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TheMarvel Cinematic Universe’sAvengersfilms may have made the superhero film genre a dominant force in pop culture , but the series has plenty of controversial moment that divide viewers . Marvel ’s in - house film studio apartment , Marvel Studios , gradually build its deal moving picture universe of discourse , startingthe MCU timelinewith 2008’sIron ManandThe Incredible Hulkand eventually lead to 2012’sThe Avengers , an overwhelming success that popularise laughable book of account - manner share macrocosm storytelling . While the succeeder of the MCU in oecumenical and theAvengersfilms in special change the film industry , the motion-picture show are not without their portion of controversies .
2012’sThe Avengerswas a monolithic bunch - pleaser , run to two more Phases in what would be known asthe MCU ’s Infinity Saga . The following two Phases would see the Avengers roll significantly farm as the overarching narrative bit by bit wreak them toward their ultimate difference with Thanos . The follow threeAvengersmovies – avenger : Age of Ultron , Avengers : Infinity War , andAvengers : Endgame – would each have moments that dissever devotee , due to constituent like source textile alteration or questionable choice for major type .
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10Wanda & Pietro Maximoff’s New Backstories
Whitewashed Jewish Characters & Left Little Room For Them To Be Retconned Into Mutants
After a post - deferred payment tease at the terminal ofCaptain America : The Winter Soldier , Age of Ultronintroduced the counterpart Wanda and Pietro Maximoff , better known in the comics as the mutant children of Magneto , Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver . The two were welcome summation to the MCU , with viewer and critics praise the performances of Elizabeth Olsen and Aaron Taylor - Johnson , severally , yet the twins underwent major change from their funny incarnations , one unavoidable and the other perpetuate a harmful trend in the film industry .
Wanda and Pietro had their ethnical Judaic and Romani identity element delete inAge of Ultron , with only Pietro being played by a Jewish worker and both being rewritten as phallus of the nazi - aligned terrorist group Hydra for a prison term . While some witness took subject with this , many push aside this change . The Twins no being longer mutant was likewise controversial , with some being indifferent to the change – since Marvel Studios did not have the rights to tie in them to theX - Men – and others lamenting it since a vaguer line of descent would have go forth room for them to eventually be retconned as mutants .
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe may be ameliorate their Judaic representation with the casting of Ebon Moss - Bachrach as The Thing in Fantastic Four .
9Ultron’s Tony Stark-Like Quips
A Departure From The Comics That Made Him A Unique Take On The Character
In Marvel ’s comics , Ultron is one of The Avengers ’ greatest threat , requiring the combined feat of the intact squad to stop his many human race - threatening schemes . long time of Ultronreimagined its titulary villain in numerous ways , including reconfiguring him as the creation of Tony Stark and Bruce Banner rather than Hank Pym . With Ultron ’s conscientious objector - macrocosm by Stark also come a significant change to his cold and calculate demeanor .
voice by James Spader , the MCU ’s Ultron is depict as fairly of a enhancer to Tony Stark , divvy up Stark ’s wittiness . Of course , many viewers handwaved this alteration , since Ultron was still a menacing public figure in the cinema whose young personality humanized him and made him a unique take on the definitive villain . Others , however , took issue with Ultron ’s significant departure from the informant material and yet another quippy character in a photographic film already full of snarky Heron .
8Black Widow & The Hulk’s Romance
Was This Relationship Underdeveloped?
eld of Ultronalso divide viewers with its romantic subplot for Black Widow and Bruce Banner . Throughout the photographic film , Black Widow is task with turning The Hulk back into Banner and the two gradually form a love story that is , of course , designate by the end . There was the kernel of a genuinely good love story for the two inAge of Ultron , but some viewers nevertheless rent issue with it .
critic of Natasha and Bruce ’s Romance language feel that the subplot was rushed and underdeveloped . Moreover , Bruce Banner already had an found romance with Betty Ross in hisThe Incredible Hulkdebut , making the subplot even more out of place . Viewers who appreciate the romance cite Bruce and Natasha ’s conversation in Avengers Tower , noting that Bruce ’s kindness and antipathy to violence ( all thing considered ) draw the two together .
7Black Widow Calling Herself A “Monster”
Arguably Age of Ultron’s Most Controversial Moment
Possibly the most controversial moment inAge of Ultroncomes from another conversation between Black Widow and Bruce Banner . Natasha explains to Bruce that her training and indoctrination in the Black Widow Program also included unvoluntary sterilisation , referring to herself as a “ monster ” on the face of it for her sterility . The moment has been widely criticized as extremely reductive to Black Widow ’s fiber , especially when combined with her arguably out - of - nowhere wild-eyed subplot with Banner .
critic of the vista do not inevitably take issue with Black Widow mourning the lost potency for a family , but rather that , of all the horrid circumstance involved with her history as a Soviet spy and assassin , her inability to have children is what she considers monstrous . Black Widow ’s debatable portrayal is worsen by the fact that she also encounter to be the one tasked with rule in The Hulk . Viewers do fight back Natasha ’s line , taking her self - description as refer to the integrality of her sordid past rather than exclusively her infertility .
