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milkytheholy1 · 4 months

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Star Wars Masterlist (NEW)

Tech:

There’s no reason to be sad - Tech x GNReader

Have a load of trash, think of it as a sequel of sorts to Starlit Night. It can also stand as its own thing, there's no real connection between the two and its mainly just me rambling. Enjoy!

Feelings - Tech x GNReader

A little story of how tech and the reader first meet. Like love at the first sight or something :3 idk maybe Tech a bit at a distance because he cannot classify these new feelings and so the reader thinks he hates (Y/N)

A beeping feeling - Tech x GNReader

A sitcom reality: Tech x Female reader

If you can tell where I stopped writing this then recently got back into it, extra brownie points for you. Enjoy this crap!

Why did you go? - Tech x GNReader

New trailer just dropped and I'm sad.

Howdy everyone, today I offer you a new Tech fic...mayhaps even a series? I was very much inspired by Wandavision but the plot doesn't really fit with the show so you don't have to worry about that. Hope you enjoy and perhaps want more because I have some cool ideas for this series if it goes ahead!

Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4.

Sober suspicions - Tech x GNReader

Woah, I actually released a fic on Tech Tuesday, I swear that never happens? Anyway, have this crappy excuse of a story! Would anyone like to see a part 2 for this because I've got some ideas in mind?

Drunk confidence - Tech x GNReader

Okay, so here's part 2 to Drunken Confidence! Hope you all enjoy it and let me know if you want more Tech content!

Infested - Tech x Female reader

Howdy, so this is pretty long and essentially took me all day to do so have fun reading it! It's entirely based on today's episode, lucky number 13, so definite spoilers lie ahead! Enjoy!

Coffee run - Tech x GNReader

Howdy, another Tech fic because I love him. Also, I'm probably not the first person that said it, but I totally called that no one could drive the ship unless they read like all the manuals and knew how to fix it, I totally said Tech would be the kinda guy to do that and I think it's pretty funny how it's kinda confirmed in the latest episode. Anyway, without further ado, the new fic. Enjoy!

Singer in a smokey room - Tech x Female reader

Okay so I've had this idea for a fic before but never got around to writing it, and I'm super obsessed with this song and the movie it came from; it's one of my fav movies ever made. It's a little long but probably worth it, if you know the movie I'm referencing leave a comment below! Enjoy!

A baby for hire - Tech x GNReader

"Keep up, wouldn't want you getting lost now would we?" he bartered, flicking his head in your direction. He caught your harsh gaze, trying hard to hold back a smile at the state of your hair.

Starlit night - Tech x GNReader

I'm not going to lie, I really just wanted to write a Tech fic but had literally no ideas for it so have this garbage. Enjoy!

Good soldiers - Tech x GNReader

Oh mi gosh guys I actually did it! Somehow I managed to write it all before 10.30, it's a little crap but oh well, I just need more Tech content tbh. Now this is based on episode 7, so definite spoilers for that episode, so read at your own risk. Anyway, let me know if you want more bad batch fics and enjoy!

Flying lessons - Tech x GNReader

Howdy everyone, so I've been wanting to do a Tech fic since I first saw episode one of the new series. Now I will admit I haven't seen season 7 of clone wars, I'm actually only up to season 3, so I'm a little scared if I've messed anything up; but I'm sure you'll tell me! Hopefully, I'll get more confident in writing for these characters, until then, enjoy!

Hunter:

In the past - Hunter X GNReader

You calmed down your excited breathing, but couldn't knock the smile from your face "I couldn't help but wonder if I was in the correct location of Clone Force 99?" Your hands were folded behind your back, but Hunter could hear the creaking of the clipboard, felt how tightly your fingers were gripping the plastic.

The Mandalorian:

The waiting game - Mando/Din Djarin x GN Reader

Book of Boba spoilers - episode five and six.

Dream a little dream of me - Mando/Din Djarin x GN Reader

I was listening to this song and this oneshot idea just came to me and I had to write it down as soon as I could. I'm actually really proud of this and it's currently one of my favourite oneshots I've ever written so I really hope you enjoy it!

