Ask Marvel fans if they have a problem with the creative direction of the Marvel Cinematic Universe on the big screen and you would be hard-pressed to find many complaints.
Ever since 2008’s Iron Man, Marvel has forged a successful and courageous path for their superheroes in a pop culture format that has been both wide-reaching and financially lucrative. Marvel has reshaped its heroes for a 21st-century audience; recognising the appeal of the super-rich, playboy philanthropist that is Tony Stark, who got himself a multi-million dollar trilogy, whilst also acknowledging the limitations of a standalone movie for Bruce Banner’s Hulk, who Mark Ruffalo has since brilliantly made his own, whilst excelling in popularity with audiences as a member of the supporting cast in The Avengers.
The same cannot be said of the webbed-crusader many consider Marvel’s most-loved character. Spider-Man has been at the epicentre of a titanic struggle both corporately and creatively since Toby Maguire fired him back into popular consciousness in Sam Raimi’s trilogy, a series of films that still divides opinion today.
If fans thought the MCU hit its lowest point in 2023, it's about to get much worse.
Check out the following embarrassing scenes from Marvel movies to see how some scenes just want us to put our head in the sand.
All of us took notice of a missing character that is important to the Spider-Man mythos. Parker’s red-headed girlfriend Mary Jane Watson. However, Garfield actually didn’t seem too bothered with it and suggested that breaking away from that cliché expectation for Spider-Man’s story is important.