AND BEYOND | An MCU Complete Retrospective - 4

THIS VIDEO CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR PHASE 3 AND 4 OF THE MCU SO FAR
This is it, the fourth and final part of the Complete MCU Retrospective, chronicling a journey from 2018 to 2021, covering the MCU’s final stretch to present day.
Building from the shocking ending of Infinity War, journeying to Marvel’s Endgame, and continuing beyond to the uncharted waters of Phase Four.
Covering the good, the bad, and everything in between as Marvel concluded their massive Infinity Saga and began their next adventure.
This is… A Complete Retrospective on the Marvel Cinematic Universe… PART FOUR.
THE COMPLETE TIMELINE:
00:00 - 2018: Infinity War’s ending
00:01:24 - 2018: Agents of SHIELD S5 Concludes
00:04:19 - 2018: Marketing for Ant-Man and the Wasp
00:05:24 - 2018: Far From Home title revealed
00:06:17 - 2018: ANT-MAN AND THE WASP
00:13:48 - 2018: Reception to Ant-Man and the Wasp
00:14:54 - 2018: Marvel Dry Spell
00:15:27 - 2018: James Gunn fired from Guardians Vol. 3
00:16:30 - 2018: Phase Three Continues
00:17:21 - 2018: Captain Marvel first look
00:18:06 - 2018: Captain Marvel teaser trailer
00:20:05 - 2018: Russo Bros’ Cryptic Images/Avengers 4 wraps
00:22:01 - 2018: Phase Four Rumours
00:23:39 - 2018: RIP Stan Lee
00:25:53 - 2018: Avengers 4 title speculation
00:28:05 - 2018: Captain Marvel trailer 2
00:29:10 - 2018: Avengers 4 trailer
00:30:46 - 2018: Avengers: Endgame title reveal
00:32:50 - 2019: Captain Marvel special look
00:33:29 - 2019: Far From Home teaser trailer
00:34:55 - 2019: Captain Marvel superbowl spot
00:35:12 - 2019: Avengers: Endgame superbowl spot
00:36:47 - 2019: Black Panther at the Oscars
00:37:43 - 2019: Marketing for Captain Marvel
00:38:39 - 2019: CAPTAIN MARVEL
00:49:23 - 2019: Reception to Captain Marvel
00:49:55 - 2019: Avengers: Endgame trailer 2
00:51:48 - 2019: James Gunn rehired onto Guardians Vol. 3
00:52:33 - 2019: Avenge the Fallen
00:53:26 - 2019: Avengers: Endgame special look
00:54:29 - 2019: Endgame tickets
00:55:53 - 2019: Marketing for Endgame
00:57:36 - 2019: AVENGERS: ENDGAME
01:23:59 - 2019: Reception to Avengers: Endgame
01:25:20 - 2019: Far From Home trailer 2
01:26:37 - 2019: Agents of SHIELD S6 begins
01:28:46 - 2019: Marketing for Far From Home
01:29:53 - 2019: SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME
01:39:18 - 2019: Reception to Far From Home
01:39:54 - 2019: Comic-Con 2019
01:43:08 - 2019: Agents of SHIELD S6 Continues
01:44:11 - 2019: D23 2019
01:44:53 - 2019: Spider-Man out of MCU/back into MCU
01:46:05 - 2019: End of Marvel Television
01:47:28 - 2019: Black Widow teaser trailer
01:48:18 - 2020: Black Widow special look
01:48:38 - 2020: Marvel’s 2020 Super Bowl
01:49:22 - 2020: Black Widow trailer 2
01:49:55 - 2020: Marvel Slate Delayed
01:51:26 - 2020: Agents of SHIELD Season 7
01:56:46 - 2020: WandaVision trailer
01:57:21 - 2020: RIP Chadwick Boseman
01:59:00 - 2020: Phase Four Continues
01:59:38 - 2020: Disney Investor Day 2020
02:02:46 - 2021: The Final Year
02:03:05 - 2021: WANDAVISION
02:06:15 - 2021: THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER
02:09:18 - 2021: LOKI
02:13:26 - 2021: BLACK WIDOW
02:17:14 - 2021: My Complete MCU Movie Ranking
02:24:03 - 2021: Conclusion
MCU RETROSPECTIVE PART ONE:
• THERE WAS AN IDEA... |...
MCU RETROSPECTIVE PART TWO:
• SOME REASSEMBLY REQUIR...
MCU RETROSPECTIVE PART THREE:
• TO INFINITY... | An MC...
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[@ThePrimeTheater]

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[@Griede26]

no complaints here, no ads for me. i pay for premium. :)

[@cmasterson]

Wait why was the gauntlet going to the van again lol. Someone still had to do something. Scott takes them back? Lol. And it was Capt marvel taking so WTH lol

[@Griede26]

@@cmasterson original 'plan' was to use the quantum tunnel in the van to time trave the stones by hand. since, useing the gauntlet for anything would likely kill anyone else. even the hulk. no idea about captain marvel, seemed liek she was doing ok against thanos till he punched her in the face with the strength stone.

[@-zerxvil-5208]

@@Griede26 Why pay for premium when you can get it free...

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Not much ads over here, or more like only at the beginning.

[@facundoojeda1442]

I've been watching this entire series the last couple of days and I just realized halfway through this last video that it was made by a channel with less than 10k subs and I just couldn't believe it. The amount of work and passion put in this videos is insane, amazing job.

