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Marvel's Formula

posted 8 years ago by msmcclur-69317
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Get a bunch of characters, establish that they cannot function as a team, introduce an enemy that will bring them face their issues, they overcome their differences, learn to work together, save the day, and they have to do it all over again in the sequel.

[–] A.P. 8 years ago

Please list all the Marvel movies in which that happened and the sequels "that did it all over again."

[–] robertblakenyc 8 years ago

Get a bunch of characters, establish that they cannot function as a team, introduce an enemy that will bring them face their issues, they overcome their differences, learn to work together, save the day,

Marvel's formula? LOL
That's the freshman story telling 101
Checkout the dirty dozen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYGButhFF34
Marvel's open secret is to inject superheroes into well known proven classic structures. For example Ant-Man was just a standard heist film with a dude who could become tiny added in.