream of the crop, have they?

At best, they’re arrogant and idiotic, like Michael Waldron. At worst, they’re obnoxious and immature, like Jessica Gao. Jeff Loveness seems to be the most mature of the bunch, but based on what I’ve heard about Quantumania (which I haven’t seen, yet), he might suffer from “wokeitis” and “tonal whiplash”, you know, the signs of a mediocre writer.

Bottom line, I think Marvel needs to consider a writers credentials before giving them the keys to a specific group of characters. But that’s just me.

[justaflipfloppingpotato]

I hate this one thing in my art, but i've seen other people do the same thing in their art and I love it

And then I realized, I don't hate the thing: im just scared of people who do hate the thing so much so that I hate my art out of fear

So starting today I'm gonna make a change:

Im not gonna change my art because others don't like it. that's not improvement, its a form of conditioning via fear. If I'm gonna work to improve my stuff it has to be out of my own will and want to do so based on what I think looks good.

I literally only hate my art because I'm scared of other peoples opinions. So like, fuck that.

Ok, mini rant over.

[prettywitchiusaka]

So in the wake of Marvel being (rightfully) criticized for overworking and underpaying the VFX workers that work for them, I think I’ve figured out a way to fix their problem; employ more practical effects artists.

Don’t get me wrong, I realize practical stuff doesn’t always look as seamless as CG. But it would cut down on the amount of work the VFX crews do. Plus it would allow for the CG to look better. And we have seen practical effects on display in the MCU before (like the make-up for Zombie Strange), so the skill is there to pull it off.

This is why I think (aside from him being a perfect fit to direct and/or write a Doctor Strange film) Del Toro would be a great fit to direct for Marvel. He only likes to use CG when it’s absolutely necessary, and relies heavily on practical effects and props. Something that can be seen on display in a lot of his films and even The Strain (which works to that shows benefit, in my opinion).

And yeah, it might cost them some extra cash. But what’s the alternative? Continue abusing your VFX employees till they’ve had enough and go on strike? Mark my words, either something breaks or something changes but it needs to happen and soon.

[prettywitchiusaka]

Yeah. Gonna have to agree here, to an extent.

I plan to talk about this in a future post (probably after I’ve acquired the Multiverse bluray and re-watched it), but I feel like Multiverse is a decent film that is maybe a draft or two away from being great.

This is one such example.

While I don’t have as much of an issue with Defender trying to kill America as I did initially (as it really seems like he was backed into a corner and didn’t know what else to do), I actually kinda wished they’d just stayed with the version that Xochitl described.

It would’ve still tied into the theme of trust that’s prevalent throughout the film, but also would further the shared connection of loss and lack of control that Stephen and America end up bonding over.

It honestly makes me wish we could petition Marvel to release the original cut of the film so we can compare and contrast, but...I don’t know. Petitions rarely work and I don’t know if there’s enough interest in seeing what the original version of Multiverse was like. But who knows? Maybe we’ll get it someday.

So it turns out one of the re-shoots for MoM changed the opening scene, Xochitl Gomez said initially it was going to be completely different (source):

"One main thing that got changed is that Defender Strange was actually saving me at the beginning and it was a turning point, that when he died it was me being heartbroken over the fact that someone who cared and was protecting me had passed away. Then, when we did reshoots it was this main drastic change that Defender Strange was actually betraying me and trying to take my power away from me."

I can't believe they changed it!! So instead of having Stephen saving a teenage girl (that would beautifully tie with him having lost Donna, in fact they could have made a point of him about to die and calling America the wrong name or something) they had Defender say a line Stephen had said in NWH completely out of context then showed him trying to kill her?

Not cool. I'm not amused.

[prettywitchiusaka]

Agreed.

I feel like it’s a decent film that’s another draft or two away from being great, tbh. I’ll be explaining that in a post once I get the bluray for Multiverse and re-watch it.

I LOVE Multiverse of Madness but also there are so many things in it that drive me insane

[prettywitchiusaka]

Biggest problem I have with Multiverse is that I wish they’d focused on why Stephen is lonely.

It’s very easy to tie that into Donna (as she’s the launching point for his psychological issues), and expanding on it would’ve made sense. What you suggested earlier, that Defender mistaking America for Donna in his final moments would’ve been great, in my opinion.

Though to be fair, I do think Stephen subconsciously trying to save America because she reminds him of Donna comes through in the finished film. But I honestly attribute that more to Benedict’s performance than the script, itself. But that’s just me...😅

So it turns out one of the re-shoots for MoM changed the opening scene, Xochitl Gomez said initially it was going to be completely different (source):

"One main thing that got changed is that Defender Strange was actually saving me at the beginning and it was a turning point, that when he died it was me being heartbroken over the fact that someone who cared and was protecting me had passed away. Then, when we did reshoots it was this main drastic change that Defender Strange was actually betraying me and trying to take my power away from me."

I can't believe they changed it!! So instead of having Stephen saving a teenage girl (that would beautifully tie with him having lost Donna, in fact they could have made a point of him about to die and calling America the wrong name or something) they had Defender say a line Stephen had said in NWH completely out of context then showed him trying to kill her?

Not cool. I'm not amused.