Cockpit silence - Mando/Din Djarin x GN Reader

So this is my first StarWars oneshot so be easy on me, also I've been obsessing over The Mandalorian recently and Pedro Pascal as a whole so enjoy this oneshot and If it's good expect more to come!

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Thoughts on will being the one who had created the Upside Down??

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I think Will being the one who created the Upside Down is a really cool fan theory with interesting implications. I don't think it is going to be canon. I would enjoy if it's canon and there's some amazing posts breaking down how it would work. Will having powers and subconsciously creating the Upside Down would be a good plot twist, even if it's a little 'chosen one' esque for my liking (I prefer the idea that he was just unlucky, but the theory is still really cool). Plus Will would get to be plot relevant again which would be nice. As much as I like him having an internal arc about discovering his feelings for Mike, I really want him to have more screen time. Let's hope he gets some more attention in Volume 2, whether it's him creating the Upside Down or him being Vecna'd (I'm making it a word now).

Because this answer isn't that detailed, I'll break down some other theories about the Upside Down instead.

Firstly, it always existed. It's a parallel universe to our world so as long as our world has existed, so too has the Upside Down. I believe Dustin spoke about this at one point. This would make sense but probably wouldn't be a very cool or interesting backstory.

Secondly, 001/Henry/Peter is related to the Upside Down. In episode 7, we saw El banish him into the Upside Down with her powers. As he fell, he got struck by lightning and effectively melted into the Upside Down. As the years went on, he became one with the Upside Down and grew into a monster himself. But what if he was the source of all of this evil? The Upside Down is a hive mind and it is established that Vecna is part of that hive mind as he controls the vines and sensed the gang through a demobat.

Before S4, I thought this was because 001 accidentally got stuck in the Upside Down and got mind flayed so became an evil part of the hive mind. But he was always evil. So what if somehow the Upside Down was a 'peaceful' if inhospitable dimension until 001 was absorbed into it by the lightning. What if he is the mind controlling the Upside Down? He has much more power than the possessed people and retains his original personality. As well as that, we know he has the power to infiltrate minds. Perhaps Vecna infiltrated the mind flayer somehow and he's been the one controlling the hive mind all along (Agatha from Wandavision sort of vibe). This theory could work with my next theory as well.

Finally, Eleven created the Upside Down when she banished away Peter. This one is pretty self explanatory. We were told it takes a lot of energy to create/close a gate and when this happened we saw Eleven's nose. But even then, Eleven's eyes didn't bleed. Maybe this is because she used so much energy and power to save her life that she accidentally split the world into parallel universes. Or maybe the universe already existed but if was frozen. If her creating the second gate ended time in the Upside Down (as shown by Nancy's diary entries), is it too much of a stretch to believe last time she opened it started time in the Upside Down?

Sorry that this didn't hugely answer your ask, I don't think I've done enough research into the Will theory or just DID in general to talk about it. I hope my other theories made up for it in some way?

Thanks for the ask anon (:

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Jiglup canon?

Jiglup canon.

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Let’s Talk about the Multiverse of Madness (objectively)

This is your only warning about spoilers for this movie so if you don’t have ‘spoilers’ blacklisted you have been warned. Also, this is gonna get pretty dark so also be warned for that.

Now that I have gotten the hype of watching this movie out of my system, I can now put my more tame thoughts into form. I did some reading on other peoples’ opinions about the film before writing this, so I am aware of their qualms with the film. However, this is my opinion about the film. I am also someone who has been a fan of Doctor Strange for almost ten years now (scary to think about when you realize I have been through Stephen’s entire MCU history from fruition to now on tumblr) and I have read the comics, so I know most of the lore.

Now, you don’t have to go into this film with much background information outside of the first film, Infinity War, and Wandavision, but if you know the lore like I do, you’re going to love this film. And loved this film I did so much I’m debating about going to the theater to watch it again, it was that good after thinking some things over. (Disclaimer I did not watch Wandavision and am not going to shovel money for Disney+ to watch Wandavision.)

I am going to touch upon all aspects of the film including lore, the future of the frachise, other people’s opinions, and what some people have seemed to missed with the theme of the film.

