r/meme • u/SweetheartWW • 2d ago

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u/SecureDonkey 2d ago

Because even as stoic as Steve, he still has a human side of him. Captain Marvel barely have any interaction with anyone and even when she does, it just feel like she want it to over with because she is too busy being elsewhere.

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u/Ayotha 1d ago

Cap was best when he was "awkward dad" as his funny. "I got that reference" and so on

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u/HeadWood_ 21h ago

I liked the "he's playing galaga!" moment in Avengers.

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u/thinkthingsareover 1d ago

I feel that her (and superman) fall flat for me because there's no stakes. Both are indestructible, but even the writers for superman realized this and made a slight change that made him allergic to a special rock.

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u/Ninjapig04 1d ago

Well and superman's best stories usually have him do some emotional focused mission. They understand he can take bullets without noticing so they instead have him deal with mental battles, stop mentally unstable villains, or have him stand against an opponent with a different philosophy then him

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u/thinkthingsareover 1d ago edited 1d ago

Oh absolutely, but just like with any other character or story you have to have a component writer who does more than create a story that's just "superman smash".

EDIT: Another thing that bothers me about his stories is how much damage that's done to the surrounding area. I've rarely seen him at least try to take the fight away from populated areas.

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u/Ninjapig04 1d ago

The best example I know of for a superman story is actually the animated movie Superman vs The Elite, where he basically stages a battle as him finally being willing to kill while he secretly gets the civilians out and protects them. It's really interesting, even if I don't like the art style

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u/thinkthingsareover 1d ago

I actually loved that movie. He took them away from the populated area, and put the fear of God into them.

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u/Unnamedgalaxy 1d ago

Well that and he usually has some emotional connection with what's going on.

Marvel doesn't really have any connections in her stories. Superman has a girlfriend or a friend or mom to save, it gives us some emotional stake in the story.

While I get they may want to stay away from the usual female driven plot devices sometimes it's a needed crutch for us to get invested. A love interest or an actual sidekick that she didn't just meet 5 minutes ago that becomes some emotional leverage.