[@christopherarteaga1269]

I said the same thing

[@dakotahd9323]

They've got another out of me!

[@dakotahd9323]

@@pathevermore3683 He has 8.67 thousand subscribers

[@christopherlee8989]

He earned another one when I sat and watched these and realized how much work and how many years of dedicated care went into this He put effort into it and I respect the hell out that

[@jayscards8640]

Criminally under subbed

[@pianomation6256]

I watched ALL of this over the course of a few days. I just wanna say that as someone who adores the Marvel Cinematic Universe but was unfortunately living under a rock until 2018 when I started getting into them. I never got to experience the absolute hype train leading up to the avengers, the suspicion that iron man isn’t gonna be good, the bombshell reveal that Bucky is the winter solider, the surprise at how good guardians of the galaxy was, the suspense leading up until infinity war and the tears shed during endgame. I just had no idea. But you have done an outstanding job re-capturing the long journey of the complete M C U and how it evolved over the years. Your immense research is prevalent and it’s clear how passionate you are towards these films as well. Thank you “I love you 3000”

[@Joeysaladslover]

Get some bitches oh my god

[@racool911]

I'm in the same boat as you. I didn't know these movies were connected until BP. It was pretty shocking realizing that BP was somehow related to Avengers, Gotg, Antman?, and Dr Strange???? Binged watched every movie right before Infinity War.

[@FlipsGTS]

Yeah same here. Seen all in the Theater back in the day. But i wasnt a comicbooknerd and just enjoyed good movies with weird new characters. His analysis of how hardcorefans and nerds received trailers and speculated about plots was so epic and is like a additional plotline for someone who wasnt „in the loop“ during that time

[@omfgitsfat]

As someone who was very much a superhero nerd and in my early 20s when the first Iron Man came out, I can attest that it's hard to watch stuff like this and not get emotional. Thor was always my favorite hero and they stumbled with him out the gate but stuck the landing in Endgame so hard. It was amazing.

[@salamandersharp3387]

its really impressive how they managed to bring back Fury's eye so convincingly, CGI has come a long way

[@rosheimd2339]

😂😂😂

[@Check_For_Response]

They did a great job with that but 90’s SLJ still looked like a 70 year old man during the running sequences - CGI still needs work.

[@ms0824]

That was good. That was funny.

[@Karlach_]

You have achieved humor

[@paulocasagrandegodolphim8203]

Hahahahahahaha

[@Obironnkenobi]

That "Avengers!.... Assemble." Will forever give me chills. Every. Single. time. Kevin has some SERIOUS work ahead of him to try and top Infinity Wars/Endgame with the new Avengers movies.

[@ranjansharma4649]

He can't IMHO. All the big boys are gone with only really b/c heroes left. Nothing has grabbed me since Endgame, none. All the superheroes are bland with no standout within them.

[@JaceDeanLove]

They were already assembled though

[@thatoneguywithayoutubechannel]

That’s part of the problem, you can’t top it. Yet they keep trying to every movie. There’s a reason that scene as well as cap wielding mjolnir and Tony’s sacrifice hit as hard as they do, they were earned. We built these characters for years and when the moment finally happens it feels earned. Now the moments just feel forced because that’s exactly what they are

[@zamirvelazquez4968]

It’s not even that he can’t top it it’s just y’all have expectations that too high and seem to forget it took 10/11 years of world building before we got to that point

[@robonator2945]

a lot of people are saying it can't be done or expectations are too high but, yeah no. It's the same tired and trite old "superhero fatigue" argument that's been disproven over, and over, and over again. "super hero fatigue" : supposedly exists Spiderverse 1 & 2 & soon to be 3 : exists Spiderman No Way Home : exists "multiverse fatigue" : supposedly exists see : previous "star wars fatigue" : supposedly exists Andor : exists the reality is people don't like shit movies or shows. I never watched the first Captain America, and haven't rewatched any MCU films I can think of. A few months ago I did watch the first Captain America, and it was fucking amazing. Just yesterday I rewatched Civil War, and it was fucking amazing. What people want is good stories, interesting concepts, intriguing characters, etc. Yes, MCU has burned it's good will with many, many, many people, particularly many critics (actual critics, like the kind that make mult-hour full breakdowns of shit to explain why it doesn't work/does work, not the people who give a number and cash a check) but as Andor proved; that doesn't matter. It doesn't matter how "burnt out" people are with a concept, if you write something good it's still fucking good. And if you write something bad it's still fucking bad. People aren't "burnt out" on the MCU, they're "burnt out" on shit MCU. People aren't going to buy a multi-billion dollar drilling rig just to deepen the grand canyon so they can lower their expectations enough to enjoy She-Hulk. Just do your fucking job and write something that doesn't require people to lower their standards.

[@redflamingarrow_]

Thanks for making this Prime, you're totally right, I completely forgot how it felt to watch these movies for the first time and the marvel hype over the years. Amazing retrospective

[@Karlach_]

true

[@jackiehuff7736]

Watching endgame in theaters was the most unique experience. It was the first time I felt that movie watching was communal. Everyone was cheering and laughing at the same parts. It felt more like live theater honestly.

[@m.t.d.8852]

Who would sit and watch all four parts of this retrospective????? Me. I would. And I would absolutely love another part covering the rest of phase four. This series was delightful, thanks man!!