6Shuri & Bruce Banner Discuss Vision
Was This Infinity War Moment Disrespectful?
Infinity Warsaw key MCU characters interact for the first time , with one notable scene involving Bruce Banner , Vision , and Shuri . contribute Vision to Wakanda to have the Mind Stone safely removed from his head , Banner notes the task ’s difficulty . Shuri quickly calculate out a method acting that , while complex and prison term - run through , could move out the Mind Stone without harming Vision .
Banner is surprise by the comfort at which Shuri solves the conundrum , to which she quips “ I ’m certain you did your good . ”Shuri ’s witticism is consistent with the way she is present in 2018’sBlack Panther : a snarky ace genius whose self-confidence now and again becomes cockiness ( not unlike Tony Stark ) . Some , however , felt that the scenery – in particular the line – perhaps needlessly trounced one of the originalAvengersheroes , even if Shuri is canonically the smart of the two .
5Star-Lord Attacks Thanos
Consistent Characterization Or Lazy Writing?
One of the tense scenery inInfinity Warinvolves a little group of Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy devising a plan to slay the Infinity Gauntlet from Thanos . The coordinated attack nearly work , but the revelation that Thanos killed Gamora causesStar - Lord to lash out and attack Thanos , interrupting his allies and admit the Mad Titans to regain the Gauntlet . The mo was extremely frustrative for many viewers , weigh how shut the heroes came to shoot down Thanos , yet how accurate it was to Star - Lord ’s character is another topic .
Some viewers contend that the moment was a work-shy way for the heroes to fail , while others consider that Star - Lord ’s outburst was logical with his established characterization . The latter debate uses Star - Lord ’s well - established love for Gamora and military mission to deliver her as evidence . Moreover , Star - Lord has a proven track record of impulsivity in the previousGuardians of the Galaxyfilms .
4Bruce Banner & The Hulk Become “Smart Hulk”
What Some See As Natural Progression, Others See As An Unsatisfying Resolution
Smart Hulk ’s introduction , however , did fraction looker , even with his part in the plot and risible relief . A big part of the appeal of both The Hulk and Bruce Banner is their duality and the latter ’s attempts to submit with and insure the former . Smart Hulk arguably slay this component of Banner ’s part without gain it .
3Thor’s Downward Spiral Into “Bro Thor”
Thor’s Infinity War Progression Was Arguably Undone
Viewers were , for the most part , pleased withThor : Ragnarok’sdrastically unlike take on Thor and theThormythos , butInfinity War , gratefully , brought much - needed gravitas back to Thor ’s character . After the five - yr fourth dimension derail inEndgame , however , Thor was once again a parody of himself , with the MCU double down on Taika Waititi ’s rendering of Thor . Most viewers considered Thor ’s following appearance inThor : Love and Thunder – which took the comedy even further – to be a bridge deck too far , and some encounter the penning on the rampart withEndgame’s“Bro Thor . ”
Endgamearguably takes the Waititi - flair clowning too far with Thor , undermining the goodwill he and his side of the MCU built with viewers since their collective first appearance in 2011’sThor . Thor ’s character flight inInfinity War , which put him back on track , was debatably tarnish for the saki of crummy laughs in Endgame , which some longtimeThorviewers took issue with . Others fight back – or at least forgave – “ Bro Thor ” by cite his worthiness of Mjolnir and his square final confrontation with Thanos .
2Avengers: Endgame’s Heroine Ensemble
Was It Too Overt?
InEndgame’saction - pack closing curtain , nearly the entirety of the MCU ’s ground pantheon of hero battle Thanos and his minions to prevent him from using the Infinity Stones again . In one notable import , all survive MCU heroine gather to fight Spider - Man ( the temporary custodian of the Infinity Gauntlet ) . The brief yet cathartic moment pleased many witness , while others criticized it .
The MCU has step by step diversified its property and characters over the twelvemonth – thoughAge of Ultronand the more recentMoon Knighthave shown that there is still hatful of elbow room for improvement . This mo inEndgamehighlighted how far the dealership had descend by 2019 , yet despite its proficient intentions , some looker criticized it , feeling it was too open .
1Steve Rogers Passes Down His Shield To Sam Wilson
Would Bucky Have Been Any Less Controversial?
In one ofEndgame’sfinal shot , Steve Rogers overtake down his shield – and thus the title of Captain America – to a heir : Sam Wilson . This touching moment closed the Koran on Rogers ’s MCU story and set up a bright time to come for another beloved MCU hero . For better or worse , there would have been controversy no matter who Virginia McMath chose as his replacement , and many viewers matte that Bucky would have been a more appropriate choice for the next Captain America .
In Marvel ’s comics , both Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson have wielded the shield as Captain America at different points , soEndgamewould have been loosely adapting the source material with either one . If Bucky had been chosen as the next Captain America , there likely would have been just as much division among viewers who would have wished to see Sam Wilson follow Steve Rogers . Both heroes have well - constitute friendship with Steve Rogers and the necessary qualities to habituate his cuticle and leadThe Avengersin his place .
