no universe is perfect welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten annoying
things about cinematic universes Wow are
you’re the Avengers what are you guys
doing here
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at the things that bug people
about large interconnected film
franchises as well as the films that
aspire to be part of one number 10 the
TV spin-offs never seem to affect the
movies as guardians or aliens from
another planet that visited us thousands
of years ago or more and because we
couldn’t understand aliens we thought
they were gods that’s where our Norse
mythology comes from cinematic universes
are as their name implies vast and
sometimes that scope includes properties
on both the silver and small screens
however despite many of the events in
the films influencing those on the
television shows the reverse is rarely
seen characters introduced on TV have a
negligible chance of appearing on the
big screen which is a shame since many
of them are every bit as entertaining
and worthy as those in the films this
can be frustrating for fans of TV
spin-offs since it often feels as though
the small screen stories are secondary
or disconnected from their movie parents
who are you paintball number nine the
crossovers are predictable what have I
to fear the Avengers that’s what we call
ourselves sort of like a team Earth’s
Mightiest Heroes cinematic universes
naturally need to feature movies or
series that act as larger crossover
events for their various sub series but
so far most can be divided into two
categories stories where the characters
team-up or where the characters fight
each other while the two are far from
mutually exclusive it does seem like a
pretty limited field of options as far
as stories go why not have two stories
in parallel and then have them collide
at the end that’s just one more
possibility and there’s bound to be many
more that could and should be explored
and experimented with she would you
I thought yours is here number eight
when they reboot and start over next
time they shine your light in the sky
don’t go to Italy reboots are a
played-out trend that Hollywood will
keep doing until it stops making money
and cinematic universes have seen their
share oftentimes reboots will occur so
as to introduce a character into a
cinematic universe who had previously
been absent from it for whatever reason
in other cases reboots are done to set
up entire cinematic universes whatever
their reason reboots while necessary in
some cases can lead to franchise fatigue
it seemed the same characters and
concepts for the umpteenth time in a
slightly different way can sour us on
what would otherwise be something
enjoyable
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number seven waiting for post-credit
scenes who the hell are you Nick Fury
director of shield I’m here to talk to
you about the Avenger in issue
ever since Marvel started doing them
cinematic universes have usually
featured scenes after or during the
credits of their films while this isn’t
a problem while watching them once
they’ve been released onto home video
formats
since the scenes can simply be fast
forwarded to the wait can feel like an
eternity in the theater particularly
since most films these days have more
visual effects crew members to credit
than the population of some small towns
some films alleviate this by having
visually interesting credits but they’re
few and far between
worst of all though is waiting for it
seems it’s disappointing or when there
isn’t one at all
sometimes patience is the key to victory
sometimes it leads to very little and it
seems like it’s not worth it and you
wonder why you waited so long for
something so disappointing
number six plot holes one problem with
creating an interconnected universe in
films and shows is that many challenges
could probably be fixed just by picking
up the phone and asking a certain
somebody for help oh you’re in trouble
with a bad guy sure I can help boom done
at best these discrepancies are given
lip service with someone stating that
so-and-so can help because they’re on a
remote location or one of several other
go-to excuses most of the time though
it’s not brought up at all and the
protagonists are on their own
my name is Tony Stark and I’m not afraid
of you number five too many characters
it’s physics
right so if I lift it I then rule Asgard
yes of course a cinematic universe means
a proverbial universe worth of
characters with how large they can get
and how fast they can expand it’s easy
for a lot of characters to get lost in
the mix particularly for casual
audiences wow this is awesome
Captain America I know you too you’re
great in addition having so many
characters can make it difficult to get
every character at the screen time they
deserve or even require this has led to
some characters that could or should
receive spin-offs of their own not
receiving them which can be especially
urgent for some fans I know you know a
lot of super
so thanks for thinking of me
number four they’re just copying the
Marvel Cinematic Universe yep it’s the
elephant in the room every other
cinematic universe is only being made
because of the MCU it seems like every
franchise these days wants to be one and
it’s hardly surprising given how