[@CamTheWarlock]

His presentation that always makes him sound excited, and how he also points out a lot of the good stuff makes me want to get back into Marvel. Hell I might watch some of the movies I’ve still not seen, and just ignore what everyone else is saying.

[@ridiculousedtollett6120]

These videos just randomly ended up in my recommended videos yesterday and I've watched all 4 already. Just gotta say, great work on all of these. This was a real treat to watch.

[@zane_sadauskis]

I got them 3 days ago and have slowly been watching them... and now at the end of endgame I'm crying again over the characters I have loved

[@sassysteveartist]

@@zane_sadauskis same! This dude has done a great job of reminding us of the ol' Marvel Magic from the first 3 phases! It was an EPIC ride!

[@RoboThePanda]

We NEED another one of these sometime around the end of this year/start of next year. Just finished watching all 4 over the course of a few days just to relive my excitement for the mcu when Thor 4 left me feeling a bit jaded. Looking forward to watching the next chapter with all the shows that have come out since this video! Man I’m loving these shows.

[@themcusbleedingedge]

Yo Robo don't hold back my friend, Thor 4 was a absolute fucking clown world joke. My most long running, loyal, and solid female guest on The MCU'S Bleeding Edge Renee, who happens to be a good friend of mine in real life outside of content creation, and I were talking on the phone a few weeks after we did our review of Thor 4, lol, and we both admitted and agreed that we didn't want to trash the film to the level it deserved and tried to find good things to say about it just out of bias ya know, we didn't want to have to openly slam that shit, and normally I just do, but since it was Thor, an original six Avenger, we soft balled that shit. But no Taika totally wasted Christain Bale in the film.

[@WwZa7]

The fact that Thor still could bring back his hammer, and said "I'm still wrothy" is really speaking. Despite all his faliures, and how low he has fallen, despite his depression and turning into an alcocholic bum. He was still worthy.

[@ruby8ball55]

I searched "MCU retrospective" just looking for something to hype me up before seeing Eternals and this is exactly what I was looking for very well made series, I had a lot of fun going down memory lane to where this all started and all the epic moments along the way

[@irohsteacup]

Saaaaaame. Although I watched after a catching up on Marvel.

[@kyle1806]

MCU now sucks so bad compared to the infinity saga

[@A_Random_Ghost]

Yeah, this makes Phase 4 look like Phase 2 with the risks but without the payoff.

[@SkittlesBeats]

Please don’t stop making videos. Your views and subscriber count is pitiful compared to the quality of your videos so far. I loved this full retrospective compared to other videos on the same topic. You were VERY thorough and I loved that. Thank you for making this, it was phenomenal.

[@ALL_that_ENDS]

I agree.

[@bglybico9278]

Fr I hope he keeps making content cause this series was great

[@felifel88]

Really puts be back in the moment and reliving the hype

[@peblezQ]

The two end credit scenes in Ant-Man and The Wasp gave me such chills when I first saw them. After such a light-hearted movie, it was so hauntingly jarring in the best possible ways

[@thrashmedia6809]

I’ve binged these 4 videos and the end of this episode made me tear up and feel the excitement again. Truly something special.

[@SPQSpartacus]

I did not cry when Tony died. But Steve dancing with Peggy, I tear up every time.

[@pucknorris3473]

When the little girl asks for cheeseburgers at the end I f****** lose it every time... That's Is a very meta reference to how Robert Downey Jr. Got off drugs. It was such a mature omage Delivered from the most innocent place.. a thank you to Robert from the whole franchise.

[@eater46641]

The biggest piece of garbage sense Thor 2 was definitely Captain Marvel. The rehashed old tropes, and forced the movie down your throat. Fury losing his eye because of a cat is stupid. The only reason people say they like it is because they don’t want to seem sexist.

[@norawithanh]

this retrospective made me remember what made these movies so special to witness. it's inspired me to rewatch the entire franchise in chronological order

[@clubninja111]

I'm a year late to this retrospective, but holy shit. This guy made over 8 hours of MCU recap. AND IT'S GREAT! Big props man.

[@clubninja111]

Watching this retrospective has helped me understand something. Marvel will never be the same as it was up to Endgame. Change isn't always bad, but the hype that Kevin Feige was able to create is something that will never be replicated to the same extent.

[@Metal.combat]

@@clubninja111change is bad in this case lmao considering what they’ve done everything so far. Also, Kevin fiege was kept in check by the dude who got fired accusations. Kevin is a hack, people give him wayy to much credit.

[@rasmaster2111]

I don't know a single person that thought that the 2nd half of captain marvel was fun at all, how is it fun when you have superheroes that doesn't struggle at all with much of anything

[@simpcat4415]

Yeah, it felt like he’s afraid to criticize it. The nick fury eye thing with the dumbass cat is honestly just unacceptable but people like him who just point and laugh at it are the reason why marvel post endgame is full of really awful humor

[@joshuakolton9955]

I'm so incredibly glad that I never saw the movie. Brie's insufferable nature kept me FAR away, plus she said she didn't want white men to see it so I obliged.

[@jamesrobinson1579]

Exactly... That movie was bad because the character was overpowered, not because of gender!

