Tag: Marvel Cinematic Universe

• The Awakening of Captain Marvel

  

  In 1899, Kate Chopin’s ‘The Awakening’ caused, upon publication, something of a scandal. It is, after all, the story of a married woman – with two young sons – realising that there may be more to life than slavish adherence to the societal norms that bind her to a husband she has always obeyed more…

  markwithanx

  October 7, 2020

  MCU

  biological necessity, Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers, Edna Pontellier, female, female lead, feminist, gossiping, indirect aggression, Kate Chopin, Leonidas, loyalty, male gaze, Marvel Cinematic Universe, MCU, men, Roger Ebert, rumours, Skrull, social, The Awakening, violence

• A Stark Bickle

  

  Martin Scorsese recently courted controversy by claiming that Superhero movies were “not cinema”. Quite what he means by “cinema” here only he can say for, however venerated he may be, surely he has no more say in defining the term than do the rest of us. It might seem that the opinion of one of the…

  markwithanx

  March 14, 2020

  MCU

  Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, cinema, Epic of Gilgamesh, Iron Man, Martin Scorsese, Marvel Cinematic Universe, MCU, Superhero movies, Taxi Driver, The Irishman, Tony Stark, Travis Bickle