successful Marvel became in less than 10
years is it any wonder that other
studios have started imitating their
business model thus far none of the
nascent cinematic universes have quite
matched Marvel’s consistent quality and
success but it may only be a matter of
time before one of them figures it out
number three you basically need to watch
every movie Thank You captain pretty
sure this guy’s a war criminal now but
whatever after so DS videos is required
by the state let’s do it
although most cinematic universes
feature films that more or less stand
alone as they get larger their
interconnectedness increases as well
which means audiences almost need to
watch every film to have context for
what’s going on and who’s who from a
marketing perspective this is part of
what makes them so profitable however as
a viewer it can be frustrating to want
to see a film starring a favorite
character and then be confused when a
different character that we don’t
recognize appears or something happens
for reasons we don’t understand making
it less impactful supplemental viewing
is a relatively new phenomenon to film
and we are still getting used to it well
we got everything nowadays we’ve got a
guy who jumps we got a guy who swings we
got a guy who crawls up the wall you
gotta be more specific and he’s like I’m
looking for a guy that shrinks number
two too much setup
one of the most crucial mistakes the
people behind cinematic universes can
make is focusing too heavily on setting
up more films sprinkle teases and
gradual build-up are fine as long as
it’s secondary to the plot of the film
button is Jekyll dr. Henry Jekyll
however when it feels like the
filmmakers are trying to sell us the
next film before they’ve even sold us
the one we’re watching that can be a
huge downer on any cinema experience
first and foremost Studios need to focus
on quality and then quantity will follow
naturally number one the studio’s rushed
the movies out we got this all not purge
brawl one of the biggest reasons for the
previous entry is that studios are in a
hurry to rush movies out every other
studio is in a hurry to catch up to
Marvel which has had a big head start on
the rest
films are cobbled together with rush
scripts and often feature set up for
further films about his unsubtle as
whatever that flash cameo wasn’t Suicide
Squad Marvel created a successful
cinematic universe by building a
foundation of solid films and then
combining them in crossovers skipping
ahead and hurrying things only results
in subpar films that don’t hold up as
well stop do you agree with our picks
check out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
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watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten annoying
things about cinematic universes Wow are
you’re the Avengers what are you guys
doing here
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at the things that bug people
about large interconnected film
franchises as well as the films that
aspire to be part of one number 10 the
TV spin-offs never seem to affect the
movies as guardians or aliens from
another planet that visited us thousands
of years ago or more and because we
couldn’t understand aliens we thought
they were gods that’s where our Norse
mythology comes from cinematic universes
are as their name implies vast and
sometimes that scope includes properties
on both the silver and small screens
however despite many of the events in
the films influencing those on the
television shows the reverse is rarely
seen characters introduced on TV have a
negligible chance of appearing on the
big screen which is a shame since many
of them are every bit as entertaining
and worthy as those in the films this
can be frustrating for fans of TV
spin-offs since it often feels as though
the small screen stories are secondary
or disconnected from their movie parents
who are you paintball number nine the
crossovers are predictable what have I
to fear the Avengers that’s what we call
ourselves sort of like a team Earth’s
Mightiest Heroes cinematic universes
naturally need to feature movies or
series that act as larger crossover
events for their various sub series but
so far most can be divided into two
categories stories where the characters
team-up or where the characters fight
each other while the two are far from
mutually exclusive it does seem like a
pretty limited field of options as far
as stories go why not have two stories
in parallel and then have them collide
at the end that’s just one more
possibility and there’s bound to be many
more that could and should be explored
and experimented with she would you
I thought yours is here number eight
when they reboot and start over next
time they shine your light in the sky
don’t go to Italy reboots are a
played-out trend that Hollywood will
keep doing until it stops making money
and cinematic universes have seen their
share oftentimes reboots will occur so
as to introduce a character into a
cinematic universe who had previously
been absent from it for whatever reason
in other cases reboots are done to set
up entire cinematic universes whatever
their reason reboots while necessary in
some cases can lead to franchise fatigue
it seemed the same characters and
concepts for the umpteenth time in a
slightly different way can sour us on
