(ESP-ENG) Quantumania [2023] - Is Marvel in decline?
Hello friends, good vibes to all.
The last review I did of a Marvel movie I think was Thor: Love and Thunder and with it I thought, naively, that it could not be at the same level or lower in terms of quality than that film. It is true that then came out Wakanda Forever which I also saw but I never reviewed it being the cause that my mood improved a little, for me that movie is not bad, in fact it is quite passable with respect to the dullness that lately Marvel is presenting us. With that in mind I decided, not long ago, to give Scott Lang's latest adventure a chance to see if the superhero giant, in this case Marvel, would follow the path of Wakanda or we would return to the fiasco of Thor.
Sadly, and let this not be considered a spoiler, I think it's back to having a major setback. It is true that for me this is much better than Thor but it is not at the levels of the great films that once graced theaters; it is not the worst of Marvel, as I have read out there, because to overcome in that sense Eternals and Thor: love and thunder itself is complicated but it can easily be in the top 3 or 5 of the worst that Kevin Feige and his people have put out. This is frustrating because I'm a fan of this kind of movies and at the very least I want a quality product but there's something that's not allowing that to happen and it's something that's been going on for quite some time. But well, let's go ahead and talk a little bit about what this trip through the quantum multiverse was like.
This new stage begins with Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) living a life of fame and tranquility after the events of Endgame and now being an Avenger he has the recognition of the whole world after having helped save humanity at that time. Scott's daughter, Cassie (Kathryn Newton), is very passionate about all things scientific thanks in part to her grandfather Hank (Michael Douglas) with whom she has been secretly working on certain experiments, one of which goes horribly wrong. What happens? - Well, in their quest to discover a little more about the quantum world, the whole family in question is dragged into it, where they realize that the multiverse is wider than they imagined.
Being there they notice strange things and they realize that they are not alone, there is a perfectly developed civilization which suffers a big problem, they are subjected under the yoke of Kang, the conqueror (Jonathan Mayers) who is called to be the new face of evil in this phase 5 of the Marvel universe, but it will be under another actor as Mayers has been canceled and removed from everything. It is here when the film begins its course in which they will have to face a villain in theory quite powerful in order to stop the plan that is at hand, without giving many clues but it has to do with timelines and the multiverse itself. With all this, a madness filled with the typical Marvel-Disney comedy is unleashed.
While it is true that Marvel was acquired by Disney back in 2009, at that time we still did not see that hand or influence in the movies as we see it now, partly because they were other times, we are talking about 14 years ago, so the world was not as alert as it can be today. Personally I do not like the way they are taking these films where everything has to be "friendly" with a comedy that does not give laughter, with situations that do not give laughter and poorly structured characters that also do not give laughter and all to please a few and thus not fall under the finger of the inquisition of social networks. What they do not know or well I think they do, is that under that formula they are loading stories that could be much more impressive than what they end up being.
Having said that here in Quantumania for me the big failure is what I said before, how terrible certain characters are and the clearest example is MODOK. What they did with him has no name, for those who do not know him is a villain of this universe quite dark and sinister whose variety of powers is quite interesting; in this film they caricatured him to the point that it is pitiful and pitiful to see him. He is a kind of clown lackey of Kang who is very pitiful on screen, this for me was a major downturn, I did not expect it and is another confirmation that Marvel seems not interested in being faithful to their characters.
As for the plot or story I did not find it so bad, if repetitive because if there is something that we have seen in large numbers is everything that has to do with the multiverse and in Marvel even more so it seems that the arguments are running out or want to continue exploiting something that the public may already be getting a little tired of seeing. When I was watching it I honestly didn't get bored but it was a bit predictable and certain scenes and interactions took me out of the action and tension mood we were seeing at times. There was something that bothered me a lot and it has to do with creative decisions and it is the way in which Kang is "defeated", for those who saw it will know what I'm talking about and how absurd it all was and for those who still haven't seen it, get ready for that.
In terms of characters, the only one I'm going to talk about is Kang. At no point in the film did I connect with him, I found him to be a totally empty villain with no charisma whatsoever. I think one of the main reasons why I wasn't completely caught by this film was because of the bad guy and to think that he is an incredibly powerful one, in the comics you can notice it, but here his structure as a character was pretty lame. One of the biggest hype I had was to see what Kang was going to be like, well nothing, a big disappointment. As for the rest of the cast, you should know that even Bill Murray makes an appearance. Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Douglas and Paul Rudd himself are always right, nothing to say about them.
Overall I give this movie a 7/10 and I'm being generous. It's not as bad as Thor which I gave less than 7, if I remember correctly, but it's not Marvel's great success either. It can be seen, the effects are acceptable, the plot is good in the background, not so much in the form and well as for his characters there if the thing if the thing falters a bit. If Marvel doesn't change course I'm afraid that their next productions will have the same destiny, tired, repetitive, NOT funny and even cheesy. I leave the trailer here.
