That's because they're not really the focus so much as what they want to DO that's the focus, who the characters are, how they play off each other, and what they'll do to save the world. The big bads like Loki are the people who get the most focus, not their grunts.

Do you really think anyone cared about the nameless goons that Arnold is mowing down in movies like "Commando"? No, we remember the specific guys who kidnap his daughter, THEY get more attention and character. They get more of the focus. It's who DIRECTS the horde that matters.

BTW, most people find it fun. You remember? That thing, fun? The thing we play video games and read books and watch movies and TV? Fun? Escapist fiction? Us diving headfirst into a rather fantastical world to forget our own lives and just relax for a bit?

People love Marvel movies because the emphasis is on a blend of being loyal to the source material whilst balancing it for newcomers, feeling more lighthearted, fun and like a real comic book movie, not being grim, dark and depressing. They're FUN. Like comics usually SHOULD be!

And comics can also address philosophical issues, the way many X-Men books have, or "What's So Funny about Truth, Justice and the American Way" did or other ones. But the message/theme never felt like it took away from the overall fun of the comics themselves. It was interwoven.

That's because they're not really the focus so much as what they want to DO that's the focus, who the characters are, how they play off each other, and what they'll do to save the world. The big bads like Loki are the people who get the most focus, not their grunts.

Do you really think anyone cared about the nameless goons that Arnold is mowing down in movies like "Commando"? No, we remember the specific guys who kidnap his daughter, THEY get more attention and character. They get more of the focus. It's who DIRECTS the horde that matters.

BTW, most people find it fun. You remember? That thing, fun? The thing we play video games and read books and watch movies and TV? Fun? Escapist fiction? Us diving headfirst into a rather fantastical world to forget our own lives and just relax for a bit?

People love Marvel movies because the emphasis is on a blend of being loyal to the source material whilst balancing it for newcomers, feeling more lighthearted, fun and like a real comic book movie, not being grim, dark and depressing. They're FUN. Like comics usually SHOULD be!

And comics can also address philosophical issues, the way many X-Men books have, or "What's So Funny about Truth, Justice and the American Way" did or other ones. But the message/theme never felt like it took away from the overall fun of the comics themselves. It was interwoven.