That's like writing off the Godfather film as a formulaic gangster picture because "you have a mob with a boss," "a rival mob wars with them," "gangsters kill one another," "guns are fired," "vengeance is sought," and so forth.
In advance I'd like to mention that I don't mean comic book movies in general, I mean Marvel movies specifically.
In "The Godfather", the family being part of the mob has already been established. We know this is as a viewer and don't need to be spoon-fed this with an origin story like every first film in the Marvel universe does. "Casino" is a gangster movie where we see the rise of the mafia. With Marvel films, the first film is always how the heroes came to be.
Here's where the lack of risk in Marvel movies Scorsese talked about comes in. "The Godfather" dies in the first film. They killed off the lead and title character in the first third of the franchise. Name me a Marvel film where the main character dies in the first film. "Iron Man"? No. "Thor"? No. They didn't even have the balls to kill of Loki. They do this because they need to fill their quota of films being released.
I'd argue that despite touching on the familiar points that one expects in a superhero film, the MCU films are consistently able to transcend the genre by offering a fresh take nearly every time out.
Are they though? As I mentioned before, Marvel movies have to stay consistent. Where is the all-out dramatic Marvel film? I haven't see it. Where is the all-out horror Marvel film?
With regards to other gangster films, "The Family" by Luc Besson is a comedy. "Goodfellas" is a biopic. "Snatch" is a comedy and comic-like. "Rififi" is a suspense movie. "The Usual Suspects" is a whodunnit. "The French Connection" is an action movie. "No Country for Old Men" is a Western. "Gangs of New York" is a period piece." If only Marvel movies were this diverse. They're all action movies with comedic moments mixed with Sci-Fi
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