[@aglitchedeevee2990]

As someone who as been watching the mcu since iron man came out in 2008 I was 7 I’ve seen every mcu movie in theaters since I loved this series

[@baddragonite]

In the comics Fury lost his eye saving his squad from a live grenade in war. That would've been a way better backstory and echo back to Captain America jumping on a grenade he thought was live. God I hate the Captain Marvel movie so much

[@tommy_swim243]

I would love to see Ryan Reynolds as deadpool take over the cameo role of Stan Lee within the mcu movies

[@ilyasanzo]

Pretty Pleaaaaaaase

[@sheldonsights7698]

Even if I and many others didn't like the movie that much I was at least hoping he'd pop up in Multiverse of madness, can't believe he didn't.

[@calumbetts1537]

I believe this is happening

[@BGOutOfService]

This series of videos is the best retrospective I've seen in a LONG TIME.

[@irohsteacup]

I'm very spoiled, and just watched all these retrospectives in less than 2 days. Didn't have to wait 😅. I really appreciate the entire presentation. Specifically seeing how things unfolded irl with teasers and releases, and I didn't expect the more current information to be so insightful. Amazing job , thanks for the help passing time

[@leirach77]

I'm not gonna lie this retrospective got me emotional at some parts. I feel like marvel has been such a huge part of a lot of people's lives and it's nice to go back and look at the journey.

[@Felix.Fictus]

"small vocal minority" *proceeds to show that minority is over 55%* guy, i think thats called a Majority when its above 50%

[@balin1920]

Your very very generous for capitan marvel. That took some effort.

[@A_Random_Ghost]

This one feels weird. It's basically praising everything the MCU did in Phase 4 regardless of how unexceptional they felt.

[@NamaJeff]

I think the problem is that this video was made before the second half of phase four. Thor 4, Moon Knight, hawkeye, she-hulk, etc. are not included and I feel like those properties have really degraded the quality of marvel as a brand. I was still optimistic about phase four after watching a show like Loki. After shit like she-hulk and black widow, I am starting to doubt their ability to create anything interesting after endgame.

[@Beastinvader]

@@NamaJeff This is true. Wandavision, Loki and Hawkeye were flawed but not bad. They were acceptable. Like Thor 2. They didn't destroy our trust in the MCU like what followed

[@Metal.combat]

And his rankings were shit😂 captain marvel, black panther, first avenger way too high

[@greendaleforever]

Especially his praise of Captain Marvel....

[@naejimba]

@@greendaleforever , and the part that really made me mad was when he said fans didn't like it "because there is a woman on the poster." That is complete BS. In the previous parts he mentioned how when Black Widow was introduced the fans were already asking for a solo movie, and how everyone loved Wonder Woman. These two things can't exist at the same time. The entire argument is a straw man fallacy.

[@jaedavis3809]

Still getting goosebumps from sam’s on your left.

[@krysisstorm2703]

Why does no one ever mentioned the connection Endgame has to the 1st Antman movie? In Antman there is a scene where Hank Pym accuses Howard Stark of stealing Pym Particles, which as it turns out is what Cap took so him and Tony could get back to the future!

[@connorschultz380]

O my!

[@texasjoehotdog1838]

Not really a connection because that would’ve been a different timeline than the main one

[@Aukejorrit]

@@texasjoehotdog1838 well they'd be used up so not really right? The cube was returned but did they return the particles?

[@texasjoehotdog1838]

@@Aukejorrit Them traveling back to the past created a new timeline. In the timeline of the first ant man they never traveled back to the past. Although apparently the filmmakers themselves couldn’t even agree on how their in universe rules work so contradictions wouldn’t surprise me

[@SPQSpartacus]

You just got me mouthing ”Holy F#£¥”. This is the best easter egg I’ve seen in ages!

[@goodsoopjoey]

You really put captain marvel infront of both spiderman ...

[@A_Random_Ghost]

Almost feels like sarcasm

[@Dmimpostor]

Or a good glazing for plank the character

[@Alexroux78]

Captain Marvel is an amazing character, so yes

[@naejimba]

@@Alexroux78 , amazing character? In the movie she doesn't have any internal struggle or flaws... a Mary Sue. Instead of the hero's journey it is reduced to "I was always awesome, it's just other people were holding me back." That is a terrible narrative structure that doesn't allow for the character to grow and develop, and is a large reason why the character didn't emotionally resonate with audiences. It also doesn't leave much room for the villain if they are not a massive threat that requires growth to defeat. Compare this to how they handled Captain America, another Mary Sue. Instead of having another character use exposition to let the audience know how great a person he was (like they did in Captain Marvel), they used the grenade scene to show qualities like self sacrifice and bravery. Show don't tell is the big rule you have to follow, and SHOWING likable qualities can get the audience to root for the hero. And while the story doesn't leave much room for the villain, going with the over the top Nazi Red Skull with perfect casting is about as good as you can get with a one dimensional villain like that. What is likable about Captain Marvel? What reason other than being the hero gets the audience on her side? All of it is surface level without substance, and I just can't get emotionally invested in a character and their story without that reason. I also don't think it was the best casting choice; sure she's won an academy award but you can't see the acting chops she has in this film AT ALL. Some of that is due to the writing... they didn't give her much to work with especially with dialogue. To me, it just seemed like a bad fit for the role and a script that lacked substance, combined with a narrative structure that doesn't do any favors.

