As theMarvel Cinematic Universekeeps extend , its mistake and flaws become more evident , such as how the MCU still has n’t learned from its most originative movie ending , which happened seven class ago . Although the MCU is currently the big , most democratic , and most successful machine-accessible universe in the superhero genre , it has repeated several mistakes over the years that have become more discernible as meter goes by . The MCU has hone its own formula that has guaranteed it many succeeder , but it has become repetitive in some aspects , such as how it chooses to stop its movies .

What go for the MCU in its first two form wo n’t of necessity continue working now that this universe is in its 5th Phase , but Marvel carry on to not learn from its mistake and from its most creative wins . Falling into the latter family is one specific ending that arrived at the big screen seven old age ago , and though its rule was in force , the MCU has n’t determine from it and thus has n’t had another originative ending since then , make its ending very predictable .

Doctor Strange Avoided MCU Ending Clichés

The MCU ’s Phase 3 go on exploring this universe ’s cosmic side with film likeGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2,Captain Marvel , andDoctor Strange . The latter also usher in the hearing to the mystic graphics and some of the countless dimensions that exist in the MCU , lead story by the deed of conveyance character , played by Benedict Cumberbatch . Doctor Strange ’s journey to becoming a overlord of the mystic arts touch its peak when , so as to save Earth from the Dark Dimension , which was starting to take over , he used the Eye of Agamotto ( which contained the Time Stone ) to reverse clip and recruit the Dark Dimension . Once there , Strange created an endless time closed circuit around himself and Dormammu , an interdimensional entity and ruler of the Dark Dimension .

Strange confronted Dormammu and told him he had add up to dicker , but Dormammu ignored him and kill him . Thanks to the loop , Strange appeared again and repeated the same offer , with Dormammu vote out him over and over again . Dormammu finally surrendered and listened to Strange , who demanded he never returned to Earth and look at the Zealots with him , to which Dormammu agree as long as Strange broke the metre loop . Doctor Strange forfend the MCU ’s ending cliché of bighearted battles where the villain ordinarily pall , instead having a showdown of wits between the Hero of Alexandria and the bigger scoundrel , as the principal antagonist of the flick was actually Kaecilius ( Mads Mikkelsen ) .

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MCU Movies Shouldn’t All End In Giant Battles

Most MCU picture show tend to end in huge battle , where more often than not the scoundrel is defeated in really anticlimactic way , but this should n’t be the regulation to follow in all MCU movie . Ending in big battles do work well for the MCU ’s Phase 1 and 2 movies , specially in the first solo movies of the original Avengers and the first Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy movies , but this formula has become tiring and predictable . Some MCU movies were really hurt by these endings with massive battles , and phase 4 and 5 have some example of this .

Black Widow , which kvetch off Phase 4 , end with a bighearted battle between Natasha Romanoff and Yelena Belova , and Dreykov and Taskmaster , while characters like Red Guardian also get their moment to smooth . stage 5 began withAnt - Man and the Wasp : Quantumania , which also suffered from bloated and overdone final struggle shot , which not only ask the main character reference and acquire ants ( yes , really ) , but also Kang the Conqueror and a multiversal threat . Surely , gargantuan battles still make sense for some MCU moving-picture show , but most would benefit a fortune more from originative , unexpected , and even smaller - scale finish .

Why Untraditional Endings Are So Rare In The MCU

Doctor Strangeshares the honour of an untraditional MCU ending withCaptain America : Civil War , released a couple of months before Strange ’s debut . Captain America : Civil Warteased a massive super soldier conflict , and while it did have a bountiful battle between some of the MCU ’s superheroes , it come about in the heart of the movie and not at the goal . Instead , Civil Warpivoted to a modest - weighing machine personal combat between Captain America and Iron Man , which had major repercussions on the rest of the Infinity Saga . These are uncommon deterrent example of originative , untraditional endings in the MCU , and the reason why they do n’t happen often is that they are more difficult to write and betray to the audience .

Mass battle are ask to happen in every MCU movie , especially at the conclusion as it ’s the moment where the baddie will be shoot down , which make these ending “ easy ” to pen and lend to the with child CRT screen . A narratively justified end that goes on a unlike route is a complex undertaking and does n’t fit all graphic symbol , which is why they are n’t seen often in the MCU – but project how these traditional endings have been received in recent eld , theMCUshould make some necessary changes to its chemical formula .

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