The first thing is that there is technically no villain, only a threat. That threat being Wanda Maximoff aka the Scarlet Witch. This is someone who currently is going through mental distress to the point of obsession. The way some phrases such as how she explained her thoughts on how she felt about taking the Mind Stone out of Vision’s head was a very human way of tackling the big theme of the film, which was based around the actions of the characters, their consequences and how they affected the people around them, and how they dealt with the hand they’ve been given in life whether it be good or bad.

Wanda just happened to take her shitty hand and turn it up to 11 by going on a multiverse murder spree.

When Wanda killed herself, it wasn’t out of force, it was out of choice because of the sheer amount of guilt she felt over the things she did. You know, like a very depressed person with no more strings to grasp at. So they do the sudoku.

Wanda is supposed to be the negative representation to Stephen how people deal with loss and trauma. Stephen doesn’t understand what Wanda is going through because he has difficulty relating to others. It took seeing himself with the powers of the Darkhold and what it did to him to realize that he should move on from Christine and not be afraid of being truly alone like he has since his accident. This is represented by not fixing his watch that he broke during the accident in the first film until the very end of this one to show that he has moved on. It was his symbol of attachment of craving that love and affection of one person, just like in Wanda’s case where she wanted the love and affection of her ‘children’. She wanted what most of the other Avengers got after Infinity War which was closure or happiness to their lives and used whatever means she could get her hands on to make herself happy without being aware of the damage it was causing.

Stephen could have had easily just given in and used the Darkhold to whisk himself away to a universe where he still was a surgeon and he had Christine’s love. Stephen could have easily took America’s power with no remorse, but instead he told her to trust herself that she could control her power. Even despite having a similar internal battle that Wanda had decided to side with. No matter how much they tried to rationally reason with her, to help her see the turth of what she was doing was unreasonable and unethichal, she had made her choice to give in to her demons and delusions. You never saw the battle with Stephen, but the signs were there.

Initially when this movie was announced to be in the genre of horror, there were two things I wanted way back when. 1. Tentacles (because it isn’t Doctor Strange if you don’t have tentacles) 2. Stephen’s emotional trauma and a fight with his sanity because of the guilt he had to carry in Infinity War.

I got both of those in spades.

Stephen is a very emotional person. He truly does care about people and his actions. He carries his guilt if he screws up and when he royally screwed up with the incursions, he was clinging to having the acceptance of Christine to care for him just like after his accident when the entire world had abandoned him. He was afraid of being alone. Just. like. Wanda.

I have seen some people say that Michael Waldron who was a writer for Loki and this movie ruined Loki and Stephen by putting them under powerful women, but I disagree with Stephen’s case. Wanda doesn’t overshadow him, it’s just the dynamic of how they are presenting themselves and dealing with their issues is on the opposite ends of the spectrum: Wanda is more external and vocal while Stephen is more reserved about it. It took him the entire movie to speak up and say ‘yeah I’m scared of losing you and being alone’.

Stephen and Wanda’s internal battles with achieving happiness was something I related to on a personal level. Always wanting to have what you want, not being aware of what other people may think of what you’re doing or for how they feel about the situation. I’ve been through that multiple times with multiple people. It’s only until recently that I’ve been able to realize that there have been people in my life, mostly outside of the internet who have been strong-willed enough to call me out on my bullshit instead of letting me continue to make a fucking ass of myself and realize that I have more potential than I ever realized. And it’s not only them, you have to be patient enough to listen to what they have to say to realize the truth about yourself through the lens of others and be willing to seek help when a shoulder is there for you to lean on. And this instance, I cared enough about these people to seek the help I needed to be able to become a better person.

There are multiple quotes throughout the Buddhist doctrine about the moon, its reflection, and relating it to mindfulness. The one that comes to mind when I think about the film is the monkey grabbing for the moon’s reflection in the water. It is grabbing for an illusion while the real thing is above in the sky, illuminating the night.

Basically the entire theme of Multiverse of Madness can be summed up in this trailer for another film, which is actually a documentary.

