It’s just the end of a Phase among many to come
A while ago, Steven Spielberg came and said that the superhero genre will fade away just like many other genres before it – his example was the western. Then Zack Snyder came and said that the Marvel flicks are just a trend which will be forgotten, whereas the DC and Warner Bros productions are much more impressive in the ideas they express.
The broad strokes that Feige mentioned means one thing: there is still time to impress, even if we know what happens until the Infinity War arrives. We know that the Avengers roster will change and we even have an idea who will take the place of the old heroes – but surprises can still appear (as it was shown when Spider-Man was announced).
Then we do know that Infinity War is the culmination of 3 Phases – that doesn’t mean that it is the end of it all.
In regard to what Spielberg said, Feige replied that, before fading away, the western genre lasted for about 40 years. The modern superhero genre (in which everything is intertwined) has been around for about 10 years (and not even those). Furthermore, Feige also said that the Marvel flicks aren’t superhero ones – they are movies of a different genre, sprinkled just with the perfect amount of superhero dust.
As far as Zack Snyder is concerned, Feige chose to be much more diplomatic: “Those are all very different movies. They all happen to be based on Marvel characters and Marvel comics, but from a genre and a cinematic perspective, they’re all very unique. Civil War may as well be a different genre from Age Of Ultron. The way Winter Soldier was a political thriller, I think there is a more emotional and more geopolitical and real world through line through Civil War than there was in the broader Age Of Ultron with the killer AI Tony Stark invention. I think it’s the same thing as saying, ‘I don’t know how many more movies can be made from novels. I think people are going too bored with novels being turned into movies. I don’t know how long it’s going to last.’” (via Comic Book Movie)
Makes sense, right?
