#i think marvel goes for emotional connection --> fulfillment whereas dc tries to capitalize on gravitas and weight and shit

[talagirl]

i think the main disparity between the dceu movies and the mcu movies is how seriously they take themselves and also the casting

#and it can have a super dramatic effect #not to go all comic movie scholar or whatever the fuck but compare endgame and zsjl #i think marvel goes for emotional connection --> fulfillment whereas dc tries to capitalize on gravitas and weight and shit #and casting has a huge huge huge impact on whether or not u can pull the emotional thing off #but the casting in the mcu (outside of when they like... blatantly whitewash shit) is top notch each actor either embodies #or suitably reimagines their character #but in contrast the casting of the dceu has some awkward spots that contrast the gravitas that they wanna try and pull off #like the casting for lex doesnt make sense in the context of a very snyder-grimdark universe imo #i feel like in this case youd have wanted to find someone who feels more like jlu lex to add to the (take a shot) GRAVITAS #bc the dc universe is fundamentally more centered on LEGACY and PANTHEON n shit #but your script needs to hit really particular marks in order to make movies that carry that appeal #and ironically this focus on legacy is ideally suited to the decades long universe that the mcu has #but i think that comparatively... its a bit easier to make a marvel movie that embodies the sorta marvel vibe #since marvel comics usually feature more flawed characters that are easier to identify with #whereas dc has the kind of people that we aspire to be #and there is a HUGEEE DIFFERENCE IN HOW THOSE PLAY OUT IN LIVE ACTION #oh yeah as i was saying ok comparing endgame and zsjl #endgame (for all its decades long conclusion drama) feels more... casual than zsjl does.... it reminds me of a tv show adapted to a movie #which is actually interesting bc they kinda reversed that effect by making tv shows tht feel like movies.. theyve landed on a formula #ok im out of tags i think hold on