The most popular movies in the world right now are the three annual entries in the filmmakers deviated wildly from the source material; sometimes it’s because they pushed a creepy semi-incestuous romance on us. So, here are 10 MCU Moments That Divided Fans.
Steve Rogers kisses Sharon Carter (Captain America: Civil War)
Easily the most controversial romance in the MCU, God only knows why the writers of it’s even creepier.
Star-Lord punches Thanos (Avengers: Infinity War)
Although Avengers: Infinity War was praised by fans and critics alike, one scene did prove to be controversial. The heroes on Titan are fighting Thanos for the Infinity Gauntlet, with Mantis putting him to sleep and the others yanking it off, when Peter Quill finds out the Mad Titan killed Gamora to get the Soul Stone.
So, he starts punching him, letting his anger get in the way of reason, allowing Thanos to escape Mantis’ trance and take back the Gauntlet. Marvel fans he’s allowed to get emotional. And it’s not like if they did get the Gauntlet off, it would’ve stayed off for long.
Casting Tilda Swinton to play the Ancient One (Doctor Strange)
Marvel was said to be of Celtic descent, and by all s, she gave a strong performance in the role, but it’s also hard to deny that it is a case of whitewashing.
Replacing Terrence Howard (Iron Man 2)
The narrative from Marvel surrounding the replacement of Terrence Howard in the role of James Rhodes – bringing in Don Cheadle for take some of the money they’d promised to Howard and add it to Downey’s paycheck instead. That’s why Howard left, and it’s sort of understandable.
The MCU’s first gay character is just some guy who appears for two seconds (Avengers: Endgame)
Oh, boy. It took Marvel Avengers: Endgame, they finally gave us the franchise’s first gay character.
But he wasn’t Iceman or Hulkling or Hercules or any of the other awesome gay superheroes from the comics. He was a grieving man at a group who didn’t get a name and was played by one of the movie’s straight directors. It couldn’t have been a more blatant act of tokenism if they tried.
Bringing back Coulson (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
When Agent Coulson is killed by Loki in Captain Marvel. As far as we know, the Avengers all still think he’s dead. Even Joss Whedon has said he finds Coulson’s death in The Avengers disappointing with his immediate revival right around the corner, and he wrote and directed The Avengers and co-created Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Tony Stark gives Peter Parker a high-tech Spider-Man suit (Spider-Man: Homecoming)
Tony Stark technically gave Peter Parker a Stark-powered Spider-Man suit in Captain America: Civil War, but he didn’t take off the training wheels and discover all the nifty gadgets in it until he’ll never need to become a pizza delivery boy or a freelance photographer to scrape a living.
Cutting a woman leaving Valkyrie’s room (Thor: Ragnarok)
During production on Thor: Love and Thunder.
Black Widow’s death (Avengers: Endgame)
As the literal “endgame” for the six original of the titular superhero team, Avengers: Endgame was a long, beautiful, heartfelt funeral scene. However, Natasha Romanoff’s death was clunky.
The choppy editing made what was actually happening seem incoherent (thanks to a ton of reshoots – didn’t get a funeral or any kind of memorial, and the death itself made her solo movie feel like an afterthought.
The Mandarin turns out to be an actor (Iron Man 3)
There’s no doubt that the MCU has never divided its fans more than when the Mandarin – the fearsome terrorist leader who is Tony Stark’s iconic arch nemesis in the comics – was yet another generic incensed genius trying to get back at Stark.