[@sponseredbyme]

The difference between breakdowns, Easter eggs vids, theories, etc. and your video structure breaking down build ups, hype, and anticipation between movies is that even through hours of content on your channel, I thoroughly enjoyed every part of your series! I haven’t felt that sense of reliving the excitement leading up to each movie, trailer, and news story in between since the beginning! I subscribed in the first vid of this series, but this is in the same caliber of high quality ofother high ranking KZbin channels in the same space. Bravo! And I can’t wait to see more of phase 4 and 5 🙌🏼

[@AlphaShark]

This was incredible, absolutely deserves more views you knocked it out of the park Prime. I’ve been watching this series across the last 3-4 days and you’ve kept it so engaging with your commentary, I absolutely love that you narrated with the mindset of the audience at the time of each movie, where you speculated what could happen in each movie. And I thought back even before you mentioned it in the last video about where I was when the Infinity War trailer dropped. I remember so clearly exactly where I was at my community college when it came out, I don’t know if any franchise will ever reach the peaks of the MCU at its best. I can’t see any group at least in this generation rallying around a film franchise as much as people have with this. For me EndGame was the perfect conclusion and I haven’t followed the series nearly as closely as I used to. It was perfect, I cried quite a bit at the end of that movie and it closed a door for me.

[@sebastianchavez577]

I like to imagine that there’s a buried scene where after Carol rises up in her triumphant flashback, an Air Force recruiter walks out and says, “Remember girls, you can bomb civilians in Kuwait and Iraq just as well as the boys, talk to your local recruiter today.”

[@awesomeanimator0773]

💀

[@Maximo_ari]

Damn the glory days. Your videos have been a trip down memory lane.

[@TechAndBeyond381]

I love the series but 1 thing I don’t like about the series is calling the people who don’t like some movies sexist or things like that. For example Captain Marvel had a mix reception and saying that the people who didnt like the movie sexist was kinda douchy.

[@sasha-dt5vk]

He didn’t say that everyone who disliked it was sexist. He said there were some people that made reductionist judgements because they let sexist biases influence their judgement of the movie.

[@Darkstar-se6wc]

Especially since, with the benefit of hindsight it seems the critics were right about the direction of the MSheU …. Lo, how the mighty are fallen!

[@theForbiddenSpeaker]

@@sasha-dt5vk "some" as he goes ahead and emphasizes the entire audience score on RT (which is more then just a small number of fans)

[@deejayyy1681]

Holy crap 😳 This was the best 4 part recap to Marvel I've ever seen... absolutely phenomenal 😊

[@redflamingarrow_]

I've been waiting for this :)

[@christopherbenson2491]

Some people give so much flack to Fat Thor and how his friends treated him. They turned his PTSD into comedy, but coming from someone who has been to those same depths I can tell u that when ur that low, in that much pain comedy and self medication maybe the only thing that keeps u going. U either laugh or u cry, and "men" don't cry, and ur best friends are always assholes! That maybe the most genuine portrayal in the whole MCU. I can truthfully say Chris Hemsworth portrayal helped me get through some dark times because of it brutal, funny, but above all genuine portrayal.

[@jasonmaclean719]

36:18 no, it showed Hulk but in the movie it was Hulkbuster which ended up pissing a LOT of people off. Really angered us seeing as how we all felt deceived especially with Endgame

[@paulnelson1169]

No way Captain Marvel is ranked that high. That movie is bottom 3 at best. Great video tho!

[@naejimba]

On top of it insulting the people watching (who are fans of the movies) by saying they didn't like it "because it had a woman on the poster." Even though in the previous parts he mentioned how when Black Widow was introduced the fans were already asking for a solo movie, and how everyone loved Wonder Woman. He provided the counterexamples that disproves the idea. I just hate how people had legitimate critiques, but were met with a straw man fallacy of an argument the fans never made, gaslighting, and accusations of sexism... even though many of the people saying the same things weren't men.

[@bigmeatybaby1133]

I listened to all of these videos in a single day at work. I am blown away at the quality of this whole project. The flow of the script and the amount of work that had to have went into this is insane. I can’t imagine this channel will be small for much longer

[@luke2max]

Just finished them all and holy crap this was genuinely amazing. You definitely don't have the recognition that you more than deserve. Thank you so much for this!

[@jessicastrike5640]

I’ve watched your entire retrospective this week and it has been astounding, the effort you put in is evident throughout and I loved every minute of it. I really hope you do a part 5 at the end of this year for the conclusion of Phase 4

[@_zocki]

So part 2 and 3 are not available only to me ?

[@Yirmatang]

This was an incredibly fun blast through the past that was very well put together! I hope we get a part 5 soon, now that Phase 4 has come to a close!

[@pocketplayer33]

I remember back in 2018/2019 when the new Marvel movies were all anyone could talk about in my 4th grade class. Those were the good old days.

[@ryanhendrix5251]

Fantastic series, but one nitpick, Mysterio isn't the titular character of Far From Home. Titular would mean that the title of the movie is derived from him.

[@musicaluprising924]

I binged all four parts and thoroughly enjoyed them! Looking forward to Part 5!

[@Relativ9]

I don't think people review bombed Captain Marvel cause the lead was a woman, those same people loved the first Wonderwoman, they review bombed Captain Marvel because the marketing and comments by Brie Larson around the movie (before and after) made it clear that you were "supposed" to like it because it was a woman and if you didn't it meant you were sexist...regardless of actual ligitimate complaints or critizism of the plot, script, acting or set-pieces of the movie. Don't get me wrong it's a perfectly decent movie, but Carol Danvers doesn't really have any kind of character arc, she's just kind of perfect from the get go (and arrogantly so) and she doesn't have to learn humility or any other kind of self improvement, she just has to realize that she really is the best and it's the Kri that's been holding her back. We like arrogant marvel characters sometimes (Tony Stark, Dr Strange because they have to learn to overcome their flaws and grow into more well balanced individuals (literally the whole point of their two origin stories). In Captain Marvel we're told that no she doesn't have to grow, the rest of the world just needs to accept that she really is the greatest thing since sliced bread.

