The Marvel Cinematic Universe has spanned over ten years and
dives both into fantasy and science fiction. For the sake of time and space I
am only including the first movie where the characters appeared and then only
ones I like J.
X Men (2000)
The first in the current running X Men cinematic universe.
Hugh Jackman in his heyday makes for a wonderful conflicted Wolverine. He doesn’t
need anyone but as they fight Magneto he joins up with the X Men to save the
young Rogue from Magneto’s evil plans. Such a great movie with a conflicted villain
that doesn’t actually seem all that bad.
The Fantastic Four (2005)
I love Ioan Gruffudd and I love his adaptation of Reed
Richards. A sort of shy absent minded professor who really only wants to do the
right thing. I guess the one I always felt the worst for was the Thing. The
rest could pretend to be human, but Ben was always stuck looking like a rock
monster.
The Amazing Spiderman (2012)
This I think is my favorite version of the hero bit by the radioactive
spider. I guess because I think Andrew Garfield is cute. Anyway it is the same
story just perhaps a little better written.
Iron Man (2008)
The first of the official Marvel cinematic universe. Iron
Man is egotistic and a little annoying, but he admits this and continues with
his life trying a little to stop the weapons that he created. You can get
behind a hero like that.
Thor (2011)
And now we get to where science fiction meets fantasy. Thor
is a part of Earth’s mythology. He is the Thunder god. But in this version he
is simply a greatly advanced alien but with a little bit of magic thrown in. It
is one of my favorites in the Marvel universe.
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
When watching this movie you can relate the words of Mrs.
Whatsit, “There is such a thing as a tesseract.” Captain America is perhaps one
of Marvel’s most noble of heroes. He’s fighting for a cause he feels is right
(against the Nazis and Hydra) and is all together a good guy. Perhaps why this
one is also a favorite.
The Avengers (2012)
And everyone comes together to defeat Loki and a bunch of
aliens. What’s not to like?
The Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
The first time I watched the trailer for this movie I couldn’t
get over that two of its main characters are a raccoon and a talking tree. But
afterwards I really enjoyed it. Because of its subject matter it doesn’t take
itself too seriously and I love it!
Doctor Strange (2016)
A character that shows who really does show character
growth, Doctor Steven Strange goes from being a very self-centered surgeon to a
slightly humbled wizard. And that’s what makes this story so great, he is a
wizard!
This is of course only a small sampling of all the Marvel
movies made over the years but enjoy all the same.