what would otherwise be something
enjoyable
[Music]
number seven waiting for post-credit
scenes who the hell are you Nick Fury
director of shield I’m here to talk to
you about the Avenger in issue
ever since Marvel started doing them
cinematic universes have usually
featured scenes after or during the
credits of their films while this isn’t
a problem while watching them once
they’ve been released onto home video
formats
since the scenes can simply be fast
forwarded to the wait can feel like an
eternity in the theater particularly
since most films these days have more
visual effects crew members to credit
than the population of some small towns
some films alleviate this by having
visually interesting credits but they’re
few and far between
worst of all though is waiting for it
seems it’s disappointing or when there
isn’t one at all
sometimes patience is the key to victory
sometimes it leads to very little and it
seems like it’s not worth it and you
wonder why you waited so long for
something so disappointing
number six plot holes one problem with
creating an interconnected universe in
films and shows is that many challenges
could probably be fixed just by picking
up the phone and asking a certain
somebody for help oh you’re in trouble
with a bad guy sure I can help boom done
at best these discrepancies are given
lip service with someone stating that
so-and-so can help because they’re on a
remote location or one of several other
go-to excuses most of the time though
it’s not brought up at all and the
protagonists are on their own
my name is Tony Stark and I’m not afraid
of you number five too many characters
it’s physics
right so if I lift it I then rule Asgard
yes of course a cinematic universe means
a proverbial universe worth of
characters with how large they can get
and how fast they can expand it’s easy
for a lot of characters to get lost in
the mix particularly for casual
audiences wow this is awesome
Captain America I know you too you’re
great in addition having so many
characters can make it difficult to get
every character at the screen time they
deserve or even require this has led to
some characters that could or should
receive spin-offs of their own not
receiving them which can be especially
urgent for some fans I know you know a
lot of super
so thanks for thinking of me
number four they’re just copying the
Marvel Cinematic Universe yep it’s the
elephant in the room every other
cinematic universe is only being made
because of the MCU it seems like every
franchise these days wants to be one and
it’s hardly surprising given how
successful Marvel became in less than 10
years is it any wonder that other
studios have started imitating their
business model thus far none of the
nascent cinematic universes have quite
matched Marvel’s consistent quality and
success but it may only be a matter of
time before one of them figures it out
number three you basically need to watch
every movie Thank You captain pretty
sure this guy’s a war criminal now but
whatever after so DS videos is required
by the state let’s do it
although most cinematic universes
feature films that more or less stand
alone as they get larger their
interconnectedness increases as well
which means audiences almost need to
watch every film to have context for
what’s going on and who’s who from a
marketing perspective this is part of
what makes them so profitable however as
a viewer it can be frustrating to want
to see a film starring a favorite
character and then be confused when a
different character that we don’t
recognize appears or something happens
for reasons we don’t understand making
it less impactful supplemental viewing
is a relatively new phenomenon to film
and we are still getting used to it well
we got everything nowadays we’ve got a
guy who jumps we got a guy who swings we
got a guy who crawls up the wall you
gotta be more specific and he’s like I’m
looking for a guy that shrinks number
two too much setup
one of the most crucial mistakes the
people behind cinematic universes can
make is focusing too heavily on setting
up more films sprinkle teases and
gradual build-up are fine as long as
it’s secondary to the plot of the film
button is Jekyll dr. Henry Jekyll
however when it feels like the
filmmakers are trying to sell us the
next film before they’ve even sold us
the one we’re watching that can be a
huge downer on any cinema experience
first and foremost Studios need to focus
on quality and then quantity will follow
naturally number one the studio’s rushed
the movies out we got this all not purge
brawl one of the biggest reasons for the
previous entry is that studios are in a
hurry to rush movies out every other
studio is in a hurry to catch up to
Marvel which has had a big head start on
the rest
films are cobbled together with rush
scripts and often feature set up for
further films about his unsubtle as
whatever that flash cameo wasn’t Suicide
Squad Marvel created a successful
cinematic universe by building a
foundation of solid films and then
combining them in crossovers skipping
ahead and hurrying things only results
in subpar films that don’t hold up as
well stop do you agree with our picks
check out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
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