[@printaboy]

But... but... that is the point of the movie? She is perfect, but she's been held down by... Kri, men, society, whatever, telling her she isn't good enough to the point where she almost stopped trying. But she broke free, realized she is good enough, perfect even the way she is. As a person who endured pretty serious bullying in young age, this movie resonated with me intensely. My wife also loved it, same as a lot of women and people who went thru hardships and were told they aren't good enough. It may not resonate with everyone, but it did for me and a lot of other people. And saying there isn't a character growth... I don't know, did we watched the same movie?

[@sentorus67]

@@printaboy The issue is a perfect character cannot grow. By saying that its the world around that is problem means that her actions are never critzied. No-one is flawless. No-one. In the movie Captain Marvel is somewhat aggressive, she's somewhat dismissive, she has an aura that other characters, tony stark and stephen strange, were told to humble themselves. There's nothing wrong with a story that is about gaining self-confidence and I'm glad to hear this movie worked for you and friends. But nobody's perfect and we wished that the movie acknowledge that.

[@naejimba]

@@sentorus67 , on top of it, she's a Superman like character that has an insane power level. If the villain isn't an actual threat, you'd better have a DAMN good internal struggle to make it work. Instead you get... nothing. Sure, she does good in drama films, but this doesn't suit her, especially the comedy. So the wrong casting choice with a script that gives the actor nothing to work with on top of a narrative structure that doesn't allow for growth.

[@maybussell5099]

1:32:06 I noticed it several times in the 3rd part, but it seems you are using the “titular character” or “titular villain” to mean the most important character or villian, but the world “titular” refers to characters who are mentioned by name in the title of the film.

[@christopherfloody5555]

Yeah, a good example is "The Wizard of Oz" Not Dorothy, nor her companions, or the wicked witch are the titular characters. Only the wizard they encounter right at the end is the titular character.

[@andresgonzalez6478]

I sat around all day watching these four videos just because of the first thumbnail. U made me laugh u made me cry hell u even made chills run up my spine again for every single movie (mostly for Infinity War and Endgame). U made me get excited and cheer for these movies all over again, and with every happening with Marvel right now u made me remember why I love the MCU. Thank you SO much for this amazing experience once again. Seriously dude u actually made me feel like it was 2008 again. I am literally so excited too see your next MCU video. May the love of Marvel be with us.

[@Nine9tailya]

Sameee, just chills and all the emotion, i was getting excited if Spiderman would show up or not for a movie years ago. The hype was as real as then... All the emotions 😍

[@theonlybilge]

Captain Plank

[@johnbilicki913]

Ive watched through all the videos and this is the only contray opinion i have is that Captain Marvel is a bad film, not because it has a woman on the poster, but because that character is a mary sue with no real development to speak of. She feels more like wet cardboard reciting lines than an actual character

[@lordjm7265]

I never comment on videos but I just want to say a massive thank you for all parts in this series. You kept me entertained for a whole work day and I know you must've worked hard. Keep it up!!!

[@ZGKIV]

The scene where Peter asks Happy to say something only he would know, breaks my heart. 💔

[@aetherfukz]

These videos deserve so much more views. Really glad I found this channel randomly when searching for MCU retrospectives. Great content!

[@mimimckinney705]

I watched the entire series over the last few days and I just want to say thank you. This was a refresher without having to watch them all again . Great job. Can’t wait for the next one.

[@DamienHD]

These retrospectives were absolutely amazing. Really brought me back to the great feelings of anticipation for all the movies. I’m sure it took a lot of work, so THANK YOU!

[@vslazer6728]

This is my first time coming across your channel but I gotta say you knocked it outta the park with these videos and gained me as a subscriber. I started closely following the MCU around when Civil War came out so it was neat to go back and look at the older ones from before that time. These movies have been a huge part of my childhood/teenage years and we’re always super exciting to go see and this video series captured the feeling of the hype again for me. I appreciate the work and I hope you get a large boost of more subscribers soon as you deserve.

[@WackaMei]

"a small vocal majority" didn't dislike Captain Marvel because a woman was on the cover: they disliked it because the movie tried to artificially create a deus ex machina for endgame, spearheaded by an actor who made her low and distasteful opinions of Marvel fans very clear, all done whilst essentially making the entire MCU about a character who in-universe (on-screen) had never been mentioned or even alluded to "for girl power points". This said, thank you for making these videos. Very informative content.

[@A_Random_Ghost]

Yeah, upliftment at the expense of plot. And also the actress, that was terrible casting.

[@Arufonsa1]

I don’t know fam. Sounds pretty fragile to me 🤷‍♂️

[@A_Random_Ghost]

@@Arufonsa1 Not sure where fragility comes into any of this.

[@Arufonsa1]

@@A_Random_Ghost oh it came from you.

