The Marvel Cinematic Universe is blooming "“ in just 7 years, 12 movies have already been released, all of which leading towards some other epic installments. Throughout the first Phase of the MCU, we met the main Avengers and we saw them evolve, throughout their solo movies, as well as throughout the ensemble ones. So what happened in the second Phase? Is there a certain theme which can be detected as the red line of these last 6 movies?

There sure is one! The first movies of Phase I were, as said, introductory ones (the only exception being Iron Man 2, which is also perceived as one of the weakest Marvel movies to date). We got to meet Tony Stark, the business man, Thor, the god, and Steve Rogers, the soldier. Throughout these movies we also met Natasha Romanoff, the spy, and Clint Barton, who is also a spy. Of course, we cannot forget the scientist, who is Bruce Banner.

So, in a way, the red line of the first Phase was assembling the Avengers, for a final showdown with Loki and his Chitauri army. What was the red line for the second Phase of Marvel's Cinematic Universe?

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