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Something else that a lot of people, I guess forgot when watching this movie, is that Stephen is just a Master of the Mystic Arts and not the Sorcerer Supreme. It just dawned on me when I was watching MoistCritikal’s review on the film that Stephen being underpowered and having “unimpressive magic” and not being able to completely subdue Wanda, someone with the power of a literal demon at her disposal who could mow the sorcerers of Kamar-taj 10 times over, is actually very fitting for this film.

The original run of Doctor Strange comics from the 80′s and 90′s are named in this order. 1. Doctor Strange: Master of the Mystics Arts 2. Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme

We are just hit 1.5 in Stephen’s journey in the MCU with the introduction to the next leg of his journey. You know it, I know it, there is gonna be a third movie. Stephen’s going to become Sorcerer Supreme either because Wong dies or we finally get to see the Vishanti in their physical forms and see them give the mantle to Stephen for kicking Dormammu’s ass with the science of judo.

No, I am not making that shit up.

This is getting long already and I haven’t even talked about the other aspects of this film which are the lore and the horror.

Imma start with the latter: this is a PG-13 film, so gore is limited, but Sam Raimi definitely knew where to push the boundaries with this film and there were some moments that did actually scare me. Wanda contorting out of the gong? Black Bolt’s death? Slicing Peggy Carter in half? BREAKING PROFESSOR XAVIER’S NECK ON SCREEN?! Oh yeah, and the zombie makeup at the end was a breath of fresh air to be real instead of some CGI garbage. The cinematography in a lot of the shots was really really good or unique, especially when Wanda was dreamwalking for the first time as it switched back to her in both bodies was really good. Though scene with the slowing of time to get a jump scare in was kind of cheap.

I know I haven’t really talked about America Chavez because in all honesty, she was the just macguffin of the movie, so I really don’t have much to say except she was there to do her thing and we found out Stephen can’t speak Spanish which is hilarious. Oh, and this is what made me give this movie the praise it deserves. They gave the biggest middle finger to China in particular of showing America’s parents who are canonically lesbians on screen and there is absolutely no way you can edit it out of the film without losing some important backstory to America’s character so anyone watching this without her parents on screen will be confused as fuck as to how America got to where she was in the movie.

But now it’s on to what made this movie, for me, grin from ear to ear. All of the lore and Easter Eggs stuff within it for the Doctor Strange fans who know the ins and outs of this stupid wizard. This is not your lame ass list on the basic aspects of the movie, this is stuff that you never knew was a thing or I thought it was a nice touch to add in for continuity sake.

1. Zombie Stephen is actually Stephen from this version of the Defenders from 2011 where he slept with a college student.

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Did the English Dub make the fuzzy angel scene any more gay? Could it make it any more gay?

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the-haunted-star · 3 years

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WandaVision Episode 7 (SPOILER!! Edition)

Thoughts on this episode but with spoilers included. This episode was a bit more methodically paced but man, did it have a payoff at the end! The theme of “not everything is as it seems” continues not only with Wanda’s reality but with certain characters as well. One in particular, Agnis revealed herself to be Agatha Harkness and seemingly behind everything that has been happening in Westview. For fans of the comics this reveal was kinda long suspected. The name was a big hint.

The question now remains is if Agatha is in control of her actions or not. In the comics Agatha was an ancient witch who survived the Salem witch trials. She was often a mentor and ally of Wanda’s. Now while Marvel has never strictly adhered to comic book accuracy, the change to antagonist makes me suspicious that there may still be another sinister force at work manipulating things, Agatha included. Considering how strong and persistent the rumors of Mephisto’s involvement have been I’m gonna almost be disappointed if Agatha is indeed the big bad of this series.

Also speaking of comic book references, Monica appears to have taken another step toward evolving into her comic self as well as she definitely attained some sort of powers after going through the Hex barrier. What exactly was happening to her while she was trying to force her way in? And why was her perception of Westview altered once she got through? Questions, questions!

And last but not least let’s not forget Wanda’s brother from another movie-verse showing up again. He’s definitely in on things. Is he really Pietro from another universe or simply part of the Westview illusion?

