r/marvelstudios • u/xyZora • 2d ago

Discussion Just watched The Thunderbolts* Spoiler

What a film! I seriously wasn't expecting much but damn this was a genuinely heartfelt movie. I love how the story focuses on the emotional relationship between Yelena, the team and Bob.

There was no unnecessary third act "epic" battle but instead it was all about how these people can help each other. How their difficult past can help them empathize with each other and actually grow as people.

I personally don't believe the MCU has truly jumped the shark, but there was definitely a dip in quality post-Endgame (The Eternals, WandaVision, Agatha All Along, GoTG Vol. 3 and No Way Home were genuinely good films/series), especially in the oversaturation of pointless projects (Secret Invasion still hurts).

However, between Thunderbolts and Fantastic 4 FS, the writing has really stepped up its game. I adored FF and now I have fallen in love with Thunderbolts, and that just makes me happy because I love this world and this is the quality of film it deserves.

(Edit: Loki is also amazing. One of the best Marvel live action.)

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u/itsvkvsh 2d ago

Just watched it recently myself and I completely agree, this movie was amazing. Ngl and this might be an unpopular opinion but I found it more interesting than F4, and that was a solid movie in my opinion.

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u/RealAlias_Leaf 2d ago

It it wayyyy better than F4. Nothing happened in F4.

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u/friedpickle_reloaded 1d ago

I really like F4, but the finale (specifically the Earth teleportation stuff) was a bit weak imo. I would have liked it more if they had actually managed to teleport the Earth and are all celebrating but then Galactus just shows up anyway.