¡Un abrazo a todos, nos vemos en la próxima!
Well my people that's all for today, I hope you liked it.
¡A hug to everyone, see you next time!
Todas las nuevas películas de Marvel se tornan cada vez más repetitivas amigo, es horrible cuanto siguen explotando las mismas franquicias y solo las empeoran cada vez más.
Hace años las películas de marvel eran aceptables, pero últimamente son cada vez más decepcionantes. Vi hace poco el trailer de The Marvels y de verdad que da pena ajena...
Me atrevería a decir que la ultima buena película de Marvel fue Endgame, capaz se me escape una por ahí pero es la que más recuerdo ahora. También vi el tráiler de The Marvels y si, no provoca nada verla por más fanático de Brie Larson que sea. De hecho Ms Marvel no la vi, no aguanté ni un capitulo de esa serie...
Prácticamente hasta la película de capitana marvel fue MALÍSIMA, de verdad que tampoco la aguanté. Y si concuerdo, aunque la verdad opino que las últimas cosas buenas que estrenó Marvel fue en cuanto a series, como por ejemplo con Moon knight, Wandavision y Daredevil
I think they've just exhausted themselves with such a generic formula that people are growing tired of it. None of these films are considered "epics" anymore because ultimately they're all the same.
It's incredible how they keep on with something that is already more than worn out, enough of multiverses and timelines, it can't be that everything is about that. Hopefully the box office will speak and the directors will realize that they are not earning what they expected.
I think they're creatively bankrupt. Too many suits and not enough real creatives pulling the strings.
Muy de acuerdo con lo que dices e suba de las mejores cosas que ha sacado Marvel últimamente, con sus detalles pero no es lo peor
7 de 10 es en mi opinión mucho; bueno, yo también dije que es mejor de Thor 4, pero en realidad me refería a que no es tan mala, aunque si que es un mal film y si la hubiera visto en el cine, creo que al hacer la reseña no coloco absolutamente nada bueno.
Yo desde la decepcionante Doctor Strange 2, me dije que no vería otro film del MCU en el cine, también me hice la misma promesa con DCU aunque cuando estrenen The Flash, ahí estaré, pero con Marvel creo que será difícil que me motive ir al cine, aunque si las veré al estreno en el formato de VOD.
La fase 4 fue un desastre y está nueva no tuvo un buen comienzo y no tengo esperanzas de que vaya a mejorar.
La última que vi en el cine fue la de Thor, no me salí no se porque. Pero es eso, si la comparo con esa no es tan malo aun sabiendo que se quedó bastante corta. Los villanos es algo que más nunca debería de verse, que lamentable todo.
No se si has visto el tráiler de The Marvels pero ya te digo que no es nada bueno así que tienes razón con esas pocas esperanzas. De repente los guardianes de la galaxia puede que salve algo pero solo por James Gunn.
Las de los guardianes la veré porque es el cierre de ese grupo, pero no sé si vaya al cine o espere más de un mes para su estreno en VOD.
Cero motivación con esas películas.
Bueno, es un tema de que quizá esperamos más, pero de este personaje me gusta su toque chistoso. Quiero ver la película por él, muchos han comentado que no es tan buena, pero es como un tema de "hay que verla" :)
Gracias por tu reseña.
Saludos
Gracias a ti por la visita.
Y claro, cada quien tiene que crearse su propia opinión así que vela y nos cuentas que tal. Saludos!!
Le perdí el amor a Marvel desde hace mucho tiempo y está película no me ha dado el primer incentivo genuino para correr a verla, es una pena, aunque las anteriores cintas de Ant-Man no fueron perfectas, para mí eran un reflejo sólido de las virtudes tontas del MCU, cintas de acción entretenidas y hechas con cariño.
Quizá le dé un chance a GOTG Vol.3, el material promocional ha estado bueno.
Es que esa ultima de los Guardianes de la Galaxia lo único que me llama la atención es que el director es James Gunn, quien por cierto se despide del mundo Marvel y que además las anteriores no han sido tan terribles. Pero si, Marvel viene en decadencia desde hace rato y lo único que logra es ahuyentar al público.
Peor que Thor: Love and Thunder no creo que lleguen a hacer algo, eso película fue un asco total, y tampoco es que el multiverso de la locura haya sido mejor, en fin, que ya dejen morir a los viejos personajes y den paso para una nueve generación de superheroes.
Ninguna de ellas ha sigo buena, no te olvides de Eternals, de lo peor que ha hecho Marvel. El tema es que lo nuevo tampoco atrapa, The Marvels que se estrena en Noviembre tampoco tiene buena pinta, el tráiler no llama para nada la atención; creo que no es un tema tanto de personajes sino de visión y proceso creativo.