Only two episodes left!!

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themeatlife · 1 year

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Marvel Pitstop: A Look Back at the MCU’s Phase Four - Movies

Before we see the start of the middle part of the Multiverse Saga in MCU’s Phase Five first film Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, we take a pitstop of sorts. A look back at Phase Four.

It has felt like a lifetime since the conclusion of Marvel’s Infinity Saga in 2019 with the finale Avengers: Endgame and its epilogue Spider-Man: Far From Home. Marvel took an unplanned break in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic, pausing some productions and leading to a packed slate. It seemed like from the release of WandaVision in mid-January 2021 all the way to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in November 2022, there was an almost non-stop stream of Marvel content, to varying results.

It was revealed back in July at the San Diego Comic Con that Phase Four would end with Wakanda Forever and Phases Five and Six will all run through 2025 and culminate in back to back Avengers movies: Avengers: Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars. So this will be a two part post going over Phase Four, first the feature films and then the Disney+ television series's.

SPOILER WARNING, I probably won’t spoil the whole thing but since I’ll be going over all of the releases there will be some degree of spoilers. I’ll go over a little synopsis, best performances, and best episode of the series for the shows or best scene for the movies.

We’ll start with the movies.

MOVIES

There are a few I already reviewed here. I won’t copy those, I’ll just let you know if I did or not under the movie. There were a couple of great ones here and then the rest of mixed results.

Black Widow - Released July 9, 2021 the Meat Life Rating - 7/10

I didn’t review this one fully. I feel like this was a solid entry but was released too late. If this were release around the time when the story actually takes place (sometime between Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War), it probably would have hit different and been more effective. But since we know she survives the events of the movie and dies later on in the MCU timeline, the stakes are impacted and kind of muted. Still a pretty entertaining movie. It takes a look at Natasha Romanov on the run while dealing with her past as a Russian spy-weapon and the fake family of spies she grew up with in America. Probably the weakest part of the movie was Natasha and her found family taking down the airborne Red Room and villain head of the Red Room Dreykov. The ending scenes seemed too reminiscent of the ending scenes of Captain America: The Winter Soldier. I also rerated this slightly down from 7.5 to 7 from my initial review.

Best Performance - Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova This was Pugh’s debut in the MCU. As stated in Hawkeye, Pugh steals the show. And that’s hard to do because of solid performances from Scarlet Johannson’s lead character, David Harbour’s hilarious performance of Red Guardian, and Rachel Weisz’s performance of Melina Vostokoff. Pugh’s charm electrifies the movie, especially when she makes fun of the Black Widow stance.

Best Scene - The Vostokoff Farm After Belova and Romanov break the Red Guardian out of jail and their plane runs out of fuel, the three head to find Vostokoff at her farm outside St Petersburg. We see the dysfunctional family dynamic of the four while they have dinner. Although they were put together and weren’t blood family, you could tell by the banter and emotional argument that they were a found-family that were heartbreakingly broken apart years before.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - Released September 3, 2021 the Meat Life Rating - 8/10

Briefly reviewed here.

Best Performance - Tony Leung as Xu Wenwu This cast is stacked with relative newcomer Simu Liu as the title character, Awkwafina as Shang-Chi’s BFF Katy, Michelle Yeoh as Shang-Chi’s aunt Ying Nan, and Ben Kingsley reprieving his role as actor Trevor Slattery. But the Hong Kong film legend Leung is the best. He makes his villain character Wenwu - Shang-Chi

Best Scene - The Skyscraper Fight There’s lots to choose from here. I love the interaction between Shawn and Katy so whenever it is just them cooking I love watching it. There are also a lot of really good set pieces here from the Jackie Chan tribute bus fight to the end showdown in Ta Lo. But the best scene is the skyscraper fight in Macau. The running and tumbling in the scaffolding and the sparing off the side of the building are awesome.