[@TheRealUnkn0wn_289]

Actually I think it came from you

[@punkrokkme7]

I’m near the end of this final part of your series, nearly 2 years after you posted it, and I wanted to leave my remarks This 4 part documentary is an absolute leviathan of an undertaking to accurately and holistically, yet succinctly recount the events as they unfolded of this culturally imperative period of film media I have steadily lost most of my interest in the MCU as its various titles since the break for COVID have released, but over the course of these 7+ hours you’ve reminded me why I had been so attached to it since 2008 I can only imagine the research that went into this, not to mention the hours sat in front of a microphone. A truly professional job which has had a great impact on this viewer. Needless to say you have earned a subscription. Many thanks for your efforts

[@soneghetsantos]

Thanks for this retrospective.

[@Ababb21]

Man I've watched this whole series and really enjoyed it, but I'm unbelievably disappointed with your flat out refusal to be remotely critical of Captain Marvel. I'm not saying you can't like or even love the movie, but based on your commentary across all the films it's very clear you had no intention of saying anything bad regardless. And based on your reasoning that "anyone who didn't like it only didn't like it because a girl was on the poster" it's very clear why. Just to clear up my opinion, Wonder Women (not 1984) is one of the best super hero movies I've ever seen, and last I checked there was a woman on that poster. meanwhile captain marvel was mediocre at best, ignoring the lead actresses disdain the fanbase. Disappointing but not surprising, besides that I really enjoyed your series. Thanks for making

[@miguelortiz8350]

Hey i just found these videos and truly enjoyed watching them to completion. Thank you for that walk down memory lane! I hope you get more exposure with time

[@ah_plawie]

I realize it's been a year since you made this video series, but I really appreciated it. It's just beginning to sink in how huge of a part the MCU has been in my life. So, thank you.

[@amypoliness5922]

3:55 just starting this last video in the series and started them yesterday. I will be forever grateful that you put in all of this effort and work into these videos. I have been glued to my phone watching them and have enjoyed every single part. Thank you!!! Truly!!! The amount of detail and work that so clearly went into these videos is outstanding and is peak top tier KZbin content. You are a blessing!!!!!!!!

[@Durandalski]

The MCU pretty much ended at endgame to me. Spider man stands on its own pretty well, but the rest of phase 4 has been mediocre at best to downright bad. I prefer to remember the MCU fondly and enjoy the older movies.

[@rasmaster2111]

It's actually insane that just bc their is a female lead, u assume that the low score is because of sexist ideas when in reality it had bad writing for captain marvel and not much for stakes, a long with other issues

[@sermanley7395]

Prob just scared to admit that movie and the direction today just sucks smh

[@theForbiddenSpeaker]

yea that was dumb of this guy to presume. Also...no way Black Panther deserved best film award nomination, which he should have made clear too lool. Politically correct I guess

[@pjfitzgerald2773]

just finished binging this whole series. the level of work and attention to detail has blown me away, ive recommended these videos to countless friends begging them to watch so we can geek out about them together. easily in my favorite video essays of all time. with phase four basically done now, i would love to see a part 5 covering everything that has released since!!

[@johcha]

This is an awesome time capsule of the MCU. Thank you for creating this

[@JensFleurackers]

I hate the fact I stumbled upon this now. I love these so much I simply can't wait to rewatch this in a few years with (hopefully) a few new additions.

[@Kwachiii]

This series is really amazing, it make you relive the hype and ups and down of the mcu

[@filippobona6763]

This entire series was just so special, it brought me back in time and i thank you so much, the MCU has a special place in my heart so this series was truly beautiful.❤

[@caydenyoung8326]

I watched this entire series in a single day (at 1.5x speed) and my god it reminded me why I loved marvel so much at one point. After Endgame I kinda gave up on the MCU but this reminds me of how much I enjoyed the build up to that epic conclusion. Incredible video series.

[@DJSpinczar]

I've enjoyed the series so far, but honestly the dismissive side swipes at people who didn't like certain movies is a bit...unnecessary - as if the ONLY reason to not like captain marvel was "me man, me see woman, me no like woman"...kind of excessive

[@karenwang313]

It was nice being able to revisit all these films after so long. The MCU has been on a massive decline the past couple years, so it was nice being able to revisit all these films at their peak, with all the hype and excitement in tow.

[@rileyclark9096]

I will say, after watching all 4 of your videos, it made me excited for the MCU again. I wish phase 4 and 5 was as interesting and exciting as the first 3. I remember feeling like every movie was an event. Now, it feels like hard work to watch everything they’ve pumped out in the last 2 years!!! Great videos man!!! I subscribed to your channel.

[@leekirby1186]

Really hope to see more of these with different series and future marvel movies. You are my favorite channel I randomly stumbled across by far. Keep up the great content!

[@MarvinMartinez2001]

Phase 4 is pretty much done so we need a part 5 asap!!!

[@LunaticTrumpet]

God this brings back memories. I remember seeing Endgame with my EX boyfriend and his dad. They managed to get the last few tickets for opening night. The seats sucked but we didn’t care. I remember dropping everything I was doing and rushing to the theater and the energy was electric.

[@PointerShotPaintball]

Dear Prime if Grammer, Thank you so very much for making this documentary. I had forgotten what it was like to grow up with all of that and your video just had me feeling like a kid for 8 hours and I loved every second. Your passion is felt in this video and we can tell you love the content. This is a video I will be showing my kids when they are old enough to watch all the movies

[@JeremyArchie]

FANTASTIC work. I have o give it up for the algorithm, or I would have never stumbled upon this absolute GEM of a series. Can't wait for your inevitable retrospective of Phase 4 going forward.

