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The MCU. Phase 4. A mess? I don't think so. Many people feel otherwise, apparently. I'm going to try and change their minds! To be clear, this video isn't especially interested in the quality of Phase 4's instalments - even though, for the most part, I enjoyed these projects. I'm not arguing they're all masterpieces. Rather, I'm arguing that the Phase has a focus, has a direction, isn't merely the vomiting forth of random properties that many seem to think it is. Another point to clarify - this isn't a response to any specific video, tweet, post, reaction, etc... It's more my reaction to the general trends of pushback against Phase 4 I've seen over the past months.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
3:01 Phase 4 and narrative buildup
7:51 Worldbuilding and the multiverse
9:36 (Meta)worldbuilding?
10:54 New cultures and perspectives
12:59 Genre, form, and style
16:36 Summing up

Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is a group of American superhero films and television series produced by Marvel Studios based on characters that appear in publications by Marvel Comics. Phase Four features all of the Marvel Studios productions set to be released from 2021 through 2022. It includes WandaVision, Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki, Black Widow, What If, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Hawkeye, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Moon Knight, Ms Marvel, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Thor: Love and Thunder, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Werewolf by Night, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and the GOTG Holiday Special. Phase 4 has introduced various new branches to the MCU, including Disney+ shows, Marvel Special Presentations, and animated projects.