Eternals - Released November 5, 2021 the Meat Life Rating - 6/10

From Academy Award winning director Chloe Zhao staring the likes of Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie, Selma Hayek, Kit Harington, Kumail Nanjiani and Brian Tyree Henry among others, this seems like it sets up to be a slam dunk, right? Maybe a prestigy spin on Marvel? Well, although it was the lowest domestic grossing MCU movie since 2008′s The Incredible Hulk and mostly panned by critics, this one isn’t as bad as they say it is. What didn’t help a lot of these Phase Four movies is that Marvel’s standard was raised coming out of Infinity War/Endgame in the Infinity Saga. But people soon forget about Captain Marvel and how out of place that film felt coming out between the big Avengers movies. Anyway, as for as this movie, the Eternals follows a group of immortal alien beings as they protect the Earth since ancient times against threats from other alien creatures known as Deviants. There is a twist in the middle of the film that I’ll leave you to experience. The vibe of the film felt more closer to the DC’s SnyderVerse, maybe because this film’s approach felt more serious than typical MCU fare (there are even references to DC characters Batman and Superman in a couple instances in the film). If you have an open couple hours you aren’t doing anything, worth a look at this movie. It’s not great but not as bad as people made it out to be upon its initial release. But I don’t think this will end up being vital to the MCU experience and overall storyline going forward.

Best Performance - Brian Tyree Henry as Phastos A lot of the acting in this movie is a little uneven, but probably because of the uneven material. But I do enjoy a lot of the comic relief that Brian Tyree Henry provides in a couple of his scenes and being in Marvel’s first same sex couple. And being the tech guy on the Eternals crew talks to me.

Best Scene - The London Deviant Sighting The Amazon scene is also a solid. But the first Deviant sighting in London was great. You get suspense/horror vibes when the Deviant is in the water following Sersi, Dane, and Sprite. And then when it comes out and fights Ikaris, we get to see the reveal of Sersi’s powers. Sersi turning a double-decker bus into rose petals as it is about to fall on her looks spectacular.

Spider-Man: No Way Home - Released December 17, 2021 the Meat Life Rating - 8/10

Briefly reviewed here. I originally rated this movie 9/10. But I adjusted it down to an 8. Still a great and enjoyable film, but I think probably an overreaction a bit when I first watched.

Best Performance - Willem Dafoe as Norman Osborn/Green Goblin Some great performances from Tom Holland, Jacob Batalon, Zendaya, and Marisa Tomei. But Dafoe steals the movie and becomes a great Big Bad in the movie. Psycho Osborn builds off of his original Spider-Man performance and gives a chilling villain.

Best Scene - Happy’s Apartment Showdown As cool as it is when the Tobey and Andrew Spider-Men come in and as cool as it is to see them fight together, the MCU Spidey taking on the snapped Green Goblin takes the trophy. Just Dafoe’s still face laughing as Holland’s Spider-Man is pummeling him is so creepy. And then, as controversial as it is, Aunt May’s death is very impactful and gives stakes to this movie.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - Released May 6, 2022 the Meat Life Rating - 7/10

It is interesting to think that this was actually originally slated before Wandavision and Spider-Man: No Way Home and had to be reworked a ton due to shifts in the scheduling caused by the pandemic. It would be interesting to see what this movie would have been before they had to rework. Instead we got a movie that changed directors midway through production from the first Doctor Strange director Scott Dickerson to cult horror film legend Sam Raimi. And you can kind of tell a bit by the vibe and style of some of the scenes who directed what. In any event, this was an entertaining entry. Doctor Strange has to protect America Chavez from Wanda Maximoff. America has a special power to jump between multiverses and Wanda is wanting to take that power in order to reunite with her two sons who were disappeared at the end of Wandavision. I love Elizabeth Olsen, and I think Marvel did her Wanda character dirty. While she started as a villain of sorts in Avengers: Age of Ultron, she had become a hero over the years through Avengers: Endgame. And while she was a bit of a character on edge in Wandavision, I didn’t really like that she was turned full villain in this one.

Best Performance - Xochitl Gomez as America Chavez As against the villain turn as I am, Elizabeth Olsen was solid in her Wanda role. Benedict Cumberbatch is always solid. I wish we got more out of Chiwetel Ejoifor. While it was cool to briefly see John Krasinski as Reed Richards and Patrick Stewart as a version of Professor Xavier (both probably trolling fans) as well as seeing Hayley Atwell as Captain Carter, I think the best performance is from Xochiti Gomez as America Chavez. She was the best part of this movie and gave that teenage wonder and injected it in this movie.