[@FortressOfFriendship]

the first part of this was recommended to me yesterday and i’ve watched all 4 now. this genuinely made me emotional several times, and it really felt like reliving the excitement of all of this in real time

[@AD_Nelson]

After watching this entire retrospective, No Way Home feels even more special.

[@maaheenadnan6839]

loved all the videos!! cant wait for another part with the new stuff!

[@Claego]

Amazing content and commentary! I loved going through this journey again and you were an excellent conductor. Please keep making videos!

[@commanderclown8620]

I was waiting for the "You just don't like Captain Marvel because you hate women!" Line. Also I just have to say, Killmonger had absolutely no point. He was a sociopathic monster who blatantly admitted to T'challa that he only cared about causing as much death and destruction as possible as some sort of sick and twisted way to get revenge for his fathers death. He just coats his insane agenda up in some flowery BLM sounding language so he doesn't come across as the monster he truly is. Even though, looking exclusively at how he presented himself in the rest of the film and ignoring that singular moment of honesty with T'challa. His plan was still to cause a global race war and commence a hostile takeover of the entire world. No doubt killing millions, or probably billions in the process. Like good Christ man it's one thing for not-evil Black people to fall for his whole BLM message. Or for more evil Black people to just straight up support his plan for racial genocide. But he blatantly would like nothing more than to see you, me, and countless other people being brutally murdered. Yet you and other people still try and pretend like he somehow had a fucking point. You really had a solid 4 part review going until you just completely snapped me out of it with those two tired-ass claims.

[@mmeade9402]

The backlash to Captain Marvel was totally about there being a woman in it. Yeah that was it.

[@stevenman013]

Enjoyed going through all these retrospectives and feeling the passion you have for the MCU, one we share. I hope the future phases will keep entertaining you.

[@LupitaLaChona]

Thank you, as someone who started with Infinity Wars, I finally understand lots of stuff. 😅 guys don’t yell at me.

[@sherriwalters6095]

I really appreciated your enthusiasm and time making these! But, I absolutely hated the M-She-U phase 4…especially what they did to my favorite Marvel character of all time…Loki. I hate that they took so many liberties with many of the male characters and made them the butts of jokes. Toby McGuire will always be the best Spider-Man, Captain America The First Avenger is perfect, the same for Thor 1 & 2….Captain Marvel and She Hulk are insufferable. I hope that they keep TW far away from the these characters so they can be returned to their original “Glorious Purpose”. Thanks for doing these, I watched all 4 in their entirety for different perspective and you didn’t disappoint…we just disagree. ✌️ PS…My 4 sons grew up with the original MMPR, I have so many wonderful memories of watching Jason David Frank with them, as he was my eldest’s fav Ranger….May he rest in peace and may God comfort his loved ones whose lives will never be the same again.🙏

[@theonlybilge]

The Don was the real hero in Captain Plank.

[@peckerthemecher]

😂😂😂

[@texasjoehotdog1838]

Don bless you massive

[@neo1303]

Amazing retrospective. This is one of the most underrated channels on KZbin. I hope this eventually gets more views!

[@sebastianchavez577]

Same boat as you man, I was 4 years old when I saw iron man come out in theaters in 2008 and I thought it was the coolest movie of all time. I bought all the toys, watched all the fan videos on KZbin, my dad had the iron man in the warehouse as the screensaver, I lived in an iron man mk3 costume for year. I was on board from the beginning and when I saw Avengers 1, I knew that Marvel was only getting started and that we were in for something out of this world. Thank you for bringing back so many memories and I hope your channel gets the attention it deserves.

[@griv310]

All of these videos are great. Only thing I will say is Captain Marvel did not get negative reviews because she’s a woman. The movie got it because it genuinely was not that great. She was way overpowered and barely had any difficult conflict. The final fight ended before it started.

[@endostatic7687]

As someone who watched Avengers Endgame as the first MCU movie ever, I'd say that you've done really great job at sharing what it was like for a fan who was there since day one. Ofc I started watching them in order straight after and tbh, I agree. Endgame is prolly the best one so far. I rewatched it more times than I could remember.

[@ilexx876]

This series has been an amazing watch. So so so thorough. Easily the best MCU retrospective I've seen on KZbin.

[@fantazia_goroda]

Wow! That’s simply the best retrospective I’ve ever seen on KZbin and I’ve seen a lot. All this work and details - wow. Waiting for more on this and other universes ❤

[@LXXVIIZONE]

You are a great writer and great channel, your take on captain marvel is a bad one though lol. Only thing you're guilty of it is blind consumption though, marvel can do no wrong to you, but that fine you're a massive fan but agree to disagree, love the channel regardless !

[@peckerthemecher]

Yeah, the whole Black Panther section from the last movie really opened my eyes to how much of a consumer this guy is. I hope he knows it’s okay to not enjoy every movie they come out with, and to point out their flaws when they make them.

[@LXXVIIZONE]

@@peckerthemecher yeh there’s a few movies where I was okay, he just enjoys the product of marvel, not looking at it objectively as a individual movie 😅 But he right well almost makes me feel nostalgic if that release period, very interested in seeing the new phase id there will be any criticism, im black myself and I understand the cultural impact Black panther had but it wasn’t that good a film

[@A_Random_Ghost]

Yeah, that's why I like rewatching movies after the hype. Tells me if a movie is as good as I originally thought or if it's even better. That's why I don't like Endgame as much as I thought I did.