Best Scene - Zombie Strange in the Climax Fight Scene The opening scene where America and a version of Strange is being chased between universes by a demon was cool. Obviously the Illuminati scene on Earth-838 was cool to see with Wanda mowing down each of them. But probably the chaos of the last act was probably the best. From the music note fight between Strange Prime and Apocalypse Strange was cool and then Strange tapping into Dead Strange from the beginning to fight Wanda to save America was great. Solid Raimi stuff.

Thor: Love and Thunder - Released July 8, 2022 the Meat Life Rating - 7/10

I think the best way to describe this entry of Thor is Ragnarok off the rails. This is director Taika Waititi throwing everything at the screen. While most lands, some are a little over the top. This is a fun movie but can we really believe Thor to grow dumber and more dude-bro-y after the trauma and emotional weight of Avengers: Infinity War/Endgame? In any event, we follow Thor Odonson as he navigates to stop Gorr, the God Butcher from killing Gods across the realms. Along the way he teams up with the now King Valkyrie and Jane Foster wielding Mjolnir as the Mighty Thor. While some of the comic scenes go on a bit longer than they probably should to still be funny, this is a fun ride.

Best Performance - Christian Bale as Gorr, the God Butcher It was great to see Natalie Portman (always great to see Portman in ANYTHING), and it was a nice cameo for the Guardians. I like Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth is funny for the most part. You also get a scene-stealing performance from Russell Crowe as Zeus. But I got to give this to Christian Bale, who is performing almost like he’s in a different movie. He gives the emotional weight and places Gorr in one of the better villains in the MCU.

Best Scene - Omnipotence City There are some touching Jane Foster scenes where you see her character’s struggle with cancer. There is also an awesome monochromatic scene where our heroes chase down Gorr in the Shadow Realm. But my favorite scene is probably on Omnipotence City and their interaction and ultimately fight with Zeus and the other Gods. I know I said some of the comedic scenes in this movie go on longer than they probably should, but I could watch more of Omnipotence City.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Released November 11, 2022 the Meat Life Rating - 8/10

It was pretty hard for me to rate this film. On the one side, it is a poignant and touching tribute to their fallen friend in Chadwick Boseman-T’Challa and a story about loss and how to process that while moving forward with life. Those aspects were among the best in the MCU as a whole and probably some of the best moments of the year in cinema. On the other hand, some things felt out of place - but in the larger MCU sense are necessary to propel the larger storyline outside of this movie. The Everett Ross and Valentina portions of the film in particular feel largely out of place, especially since most of the storyline was between the nations of Wakanda and Talokan and the power struggle between Shuri and Namor. I will say, standard MCU stuff aside, this is a great and moving film. It is beautiful and hard to watch at the same time. Very emotionally heavy and effective movie. And stay for the mid-credits for probably the best credit scene that could have come from the MCU. If we remove the Ross/Valentina stuff, this movie is probably closer to a 9.

Best Performance - Angela Bassett as Queen Ramonda There is a reason why Angela Bassett is honored with the MCU’s first Oscar acting nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Bassett kills it. The quality of the material behind dealing with loss and trying to help her daughter get through that same loss does help. There are other great performances including Tenoch Huerta’s portrayal of Namor and Letitia Wright as Shuri/Black Panther. But Bassett’s performance takes the film to another level emotionally.

Best Scene - The Mid-Credit Scene There are a lot of great scenes from the film from the Okoye bridge fight, the talking scenes between Shuri and Namor, and anything Angela Bassett is in are all great. But this movie is about loss and moving forward from that loss, and nothing is more poignant in this than the mid-credit scene. Nakia reveals to Shuri that Nakia and T’Challa had a child before his untimely death, a child that they also named T’Challa. The scene is so touching and had me weeping in the theater. Kind of wish they just had this as the primary ending to the movie rather than a mid-credit scene, it’s that good.

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